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Canada places sixth at world juniors after 6-5 quarter-final loss to Finland

Saturday, 01.02.2016 / 5:24 AM / News

The Canadian Press

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Canada places sixth at world juniors after 6-5 quarter-final loss to Finland

HELSINKI - Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood will start for Canada against Finland on Saturday in the quarter-finals of the world junior hockey championship.

It is Blackwood's third start of the tournament.

He had a shootout win and a regulation loss with a 2.91 goals-against average and a .893 save percentage in the preliminary round.

Blackwood missed the first two games of the world junior hockey championship as he completed an eight-game suspension from the Ontario Hockey League.

Mason McDonald started in Blackwood's absence, with Samuel Montembeault serving as Canada's third goalie.

McDonald had a 2.52 GAA and a .861 save percentage in his two starts with a win and a loss.

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