Finland vs. Canada
How to watch
Puck drop: 8:30 AM EST / 2:30 PM CEST
In Canada: TSN (English,) RDS (French)
In the United States: NHL Network
Live stream: TSN+, RDS Direct
Defending champion Canada takes on a Finnish team that fell just shot of a medal in overtime of the Bronze Medal Game last year. Both teams come into this year’s event with less competitive rosters than they had 12 months ago, but are still intent of coming away with some hardware.
Draft-eligible prospects are among the top players on both clubs. Macklin Celebrini is projected to go first overall in the 2024 NHL Draft, but players on the opposing team believe Konsta Helenius has what it takes to earn that spot instead. That will be the main head-to-head battle to pay attention to in the opening game of the tournament for both of these decorated nations.
Team Canada projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| #12 Fraser Minten |
#28 Conor Geekie |
#22 Jordan Dumais |
| #27 Easton Cowan |
#15 Matthew Poitras |
#26 Matthew Savoie |
| #29 Brayden Yager |
#17 Macklin Celebrini |
#18 Matthew Wood |
| #21 Owen Allard |
#8 Owen Beck |
#9 Nate Danielson |
| #20 Carson Rehkopf |
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| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| #24 Denton Mateychuk |
#13 Maveric Lamoureux |
| #3 Jake Furlong |
#5 Oliver Bonk |
| #7 Jorian Donovan |
#4 Noah Warren |
| Starter |
Backup |
| #30 Mathis Rousseau |
#31 Samuel St-Hilaire |
Team Finland projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| #36 Janne Naukkarinen |
#19 Konsta Helenius |
#29 Lenni Hämeenaho |
| #24 Aleksanteri Kaskimäki |
#28 Jere Lassila |
#22 Kasper Halttunen |
| #18 Rasmus Kumpulainen |
#20 Oiva Keskinen |
#33 Jani Nyman |
| #32 Emil Hemming |
#21 Samu Bau |
#34 Tommi Männistö |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| #15 Jesse Pulkkinen |
#3 Otto Salin |
| #10 Emil Pieniniemi |
#6 Kasper Kulonummi |
| #4 Arttu Kärki |
#12 Joona Väisänen |
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#13 Kalle Kangas |
| Starter |
Backup |
| #31 Noa Vali |
#1 Eemil Vinni |
