Missed it by That Much, Again

Day 1 of Mark Messier's coaching career didn't work out so well.

His DEL-Canada Selects spotted the Germans a 3-0 first period lead,
came back to tie the match at 3 in the Second,
then immediately allowed the Germans to pot the winning goal.

One time Oiler Fred Brathwaite, 38 years young, had so-so .888 [to infinity] Save Percentage for Canada.
That's 4.44 goals per 30 Shots.
His German counterpart, Minnesota Wild free-agent signing Dennis Endras, stopped 26 of 29.

Day 2 went no better for the fiery, bald leader.
His charges again lost a close one, 2 -1 to the Swiss in overtime.
Brathwaite had a better day, allowing 2 goals on 33 shots - after two games his Goals Against per 30 Shots dropped to 2.70.

DEL leading scorer Adam Mitchell of the Hanover Scorpions netted Canada's goal 45 seconds into the 2nd Period.
Damien Brunner [5.11, 177 lbs] scored both Swiss goals.

Both of today's game's went into overtime, as the Slovaks beat the the Germans 3 - 2.
The Swiss lead the tournament, undefeated after 2 games.
The Germans & the Slovaks are 1-1.