U.S. Women’s Development Sled Hockey Team 5 | Canada 0
THOROLD, Ont. – Lera Doederlein (San Diego, Calif.) scored three times to help lift the U.S. Women’s Development Sled Hockey Team to a 5-0 victory over Canada here today in game two of the 2025 Women’s Sled Series at Canada Games Park.
Doederlein opened the scoring 5:15 into the contest when she stickhandled past the Canadian defense before deking goaltender Maggie Manning at the top of the crease and capitalizing with a right-handed finish.
With 4:40 to play in the first, Doederlein forced an offensive zone turnover and lifted the puck into the top corner to give Team USA a 2-0 lead.
Catherine Faherty (Norwell, Mass.) added to the U.S. advantage 3:33 into the middle frame with a top-shelf tally from the left circle off a backhand feed from Kelsey DiClaudio (Plum, Pa.).
At the 5:58 mark of the final stanza, Doederlein completed her hat trick, lasering a shot from the slot into the upper corner of the net. Faherty recorded an assist on the play.
DiClaudio went bar-down from just outside the crease with 4:34 to play for the final goal of the contest.
Hope Magelky (Bismarck, N.D.) stopped all 13 shots she faced to pick up the win in the U.S. net.
The third and final contest of the series against Canada is set for tomorrow (March 29) at 12 p.m. ET. Every game from the 2025 Sled Series will stream live here.
NOTES: The U.S. outshot Canada 20-13 … Team USA did not have a power play, while Canada was 0-2.
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Source: usahockey.com