National Sports

Wednesday's Games World Junior Hockey Championship Quarterfinals at Vancouver Finland 2 Canada 1 (OT) Russia 8 Slovakia 3 - Quarterfinals at Victoria Switzerland 2 Sweden 0 United States 3 Czech Republic 1 - Relegation Game at Vancouver Kazakhstan 4

VANCOUVER — Klim Kostin scored twice to lead Russia past Slovakia 8-3 on Wednesday in their quarterfinal matchup at the world junior hockey championship.

VICTORIA — Jack Hughes was pleased to finally get back into the United States' lineup and help contribute to a 3-1 victory over the Czech Republic on Wednesday in the quarterfinal of the world junior hockey championship.

VANCOUVER — It wasn't just Canada's junior hockey team that was devastated Wednesday night — it was the entire country, says defenceman Ian Mitchell.

DETROIT — Johnny Gaudreau capped a memorable day with another splendid performance. Gaudreau had a goal and three assists, and the Calgary Flames rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.

OTTAWA — Elias Pettersson thought this was a pretty good day.

VICTORIA — Switzerland is brimming with confidence at the world junior hockey championship after defeating top-ranked Sweden 2-0 Wednesday in a quarterfinal upset.

Alex Ovechkin will skip the NHL's All-Star Weekend in San Jose to get some extra rest and serve an automatic one-game suspension.

Morgan Quarry, who worked with 10 different head coaches of the Canadian men's soccer team, is no longer with the Canadian Soccer Association after 19 years on the job.

Canadian defender Easther Mayi Kith, who played 89 career matches for West Virginia University, has signed with Montpellier HSC in the top French women's league.