OTTAWA | Junior Team Canada’s scorers were no match for the United States.
After beating the ECJ in the quarter-finals on Thursday, the Czechs lost their flag with a score of 4-1 against the Americans who will face the Finns in the final, who beat Sweden in overtime during the first semi-final of the day.
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And, this final could allow the United States to accomplish a feat that they have never achieved in their history: winning the World Juniors for a second consecutive year. The Americans have won the gold medal six times in their history, but never twice in a row.
“We talked about it from our first meeting this summer. We spoke very honestly about the fact that our country has never achieved this. We started with this goal in mind and then built on it. Our guys believed in it and committed from the start, which allowed us to continue to improve. We deserved to be in this situation and now we have to give everything tomorrow [dimanche]“, mentioned the Americans’ coach, David Carle.
“It would be huge,” added Cole Eiserman, scorer of the winning goal in the second period. It would be good for us to show that we are here to stay and be the best hockey nation in the world. It will be a very important match for our country and for the young players we can inspire.
For its part, this is a first appearance in the final for Finland since its defeat against Canada in 2022. The last time it won gold was in 2019. That year, during the tournament presented in Vancouver, the Finns eliminated Canada in the quarter-finals. finals before beating the United States in the final match.
