Canada became world ice hockey champion after defeating Finland :: Hockey :: RBC Sport

The Canadians won the tournament despite losing to Latvia (0-2) at the start of the tournament, as well as their failure in the game against Finland in the group stage. For the team, this is the 27th victory in the history of the World Championship.

The Canadian ice hockey team beat Finland in the final of the World Ice Hockey Championship. The meeting took place on the ice of the “Arena-Riga” and ended with a score of 3: 2.

Among Canadian hockey players, the goals were scored by Max Comtois (24th minute), Adam Henrik (53) and Nick Paul (67).

Part of the Finnish national team, Mikael Ruohomaa (8th minute) and Petteri Lindbom (46) distinguished themselves with efficient throws.

The main referees of the match were the judges of the Continental Hockey League (KHL), the Russian Evgeny Romasko and the Czech Martin Franyo.

For the first time since 2016, the Canadians won World Cup gold. Early in the tournament, the Canadians suffered three losses in a row, failing to face Latvia (0: 2), USA (1: 5) and Germany (2: 3G). Moreover, in the last match of the group stage, the team lost to Finland (2: 3 G). At the same time, in the playoffs, the Canadians alternately beat the leaders of the group round – Russia (2: 1 OT) and the United States (4: 2).

The Finns were second in the group with six wins in seven games, including a 3-2 win over the Canadians (in a shootout). In the quarter-finals, the Finnish team beat the Czechs (1: 0) and in the semi-finals – the Germans (2: 1).

In total, the national teams of Canada and Finland played the 52nd game at the World Championships, with the Canadians taking 37 wins with 13 losses and two draws. The Canadians and Finns contested the World Cup final for the second time in a row. In 2019, the Finnish national team won 3: 1. Canadians Henrik and Troy Stecher, as well as Finns Oliver Kaski, Lindbom, Miika Koivisto, Atte Okhtamaa, Marko Anttila, Niko Oyamäki and Jere Sallinen took part in both matches. decisive. Last year, the World Cup did not take place due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Canadian national team became the world champion for the 27th time, repeating the record for this indicator. The Canadians caught up with the USSR national team /
Russia. The USSR team has won the world championships 22 times, and Russia five times. The Finnish national team have won the World Cup three times and won the tournament silver medals for the ninth time.

The Finnish national team won silver medals at the World Championships for the eighth time in history.