The Danish national team beat Canada 3: 2 in Helsinki on Monday, winning their fourth tournament.
“Even before the game, I told the Canadians that the Canadians came to the warm-up about 5-6 minutes after us and behaved a little arrogantly, skating on one skate. Of course, they were not ready for such a start. In turn, we were,” Eller told TV2.
Photo: WC in hockey: Austria – Great Britain and Canada – Denmark
Markus Lauridsen and Peter Regins scored the goal for the Danish team, putting the Danes in the lead in the first third with a 2-0 lead. The third goal was won by Matthias Bau Hansen.
Denmark defeated Canada for the first time in history.
“This victory in the world championship is historic, but we look to the future. I don’t want to talk about it much. I’m glad and proud that we’ve worked hard in every game. If it plays, good things happen,” the coach said.
Less than four minutes before the end of the match, Rainis Graves regained one goal (2: 3), but the Canadians failed to equalize.
It was the second loss to the Canadian national team in the World Cup. Before that, the Canadians conceded to Switzerland 3: 6.