Stonehouse aiming for another gold

Blenheim’s Abby Stonehouse and her Team Canada teammates will be gunning for gold at the IIHF under-18 women’s world championship.

The championship gets underway Saturday in Zug, Switzerland.

For Stonehouse and eight of her teammates, it will be an opportunity to go for a second straight gold medal.

Canada plays Germany in its opening game at 2 p.m. (EST). The Canadians will play Czechia on Sunday and Finland on Tuesday in the preliminary round. Both games begin at 2 p.m.

The quarter-finals are Thursday, Jan. 11, the semifinals are Saturday, Jan. 13, and the medal games are Sunday, Jan. 14.