The big day of the World Ice Hockey Championships is also in the headlines in Finland’s final opponent country, Canada.
The news had reached the number one spot on the site for the night before the finals. The motive is probably that the pay channel will show the final live on Sunday.
On other Canadian sports and news sites, the column space of the World Cup has been clearly tighter, as the World Hockey Championships in North America are not of the same value as in Finland.
“The whole building freezes”
Newspapers rely on The Associated Press (AP) news in their stories, so comments and remarks are repeated from one media to another.
It is mentioned in the stories that the puck countries will now meet for the third time in a row in the World Cup final. In 2019, Finland won. After the corona break, it was Canada’s turn. The Finnish Olympic gold has also been mentioned.
Power striker Dylan Cozensin comments to the AP spread awareness among the general public about the sluggishness of the Finnish home games.
– We know that the whole building freezes when Finns play with gold at home. We are trying to get off to a strong start, and we will not let Finland build charm for its fans, he says, for example CBC: (switch to another service)n in the news, which was on Sunday for a while even among the three most read sports news.
Its bigger vibrations are not provided by the stuff, but are otherwise tight and moderate. The World Cup does not have the same endless news flow as in Finland.
A home audience can be an advantage
There were few actual match advances, at least still on Sunday during the day. One was written by a journalist Paul D. Grantwhich analyzes the starting points of the finals Sportsnet (switch to another service)website.
A special mention is given to the home audience of Finland. It could bring difficulties to Canada. Grant considers Finland’s home field advantage so significant that the United States also bowed on Saturday.
He considers Finland’s strength to be discipline, diligence and calm, which have not been shaken during the tournament. Finland has taken 68 minutes of cooling time, which is almost half less than Canada – and Finland has not scored a goal with undercutting.
However, Grant believes in the superiority of Canada. According to statistics, it is already stronger than the Lions, although according to Grant, the maple shirts only really made their power mill spin in the last game.
A special mention goes to the power trio Pierre-Luc DuboisCozens and Drake Batherson. Canadians are also stronger in starting twists. There are as many as four Canadians in the top 10 of the best starters in the race, but only one Finn, Hannes Björninen.
According to Grant, physical Canada is at risk of collapsing, so the key to success is to stay out of the box. It is also important to come up with a way to overtake the Finnish goalkeeper Jussi Olkinuorawhich Grant rated as better than his Canadian counterparts.
“We have come to win”
Players are expecting a tough game against the Finns in the Canadian media. Canadian package Ryan Graves says they know they have the support of their home country behind them. The Canadians are a puck with their blood vessels, and the players have come to Finland to win.
– It is an honor to play for our own country and this is the reason why we are here, Graves tells AP.
The Finland – Canada final will be played today at 8.20 pm in Tampere.