Hockey
From Staff and Wire Reports
Canada opened defense of its world junior hockey championship at Fussen, Germany, by beating Germany, 5-4, on Patrick Poulin’s second goal of the game with 20 seconds remaining. In other opening-day games, the United States defeated Finland, 5-1; Sweden beat Czechoslovakia, 8-4, and the Soviet Union beat Switzerland, 10-2.
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