Тема: Canadas juniors best in world once more
Canada's kids manned up Monday night, and now they're golden.They protected a one-goal lead overRu sia for the final 22 1/2 minutesof the gold medal game at the World Junior Championship, after nearly blowing a four-goal advantage. The5-4 victory in Toronto gave Canada its https://www.hoastrosshop.com/houston-as … lez-jersey 16th title in the competition, three more than second- https://www.hoastrosshop.com/houston-as … uve-jersey place Ru sia. It also was Canada's first gold since 2009.MORE: | The 22-player roster, as always,was loaded;it included20 NHL players or draft picks, plus the consensus No. 1 pick in next year's draft, Connor McDavid. But the talent needed to beaccompanied by grit on Monday after Ru sia made things very uncomfortable at Air Canada Centre by scoring three times in 3:16 late in the second period."We https://www.hoastrosshop.com/houston-as … ose-jersey were able to brush it off," McDavid told reporters, according to The A sociated Pre s. "We're world junior champions. It's joy. Right now, this is just absolute joy."Before that lapse, Canada was headed for a rout. McDavid converted on a breakaway asthe home team raced to a 5-1 lead.Max Domi (Coyotes) had a goaland an a sist.Sam Reinhart (Sabres),Anthony Duclair (Rangers) and Nick https://www.hoastrosshop.com/houston-as … ros-jersey Paul (Senators) scored the other goals.With Ru sia pre sing for the tying goal late in regulation,Canada goalieZachary Fucale (Canadiens) made a big save with 3.9 seconds remaining. Canada won the ensuing defensive zone faceoff and skated out the clock."That was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and we https://www.hoastrosshop.com/houston-as … ann-jersey took advantage of it," Domi said about winning at home, according to The A sociated Pre s.