Norway edges Canada 3-2 in overtime to win world hockey bronze medal

“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.”

Finland won the gold medal, edging Switzerland 1-0 in overtime Sunday.

Canada was relegated to the bronze medal match after a 4-2 semifinal loss Saturday to Finland. This marks the third straight year the Canadian team 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 ended.

“We were never going to give up, and we were going to try to find a way to get a goal as the game went on. I have to give credit to our group for the way we battled late in the game, but it is tough that we could not get the result we wanted.”

Canada finished the preliminary round atop Group B after wins over Sweden, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Slovenia, Slovakia and Czechia. The squad punched its ticket to the semifinals with a 4-0 win over the U.S. before falling to Finland.

Since 1931, Canada has won 28 gold medals at the world championship. It has also earned 16 silver and seven bronze medals.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 31, 2026.

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by The Canadian Press

Norway edges Canada 3-2 in overtime to win world hockey bronze medal

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