Junior Hockey

OTTAWA — Canada's parade to the penalty box started midway through the first period. It never really stopped. And that string of undisciplined play cost the host country dearly on New Year's Eve at the world junior hockey championship.

VICTORIA — Tyus Sparks scored the only goal of a three-round shootout and the visiting Vancouver Giants rallied from a 5-1 deficit to defeat the Victoria Royals 7-6 in a Western Hockey League matchup on Tuesday at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena.

RIMOUSKI, Que. — Captain Jacob Mathieu scored twice and Jonathan Fauchon had a goal and assist as the Rimouski Oceanic rolled past the visiting Drummondville Voltigeurs 5-3 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Tuesday.

LONDON, Ont. — Landon Sim scored three goals, including two on the power play, as the London Knights stung the Sarnia Sting 9-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Tuesday at Canada Life Place.

OTTAWA — Benjamin Rautiainen had a goal and an assist while Petteri Rimpenen earned a 28-save shutout as Finland capped its preliminary round at the world junior hockey championship with a 3-0 win over Latvia on Tuesday.

OTTAWA — Canada was in big trouble on an important night. It was New Year's Eve at the 2009 world junior hockey championship. The United States had jumped out to a 3-0 lead not even 13 minutes into the first period.

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Luke Shipley scored a short-handed goal and added an assist as the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings squeezed past the Swift Current Broncos 3-1 in Western Hockey League action on Monday night at the InnovationPlex.

OWEN SOUND, Ont.

BOISBRIAND, Que. — Justin Cote had two goals and an assist and the visiting Quebec Remparts erased a 3-1 deficit to post a 5-3 win over the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Monday night.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Maxim Strbak scored 2:55 into overtime to lead Slovakia to a 5-4 win over Kazakhstan on Monday at the world junior hockey championship.