Canada falls short in against Norway in bronze game; Finland beats Switzerland to win tournament
Noah Steen scored in overtime to earn Norway a 3-2 upset win over Canada on Sunday to claim the bronze medal at the world hockey championship.
Steen's goal came at the 3:32 mark of the extra session and earned Norway its first medal at the world men's hockey championship.
Robert Thomas scored both goals for Canada. They came in the final 1:16 of regulation time to force overtime.
"It took too long to get to our game today," said Canadian head coach Misha Donskov. "We got to it in stretches towards the end of the second and in the third period, but it was not a complete 60-minute effort for our group.
"I give [Norway] a lot of credit because they played with a lot of pride and commitment. Our team had a lot of great people, outstanding leadership and world-class hockey players, but unfortunately it was not the way we wanted it to end."
Norway downs Canada in overtime to claim bronze medal at world championship
Canada was relegated to the bronze medal match after a 4-2 semifinal loss Saturday to Finland.
This marks the third straight year Canada has been unable to win a medal at the world event.
Jet Greaves stopped 21 shots in Sunday's contest for Canada. He finished the tournament with a .919 save percentage and 1.88 goals-against average.
Canadian captain Macklin Celebrini, who assisted on Thomas's tying goal, finished as the team's scoring leader with 14 points (six goals, eight assists). The 19-year-old forward with the NHL's San Jose Sharks said looking back, he felt Canada had more to give.
"[Norway] played a great game, and they came out hard just like we thought they were going to," he said. "When you look back on the tournament, I feel like we had a little more to give, and it is unfortunate the way that it


