sports
January 3, 2026
Finland stun two-time defending champions US in world junior ice hockey quarter-finals
Arttu Välilä scored at 2:11 of overtime and Finland stunned the two-time defending champion United States 4-3 on Friday night in the world junior hockey quarter-finals.
TL;DR
- Finland beat the USA 4-3 in overtime in the world junior hockey quarter-finals.
- Arttu Välilä scored the winning goal for Finland.
- Finland's captain Aron Kiviharju cited revenge for last year's final loss as motivation.
- Finland will play Sweden in the semi-finals.
- Canada will play Czechia in the semi-finals.
- Canada defeated Slovakia 7-1, Sweden beat Latvia 6-3, and Czechia defeated Switzerland 6-2.
- Lee Ryker tied the game for the USA late in regulation.
- Cole Hutson scored a goal and an assist for the USA.
- Cole Eiserman scored a power-play goal for the USA.
- Heikki Ruohonen scored for Finland.
- Petteri Rimpinen made 28 saves for Finland, and Nick Kempf made 21 saves for the USA.
- The USA lost their final two games of the preliminary round.
- Bob Motzko, coach for the USA, expressed pride in his team despite the loss.
- Germany beat Denmark 8-4 in a relegation game, securing their spot in the main event for next year.
Continue reading the original article