Czechs stun Finland to win bronze at World Junior Hockey Championship

Czechia has won the bronze medal in the ice hockey’s World Junior Championship in Sweden on Friday. The Czechs overcame Finland’s 5-2 lead and scored the only five goals of the third period to defeat the Finnish team 8-5.

Tomáš Hamara scored the winner at 18:19, just 15 seconds after the Czechs had tied the score, and they then added two empty netters. The victory was a shock for Finland which looked dominant in the last half of the second period.

Author: Ruth Fraňková