It had a feel of Christmas in August as Canadian fans turned out in droves to the gold medal game at the 2022 World Junior Hockey Championship at Rogers Place…
Canada and Finland put on a fantastic show to conclude the rescheduled tournament, which had been cancelled in December due to a COVID-19 outbreak among some teams.
The goal brought an end to a thrilling overtime session. Niemela looked as though he had won the game for Finland, when he flipped a rebound at the net, which McTavish somehow was able to bat out of midair. “Just to play in front of this crowd was unbelievable,” Dufour said. “I know they were going to give us a lot of support and get behind us and it was amazing to play in front of them.”
Finland had its chances in the period as it pushed back and was able to keep up to Canada. However, Finland was thwarted by Garand, who had his best game of the tournament.