The Canadian women's hockey team gave the locals something to cheer about as team Canada cruised past Slovakia 18-0 on Saturday night to set a new Olympic record.
The previous record for most goals scored by a woman's team was 16 by Canada in 2006 against Italy.
"We're pretty happy with it," Canadian captain Hayley Wickenheiser told NBC.com. "We came out and played just like we would against anybody else, knowing the score might be high. We did a good job with that. It was a tough game to play, no matter what side you are on. Now we have this out of the way and can move forward."
Wickenheiser had three assists and a plus-6 rating while teammates Meghan Agosta and Jayna Hefford scored three goals apiece. Canada, which led 7-0 after the first period, scored its first goal 96 seconds into the game and even managed to notch a pair of shorthanded goals during one Slovakia power play.
Canadian goalie Kim St. Pierre faced just nine shots while Slovakian netminder Zuzana Tomcikova faced 67 shots.
