If you thought February’s 4 Nations Face-Off was feisty, buckle up. 👀⁣ •⁣ The 24th IIHF Women’s World Championship begins from Czechia today, with the globe’s 10 best women’s national hockey teams in action in the game’s top tourney. 🔥⁣ •⁣ How it works: The tourney features 10 teams split into Groups A and B, with the top five ranked countries in the former and the remaining five in the latter. All members of Group A, which includes world No. 1 and defending champs Canada and No. 2 U.S., earn an automatic berth to the quarter-finals, where they’ll be joined by the top three group play finishers from Group B. 🏒⁣ •⁣ Due to the skill disparity in international women’s hockey, this format ensures the best squads play competitive games the entire time, though history indicates Canada and the U.S. will almost certainly duke it out in the final. 🥊⁣ •⁣ They’re the only countries to ever win Worlds, not to mention the only other team that’s even competed for the gold medal is No. 3 Finland ...