Super Series Recap

Standings

1 - Russia  3W - 1OTL - 2L - 10PTS - +4GD
2 - CHL     2W - 1OTW - 3L - 8PTS - -4GD

Results

Russia 6 - QMJHL 2
QMJHL 5 - Russia 2

Russia 2 -OHL 1
OHL 2 - Russia 1

Russia 0 - WHL 1 (SO)
WHL 2 - Russia 5

Top Scorers

Russia: Tie (Mikhail Naumenko, Maxim Shalunov, Andrei Sigarev) Nail Yakupov 2G-2A-4PTS
WHL: Ty Rattie 1G-1A-2PTS
OHL: Ryan Strome 1G-1A-2PTS
QMJHL: Jonathan Huberdeau 2G-3A-5PTS

Series Recap

QMJHL vs. Russia: Russia continued with their dominance over the QMJHL in Game 1, putting in 2 goals every period. The QMJHL could only answer back with a goal in both the first and third periods. Revenge is what was served in Game 2, as the line of Huberdeau-MacKinnon-Drouin contributed to 4 of the 5 QMJHL goals. This time, Russia was the team who could only score in the first and third. The series ended in a tie, but Russia had the extra goal.

OHL vs. Russia: Just 24 hours after surrendering their first lost to the QMJHL in years, Russia won it's first game ever against the OHL. The OHL opened the scoring in the second, then Russia scored 2 quick goals in the middle of the third and hung on. Game 2 was a bit different, as the OHL scored in the first and third to get revenge and tie the series. Russia scored late in the third, but it wasn't enough time to complete a comeback. the series ended with both teams having identical stats.

WHL vs. Russia: Great goalie battle in Game 1, as Marakov (RUS) and Brossoit (WHL) stopped 30+ shots each and kept the game scoreless. WHL end up getting the win in a shootout. Game 2 was a different story, as Russia started off with 2 goal - despite getting out-shot - before unloading in the second and scoring two more. The WHL did score in both the second and third periods, but that wasn't enough. Russia added an insurance empty netter late in the third, icing the game and the series.