There is a lot of excitement ahead of Sunday's IIHF World Junior Championship gold medal game.
With Canada winning their semifinal matchup against Finland, we will see the Canada/Russia grudge match for the gold medal on Sunday. However, Canada may be without the services of captain Barrett Hayton, who left the game against Finland after taking a hard hit from Finnish defender and captain Lassi Thomson that sent Hayton crashing into the boards shoulder first.
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Hayton was able to get up on his own and make his way to the Canadian bench, but he did so, clearly in pain and holding his left arm up, in a "sling"-like position. He took a seat on the bench for a moment before being escorted by a trainer to the dressing room.
Dallas Stars prospect Ty Dellandrea and Los Angeles Kings prospect Akil Thomas rotated shifts inbetween Lafreniere and Foote on Canada's top line for the remainder of the game.
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