World Junior Hockey Championship: Kent Johnson scores the golden goal

Edmonton | Canada World Junior Champions. In the most dramatic ending possible, Kent Johnson settled the debate in extra time for ECJ to win 3-2.

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Johnson took advantage of great play from line partner Logan Stankoven, who took two defensemen on him before handing the puck to him. The Columbus Blue Jackets prospect’s first shot was saved by goalkeeper Juha Zatkola, but the Canadian winger returned to sow hysteria at Rogers Place.

Seconds earlier, the Finns had come millimeters from the end of the game, but Mason McTavish pulled off a true miracle by stopping the puck in flight, before crossing the goal line from goalkeeper Dyland Garrand’s half circle. . A game that will, without a doubt, be etched in the greatest moments of the World Juniors.

“It’s a tough tournament to win when the holidays are over, but everything around Hockey Canada and seeing this group agree to come here despite seven or eight players deciding not to come takes a lot of commitment. I have so much love and admiration for this club and all my staff. It’s a great feeling,” said Game. Then head coach Dave Cameron said.

It was Team Canada’s fourth gold medal in eight years at the World Juniors, following titles in Toronto in 2015, Buffalo in 2018 and Ostrava in the Czech Republic in 2020.

Note that the World Juniors saw no winners other than Canada, Finland and the United States…