Canada falls 4-3 in shootout to Russia to open Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Canada dropped its tournament opener at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup on Monday, falling to Russia 4-3 in a shootout.
Joe Veleno found the back of the net in the shootout for the Canadians, but Russia’s Ruslan Iskakov struck twice in the shootout for the victory.
Calen Addison had three assists to lead the Canadian offence, setting up regulation-time goals from Barrett Hayton, Jack McBain and Akil Thomas. Alexis Gravel took the loss.
The Canadians face Finland on Tuesday.