Kent Johnson etched himself into Canadian hockey lore forever tonight.
Johnson scored the overtime winner in Team Canada's victory over Team Finland in the gold medal game at the World Juniors.
The goal that made Kent Johnson a Canadian legend forever. #CBJ #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/qj94yvRoqn
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) August 21, 2022
Johnson becomes the second Canadian to score a golden goal at the World Juniors, joining Matt Halischuk, who did the honor in 2008.
Historical golden goals to win the #WorldJuniors
— Rob Del Mundo (@Rob_DelMundo) August 21, 2022
Canada:
2008, Matt Halischuk
Finland:
1998, Niklas Hagman
2014, Rasmus Ristolainen
2016, Kasperi Kapanen
This is Johnson's second notable goal of the tournament, as he scored 'The Michigan' last week.
