FTB: Leafs fans loving Hirvonen’s heroic goal

Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty ImagesRoni Hirvonen got the attention of every Leafs fan last night at the World Juniors. His literal last minute goal put the Finnish team up 4-3 over Sweden and gave the Finns the big win for a birth in the semi-finals.

Let’s take a look at that goal one more time.

We’ve been loving Hirvonen all tournament, and even before when we ranked him at #11 in our Top 25 Under 25. It’s great to see him finally get a goal after all the assists and near misses in previous games. Speaking of near misses, Rodion Amirov had one for the Russian’s yesterday too.

Vasili Podkolzin (@Canucks) steals the puck and sets Rodion Amirov (@MapleLeafs) up with a yawning cage, but no dice.

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