CESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czechia – Several skaters with Western Collegiate Hockey Association connections helped propel their respective teams to victory on day five of the 2025 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship.
RECAPS & BOX SCORES
SWEDEN 2, JAPAN 0 - FULL RECAP | BOX SCORE
- Sweden remained undefeated at the 2025 IIHF World Championship after a 2-0 victory over Japan.
- Paula Bergström, a graduate from Minnesota Duluth, scored the first goal of the game for Sweden off of assists from current Bulldog Ida Karlsson and future Ohio State Buckeye Hilda Svensson.
- Former Minnesota Duluth netminder Emma Söderberg earned the shutout and collected 17 saves in the victory.
USA 2, CANADA 1- FULL RECAP | BOX SCORE
- Team USA edged Canada 2-1 to move into first place in Group A at the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship.
- A pair of former Minnesota Golden Gophers each tallied a point for Team USA in the victory as Lee Stecklein scored the game's first goal off of an assist from Kelly Pannek.
- Former Ohio State Buckeye Jennifer Gardiner tallied an assist on Canada's only goal of the game.
- Despite the loss, former Wisconsin netminder Ann-Renée Desbiens collected 26 saves in the game for Canada.
NORWAY 3, HUNGARY 0 - FULL RECAP | BOX SCORE
- Andrea Dalen skated in the lineup for Norway as the team kept its playoff hopes alive with a 3-0 win over Hungary.
- Three with WCHA ties were in the lineup for Hungary in Minnesota's Emma Kreisz and the former St. Thomas duo of Lotti Odnoga and Isabel Lippai.
For complete information on the tournament schedule and results, please visit the IIHF website.
ROSTER BREAKDOWN
62 PLAYERS, 25 CURRENT STUDENT-ATHLETES, 5 FUTURE STUDENT-ATHLETES
UNITED STATES (16 Players, 7 Current, 2 Coaches)
Taylor Heise, Minnesota
Abbey Murphy, Minnesota*
Kelly Pannek, Minnesota
Lee Stecklein, Minnesota
Grace Zumwinkle, Minnesota
Cayla Barnes, Ohio State
Joy Dunne, Ohio State*
Britta Curl-Salemme, Wisconsin
Jesse Compher, Wisconsin
Lacey Eden, Wisconsin*
Laila Edwards, Wisconsin*
Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin*
Hilary Knight, Wisconsin
Ava McNaughton, Wisconsin*
Anna Wilgren, Wisconsin/Minnesota State
Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin*
CANADA (13 Players, 2 Current)
Choe Primerano, Minnesota*
Jocelyne Larocque, Minnesota Duluth
Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth*
Jenn Gardiner, Ohio State
Sophie Jaques, Ohio State
Emma Maltais, Ohio State
Natalie Spooner, Ohio State
Kristen Campbell, Wisconsin/North Dakota
Emily Clark, Wisconsin
Ann-Renée Desbiens, Wisconsin
Sarah Nurse, Wisconsin
Blayre Turnbull, Wisconsin
Daryl Watts, Wisconsin
SWITZERLAND (4 Players, 2 Current)
Andrea Braendli, Ohio State
Lara Stalder, Minnesota Duluth
Nicole Vallario, St. Thomas*
Laura Zimmermann, St. Cloud State*
FINLAND (9 Players, 6 Current)
Krista Parkkonen, Minnesota*
Nelli Laitinen, Minnesota*
Sanni Vanhanen, Ohio State (Fall 2025)
Sanni Ahola, St. Cloud State*
Emilia Kyrkkö, St. Cloud State*
Jenniina Nylund, St. Cloud State
Sofianna Sundelin, St. Cloud State*
Siiri Yrjölä, St. Cloud State*
Susanna Tapani, North Dakota
Michelle Karvinen, North Dakota
GERMANY (3 Players, 2 Current)
Nina Jobst-Smith, Minnesota Duluth*
Svenja Voigt, St. Cloud State*
Laura Kluge, St. Cloud State
CZECHIA (5 Players, 1 Current)
Tereza Plosova, Minnesota (Fall 2025)
Natalie Mlynkova, Minnesota*
Katerina Mrazova, Minnesota Duluth
Klára Hymlárová, St. Cloud State
Adéla Šapovalivová, Wisconsin (Fall 2025)
SWEDEN (7 Players, 3 Current)
Josefin Bouveng, Minnesota*
Emma Soderberg, Minnesota Duluth
Paula Bergstrom, Minnesota Duluth
Ida Karlsson, Minnesota Duluth*
Mira Jungåker, Ohio State*
Jenna Raunio, Ohio State (Fall 2025)
Hilda Svensson, Ohio State (Fall 2025)
HUNGARY (3 Players, 1 Current)
Emma Kreisz, Minnesota*
Lotti Odnoga, St. Thomas
Isabel Lippai, St. Thomas
NORWAY (1 Player)
Andrea Dalen, North Dakota
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