The Nordiques were the next Canadians to play in Game 3 of the tournament. The USA Stripes team took out our cabin-mates from Belgium 41-30 in Game 2.

This Canadian team consists of a pair of 3.5's from opposite ends of the country: Garett Hickling and Steven Dunn, respectively from Kelowna, BC and Halifax, NS, complemented by two 0.5's from Montréal (Dany Bélanger) and Winnipeg (Jared Funk). Lineup combinations abound on this team, as three other players classified at 2.0 round it out: Al Semeniuk from Saskatoon, David Willsie from London and Martin Larocque from the Ottawa area.

The 'Diques went out to a 10-1 lead early in the game vs. the Swiss, and ended up winning comfortably by a score of 39-22. Both teams sported a thin roster of only seven players, with the Swiss returning with four veterans from their 2000 Paralympic Team. There are five members of the 2000 Canadian Paralympic team on each of our two teams.

Garett Hickling led the Nordiques with 14 goals, followed by Stevie Dunn with 9 and Al Semeniuk with 8. Martin “The Rock” Larocque scored 5 goals and Dave Willsie earned another 3 to complete the scoring blitz for Canada.

The next games for the Ice will be at 3:00 pm EST (GMT -5) against the 7th seeded Germans, while the 'Diques taking on the #9 seeds from Belgium at 6:00 pm.

Stay tuned for some game reports from the Canadian Team Manager, Cathy Cadieux.