After yesterday's defeat in the semifinals of the 2017 IIHF Women's Ice Hockey World Championship against the USA, the German women's national team will face Finland in the game for third place this evening. The game for the World Cup bronze medal will be streamed live from 3:21 p.m https://www.hockeytv.com/ transmitted. There is a live ticker Fans at http://www.worldwomen2017.com/ are available to support you.
By reaching the semifinals, the German team achieved the best World Cup placement that a German women's national ice hockey team had ever achieved. In addition, coach Benjamin Hinterstocker's team secured the best result of a newly promoted team at a World Championship. The German players suffered a 0:11 defeat against the seven-time world champions, defending champions and hosts USA. However, this result does not detract from the fantastic tournament performances at the 2017 IIHF Women's Ice Hockey World Championship.
Team captain Julia Zorn: “The Americans are in a different league. The result may seem high, but we showed character today and never let ourselves down. Overall, we played a great tournament, but we won't rest on our laurels. Tomorrow against Finland we will try to show our best hockey.”
The Finnish opponents beat Germany's preliminary round opponents Sweden 4-0 in the quarter-finals. However, coach Pasi Mustonen's team suffered a 0-4 defeat against Canada in the semi-finals and will now play against the German selection. Coach Benjamin Hinterstocker's team has the first chance to secure a medal at a World Championship this evening.
The path of the women's national team at the 2017 IIHF Women's Ice Hockey World Championship
VR | Sweden – Germany 1:3 (0:0 / 1:3 / 0:0)
VR | Czech Republic – Germany 1:2 (0:0 / 0:1 / 1:1)
VR | Germany – Switzerland 2:4 (0:3 / 0:0 / 2:1)
VF | Russia – Germany 1:2 (1:0 / 0:1 / 0:1)
HF | USA – Germany 11:0 (2:0 / 5:0 / 4:0)
3P | Finland – Germany -:- (-:- / -:- / -:-)