2009 World Junior A Challenge

Canada East 9, Russia 1

CANADA EAST OFFENCE EXPLODES IN ROUT OF RUSSIA

O’LEARY, P.E.I. – One night after putting five goals on the board in a shootout loss to the MJAHL all-stars, Canada East exploded for nine more against Russia on Friday, routing the European side 9-1 in the final pre-tournament game for both.

In front a pro-Canadian crowd at the O’Leary Community Sports Centre, Jacob Laliberte (Rockland, Ont./Cornwall, CJHL) picked up a hat trick and two assists and Nick Huard (North Bay, Ont./Woodstock, MJAHL), added to the Canada East roster following Thursday night’s game, notched a pair of goals as the Canadians jumped out to a 4-0 first-period lead en route to victory.

Julian Melchiori (Richmond Hill, Ont./Newmarket, CCHL), Greg Carey (Hamilton, Ont./Burlington, CCHL), Jeff Vanderlugt (Richmond Hill, Ont./Aurora, OJAHL) and Sebastien Gingras (Pierrefonds, Que./Brockville, CJHL) also found the back of the net for Canada East, which scored the game’s final five goals.

Semen Zherebtsov scored the lone goal for Russia, which arrived in P.E.I. late Thursday after a long cross-Atlantic flight. Kiril Brashkin and Sergey Kostenko split the net duties for the Russians, who were outshot 44-28.

Canada East looks to continue its offensive roll when it opens the tournament against the United States on Sunday night (7 p.m. AT), while Russia will hope to get on track in time for the tournament’s first game against Canada West on Sunday afternoon (2 p.m. AT).

Scoreboard
Thursday, May 16, 2013
3:00 p.m. AT WST2 5 - WST1 2
Preliminary
7:30 p.m. AT EST 4 - HST 2
Preliminary
Friday, May 17, 2013
  OFF DAY  
Saturday, May 18, 2013
2:00 p.m. AT CEN 4 - WST2 5 (OT)
Semifinal
6:00 p.m. AT HST 3- WST1 2 (OT)
Semifinal
Sunday, May 19, 2013
7:00 p.m. AT HST 1 - WST2 3
Championship



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2013 RBC Cup: CEN 5 - EST 3
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2013 RBC Cup: WST2 7 - EST 1
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