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 women鈥檚 under-18 hockey championship.

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

鈥淭his group is amazing, and I鈥檓 so proud of how we were able to rebound,鈥� said Kraemer. 鈥淥bviously this isn鈥檛 the colour we wanted to win, but we won鈥檛 take for granted the fact that we medalled in the world championship.

鈥淎 lot of teams would love to be in our shoes today and that isn鈥檛 lost on us as a group. I鈥檓 proud of us.鈥�

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

鈥淭he unique opportunity we had after losing in the semifinal was that we had a chance to finish on a high note,鈥� said Canada head coach Tara Watchorn. 鈥淲e were given another day and another chance to go out and represent our country with pride.

鈥淲e did an amazing job of that today.鈥�

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.

鈥淭his win says so much about how much character we have in our locker room,鈥� said Stonehouse. 鈥淲e handled the adversity the best way we could and showed the world what we are capable of today and I鈥檓 proud of the girls on this team.鈥�

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