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Lekkerimaki has Canuck fans smiling as he leads Sweden to WJC final

Vancouver’s top prospect scores twice as host team moves on to face U.S.
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Sweden’s Otto Stenberg (25) celebrates a goal by teammate Sweden’s Theo Lindstein (not shown) in front of Czechia goaltender Michael Hrabal (30) and Marek Alscher (27) during first period semifinal hockey action at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden, Thursday Jan. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Jonathan Lekkerimaki doesn’t say much in front of the cameras or behind the scenes.

The Vancouver Canucks prospect does his talking on the ice.

It’s a big reason why Sweden sits one win from the country’s third gold medal at the world junior hockey championship.

Lekkerimaki scored twice in the third period as the hosts beat Czechia 5-2 on Thursday to set up a mouth-watering final against the United States.

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