{"id":481323,"date":"2026-01-05T08:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=481323"},"modified":"2026-01-05T08:08:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:08:53","slug":"2026-world-junior-championship-predictions-bronze-medal-game-canada-and-finland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/01\/05\/2026-world-junior-championship-predictions-bronze-medal-game-canada-and-finland\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 World Junior Championship Predictions Bronze Medal Game Canada and Finland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well neither of the these teams want to be here, so…here we are. Welcome to another cheery edition of World Junior Championship<\/a> predictions, with us here at Last Word On Hockey<\/em>. Team Canada and Team Finland will duel it out for the Bronze Medal. So, let’s touch on how we got here, and what to expect in Monday’s game.<\/p>\n

2026 World Junior Championship Bronze Medal Game Predictions With Canada vs Finland<\/h2>\n

Time:<\/strong> 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), 1:30 Pacific<\/p>\n

How to Watch TV:<\/strong> TSN, NHL Network<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong> The home of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild, the Grand Casino Arena (formerly the Xcel Energy Center), in St. Paul, Minnesota.<\/p>\n

If you were with us for the preliminary game predictions, we did give some of this information. However, let’s recap as we have reached the end of the 2026 World Junior Championship predictions. Canada remains the class of the World Junior tournament all time, and shouldn’t let a loss with less than 75 seconds on the scoreboard diminish their spirit in the grand scheme of things. Their 20 titles leads the way, as we wrap up this, the 50th edition of the World Juniors. They are looking for their first medal since 2023. Furthermore, Canada maintains a steady edge over Finland. Their all-time record is 28-9-6 (with Finland taking the edge 1-0 in games decided by overtime or shootout). Meanwhile, Finland has captured seven Bronze Medals in the tournament’s history. Both teams want this game.<\/p>\n

The Story for Team Finland<\/h3>\n

We will start with one disappointing story, you know, since they are in the Bronze Medal game, after all. It has been a tough tournament for Aatos Koivu. Moreover, this included being sat, after a costly mistake in the New Year’s Eve game versus Canada. He hasn’t played in either of Finland’s two playoff games. Hopefully he has been able to learn some tough lessons from watching.<\/p>\n

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Finland's top three players of the tournament, as selected by their federation:
– Petteri Rimpinen (LAK)
– Aron Kiviharju (MIN)
– Oliver Suvanto (2026)<\/p>\n

— Scott Wheeler (@scottcwheeler) January 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n