Both teams representing Canada in the World Junior A Challenge came up short in round robin play and are forced to play a qualification game this evening. Last night Canada West lost 4-2 to Russia in the last round robin game in Group A while their Group B counterparts from Canada East lost to the United States 3-2 in overtime. With their second in two games, Russia earned the top spot in Group A and a bye into the semi-finals on Saturday. The United States also won both their games, both in overtime, to earn 1st place in Group B and a chance to win a medal.
Canada East seems to have the easier game tonight as they face the pointless (0-2 record) team from Germany. The winner of this game will advance to the semi-finals and will have to beat Russia to get into the gold medal game. Canada West faces off against Belarus (0-1-0-1) tonight and with a win, will advance to play the United States in the second semi-final match up on Saturday. Both semi-final games will be played at 7:30 PM PST while the game for fifth place will take place at 2:00 PM PST.
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