TEAM CANADA SLEDGE HOVKEY ROUND-UP – Canada vs. Russia

2016 World Sledge Hockey Challenge Bridgewater, N.S. – Jan. 17-23, 2016

Sunday, Jan. 17, – Team Canada beat Russia 5-1 in its first preliminary-round game of the 2016 World Sledge Hockey Challenge.

Three players earned two points in the win: Rob Armstrong (Mississauga, Ont.), Tyler McGregor (Forest, Ont.), and team captain Greg Westlake (Oakville, Ont.)

 

Next game:

Team Canada faces Korea on Monday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. AT (Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre).

“Our game was not perfect; we gave up a lot of three-on-ones and two against zero. Russia has a great team and we have to be careful, especially at this tournament when the top countries are here. We had a great start and it was very important. The crowd was amazing; they were our extra player no doubt. The fans gave us a lot of energy, and we thank them for the warm welcome.” Greg Westlake (Oakville, Ont.) 

“We got off to a good start and we were able to maintain a high pace. The team played with structure and battled hard.” head coach Ken Babey (Saskatoon, Sask.) 

 

All preliminary-round games, as well as the semifinals and bronze-medal game, will be webcast through FASTHockey.

The gold-medal game of the 2016 World Sledge Hockey Challenge will be aired on TSN and RDS, official broadcasters of Hockey Canada.