Switzerland 5 Team Canada West 4 (Overtime)

The World Jr A Challenge tournament opened today with Former Vernon Vipers forward, Drew George and Vernon Vipers forward, Dylan Walchuk falling 5-4 in overtime tonight in Penticton to Switzerland. Canada West falls to 0-1 while Switzerland moves to 1-0. Canada West will now face off against Russia Wednesday.

First Period

13:40 SUI 19 Ryan McGregor (28 Yannick Herren, 25 Raphael Kuonen)

Second Period

13:28 SUI 25 Raphael Kuonen (26 Joel Vermin)
17:42 SUI 13 Gregory Hofmann

Third Period

01:09 CAN W 9 Travis St. Denis (22 Sam Mellor) PP
04:24 CAN W 26 Mark MacMillan (17 Clarke Breitkreuz)
04:46 SUI 23 Matthias Rossi
8:05 CAN W 26 Mark MacMillan (9 Travis St. Denis) PP
13:17 CAN W 10 Reed Linaker (23 Brendan O'Donnell, 15 Ryan Marshall)

Overtime

01:45 SUI 6 Nicholas Steiner (25 Raphael Kuonen, 10 Tristan Scherwey) PP

Switzerland outshot Team Canada West 30-28.

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