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12-27-2010, 12:26 AM
c/p from the sports network
THE CANADIAN PRESS
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Ryan Johansen and Brayden Schenn scored power play goals early in the third period as Canada opened the world junior hockey championship with a scrambly 6-3 victory over Russia on Sunday.
Canada went 3-for-5 with the man advantage, with Marcus Foligno getting one in the first period. Curtis Hamilton got a goal with 27 seconds left to play and defencemen Ryan Ellis and Erik Gudbranson also scored for Canada.
Maxim Kitsyn, Nikita Dvurechenski and Danil Sobchenko scored for Russia. Russian star Vladimir Tarasenko made some dazzling plays, but the St. Louis Blues prospect was held to one assist.
"We're getting better each game," said Ellis. "When we need it most, guys step up."
Johansen was at the net to bang in a rebound 3:36 into the final period to break a 3-3 tie and Schenn scored on a feed from Zack Kassian at 6:16.
The packed HSBC Arena was a blanket of red of white as Canadian fans flocked across the border from southern Ontario to give their team a home rink atmosphere. They even took a cue from Montreal fans by singing "Ole, Ole" as the game wound down.
"The tournament is huge back home and being in a border city a lot of our fans can come," said Canadian head coach Dave Cameron. "A big part of coaching is generating emotion and it certainly helps when you have that in the building and they're all on your side."
THE CANADIAN PRESS
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Ryan Johansen and Brayden Schenn scored power play goals early in the third period as Canada opened the world junior hockey championship with a scrambly 6-3 victory over Russia on Sunday.
Canada went 3-for-5 with the man advantage, with Marcus Foligno getting one in the first period. Curtis Hamilton got a goal with 27 seconds left to play and defencemen Ryan Ellis and Erik Gudbranson also scored for Canada.
Maxim Kitsyn, Nikita Dvurechenski and Danil Sobchenko scored for Russia. Russian star Vladimir Tarasenko made some dazzling plays, but the St. Louis Blues prospect was held to one assist.
"We're getting better each game," said Ellis. "When we need it most, guys step up."
Johansen was at the net to bang in a rebound 3:36 into the final period to break a 3-3 tie and Schenn scored on a feed from Zack Kassian at 6:16.
The packed HSBC Arena was a blanket of red of white as Canadian fans flocked across the border from southern Ontario to give their team a home rink atmosphere. They even took a cue from Montreal fans by singing "Ole, Ole" as the game wound down.
"The tournament is huge back home and being in a border city a lot of our fans can come," said Canadian head coach Dave Cameron. "A big part of coaching is generating emotion and it certainly helps when you have that in the building and they're all on your side."