Canada and Finland will wrap up the 2026 World Juniors round robin tonight in a game that feels like a real measuring stick for both sides. With the top spot in Group B up for grabs, this one is about momentum as much as standings.

Canada faces Czechia in the world junior championships semifinals for the right to play Sweden in the gold medal game.

The Sporting News tracked live updates and highlights from the 2026 World Juniors game between the Canada and Finland. Here's what happened.

The Canadians continued to make Courage by The Tragically Hip — their catchy goal song — blare throughout 3M Arena at Mariucci during a 7-4 victory over Finland on Wednesday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci.

Both Brady Martin and Cole Beaudoin tallied two goals, while Zane Parekh notched a goal and two assists as Canada outlasted Finland 7-4 in the final game of the preliminary round of the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship. If 2025 needed one last exclamation point, Canada and Finland were happy to provide it at the world juniors.

Ethan Belchetz had three points and defensemen Keaton Verhoeff and Ryan Lin had two points each, leading Canada to a 5-3 opening-day victory over Finland at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup’s Group A in Brno, Czechia. “I think we had a good start,” said Lin.

Canada has advanced to the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game thanks to a 5-3 win over Finland that was mostly a blowout until things got very tight in the final few minutes. The win means that Canada will face the United States in Thursday night's title ...

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Finland stunned the two-time defending champion United States 4-3 on Friday night in the world junior hockey quarterfinals.