Team AJHL fell short in the final minutes of Friday’s game to open the 2019 Junior Club World Cup in Sochi, Russia with a 3-2 loss against Loko Yaroslavl.
Carter Savoie (Sherwood Park Crusaders) opened the scoring against the 2018 JCWC Champions just 2:57 into the game, followed up quickly by Jeremy Gervais (Bonnyville Pontiacs) to take an early 2-0 lead. With just six seconds left in the second period, Loko would score to close the period at 2-1, with the first of three unanswered goals.
Team AJHL will play its second game of the tournament on Sunday, August 25th against MODO from Örnsköldsvik, Sweden at 3:00PM (6:00AM MDT).
Follow the team on their travels through Twitter and Instagram as we will post regular photos and videos off all the adventures off the ice as well as game highlights.