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Nurse named top player in gold medal win

Soo Greyhounds defenceman Darnell Nurse will be returning to Sault Ste. Marie with a gold medal. Nurse and his Team Canada teammates defeated Russia 5-4 on Monday night to win gold at the 2015 World Junior Hockey Championship in Toronto.
Brad Coccimiglio
Brad Coccimiglio

Soo Greyhounds defenceman Darnell Nurse will be returning to Sault Ste. Marie with a gold medal.

Nurse and his Team Canada teammates defeated Russia 5-4 on Monday night to win gold at the 2015 World Junior Hockey Championship in Toronto.

Nurse was named the Canadian player of the game in the win while also being named one of Canada's top players for the tournament.

Sam Reinhart's goal late in the second period held up as the winner while Max Domi, Connor McDavid, Anthony Duclair and Nick Paul also scored.

Greyhounds forward Sergey Tolchinsky had a goal for the Russians in the loss.

Read more about Team Canada's 2015 World Junior Hockey Championship win in SooToday.com's National Headlines here

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Brad Coccimiglio

About the Author: Brad Coccimiglio

A graduate of Loyalist College’s Sports Journalism program, Brad Coccimiglio’s work has appeared in The Hockey News as well as online at FoxSports.com in addition to regular freelance work with SooToday before joining the team full time.
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