U.S. women roll, to go for gold at hockey worlds
BRAMPTON, Ontario -- With a familiar berth in the women's world hockey championship gold-medal game on the line, leave it to the United States' so-called old guard to set the tone. Captain Hilary Knight and Amanda Kessel scored two goals each to lead a young and retooled American team to a 9-1 rout of the Czech Republic in the tournament semifinals Saturday. "It wasn't going to going to be an easy game," said Kessel, who is making her seventh tournament appearance. So I think having that experience and knowing that it's going to be a battle no matter who you're playing." Making her 13th world championship appearance, Knight has five goals in six tournament games, marking the eighth time she's scored at least five....
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