The Ugly, The Bad, & The Good: Canada’s First Three Rivalry Series Games Summed Up

Looking back at Team Canada's performance in the first three Rivalry Series games

The Ugly, The Bad, & The Good: Canada’s First Three Rivalry Series Games Summed Up
Chloe Primerano takes a shot. (Credit: Heather Pollock/Hockey Canada)
If you’re wondering what just happened after these three Rivalry Series games you’re not alone. Whether you’re a Canadian fan, an American fan, or neutral the biggest take away from this three-game miniseries is that hockey is truly unpredictable.

Looking at this from the Canadian point of view you went from feeling gut punched by a truly unwatchable 7-2 loss to feeling like you’ve stubbed your toe in a near 5-4 shootout win to seeing the Canadian team that won the last four of five major tournaments play their game to a convincing 4-1 final win in Idaho. As we all know the purpose of these games is to help further shape the roster for the upcoming World Hockey Championships and that’s what the Hockey Canada front office will be looking into. So what did they learn this time around?