The Finnish men have now won medals in seven of the past 10 Winter Olympics going back to 1988, including two silver and four bronze.
"It is hard to put in words what this means. Hockey is a big thing in Finland," said captain Valtteri Filppula.Stacked with talent
Finland had several key players from their 2019 world championship team and last year's second-place squad. In the bronze-medal game, Slovakia blew past Sweden 4-0 on Saturday, powered by two goals from Juraj Slafkovksy, their 17-year-old goal-scoring phenom and a top NHL prospect.In women's ice hocky, Canada beat fierce rivals the United States 3-2 to take gold on Thursday, avenging a loss in the final four years ago and capping a dominant run in Beijing.
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