WHL stars beat Russia

CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Ty Wishart scored twice to lead the Western Hockey League All-Stars to a 5-3 win over a team of Russian selects Wednesday in the latest installment of the ADT Canada-Russia Challenge.

Zach Hamill, Devin Setoguchi and Andrew Clark also scored for the WHL. Dmitry Zyuzin, Denis Kazionov and Vadim Shipachev had goals for the Russians.

The victory extends the Canadian Hockey League’s winning streak over its Russian counterparts to 11 games, dropping Russia to 4-19 all-time in the four-year event. The WHL now has a perfect 7-0 record against the Russians since 2003.

The Russian team is still winless through five games of the 2006 series, having dropped two games to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team, followed by two defeats to the Ontario Hockey League team.

The WHL outshot the Russians 43-18.

The teams will meet again today in Kamloops, B.C.