Canada Beats Russia in Shootout in Thrilling World Junior Semifinal Game
January 3, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Events, Fan Fare, Scores, Television
I was on the edge of my seat during the thrilling semifinal game between Canada and Russia at the 2009 World Junior Championship.
It was really a game of cat and mouse with both teams edging each other out. I thought it was all over when Russia took the lead in the final minutes of the game but with just 5 seconds left in the third period, Canada scored and forced the game into overtime.
The OT was really intense with the Canadians putting a lot of pressure on the Russian goaltender and, in the end, neither team scored.
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2009 IIHF World Junior Championship Results
December 29, 2008 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Events, Fan Fare, Scores
I’ve been off-duty for the last couple days enjoying the turkey-fest at my home but here’s an update on what’s happened so far in the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa.
PRELIMINARIES
December 26
Latvia 1 – Russia 4 – Ottawa Civic Centre
Germany 2 – USA 8 – SBP Arena
Finland 1 – Sweden 3 – Ottawa Civic Centre
Canada 8 – Czech Republic 1 – SBP Arena
December 27
Slovakia 7 – Latvia 2 – Ottawa Civic Centre
Kazakhstan 2 – Germany 9 – SBP Arena
December 28
Russia 5 – Finland 2 – Ottawa Civic Centre
Kazakhstan 0 – Canada 15 – SBP Arena
Sweden 3 – Slovakia 1 …read more
