2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Final
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| Date | 5 January 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Malmö Arena | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Malmö
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| Attendance | 12,023 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Final was played at Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, on 5 January 2014 between Sweden and Finland. The game determined the winners of the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, with Finland defeating Sweden in overtime 3–2.
Finland won their first gold medal since 1998, as well as their third gold medal in total. It was also their first medal in the tournament since 2006. Sweden earned their second consecutive silver medal, their ninth silver medal in total, as well as their third consecutive medal in the tournament.
12,023 spectators attended the game, setting a new record for a single IIHF World Junior Championship game in Europe.
This was Sweden's third consecutive final, their fifth final since 2008, as well as their seventh in total (counting years with official gold medal games). Sweden had previously won two gold medals, their first in 1981 by winning the championship round, and their second in 2012 by defeating Russia in the final 1–0. Sweden went undefeated before the final, winning all six games in regulation time.
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