Chloe Primerano scored twice and added an assist to lead Canada to an 8-1 victory over Finland on Sunday in the bronze-medal game at the world womenB次元官网网址檚 under-18 hockey championship.

Caitlin Kraemer and Abby Stonehouse also scored two goals apiece for the Canadians, who outshot Finland 52-12.

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Mackenzie Alexander and Maxine Cimoroni had the other goals for Canada. Emma Ekoluoma scored for Finland.

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Primerano, who finished with 16 points (8-8), set a new single-tournament points record by a defender. She recorded the second-highest points total overall in tournament history, finishing three points behind the all-time mark of 19 set by American Amanda Kessel in 2009.

The United States won gold later in the day with a 5-1 victory over Czechia.

Canada won gold at the last two editions of the tournament. Finland also settled for a fourth-place finish last year.

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