For Carson Carels and Josh Ravensbergen, it wasn\u2019t the colour they had in mind but at least they are returning to Prince George with a medal around their necks.<\/p>\n
Less than 24 hours after falling to Czechia 6-4 in the semi-finals, Canada picked themselves up off the mat to double up Finland 6-3 Monday afternoon in the bronze medal game at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Minnesota.<\/p>\n
The afternoon tilt started how the semi-finals ended for the Canadians culminating in lots of frantic offense.<\/p>\n
Sam O\u2019Reilly struck first for Canada beating Petteri Rimpanen for a 1-0 lead 1:10 into the contest.<\/p>\n
Two minutes later, Arttu Valila evened the score for the Fins solving Carter George.<\/p>\n
Both teams continued to trade goals as Braeden Cootes (Canada) and Julius Miettinen (Finland) found the back of the net.<\/p>\n
Canada\u2019s lethal power-play found the back of the net with less than two minutes remaining as Zayne Parekh put a shot past Rimpinen for a 3-2 edge after 20 minutes.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Reilly and Porter Martone gave the Canadians some much-needed breathing in the second scoring twice in a span of four minutes.<\/p>\n
Heikki Ruohonen kept Finland within ear shot making it a 5-3 game.<\/p>\n
Gavin McKenna iced the bronze medal for Canada with a late goal in the third period.<\/p>\n
McKenna and Michael Hage ended the contest with four points each.<\/p>\n
Zayne Parekh set the record for most points by a Canadian defenseman at the world juniors with 13 thanks to a goal and an assist.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old surpassed previous record holders Alex Pietrangelo (2010) and Bryan McCabe (1995).<\/p>\n
Carels played once again on the fourth pairing with Keaton Verhoeff and got 10 1\/2 minutes of ice time while Ravensbergen dressed as the backup goalie but didn\u2019t see any game action in the tournament.<\/p>\n
Canada outshot Finland 30-25 and went 2-for-4 on the power-play while Finland was 1-for-3.<\/p>\n
The game summary and stats are\u00a0here.<\/a><\/p>\n