from Lucas Aykroyd of IIHF.com,
Revenge. If there’s one underlying theme for Team Canada in the 2020 World Junior medal round, that’s it. Heading into Sunday’s gold medal game against Russia, coach Dale Hunter’s team will be looking to make a statement for the second game in a row.
They’re up against a dangerous Russian squad that handed Canada its worst defeat ever at this tournament, 6-0 on 28 December.
The five returning Canadians from 2019’s sixth-place team – captain Barret Hayton, Alexis Lafreniere, Joe Veleno, Ty Smith, and Jared McIsaac – got partial redemption when they ended Finland's reign as World Junior champions with a 5-0 win on Saturday. That, by the way, was Suomi’s worst semi-final loss ever.
“They definitely wanted these guys back,” said forward Nolan Foote. “It was a sour taste for them, and we did that just fine.”
Game time is 1:00pm ET today on the NHL Network and TSN.
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