# Shall we make it best out of 17? Canadian womens team beats US (again) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 8, 2004, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-we-make-it-best-out-of-17-canadian-womens-team-beats-us-again/238920 "2004-04-08T07:24:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-we-make-it-best-out-of-17-canadian-womens-team-beats-us-again/238920/1 "2004-04-08T07:24:12Z")
Congrats to the Canadian women’s hockey team: [Canada claims eighth women’s world hockey crown](http://www.cbc.ca/pcgi-bin/templates/sportsView.cgi?/news/2004/04/06/Sports/canada-usa040406). Of course, that makes 8 losses in a row for the US women’s team in the world championships. Make it best out of 17, eh? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-we-make-it-best-out-of-17-canadian-womens-team-beats-us-again/238920/2 "2004-04-08T07:27:05Z")
Which team has the hotter babes? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-we-make-it-best-out-of-17-canadian-womens-team-beats-us-again/238920/3 "2004-04-08T16:02:55Z")
[Cassie Campbell](http://www.oval.ucalgary.ca/oval_olympics/oly_CassieC.asp) (Canada, LW) is a total babe. Those pictures do her no justice. In fairness, the U.S. did win the gold medal at Nagano, so it’s not a completely unbeaten streak. Did you see that wrist shot Wickenheiser took to score the first goal? Holy crap, what a shot. Right in the top shelf, where they keep the peanut butter. Crunchy style. An NHL-calibre wrist shot - the woman is way above her league. Some other countries need to develop some better teams so someone can find a way to stop Hayley Wickenheiser. ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-we-make-it-best-out-of-17-canadian-womens-team-beats-us-again/238920/4 "2004-04-08T16:14:24Z")
The Canadians just won because of those wimpy-assed no-check rules. Otherwise the big, butch American women would have wiped 'em out. Of course, I’m also living in my own little dream world. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-we-make-it-best-out-of-17-canadian-womens-team-beats-us-again/238920/5 "2004-04-08T17:33:04Z")
It’s a pity the win is tainted with that uncalled US goal. It may not have changed the outcome, but the mentality and game play of both teams change when there’s only a 1 goal difference instead of 2. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-we-make-it-best-out-of-17-canadian-womens-team-beats-us-again/238920/6 "2004-04-08T18:17:48Z")
Oh, there’s a women’s hockey now? 😉