Women’s Hockey: Team USA Has Impressive Start To Olympics With 12-1 Win Over China

The US Women took care of business against the Chinese as they beat them 12-1 in their first round robin game of the Olympics. Jenny Potter scored a hat trick while Meghan Duggan scored two goals and Angela Ruggerio, Kelli Stack, Lisa Chesson, Jocelyne Lamoureaux, Molly Engstrom, Natalie Darwitz, and Julie Chu all score one goal. The Chinese goal came with 2:21 left in the third period on the power play. Fengling Jin scored that goal.

The American goaltenders were the least worked on the whole ice as they had to face a total of seven shots on goal. The United States put 61 shots on net.

In women’s hockey, it’s generally the North American countries and then there’s everybody else. In 2006, USA was stunned by Sweden and had to settle for a bronze medal, yet this year there seems to be an even larger divide between the top two teams and the rest of the world.

One forgotten aspect of these Olympic games is how this is the one time every four years that women’s hockey from around the world actually get’s a good amount of attention. IIHF.com has a great story about the European and Asian countries are not only having to deal with two dominating teams but also the uncomfortable attention they are now getting.