In a heated affair, Belarus relegated Canada to a 6th-place finish at the Champions Challenge II tournament in Kazan, Russia. From WorldHockey.org:

“Belarus upset Canada in the match for the fifth position at the Women’s Champions Challenge II by winning 2-1. Both teams were eager to win the encounter and sometimes needed some physical play, especially from the Belarus side, during the entire match. Umpires Thomas and Kaltypan showed four green, three yellow and one red cards. Belarus player Yuliya MIKHEICHYK tried to injure a Canadian player near the end of the match and received the red card for her offence. Tournament Director Barbara Morgan suspended MIKHEICHYK for the next international match played by the Belarus team.

Despite the high number of cards, the match stayed interesting until the end. Belarus opened the score just before half time when captain Volha SHYNTAR converted a penalty stroke. In the 57th minute, Belarus scored for a second time and at that stage it looked like the match was locked. Despite being two goals behind, Canada kept fighting. It was Stephanie JAMESON who scored the 2-1 with just six minutes to play. Canada kept looking for the equalizer, but didn’t succeed to force extra time.”

A small consolation was that Jameson was later named Best Defender of the tournament. Congratulations, Steph!

You can also check out the FHC story here.