Räty And Finland Beat Sasson And USA, Hronek And Czechia Take Down Karlsson And Sweden: Canucks At The 2026 World Championship

All four participating members of the Vancouver Canucks were in action at the 2026 IIHF World Championship today, with all four facing off against one of their teammates. Aatu Räty and Team Finland took a surprising 6–2 win against Max Sasson and Team USA, while Filip Hronek notched his first point of the tournament in Czechia’s 4–3 win against Linus Karlsson and Sweden. Here is a recap of the Canucks’ performances at the 2026 IIHF World Championship on May 18.

Finland 6, USA 2 Finland put Team USA on the ropes by scoring three goals during the first period, while Matt Coronato managed one goal for the U. S. in that same window.

Two goals from Lenni Hämeenaho and Saku Mäenalanen put Finland’s lead out of reach for the U. S. , who only managed one more goal from Ryan Leonard by the end of the game.

Anton Lundell rounded things off for Finland to put the game away by a score of 6–2. In today’s effort, Räty extended his current tournament point-streak to three games, scoring Finland’s third goal of the game by cutting into the O-zone and sending a sharp shot on Joseph Woll from semi far-out. As well as the goal, he finished today’s game with two shots on goal and 11:34 minutes played.