The judge proposed the withdrawal of the Canadians
If you haven’t watched the final of this World Cup, then I will describe it in a few words.
The Canadians were leading 1-0 after two periods, and it all looked very boring.
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In the third period, the Finns had to run forward, open up – which is like death against Canada. But then the “maple leaves” began to miss the withdrawal. I won’t rate how Nicolas Roy was punished for the opponent’s poor attack and how Noah Gregor was sent off for tripping.
However, the removal of young Cole Sillinger was simply made up. He fought with the Finn on the boards, knocked his club out from below with his own. Finnish defender Miro Heiskanen hit himself in the forehead with a club, and Swedish referees Mikael Nord and Linus Ohlund sent off … Sillinger for dangerous play with a high stick.
What happened next ?
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The Finns converted a 5-3 majority, then a 5-4 majority when Mikael Granlund scored a brace.
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Between those goals, main goalkeeper Chris Drieger was injured, and the Canadians got an unfired Matt Tomkins from Frölunda, who hadn’t spent a single minute in the World Cup before, out the door. Shortly after Joel Army’s pitch, the third puck flew into Tomkins’ gates.
Canadians with titanic efforts tried to return. Defenseman Zach Whitecloud scored the Maple’s second goal.
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But it was canceled by the referee, announcing it to the whole stadium. And then the judge corrected himself: “No, no, in the sense that it was a clear goal. But in general, we will watch a replay. The repeat of the moment showed that the doors had indeed been moved there. But at the same time, they decided to count the puck.
Max Comtua’s puck turned the game into overtime, and there the judges quickly imposed a penalty on Canadian defender Tom Chabot – Finn Hannes Bjorninen assisted, who fell so dramatically, as if he had been shot down.
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Shabo sat in the penalty area and just swore in anger. And the most achieved Sakari Manninen, making Finns world champions.
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Talentless and Local World Championship
Immediately after the final, my colleagues from called me by zoom and asked me: “How could the potential Russian team play this final with the Finns? Would there be a chance of winning?
I replied, “There would be no chance, whatever the composition. If we had Vasilevsky at the gate, and Kucherov and Panarin on the attack, the refs would have killed us in Finland anyway, but in a more cynical form.
Well, now let the Canadians deal with it themselves. Their compatriot Luc Tardif now leads the IIHF – write him petitions. But even from the outside, looking at this shame was a shame. Yet that was how the grayest and most mediocre World Cup in many decades was to end. The Finns have shown how they rule this shtetl world. We got the right to host the World Cup. They themselves created an easy environment, creating pressure, because of which the Russian team was withdrawn from the tournament. We got the umpire at home, shamelessly won the gold.
Moreover, during the tournament they also eliminated the World Championship in 2023 – the next final was supposed to be held in St. Petersburg, and now it will be held again in Tampere.
And I’m not talking about how the Finnish Ice Hockey Federation blackmailed its own players who played in the KHL. How she forced them to flee en masse during the Gagarin Cup. Many Finnish Legionnaires sabotaged our playoffs. The Finns shamefully fled, leaving their clubs, where they were paid scrap wages…
Disgrace and Shame
I took to Twitter to read what foreign peer reviewers are writing about the finale.
“It’s embarrassing for the IIHF to see an artificial dismissal turn the tide of the game and ultimately decide the fate of the final in the battle for the Ice Hockey World Championship gold medal…Referee is ranged, gives Canada a dismissal for a ghost stick high, Finland scores two goals in Powerplay – that’s it, the game is over.
Well and all in such a spirit. You can’t even list.
Disgrace and shame.
World Championship. 2022. Final
Finland – Canada – 4:3 OT (0:0, 0:1, 3:2, 1:0)
Goals: Granlund, 44:13 (bol.) (VIDEO ), 45:57 (bol.) (VIDEO ). Army, 54:04 (VIDEO ). Manninen, 66:42 (bol.) (VIDEO ). — Cozens, 24:00 (bol.) (VIDEO ). White cloud, 57:48 (VIDEO ). Comtua, 58:36 (VIDEO ).
Source : MatchTV
I am Sandra Jackson, a journalist and content creator with extensive experience in the news industry. I have been working in the news media for over five years. During this time, I have worked as an author and editor at various outlets producing high-quality content that attracts readers from different demographics.
