Jake Virtanen is being criticized all over social media for “losing the quarter final game for Team Canada at the World Juniors.” How did he do that? Well, he got a late double-minor penalty and Finland scored the game winner on the resulting power play. But yet, he will return to the NHL Vancouver Canucks rather than the WHL Calgary Hitmen, according to Sportsnet’s John Shannon.
To get this out of the way right off the bat, Virtanen did not lose the game for Team Canada. Just drop it already. Finland won a tight game at home against a Finnish team that is the big favourite to win the tournament.