Canada beat Germany to claim 28th world title – Latvia win historic bronze after defeating USA
In the final, the favourites from Canada scored three goals in the third period to secure a 5-2 win at the Ice Hockey World Championship.
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Canada claimed their second world title in three years at the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Tampere, Finland on Sunday (28 May).
After the first two periods at the Nokia Arena, Canada and Germany were tied at 2-2, but the German underdogs could not sustain the pressure from Canada in the third period.
Five minutes into final period, Samuel Blais scored his second goal of the game with a backhand shot to put Canada in the lead for good.
Tyler Toffoli made it 4-2, before Scott Laughton added an empty-net goal.
Canada are now the most successful nation in the history of Ice Hockey World Championships. The North Americans have won 28 world titles.
The surprising Germans who deafetd Team USA in the semis, picked up their first medal since 1953 when the finished second as well.
The Latvian co-hosts of the World Championships sensationally claimed bronze after beating the United States 4-3.
Kristians Rubins became the hero for Latvia scoring the late equaliser to make it 3-3 in the third period before putting the puck in the back of the net 1:22 into overtime.
It is the first IIHF medal ever for the small Baltic nation with less than two million inhabitants.
The 2024 Ice Hockey World Championship will be hosted by Czechia.