Canada West is no longer unbeaten at the World Junior A Challenge.
At the international hockey tournament, being held in Bonnyville, Alta., Canada West lost 3-0 to Russia on Wednesday night. The Canadian squad, which features Prince George Spruce Kings defenceman Layton Ahac, had won its first two games, 2-1 in a shootout against the United States and 6-1 over Canada East.
With its victory on Wednesday night, Russia improved to 3-0.
In the game, Russia led 1-0 after the first period and 3-0 after the second. The third period was scoreless.
The opening goal for Russia was a power-play marker by Nikolai Burenov.
In the second period, Aleksandr Gordin and Maksim Groshev (shorthanded) added to the lead.
Russia outshot Canada West 25-16. The Russians converted on one of their six power plays, while the Canadians went 0-for-8 with the man advantage.
Canada West faces the Czech Republic (0-2) tonight while Russia will take on the United States (2-0-1) on Friday.
Playoff semifinals are set for Saturday and the championship game will hit the ice on Sunday.
