2017 U17: RUS 5 – FIN 4 (5th Place)

Nov 9, 2017

Ilya Safonov and Egor Afansyev had a goal and an assist apiece, and the Russians survived a back-and-forth fifth-place game to finish their 2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge with a victory.

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Christos Sagiorgis/Hockey Canada Images

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