Finns bag bronze

Finland won the world championship bronze medal by out muscling Canada, 5-0, in a heated match on Sunday afternoon in Riga, Latvia. The Finns bagged their first world championship medal since silver in 2002 while the Canadians miss out on silverware for t

Finnish goalie Fredrik Norrena made 37 saves to earn the shutout.

ICE HOCKEY 2006 World Championships Fredrik Norrena Finland

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Norrena, who took over the starting job from injured first choice Antero Niittymaki earlier in the tournament, again proved a fine backup as Finland added a world bronze to their Olympic silver from Turin.

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Olli Jokinen, Jussi Jokinen and Tomi Kallio all contributed powerplay tallies to the win while Antti Miettinen and Riku Hahl also scored.

Defeat caps off a bitterly disappointing season for Canada, who failed to win a medal at the Turin Winter Games and for the first time in four years will return home from a world championship empty handed.

Canada's Sidney Crosby, the tournament's leading scorer, failed to add to his total but the 18-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins rookie remains a strong candidate for MVP honours.

Olympic champions Sweden will face off against defending champions the Czech Republic in the gold medal match later on Sunday.

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