Why Sweden’s Victory Isn’t Guaranteed: The Unseen Challenge Switzerland Brings to the Battle
Switzerland is usually looked at as a pretty neutral place, but they should be looked at fairly negatively right now. They are listed online at 0-3-0 for Women’s Hockey, clearly not making this a very successful Olympic run for them. However, they did get a win on Saturday against Finland, so I’m not quite sure what the reasoning is for the listing. Either way, since the puck has dropped in Milan, the team has never scored more than one goal in a game. To their credit, they do have a strong goalie in the net, and she has done her part. Since February 7th, Switzerland has played five games and she has only allowed over three goals twice. Four of them went to Canada, and five goals were allowed to the US. She had a shutout on Saturday, and she allowed just two goal in a rematch against Canada on Monday. Perhaps the most impressive part of Andrea Braendli’s goalkeeping is that over the past two games, she has faced 86 shots and allowed just two goals. She is constantly getting peppered with shots and stopping as many as possible.Â



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