US EditionCanada beats Finland 6-3 in 3rd-place game in world junior hockey championship
Zayne Parekh set a new Canadian defenseman record with 13 points as Canada secured bronze after a 6-3 win over Finland at the World Junior Championship.
- On Jan. 5, 2026, Canada national junior team defeated Finland national junior team 6-3 in St. Paul, Minn. at Grand Casino Arena to win the World Junior bronze medal.
- After a 6-4 semifinal defeat on Sunday, Canada national junior team entered the bronze game less than 24 hours later seeking to salvage a medal.
- Zayne Parekh set a new Canadian blueliner scoring mark with 13 points, including six goals and seven assists, after playing 11 NHL games this season with the Calgary Flames.
- Gavin McKenna's multi-point night and Michael Hage's assists fueled Canada's offence, while Sam O'Reilly scored twice including a 70-second opener, supported by strong power-play execution.
- A notable hit that sent Finnish forward Max Westergard to the locker room underlined the event's physicality, while the tournament final featured Czechia against Sweden and Canada remains dominant with 20 gold medals.
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Canada nabs world junior bronze; Parekh sets record, apologizes to Flames for comment
SAINT PAUL — Zayne Parekh didn't have much interest in the high-water mark he had just surpassed. Despite registering the most points ever by a Canadian defenceman at a world junior hockey championship, the 19-year-old felt he hadn't done enough.
Canada beats Finland for World Junior bronze, ending two-year medal drought
ST. PAUL, Minn. — There were no wild celebrations. Canada slowly filed off the bench, congratulated goaltender Carter George, skated to the blue line and waited for the medal ceremony. The Canadians beat Finland 6-3 on Monday in Grand Casino Arena to finish third at the World Junior Championship. It wasn't the medal the Canadians dreamed of winning this week in Minnesota, but it ended a rare two-year medal drought for Canada at the under-20 even…
Canada tops Finland to claim bronze at world junior hockey championship
Zayne Parekh had a goal and an assist to set a new record for points by a Canadian defenceman at a world junior hockey championship as the country salvaged a bronze medal with a 6-3 victory over Finland on Monday.
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