Canada’s hockey motto should be “You my bitch!”
The Canadians beat Sweden for the second straight year to win gold by a score of 5-1.
Not only that, they were undefeated throughout the tournament. It was also where John Tavares solidified going 1st overall in the draft as he finished second in scoring (until last night) with 15 points - eight of them goals which tied Tavares for the lead with Nikita Filatov of Russia. Team mate Cody Hodgson led all scorers with 16 points (five goals) are a three-point performances in the gold medal game.
So how much does Canada dominate the WJHC?
They’ve won more gold medals (15) than Finland (2), Czech Republic (2), Sweden (1), United States (1) combined. In case, you’re looking for your calculator and can’t find it, that’s 7…wait 6. Russia has won 12.*
As for Sweden, the last them they won was in 1982. Though they’ve reached the gold medal match eight times since. It was Canada’s, for its part, 8th straight appearance in the gold medal. Prior to this run, Canada won silver from 20o2 to 2004.
*Includes Soviet Union (8), CIS (1).