Canada, along with Newfoundland and Labrador’s Dawson Mercer, is off to the gold medal game at the World Hockey Championship in Finland.
Canada scored three times in the second period to pull away and defeat Czechia, formerly the Czech Republic, 6-1 in the semi-final matchup today.
This means for the first time ever, the same two teams, Canada and the hometown Fins, will meet in the gold medal game three years in a row.
Finland won in 2019 with Canada winning last year, setting up the rubber match on Sunday.
Mercer, who had an assist in the win over Czechia, now has five points, all assists, in the tournament.
The gold medal game is set for 2:50 p.m. Newfoundland time on TSN.
