MONTREAL — Juuso Valimaki scored twice to lead Finland back to the world junior hockey championship with a 4-1 win over Latvia on Tuesday in the relegation round.
Finland won the best-of-three series against Latvia 2-0 after Monday's 2-1 win. The Finns will be back in the international tournament next year in Buffalo, N.Y., and Latvia will be playing in the lower tier.
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