After Monday’s unexpected defeat with Denmark, the Canadians started actively and shot Ylönen’s goalkeeper with bullets. After five minutes, the French took a step and Ritz could open the score, but he did not beat the goalkeeper Driedger. The goal deflected the goal in the 13th minute, when Cozens ran the Sanheim shot. Ylönen’s hesitation helped Sanitim throw the second goal, and Comtois promptly arrived at the puck behind him.
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The third goal was added by cool overseas players in the 23rd minute, when Dubois finished a successful combination of the elite formation. The French could reduce in a power play, but closer to the goal was the opponent. Graves hit the bar. After further Canadian chances, the score changed in the 36th minute, when O’Dell prevailed after a separate run.
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Canadian Max Comtois (right) scores the second goal of the overseas team in the match with France.Photo: Martin Meissner, CTK / AP
There was no doubt about the winner of the duel, which was a sign at his level. In the 46th minute, he added another Canada goal in a four-on-four game after individual action by defender Whitecloud. After that, France also scored the goal, when Rech renumbered two to one with an accurate shot. But the Canadians had the last word, Dubois and Severson finished the score.
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| Ice Hockey World Championship in Finland – Group A (Helsinki): |
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| Canada – France 7: 1 (2: 0, 2: 0, 3: 1) |
| Goals and recordings: 13. Cozens (Sanheim, Batherson), 18. Comtois (Sanheim, Lowry), 23. Dubois (Cozens, Batherson), 36. O’Dell (Whitecloud, Holden), 46. Whitecloud (Mercer), 52 Dubois (Batherson, Cozens), 56. Severson (Dubois, Batherson) – 49. Rech. Judges: Ansons (LVA), Heikkinen – Niittylä (both Fin.), Zunde (LVA). Exclusion: 3: 2, No use. Attendance: 2873. |
| Kanada: Driedger – Graves, Chabot, Severson, Sanheim, Holden, Whitecloud, Mayo – Batherson, Dubois, Cozens – J. Anderson, Barzal, Sillinger – Roy, Lowry, Comtois – Mercer, Geekie, K. Johnson – O’Dell. Trenér: Claude Julien. |
| France: Ylönen – Gallet, Auvitu, Llorca, Chakiachvili, Crinon, Thiry, Guebey, Bault – Claireaux, Texier, T. Bozon – S. Treille, Bertrand, Rech – Fabre, Ritz, K. Bozon – Leclerc, Colotti, Perret. Coach: Philippe Bozon. |
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| Final table: | ||||||||
| 1. | Switzerland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34:15 | 20 |
| 2. | Germany | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26:20 | 16 |
| 3. | You have | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34:18 | 15 |
| 4. | Slovakia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:19 | 12 |
| 5. | Denmark | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:18 | 12 |
| 6. | Francie | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11:24 | 5 |
| 7. | Kazakhstan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19:31 | 3 |
| 8. | Italy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12:32 | 1 |
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