Canada Beats Finland 3-1 in World Junior Exhibition
CALGARY – Canada’s junior hockey team earned a 3-1 exhibition win Monday over Finland, which will be Canada’s first opponent in the upcoming 2012 world junior hockey championship.
Boone Jenner of the Oshawa Generals, Mark Stone of the Brandon Wheat Kings and Brendan Gallagher of the Vancouver Giants scored in the first of three exhibition games Canada will play before opening the tournament Monday in Edmonton.
Mark Visentin of the Niagara IceDogs stopped 22 shots in Canada’s net for the win.
Christopher Gibson of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens played two periods in Finland’s net, making 21 saves. Olli Maatta of the London Knights also dressed on defence for Team Finland.
Canada will play their second of three exhibition games on Thursday in Red Deer against Switzerland.