In a nutshell: As of 12:05 a.m Wednesday by Hartley Miller
World Junior Hockey Championship (in Edmonton)
(Gold-Medal game)
USA 2 Canada 0
–Spencer Knight made 34 saves for the Americans, who captured gold for the first time in four years. Knight, a first-round draft pick (13th overall) of the Florida Panthers in 2019, earned his third shutout of the tournament, tying the record set by Canada’s Devon Levi this year and by Justin Pogge in 2006. Levi, a seventh-round draft pick of the Florida Panthers in 2020, made 19 saves in the final and was named the top goalie in the tournament.
Canada had outscored opponents 41-4 before Tuesday night’s game in its bid to repeat as world junior champion. The win gave USA Hockey its fourth consecutive victory over Canada in a World Junior Championship final, (having earned wins in 2004, 2010, 2017 and 2021).
–Taylor Gauthier of the Prince George Cougars received a silver medal. Gauthier was the third goalie for Canada and did not play in the tournament.
Knight, USA blank Canada to win 2021 World Juniors.
MORE: https://t.co/0ML1jzQZPA pic.twitter.com/9pAXO6JsnG
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) January 6, 2021
USA blanks Canada to capture World Juniors gold.
HIGHLIGHTS: https://t.co/RIUS6A2Fi7 pic.twitter.com/gGCVYsW74l
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) January 6, 2021
(Bronze-Medal game)
Finland 4 Russia 1
BCHL:
COMMITMENT | We are thrilled to announce the commitment of 6’4 F Evan Fedele (’04) for the 2021-22 season!
Welcome to PG, @EvanFedele!
DETAILS –> https://t.co/CnbFz6MiM6#TrueBlue pic.twitter.com/fxs74CixH7
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 5, 2021
TRADE | We have acquired D Josh Wright (’01) from the Brantford 99ers (@OJHLOfficial) in exchange for future considerations.
Welcome to Prince George, Josh!
Details –> https://t.co/4dp3dZi40J#TrueBlue pic.twitter.com/OXCfj3WLLT
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 4, 2021
NBA:
–The (1-5) Toronto Raptors begin a four-game road trip when they visit the (5-2) Phoenix Suns tonight at 6:00 PT. The Raptors also have stops in Sacramento, Golden State and Portland.
Column:
Ice’s Savoie joins USHL team; will Geekie follow his lead? . . . Hurricanes lost assistant to AHL . . . Flockhart, former WHLer, dies at 64 https://t.co/dbwyYz7MPc
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) January 6, 2021
NFL: (Playoffs start this weekend)
(Saturday)
Indianapolis at Buffalo 10:05 AM PT
LA Rams at Seattle 1:40 PM
Tampa Bay at Washington 5:15 PM
(The Bills are favored by 6 1/2, the Seahawks are favored by 4 and the Bucs are an 8 1/2-point favorite)
(Sunday)
Baltimore at Tennessee 10:05 AM
Chicago at New Orleans 1:40 PM
Cleveland at Pittsburgh 5:15 PM
(The Ravens are favored by 3, the Saints are favored by 10 and the Steelers are a 6-point favorite)
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