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In the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship, the American team scored a flawless 2-0 win over the Canadian team, earning itself a fifth gold medal. Ready to dig in deeper? Together, let us find out the factors attributed to this victory.

The American team players performed exceedingly great in the game. For instance, despite Canada’s efforts to get a goal, America’s Spenser Knight successfully blocked 34-21 overall Canada shots. Dylan Cozens, Canada’s top scorer, pointed out that Knight played remarkably and managed to stop lots of pucks. America’s Trevor Zegras also won the scoring title with 18 points, which saw him taking the tournament’s Most Valuable Player title.

According to America’s team coach, Nate Leaman, the tournament started well for his team. The U.S. started more physical and managed to hold on to the puck longer; this gave them an edge over Canada, which only got more physical in the second and third periods. Canada’s effort to have a more efficient fore-check in the second and third periods was a little too late as the U.S. already had a tip for the first goal.

Despite Canada’s effort to apply puck pressure, the Americans effectively handled the tactic by moving the puck quickly. Although Canada controlled the early going, the U.S steadily took charge and managed to gain control over Canada. It resulted in a period of sustained pressure on Canada’s end and a gradual weakening of its defensive players.

At 13:25, Alex Turcotte scored against Levi, this goal motivated the U.S., and they came back with an additional notable shift. The major challenge encountered by Canada was its players missing great scoring chances. For instance, Bo Byram’s shot hit the post while Quinton Byfield shot too wide. Canada got hold of the puck in the third period, but there was barely time to do anything with it; there were not many real chances for them to buy a goal.

In conclusion, America’s Spenser Knight had a lot to do with the team’s success. His flawless playing on the blue ice and his successful blocking of shots proved a real challenge for the Canadian team.

Bronze is not the kind of award that Finland initially hoped to win at the 2021 IIHF World junior championship. However, it is always better to come home with something than nothing. Coach Antti Penname used music to motivate his players in Edmonton. Encouraging players after losing the semi-finals with a score of 4-3 was not an easy task.  Pennanen being the first time junior coach to capture Gold, asked his staff to organize a tournament highlight reel to pump up his players. Coach Pennanen and singer-guitarist Alexi Laiho, 41, were the cofounders of children of Bodom’s “Are you dead yet?” The band originated in 1993 in Espoo, the homeland of the Finnish national team. On 29^th December 2005, singer-guitarist Alexi Laiho, 41, passed away, and fans worldwide were morning his death.

Pennanen played his music videos for Finland’s team before facing coach Igor Larionov’s talented Russian players at a match held at Rogers Place. Peananen motivated the Finland team by telling them, “This team still has a chance to make history; let’s take advantage of it.” The words of Coach Pennanen with the Finnish musical icon’s intense emotion led to the team’s outstanding performance. The Finns managed to beat the Russians 4-1, with Lundell scoring twice and Piironein making twenty-eight saves.

Lehtinen is a famous stylist mostly known for his stunning outfits like Amorphis and slayer designed world-rocking uniforms for the Finland players. In 2006, Finland played with Canada, and they won with a score of 5-0 at the world’s Riga. The win, which is the most memorable moment since it made them the first Eurovision winners.  Finland is ranked as the country with the most football awards, with Sweden and Norway in second place.  The U20 Finns are looking forward to getting the gold medal at the 2022 World Juniors tournament, which will be held in Edmonton.