All four Blue Jackets prospects at the World Juniors were in action on Friday.
Finland Beats Latvia 4-0
Finland picked up its first win of the tournament and Oiva Keskinen ('23 Draft, 7th round) picked up his first goal and point of the competition, wiring a right-circle shot on the power play.
Heres #CBJ prospect Oiva Keskinens power-play goal for Finland. What a snipe. #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/CElwob2Pwa
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) December 29, 2023
#CBJ prospect Oiva Keskinen and Finland beat Latvia 4-0 in group play of the #WorldJuniors today.
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) December 29, 2023
Keskinen's stats:
Today: 1-0--1, 1 SH, +0, 6/9 FO, 15:42 TOI
Total: 3GP, 1-0--1, 2 SH, -1, 20/31 FO, 15:25 TOI/Game
USA Beats Czechia 4-3 In Shootout
Gavin Brindley's point streak came to an end Friday, but he had a fantastic game, drawing multiple penalties in 18:03 TOI.
#CBJ prospect Gavin Brindley and Team USA beat Czechia 4-3 in a shootout in group play at the #WorldJuniors today.
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) December 29, 2023
Brindley's stats:
Today: 0-0--0, 0 SH, +1, 18:03 TOI
Total: 3 GP, 4-1--5, 9 SH, +2, 0/2 FO, 16:42 TOI/Game
Sweden Beats Canada 2-0
Jordan Dumais and Denton Mateychuk were both held off the scoresheet in Canada's shutout loss to Sweden while Mateychuk left the game briefly but returned and played 22:55.
#CBJ prospects Jordan Dumais and Denton Mateychuk both played in Canada's 2-0 loss to Sweden in group play at the #WorldJuniors today.
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) December 29, 2023
Dumais' stats:
Today: 0-0--0, 0 SH, -1, 15:42 TOI
Total: 3GP, 0-1--1, 5 SH, +0, 14:00 TOI/Game
Mateychuk's stats:
Today: 0-0--0, 0 SH, +0, 22:55
Next Up
- USA vs. Slovakia, Dec. 31, 6 a.m. ET, NHL Network
- Finland vs. Sweden, Dec. 31, 8:30 a.m. ET, NHL Network/ESPN+
- Canada vs. Germany, Dec. 31, 1:30 p.m. ET, NHL Network
