CESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czechia – A total of 34 skaters with Western Collegiate Hockey Association ties medalled on the final day of the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship.
For complete information on the tournament schedule and results, please visit the IIHF website.
RECAPS & BOX SCORES
USA 4, CANADA 3 OT - FULL RECAP | BOX SCORE
- After a scoreless first period, Wisconsin's Caroline Harvey gave Team USA the 1-0 lead in the second as captain and former Badger Hilary Knight earned an assist on the play.
- Less than a minute later, Minnesota's Abbey Murphy gave Team USA the 2-0 lead while former Golden Gopher Lee Stecklein recorded an assist on the goal.
- Team Canada rallied for back-to-back goals of their own, including one from former Ohio State Buckeye Jenn Gardiner.
- The third period saw former WCHA Player of the Year and Golden Gopher Taylor Heise give Team USA the 3-2 lead as Murphy and Wisconsin's Laila Edwards each tallied a helper.
- Team Canada scored the equalizer late in the third while former Badger Emily Clark was awarded her second assist of the game.
- Minnesota's Heise recorded a helper on the overtime game winner to help Team USA claim the gold.
- Former Badger netminder Ann-Renée Desbiens collected 26 saves for Canada despite the loss.
FINLAND 4, CZECHIA 3 - FULL RECAP | BOX SCORE
- After trailing 3-0 midway through the 2025 Women’s World Championship bronze medal game, Finland rallied for a 4-3 comeback victory over Team Czechia.
- Former St. Cloud State skater Jenniina Nylund scored a goal off an assist from future Ohio State Buckeye Sanni Vanhanen, who had two assists in the win for Finland.
- Nelli Laitinen also contributed to Team Finland's victory with her two assists.
- St. Cloud State netminder Sanni Ahola had 25 saves in the win for Team Finland.
- Minnesota's Natalie Mlynkova continued her dominance for Czechia at the event despite the loss as she recorded the game's second goal and added an assist.
- Former Minnesota Duluth Bulldog Katerina Mrazova also had a helper for Team Czechia in the loss.
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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