Team USA defeats Team Canada in Women’s World championship final

The GIST: Turn up Harry Stylesbecause Team USA is finally golden once again after defeating their archrival Team Canada 6–3 in last night’s Women’s World championship final. Balance is restored.

How it happened: It was a back-and-forth nail-biter from start to finish. While the Canadians started out strong, holding the lead after the first two periods, the Americans continued to put pucks on net, never falling behind by more than one goal.

• Then, tied 3–3 with five minutes remaining in the third period, captain Hilary Knight capitalized on sweet five-on-three and subsequent five-on-four power play opportunities to net the game-winning hat trick (and her 101st career Worlds point), before a last-minute empty-netter sealed the deal for the Americans.

Zooming out: Ending their three-year drought feels pretty darn good, and it’s even more promising that they did it with an up-and-coming roster. While vets like Knight impressed as per usual, the young guns, including Caroline Harvey, dazzled on the big stage.

• Just when we thought it couldn’t get better than this, the future is looking bright for women’s hockey in general, too. The PWHPA is reportedly set to launch an official league later this year *knocks on wood*, and the PHF continues to grow.