Canada won the 2021 IIHF World Women’s Championship on Tuesday thanks to an amazing overtime goal from Marie-Philip Poulin.
Canada had last won the IIHF World Women’s Championship in 2012, and have watched the United States win it every year afterwards. Less than 10 years later, Canada can call themselves champions, thanks to Marie-Philip Poulin.
On Tuesday, Canada and the United States carried a 2-2 tie into overtime. Less than eight minutes in extra regulation, Poulin took a center ice pass from Brianne Jenner, skated into the United State’s zone and unleashed a wicked bar down goal to give Canada the 3-2 victory.
Shades of Patrick Kane 👀 pic.twitter.com/wZuhuCELR3
— The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) September 1, 2021
After seeing this incredible goal from Poulin, hockey Twitter collectively lost their minds.
With shades of Patrick Kane and Sidney Crosby in the Olympics, Poulin now enters her name in the Canadian hockey record books.
Hockey Twitter reacts to Marie-Philip Poulin’s World Championship-winning goal
Social media was abuzz with all kinds of reactions.
Marie-Philip Poulin is the Marie-Philip Poulin of hockey. No need for a comparison with anyone else.
— Julian McKenzie (@jkamckenzie) September 1, 2021
https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1432892783153528833
Marie-Philip Poulin scores, but play continues after the buzzer doesn't sound initially. It's in fact the golden goal for Team Canada, and she damn well knew it #WomensWorlds pic.twitter.com/3iPcKaKB4A
— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) September 1, 2021
Another angle of the Poulin winner for Canada pic.twitter.com/R6EkKSBNpb
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) September 1, 2021
I can’t think of a a team athlete in any sport that hit 3 championship winning shots like Marie Philip Poulin has done, Game Winning Goals in 2 Olympics & World Championship over 11 years…truly incredible!!
— Andrew Brewer (@Abrew2014) September 1, 2021
Marie-Philip Poulin: golden goal in Vancouver, golden goal in Sochi, golden goal tonight (after a surreal delay). Greatness. @NHLNetwork
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) September 1, 2021
Poulin. What a legend.
— Arpon Basu (@ArponBasu) September 1, 2021
https://twitter.com/mahaaaay/status/1432892736403906562
Marie-Philip Poulin is more valuable to her team than any hockey player at any level.
— marisa ingemi ✨ (@Marisa_Ingemi) September 1, 2021
Canada has waited quite some time to win gold at the IIHF Women’s World Championships, and they did so in phenomenal fashion thanks to a clutch goal from Marie-Philip Poulin.