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There won’t be a repeat champion at the 2022 IIHF World Championship. After winning last year’s event, Canada returned to the Gold Medal Game once again, only to face off against Finland for a third straight tournament. Sadly, despite a late comeback effort, paired with some awful officiating, Team Canada couldn’t fend off the Finns. In the end, Finland proved victorious in overtime thanks to a power-play goal from Sakari Manninen, winning via a 4-3 outcome. The goal was set up by Nashville Predators forward Mikael Granlund, registering his third point of the game. Unfortunately, Winnipeg Jets forwards Pierre-Luc Dubois and Adam Lowry were both held off the score sheet in this contest. For Canada, however, New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal led the way by earning a primary assist on all three of his country’s goals. Dubois, who scored seven goals and 13 points during the tournament, was recognized for his impressive performance and was named as one of six All-Stars on the World Championship roster. As

This article first appeared on Jetsnation and was syndicated with permission.

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