Blue Jackets Prospects At The IIHF World Junior Championship, Day Eight: Gavin Brindley Honored As USA Beats Oiva Keskinen's Finland To Earn Spot In Gold Medal Game

USA Beats Finland 3-2

Oiva Keskinen scored the opening goal and the Finns took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission but the USA rallied to tie the game in the second period and win it in the third. 

Heres Oiva Keskinens second goal of the #WorldJuniors #CBJ pic.twitter.com/0YY78KXrmD

— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) January 4, 2024

Gavin Brindley provided a secondary assist on Cutter Gauthier's game-winning power-play goal at 16:47 of the third period and was named one of Team USA's three best players of the tournament.

Gavin Brindley picked up a secondary assist on Cutter Gauthiers go-ahead goal for Team USA. #WorldJuniors #CBJ pic.twitter.com/kAMNCp9EiV

— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) January 4, 2024

#CBJ prospect Gavin Brindley and Team USA beat fellow #CBJ prospect and Team Finland 3-2 in the semi-finals of the #WorldJuniors.
Brindley's stats:
Today: 0-1--1, 1 SH, +0, 16:33 TOI
Total: 6GP, 6*-3--9, 13 SH, +6, 16:45 TOI/Game (Named one of 's three best players of the

— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) January 4, 2024

Next Up

Jan. 5 Games

• Bronze Medal: Finland vs. Czechia, 9 a.m. ET, NHL Network
• Gold Medal: USA vs. Sweden, 1:30 p.m. ET, NHL Network