For The 18th Straight Time, USA And Canada Will Be In The Women's Hockey World Championship Final

The U.S. women’s hockey team extended their run in the 2017 IIHF World Championships last night, trouncing Germany in the semifinals to set up a meeting in the gold medal game tonight against their old rival Canada, who they’ve faced in every final of the event’s 17-year history.

The U.S. have won gold in six of the last seven finals, and they beat Canada 2-0 in group play earlier in this tournament. The Americans poured it on with an 11-0 win over the Germans in the semifinal:

Meanwhile Finland, who have won 12 bronze medals, will once again play for third, against Germany.