Justus Annunen Ends the IIHF World Championship With Shutout, Wins Gold Medal

When the IIHF World Championship began, Team Finland may have had a different plan than it ended up having for who its starting goaltender was going to be. The roster consisted of goalies Joonas Korpisalo of the Boston Bruins and Justus Annunen of the Nashville Predators. Finland knew going into the two-week event that it would give both netminders chances to start games, but Annunen quickly separated himself as the top option to start in net.

Justus Annunen Ends the IIHF World Championship With Shutout, Wins Gold Medal. When the IIHF World Championship began, Team Finland may have had a different plan than it ended up having for who its starting goaltender was going to be. The roster consisted of goalies Joonas Korpisalo of the Boston Bruins and Justus Annunen of the Nashville Predators. Finland knew going into the two-week event that it would give both netminders chances to start games, but Annunen quickly separated himself as the top option to start in net. Annunen found his rhythm as the starting goalie, starting five of the seven games during group play before the IIHF World Championship Tournament. Annunen then led Team Finland through the quarterfinal and semifinal round of the tournament phase. He posted an impressive 6-1 record going into the championship round against...