After the bronze medal earlier in the morningplace for the gold medal.
For the occasion, Canada and Finland faced each other or if you want: Josh Anderson against Joel Armia.
In the end, Finland won.
The match was played with a lot of intensity and it was very tight. We had to wait until the second period to see a first goal.
The Canadians entered the scoring first thanks to a very nice goal from Dylan Cozens. The Buffalo Sabers forward shot on one reception, on the power play to give his nation the lead.
Dylan Cozens, who has been so important for Canada, makes it 1-0 on the PP. #IIHFworlds pic.twitter.com/Bk37q2Xb59
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) May 29, 2022
Casually, Cozens is at the top of the tournament scorers.
Dylan Cozens is tied with Dubois and Pastrnak for the tournament lead in goals with 7. ???????? #IIHFWorlds #LetsGoBuffalo
— NHL Watcher (@NHL_Watcher) May 29, 2022
It was the first shorthanded goal conceded of the tournament by the Finns.
Early in the third period, Canada played with fire. He offered two 5 against three to the Finns, who did not take advantage of this gift at the first opportunity. But during the second, they made Claude Julien’s troupe pay.
Mikael Granlund tied the game.
On a 5-on-3, Mikael Granlund scores and it’s 1-1. Canada’s bench is furious.
Noah Gregor was already in the box. #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/HNyyZtRV5o
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) May 29, 2022
The penalty to Cole Sillinger was undeserved, however. Miro Heiskanen was hit in the face by his own stick…
We’re just gonna leave this here pic.twitter.com/yR7OseUlie
— BarDown (@BarDown) May 29, 2022
In short, the score was tied 1-1 at that time. On Finland’s goal, Canadian goalkeeper Chris Driedger was injured and had to be replaced by Matt Tomkins, the team’s number three goalkeeper. He had not played since April 23 with Frolunda. Logan Thompson was injured earlier in the tournament.
Granlund added some moments later to give the Blues the lead for the first time in the game.
Mikael Granlund scored again and it’s 2-1.
This is on the Sillinger penalty when Heiskanen hit himself in the face. #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/uj5Cz9c4TC
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) May 29, 2022
Then, Joel Armia hurt the Canadians badly with a perfect shot in the upper part. 3-1 Finland.
It’s rare that the tone of Pierre Houde’s voice does not rise when Armia scores a goal…
Five goals and three assists for him in the tournament.
Joel Armia right off the faceoff makes it 3-1 Finland. Off the bar and in. #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/OKKwdotOaK
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) May 29, 2022
With just over two minutes left in the game, Claude Julien decided to withdraw his goalkeeper. That decision paid off: Zach Whitecloud brought Canada back to life and closed the gap to one.
Josh Anderson collected an assist on goal.
Zach Whitecloud makes it 3-2 and it’s not over yet. Tons of traffic in front.
The refs said it was not a good goal because the net was off… and changed their mind five seconds later. #IIHFworlds pic.twitter.com/B8G79Pds6w
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) May 29, 2022
Then with just over a minute left in the game, Canada tied the game. Miracle, it’s 3-3!
NEVER COUNT OUT THE CANADIANS ????????
We’re tied at 3-3 in the waning minutes of the third thanks to Max Comtois #FINCAN #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/QQWC4HlU2O
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 29, 2022
It is therefore a three-on-three overtime session that will decide which nation will win the World Championship.
Last year, Nick Paul gave Canada the victory in overtime against these same Finns. Who will achieve the feat this time?
Not a Canadian player…
On the power play, Sakari Manninen gave Finland the win.
Sakari Manninen scores on the power play, with Granlund setting him up.
Finland has won gold at the 2022 World Hockey Championship. #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/EFRJC12IWo
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) May 29, 2022
Final score: 4-3 Finland
The referees stole the show…
Here is the final standings:
1. Finland
2. Canada
3. Czechia
4. United States
5. Suisse
6. Sweden
7. Germany
8. Slovakia
9. Denmark
10. Latvia
11. Austria
12. France
13. Norway
14. Kazakhstan
15. Italy
16. United Kingdom
A lot of
– What a match from our favorite despite everything.
After an extraordinary struggle, Félix Auger-Aliassime lost 6-3 3-6 2-6 6-3 and 3-6 to Rafael Nadal in the round of 16 at #RolandGarros
— Antoine Deshaies (@antoinedeshaies) May 29, 2022
– Nice gesture from both forwards.
Nick Suzuki and Jonathan Drouin are present today at the tournament of @hockeyderue to play ball hockey and support the cause!
Nick Suzuki and Jonathan Drouin are at today’s @hockeyderue tournament to play some ball hockey and support the cause!#GoHabsGo | @CHCFondation pic.twitter.com/vdnVUMXIcJ
— Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) May 29, 2022
– Message from Joe.
A message from Jonathan Drouin. ????
A message from Jonathan Drouin.#GoHabsGo | @CHCFondation pic.twitter.com/XHIxIdXzZr
— Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) May 29, 2022
– Message from Nick.
A message from Nick Suzuki. ????
A message from @ nsuzuki_37.#GoHabsGo | @CHCFondation pic.twitter.com/Z49K4hwEPY
— Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) May 29, 2022
– Gascon, Gaucher and Roy nominated for the Paul-Dumont trophy.
Here are the three finalists for the Paul-Dumont Trophy who have made the League shine this season! ????
Ève Gascon – @OlympiquesGAT
Nathan Gaucher – @quebec_remparts
Joshua Roy – @PhoenixSherbroo#QMJHL | #RondellesdOr— LHJMQ (@LHJMQ) May 29, 2022