For Canada, an 18th gold medal at the WorldJuniors would not have been possible had it not been for the play of unsung heroes like Akil Thomas who made the big blocks and scored the big goal when the moment presented itself. (By RyanBMcKenna)
For the Canadians, an 18th gold medal at the event and first since 2018. Not to mention an opportunity to belt out “O Canada” and see the country’s flag raised in front of a few thousand Canadian fans who made the trip to Europe and cheer them on.
Thomas played sparingly during the tournament, but the Toronto native showed it just takes one moment and opportunity to change a game. Scoring your first goal at the tournament in the gold medal game — the winner to boot — isn’t too shabby. Five years after Canada beat the Russians in Toronto for gold at the world juniors, they did it again. Russia now hasn’t won gold at the world juniors since 2011.Here are a few more takeaways from the victory…For all the penalties handed out — and there were a lot in the gold medal game — none might be as confusing as the one on Canadian captain Barrett Hayton eight minutes into the second period.. Somehow, he was the one who was called for a penalty on the play.
He took warm-ups and any doubts on his health were dashed when he launched a wrist shot in the first period that just missed the net.
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