The Canadian ice hockey team defeated the Czech Republic (3:2) in overtime in the final match of the World Junior Championships (U-20) held in Halifax (Canada).
As part of the North American team, Shane Wright and Dylan Gunther scored (double). Checks have goals for Jiri Kuliha and Yakub Kosh. It is noteworthy that the Czech team recovered in the third period with a score of 0:2 and scored in two minutes.
Team Canada won the 20th World Junior Championship title and retained the title, winning the gold medal for the second time in a row.
The USA team won the bronze medals, beating Sweden (8:7) in overtime.
Initially, Omsk and Novosibirsk were supposed to host MFM-2023, but due to the situation in Ukraine, the board of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) deprived Russia of the right to host the tournament. In addition, Russia and Belarus national teams did not participate in the tournament as they were suspended.
Earlier it was reported that Alexander Ovechkin’s puck and two assists from Evgeny Kuznetsov helped Washington Capitals. crush Columbus Blue Jackets at a National Hockey League game.