Team Canada’s women’s hockey team won the gold medal game, 3-2 over the United States at the Winter Games in Beijing.
Marie-Philip Poulin scored two goals, securing Canada’s fourth gold medal of the games.
On top of the world again. There is truly no feeling like it…🇨🇦🥇#TeamCanada | #Beijing2022 pic.twitter.com/mWckOYi7ct
— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) February 17, 2022
The win is historic for hockey in Nova Scotia.
Halifax’s Jill Saulnier and Stellarton’s Blayre Turnbull became the first women’s hockey players from our province to win Olympic gold.
Troy Ryan of Spryfield won gold as a head coach, and the contingent from our province also featured Dr. Tina Atkinson of Shelburne and assistant coach Kori Cheverie of New Glasgow.
OLYMPIC GOLD‼️🥇
What a team!
Huge congrats to our Nova Scotia contingent of @jill_saulnier, @katbt617, @TroyRyanHockey, @koricheverie, @SportDocTina, and Jeremy on 🇨🇦’s incredible win.
Jill and Blayre are the first players from N.S. to win women’s hockey gold. 👏#nsproud pic.twitter.com/1EWwjOM4OI
— Hockey Nova Scotia (@HockeyNS) February 17, 2022
The gold is Canada’s fifth all time in women’s hockey.
Sarah Nurse opened the scoring, she led the tournament in points with 18, setting an Olympic record previously held by Hayley Wickenheiser.
