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# Monday FTB: Weekend of champions
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/monday-ftb-weekend-of-champions/
- Published: 2026-06-01T11:19:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-01T11:19:51.000Z
- Description: A major upset too!
- Author: Adam Selvig

Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!

We're entering the month of June, and that means hockey is winding down on the ice.

The World Championship has been settled and the best hockey country ever is Finland. Okay 

But the more impressive news is Norway taking the bronze medal over Canada! 

[World Championships Recap Day 15: Flames’ Määttä Wins Gold at 2026 IIHF World Championship<p>Olli Määttä now has a gold medal on his resume. Sunday was the final day of the 2026 IIHF World Championship, with two Calgary Flames defencemen in action. In the bronze medal game, Team Canada took on Team Norway. The second game saw Määttä and Team Finland take on Team Switzerland, the hosts of the&#8230;</p>![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-5d13077bfae1e24aead3586f02984d32b39b699b45c33f0962449451c12445d3.png)Flames NationRyley Delaney![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/image-c84ffde72185840ad0f11cfaef9481a8cf5e0c464a9122c99f6d6fe8c19343f6)](https://flamesnation.ca/news/flames-maatta-gold-2026-iihf-world-championship?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[WORLDS: Nurse & Canada rally late but fall in overtime to Norway in bronze-medal game | Edmonton OilersDarnell Nurse & Canada can’t finish off their late heroics against Norway to win a medal on Sunday in a 3-2 defeat in the bronze-medal game of the 2026 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Edmonton Oilers logoJamie Umbach![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/feumopflxefmapyky9yj-5e8fe32be7f1be7b5bc048c429b6d685137631e8c446054c895c95c014ed8a35.jpg)](https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/worlds-nurse-canada-rally-late-but-fall-in-overtime-to-norway-in-bronze-medal-game?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

You love to see an underdog get the medal. Even if it wasn't gold, this win was probably the real championship.

In our hearts.

Way out west, in Kelowna, the Kitchener Rangers won the Memorial Cup, beating the Everett Silvertips 6-2.

[Kitchener overpowers Everett in Memorial Cup Final to cap off undefeated runSam O’Reilly had a four-point performance, including three assists, to lead the Kitchener Rangers to a 6-2 win over the Everett Silvertips in the Memorial Cup championship on Sunday.![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)TSNThe Canadian Press![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/54ITPBR3KZH4NC6B7O62D57YBY-5fd5e8ab2246bb586e610f48e086d078a38a256f8e3f5defedeb9b311cf28ec8.JPG)](https://www.tsn.ca/chl/article/kitchener-overpowers-everett-in-memorial-cup-final-to-cap-off-undefeated-run/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Onto the pros and the Stanley Cup Final between the Caroline Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights starts tomorrow night.

[MSN![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/favicon-855f6b5eea22a22f5f4abcceeed4b8969efb3a99443036eb5eb64f5f46c8fd8e.ico)](https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/nhl/golden-knights-hurricanes-2026-stanley-cup-final-by-the-numbers/ar-AA24xlQP?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Both teams are looking for cup number two, but no matter who wins the real champions are Norway. Good for them!

The final, most important trophy still to be won is the Calder Cup, because the Toronto Marlies are working their way towards a third banner.

[WBS Penguins down, 0-2, as series shifts to TorontoEight times in the storied history of the American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs a team won a best-of-7 series after losing the first two games on home ice. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins will try to make it nine. They face an 0-2…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/favicon-9deb629637088856fe61dc868bf40a7d21ed942e4117659f3d6c3408f59b906b.ico)Scranton Times-TribuneScott Walsh![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/CVC-L-PENS-0530-12-0c68a9244a528f7ca1d85a67c91b3a1329d236d0723b05ee4c5707a07b688f80.jpg)](https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/06/01/wbs-penguins-down-0-2-as-series-shifts-to-toronto/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

 The Marlies are currently up 2-0 over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, and game three is tonight at the CCC at 7PM.

The Maple Leafs are always in the news and with a GM building a team front office there are plenty of rumours.

[Report: David Carle Declines Formal Interview For Maple Leafs Head Coaching PositionDespite a wave of weekend speculation tying him to the vacant Original Six role, the University of Denver mastermind has repotedly chosen to stay the course in the collegiate ranks.![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Yahoo Sports CanadaDavid Alter![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/50520d53dbb00a543b67efab87b0e516-eab4f386e338861b3f60616aa89594b1f66ddc8807b00332d802235cc8315714)](https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/report-david-carle-declines-formal-221934397.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Maple Leafs interested in Judd Brackett as an AGMThe Wild’s Director of Amateur Scouting is reportedly leaving for a position at another team.![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)PPP LeafsCathy Squires![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1635350736475-c8cef4b21906-9db7396f4f894138855bdcfe82cedbe94e6bbefa02014c89d1dfc759996dede5)](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/maple-leafs-interested-in-judd-brackett-as-an-agm/)

Finally, the Montreal Victoire held their Walter Cup celebrations and it was massive.

[Montreal provides an unforgettable Walter Cup celebrationWhen the red double-decker bus taking the Montreal Victoire from the Verdun Auditorium turned on Ste-Catherine street, Victoire goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens was at the front of the bus…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/habs-eyes-on-the-prize-logo-8fd6a8b6daf6b056096623fac52df2ab631df34c648f60b5c218c5d19c3691db.png)Habs Eyes on the PrizeJared Book![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/Victoire_Parade_May30-115-c90b2b5720c0dcab66039b7eb31f5107cd2d5f9638aa21270ff6346cc3e859a6.jpeg)](https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/montreal-victoire-walter-cup-champions-parade-celebrations-pwhl-poulin-desbiens/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Enjoy your day everyone!