Nate Schnarr named Player of the Game in round robin finale
POPRAD, SLOVAKIA – Kristian Vesalainen closed out the preliminary round with a hat-trick to lead Finland over Canada 6-3 at the World Under-18 Hockey Championship.
Canada was outshot 34-20 as Teemu Engberg and defenceman Miro Heiskanen each had a goal and an assist for the Finns who used a three-goal second period to climb ahead for good.
MacKenzie Entwistle (Hamilton Bulldogs) led the way for Canada offensively with a goal and an assist while Jett Woo (Moose Jaw Warriors) and Jack Studnicka (Oshawa Generals) also found the back of the net in the loss.
Josh Brook (Moose Jaw Warriors) and Matthew Strome (Hamilton Bulldogs) also earned assists while goaltenders Ian Scott (Prince Albert Raiders) and Jake McGrath (Sudbury Wolves) shared the loss in goal, combining to make 28 saves.
Nate Schnarr (Guelph Storm) was named Canada’s Player of the Game.
Canada ends the preliminary round in second place in Group A with a 2-1-0-1 record, four points behind first place Finland who finished 4-0-0-0.
Entwistle led Canada in scoring through the four game preliminary schedule, recording three goals, three assists and six points.
Canada now travels to Spisska Nova Ves for a Quarter-Final matchup against Sweden at 9:30am ET on Thursday.
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