Viatcheslav Fetisov made a successful return to...

Viatcheslav Fetisov made a successful return to the Soviet national team, scoring a goal and adding three assists in a 10-1 blitz of Team USA at the World Hockey Championships in Bern, Switzerland.

Fetisov, perhaps the greatest defenseman in international hockey during the 1980s, feuded with Soviet Coach Victor Tikhonov and was cut briefly from the team before the 1989 tournament. He played in the NHL with New Jersey this season, and rejoined the Soviet team after the Devils’ elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Soviet Union is 3-0, the United States 0-3.

Detroit’s Steve Yzerman scored three goals and set up the winner by Shawn Burr late in the third period as Team Canada (3-0) came back from a four-goal deficit to edge Finland, 6-5. Sweden (3-0) routed winless West Germany, 6-0, and Czechoslovakia also went 3-0 by beating Norway, 9-1.