Russia alleviated the pain from yesterday’s undisciplined 5-3 loss to Sweden with an unexpectedly tricky 4-2 win over Switzerland this afternoon in Red Deer.

Sweden scored four goals on the special teams--one with a one-man advantage and two with a two-man advantage, and another while short a man--en route to a 6-3 win over Russia.

Russian hockey celebrates its 75-year anniversary. On this day ago in 1946 the first Soviet championship began!
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Brennan Othmann and Logan Stankoven scored in the second period to break a 2-2 tie and send Canada on its way to a 5-3 gold-medal victory over Russia at the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship.

The Red Machine is moving forward. Captain Nikita Chibrikov had two goals and an assist and Ivan Miroshnichenko scored twice as Russia outlasted Finland 6-5 in Wednesday's late semi-final.

Russia held off a determined Belarusian side to advance with a 5-2 win in Monday's first quarter-final at the 2021 U18 Worlds. Russian scoring leader Matvei Michkov tallied his tournament-leading 10th goal, while Danila Yurov stepped up with a goal and an assist.

In a tight battle, captain Anton Lundell scored twice as the Finns beat Russia 4-1 to win the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship bronze medal game.

Highlights: Canada vs Russia (SF) - 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship

Highlights - Russia vs Germany - 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship