The Finnish national team delivered a crushing defeat to the Latvian team in the group stage match of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship taking place in the USA.
The Group B match ended with a score of 8:0. Emil Hemming scored a double, while Jasper Kuhta, Max Westergaard, Joonas Saarelaine, Roope Westerinen, Heikki Ruohonen, and Lasse Bolius each scored one goal.
In another match of the day, Sweden defeated Switzerland (4:2).
In Group A, the USA leads with 6 points, followed by Sweden (6), Slovakia (3), Switzerland (0), and Germany (0).
In Group B, Finland has taken the lead (6), followed by Canada (5), Czech Republic (3), Latvia (1), and Denmark (0).
The tournament is being held in the USA — in Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
