U.S. National Junior Team Falls to Russia, 2-1,
in 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship
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| Trouba Tallies Power-Play Goal |
UFA, Russia – The U.S. National Junior Team fell to Russia, 2-1, here tonight at Ufa Arena in the preliminary round of the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. Team USA owns a 1-0-0-1 record (W-OTW-OTL-L), good for third place within Group B.
"Both teams played extremely well," said Phil Housley, head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team. "Both teams were a bounce away from a win and unfortunately for us Russia got the bounce it needed. We'll take a lot from this game tonight. Our game was where it should be and I'm very proud of the way our guys played."
Russia began the scoring at 2:42 of the first period, striking on one of its four power-play opportunities in the frame.
The U.S. had the only two power plays of the second period, capitalizing on the latter opportunity at 13:18 to knot the game at 1-1. Jacob Trouba (Rochester, Mich./Univ. of Michigan) positioned himself at the top of the point and one-timed a feed from Alex Galchenyuk (Milwaukee, Wis./Sarnia Sting) past Russian netminder Andrei Makarov for the tally.
Russia reclaimed the lead, 2-1, at the 4:10 marker on a rebound. Team USA had a power play for the final 1:32 of regulation, yet could not tally the equalizer.
Goaltender John Gibson (Pittsburgh, Pa./Kitchener Rangers) stopped 28 shots for the United States and Makarov turned in a 41 save performance for Russia.
Team USA next plays Sunday (Dec. 30) in Ufa, Russia, against rival Canada. Game time is 3:30 p.m. local time (4:30 a.m. ET) with NHL Network (DirectTV 215, Dish 403) broadcasting live and NHL.com streaming live.
NOTES: Jacob Trouba was named Team USA's Player of the Game ... Alex Galchenyuk now leads the U.S. in assists (3) and points (1-3--4) for the tournament ... For the most thorough coverage of Team USA at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship, click here ... NHL Network is broadcasting all Team USA games live and re-airing them in prime time each night. NHL.com is also streaming all games live ... Phil Housley (South St. Paul, Minn.), head boy's ice hockey coach at Stillwater (Minn.) High School, is the head coach of the 2013 U.S. National Junior Team. He is assisted by Mark Osiecki (Columbus, Ohio), head men's ice hockey coach at Ohio State University,Grant Potulny (Minneapolis, Minn.), assistant men's ice hockey coach at the University of Minnesota and David Lassonde (Denver, Colo.), assistant men's ice hockey coach at the University of Denver ... Jim Johannson(Colorado Springs, Colo.), USA Hockey's assistant executive director of hockey operations, is serving as the general manager of Team USA for the fourth consecutive year. Tim Taylor (Guilford, Conn.) is the director of player personnel ... Use the hashtag #USAWJC to join the conversation on Twitter.
GAME SUMMARY
Scoring By Period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| USA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RUS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
First Period – Scoring: 1, RUS, Yarullin (Nesterov, Yakupov), 2:42 (pp). Penalties: USA, Trouba (interference), 2:29; RUS, Mozer (hooking), 2:57; USA, Team (too many men), 9:36; USA, Gibson (tripping), 11:27; USA, Grimaldi (hooking), 14:37.
Second Period – Scoring: 2, USA, Trouba (Galchenyuk), 13:18, (pp). Penalties: RUS, Dyakov (tripping), 5:12; RUS, Kucherov (holding), 12:28.
Third Period – Scoring: 3, RUS, Tkachyov (Nichushkin, Sergeyev), 4:10. Penalties: RUS, Kapustin (checking from behind), 18:28; RUS, Kapustin (10-minute misconduct), 18:28.
Shots by Period
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3
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Total
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| USA | 10 | 17 | 15 | 42 |
| RUS | 8 | 11 | 11 | 30 |
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| Goaltender (SV/SH) | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| USA, Gibson, 59:09 | 7/8 | 11/11 | 10/11 | 28/30 |
| RUS, Makarov, 60:00 | 10/10 | 16/17 | 15/15 | 41/42 |
Power Play: USA 1-4; RUS, 1-4
Penalties: USA 4-8; RUS, 5-18
2013 IIHF World Junior Championship ScheduleDec. 26, 2012-Jan. 5, 2013 • Ufa, Russia • Ufa Arena
Date
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Matchup
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Broadcast/Streaming
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Thurs., Dec. 20
| USA vs. Sweden* | W, 3-2 OT | NHL Network |
Sat., Dec. 22
| Finland vs. USA* | L, 1-5 | NHL Network |
Thurs., Dec. 27
| USA vs. Germany | W, 8-0 | NHL Network/NHL.com |
Fri., Dec. 28
| USA vs. Russia | L, 1-2 | NHL Network/NHL.com |
Sun., Dec. 30
| USA vs. Canada | 3:30 p.m./4:30 a.m. | NHL Network/NHL.com |
| Mon., Dec. 31 | USA vs. Slovakia | 4:00 p.m./5:00 a.m. | NHL Network/NHL.com |
Wed., Jan. 2
| Quarterfinal #1
Quarterfinal #2 | 5:00 p.m./4:00 a.m.
7:00 p.m./8:00 a.m. | NHL Network/NHL.com
NHL Network/NHL.com |
Thurs., Jan. 3
| Semifinal #1
Semifinal #2 | 5:00 p.m./4:00 a.m.
7:00 p.m./8:00 a.m. | NHL Network/NHL.com
NHL Network/NHL.com |
Sat., Jan. 5
| Bronze Medal Game
Gold Medal Game | 5:00 p.m./4:00 a.m.
7:00 p.m./8:00 a.m. | NHL Network/NHL.com
NHL Network/NHL.com |
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| *pre-tournament game in Helsinki, Finland |
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U.S. National Under-17 Team Downs Canada Pacific, 6-2, in
Pre-Tournament Game at 2013 World Under-17 Challenge
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| Eichel Nets Two Goals and Adds Assists in Victory |
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DRUMMONDVILLE, Quebec – Jack Eichel (North Chelmsford, Mass.) netted two goals and added an assist, as the U.S. National Under-17 Team downed Canada's Team Pacific, 6-2, in a pre-tournament game at the 2013 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge here tonight at Centre Marcel Dionne.
"We stayed consistent with what we wanted to do tonight," said Danton Cole, head coach of the U.S. National Under-17 Team. "The guys did a lot of things right, it was a good start and we need to improve every game moving forward."
Pacific struck first on the power play at 4:34 of the opening frame. Team USA then found itself down two goals after Pacific knocked in the puck at 16:47. Team USA outshot Pacific, 14-5, in the period but could not solve netminder Payton Lee.
Team USA cut the Pacific lead in half at 5:16 of the second stanza off a Jack Glover (Golden Valley, Minn.) shot from inside the blue line. The power-play tally was assisted on by Nathan Billitier (Spencerport, N.Y.) and Ryan MacInnis(St. Louis, Mo.). Sonny Milano (Massapequa, N.Y.) next set-up Chris Wilkie (Omaha, Neb.) in front of the net for Team USA's second power-play goal at 10:11. Eichel collected the second assist on the play. Milano again worked the puck to the top of the goal crease, this time feeding Eichel for the score at 12:31. Eichel's tally, the third U.S. goal scored with the man advantage, gave the U.S. its first lead, 3-2. Ryan Bliss (Bedford, N.H.) also assisted on the marker. Austin Poganski (St. Cloud, Minn.) extended the lead for Team USA at 13:45. Dylan Larkin (Waterford, Mich.) and Alex Tuch (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) registered assists on the play. Eichel broke away to score the fifth U.S. goal of the period, shorthanded, with a backhand shot at 16:19.
Wilkie added another special teams goal at 8:18 of the final frame and the U.S. skated away with a 6-2 victory. Louis Belpedio (Skokie, Ill.) and Bliss collected helpers on the score.
Edwin Minney (WInd Gap, Pa.) and Chris Birdsall (Glen Rock, N.J.) combined to stop 15 shots in the win for Team USA, while Lee and Jordan Papirny turned aside 30 saves in the loss for Pacific.
The U.S. National Under-17 Team will open tournament play against Canada's Team Ontario tomorrow (Dec. 29), in Victoriaville, Quebec at the Colisee Desjardins. Puck drop is slated for 1:30 p.m. EST. A complete schedule can be found below.
NOTES: Jack Eichel was named Team USA's Player of the Game ... For Team USA's full roster, click here ... Forwards Keegan Iverson (St. Louis Park, Minn.) and Dominic Turgeon (Cherry Hills, Colo.) play for the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League, while Austin Poganski skates for Cathedral High School in St. Paul, Minn. Netminder Chris Birdsall suits up for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the United States Hockey League, while the other 18 players on the roster come from the U.S. National Under-17 Team that is part of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program based in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... The 2013 World Under-17 Challenge includes two pools of five teams. Pool A consists of teams from Finland, Canada's Team Pacific, Russia, Sweden and Canada's Team West. Pool B consists of teams from Canada's Team Atlantic, Canada's Team Ontario, Canada's Team Quebec, Slovakia and the United States ... The U.S. enters the tournament having captured first place three times (2001-02, 2010) and second place in 1999, 2008, 2011, 2012 ... Follow @USAHockeyScores on Twitter for live scoring updates during the tournament. Scores will be designated with #WU17 ... For additional coverage, visit USA Hockey's National Team Development Program Facebook page ... The U.S. National Under-17 Team trains with The Hockey IntelliGym, a revolutionary new software program released on October 1, 2010, that trains hockey sense. To learn more, visit USAHockeyIntelliGym.com.
GAME SUMMARY
Scoring By Period
| USA | 0 - | 5 - | 1 - | 6 |
| PAC | 2 - | 0 - | 0 - | 2 |
First Period - Scoring: 1, PAC, Virtanen (Gropp, Mayo), 4:34, (pp); 2, PAC, Bleackley (Sandhu), 16:47. Penalties: USA, Milano (holding), 3:56; PAC, Hickey (cross-checking), 9:23; USA, Wilkie (slashing), 14:40; PAC, Sandhu (cross-checking), 16:47.
Second Period - Scoring: 3, USA, Glover (Billitier, MacInnis), 5:16, (pp); 4, USA, Wilkie (Milano, Eichel), 10:11, (pp); 5, USA, Eichel (Milano, Bliss), 12:31, (pp); 6, Poganski (Larkin, Tuch), 13:45; 7, USA, Eichel (unassisted), 16:19, (sh). Penalties: USA, Eichel (interference), 1:38; PAC, Gagnon (hooking), 4:02; PAC, Point (slashing), 9:28; PAC, Virtanen (hooking), 10:44; USA, Billitier (interference), 15:47; USA, Iverson (interference), 19:01.
Third Period - Scoring: 7, USA, Wilkie (Belpedio, Bliss), 8:18, (pp). Penalties: PAC, MacMaster (boarding), 9:10; PAC, Virtanen (hooking), 10:12; USA, Iverson (holding), 0:26.
Shots by Period
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2
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Total
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| USA | 14 | 10 | 12 | 36 |
| PAC | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
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| Goaltenders (SH/SV) | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| USA, Minney, 29:49 |
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| -- | 6/4 |
| USA, Birdsall, 30:11 | -- | 5/5 | 6/6 | 11/11 |
| PAC, Lee, 30:11 | 14/14 | 5/2 | -- | 19/16 |
| PAC, Papirny, 29:49 | -- | 5/3 | 12/11 | 17/14 |
Power Play: USA 4-7; PAC 1-6
Penalties: USA 6-12; PAC 7-14
Team USA 2013 World Under-17 Challenge ScheduleDec. 28, 2012 - Jan. 4, 2013 • Drummondville and Victoriaville, Quebec
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time/Result | Live Streaming |
| Fri., Dec. 28 | Canada Pacific* | Centre Marcel Dionne | W, 6-2 | |
| Sat., Dec 29 | Canada Ontario | Colisee Desjardins | 1:30 p.m. | FASTHockey |
| Sun., Dec. 30 | Canada Atlantic | Colisee Desjardins | 1:30 p.m. | FASTHockey |
| Mon., Dec. 31 | Canada Quebec | Colisee Desjardins | 7:30 p.m. | FASTHockey |
| Weds., Jan. 2 | Slovakia | Centre Marcel Dionne | 1:30 p.m. | FASTHockey |
| Thurs., Jan. 3 | Semifinal | Centre Marcel Dionne | 7:30 p.m. | FASTHockey |
| Semifinal | Colisee Desjardins | 7:30 p.m. | FASTHockey |
| Fri., Jan. 4 | Third-Place Game | Centre Marcel Dionne | 3:00 p.m. | FASTHockey |
| Championship Game | Colisee Desjardins | 7:30 p.m. | FASTHockey |
*Pre-tournament game
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