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Canisius Ties Bowling Green

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The Canisius College hockey team took a break from conference play on Saturday afternoon and played to a 2-2 draw with Bowling Green of the CCHA. The Griffs are now 6-8-5 on the season, while the Falcons are 4-10-5.

 

“It was a back-and-forth game where both teams had moments when they dominated,” said Canisius head coach Dave Smith. “I liked our resiliency at times to get the game going our way. We now have another back-and-forth battle on our hands tomorrow and I know we’ll be ready for it and hopefully come out with two points.”

 

Junior Ryan Bohrer (West St. Paul, Minn.) and sophomore Matthew Grazen (East Amherst, N.Y.) each netted a goal for the Griffs.

 

Sophomore Keegan Asmundson (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) recorded 33 saves for the Griffs in his second collegiate start.

 

Miscues for both teams led to early goals on the afternoon. After a Canisius turnover in its own zone, Ben Murphy finished a 2-on-1 with his first goal of the season 7:27 into the contest.

 

The Griffs then evened the match just before time expired in the first period. A Bowling Green turnover led to a loose puck on the blue line and junior Ben Danford (Stillwater, Minn.) blasted a shot toward net. Bohrer then redirected the puck into the net for his second goal of the season.

 

The score remained tied until early in the third frame when Grazen gave the Griffs the advantage. On the forecheck, the junior stole the puck from the Falcon defense and beat the goaltender 1-on-1 for his fourth tally of the season and 2-1 Canisius lead with 18:30 left in the game.

 

Bowling Green would answer back and eventually tied the game at two with 3:57 remaining, connecting on a power play. Ryan Carpenter tipped Bryce Williamson’s shot from the point but Asmundson made the stop. However, Carpenter was there to knock his own rebound in to knot the contest at two.

 

Neither team was able to net the game winner in the final nine minutes of action as the schools finished off the 2-2 draw.

 

Bowling Green finished the afternoon with a 35-31 advantage in shots. Both teams had two power-play chances with the Falcons converting once and killing both Canisius power plays.

 

Andrew Hammond recorded 29 saves in net for the Falcons to earn the tie.

 

The schools wrap up the non-conference series tomorrow afternoon at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. Game time is set for 12:05 p.m.

 

Game Notes: The Griffs are now 4-19-5 all-time against CCHA schools, including a 0-2-1 mark against Bowling Green … Asmundson has allowed three goals in 125 minutes of action in his two starts this season. His first career appearance was also against a CCHA school in a 3-1 win over Alaska on Oct. 13 … The Falcons’ game-tying goal ended a 128:36 scoreless streak for the Griffs in the third period and was just the second third-period goal allowed by Canisius in the last 12 games … The tally was also the first power-play goal allowed by the Griffs in the last seven games … Canisius’ 31 shots were 11 more than it had in the two games combined last season against Bowling Green (20).

Bears down Purple Knights for DoubleTree Classic Title; Komsa named MVP

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SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT.—Four different players scored for the SUNY Potsdam
women’s hockey team (5-8-1) as the Bears downed host Saint Michael’s
(1-10-1) 4-1 to capture the DoubleTree Ice Hockey Classic Title. Potsdam
has now won three straight contests and is 4-1-1 in its last six. Senior
captain Katie Komsa (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont./Sault Ste. Marie AA Midget)
was selected as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player and junior captain
Brittany Lucky (Kanata, Ontario/Ottawa Senators) was named to the
all-tournament team.

Komsa opened the scoring at 6:59 of the first period with an assist from
junior assistant captain Jenn Crawford (Burlington, Ontario/Stony Creek
Sabres). Tight defense allowed just six shots per team in the opening 20
minutes, but Bears senior goaltender Jen Conophy (Glenmont, N.Y./Albany
Ice Cats) kept the Purple Knights at bay and Potsdam took the one-goal
lead into the break.

Just 56 seconds into the second period, sophomore forward Alexandra
Holowka (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Balmoral Hall) gave Potsdam a 2-0 advantage.
Sophomore forward Emily Hazelden (Bloomingdale, N.Y./Northwood School)
assisted on the goal. Potsdam dominated the second period, outshooting the
Purple Knights 13-5, but Saint Mike’s goalie Meaghan Leong kept her team
in the game. Conophy was perfect through 40 minutes.

At the 10:30 mark of the third period, Macey Thomas finally solved Conophy
to get the Purple Knights to within 2-1. However, the Bears answered 1:33
later as freshman defenseman Kristen Domanski (Brooklin, Ontario/Barrie
Sharks) buried her second of the weekend. Freshman forward Sarah Nelson
(Highlands Ranch, Colo./Colorado Selects) and junior forward Jessica
Silveira (Brampton, Ontario/Brampton Thunder) recorded the assists. Just
46 seconds after that, Lucky gave Potsdam all the insurance it would need
and the Bears rolled to the 4-1 win.

Conophy finished with 19 saves to earn her first victory of the season,
while Leong stopped 29 shots. Potsdam outshot the Purple Knights 33-20.
Saint Mike’s was 0-4 on the power play and the Bears went without an
opportunity on the man advantage.

“Our forecheck and execution were much better today,” said Bears Head
Coach Jay Green. “It was just a much better effort by everyone and I’m
very pleased. We’re leaving here with two big wins and are much happier
with our play.”

The Bears are back in action on Tuesday as they host the Castleton State
Spartans at 7 p.m. at Cheel Arena.

Skidmore edges Potsdam, 4-3

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.友or the second day in a row the SUNY Potsdam men痴
hockey team (5-8-1) rallied from a 3-0 deficit. This time however, a
Skidmore College (6-6-2) goal with 1:01 left lifted the Thoroughbreds to a
4-3 win over the Bears. Freshman forward Todd Thomas (Davidsville,
Pa./Hartford Wolfpack) scored twice for Potsdam, while fellow freshmen
forwards Mike Riley (Brantford, Ontario/Brantford Golden Bears) and Matt
Thompson (Anchorage, Alaska/Kenai River Brown Bears) each recorded two
assists.

Skidmore came out strong, firing 18 first period shots on Bears freshman
goalie Austin Keiser (Dunwoody, Ga./Boston Bulldogs), while Potsdam
managed just four. Dave Dupuis put the Thoroughbreds in front 1-0 at the
14:25 mark. Less than three minutes later Brad Schuler doubled the
advantage and Skidmore led 2-0 at the first intermission.

Penalties filled the first half of the second period and Skidmore took
advantage. Jack Even scored an unassisted goal at 11:50 to give the
Thoroughbreds a three-goal lead. Skidmore then took two quick penalties
and the Bears made them pay with a five-on-three power play. Sophomore
forward Ken Simon (Norwell, Mass./Philadelphia Revolution) got Potsdam on
the board at 17:11. Juniors Nick Avgerinos (Bolton, Ontario/Georgetown
Raiders) and Adam Place (Scarborough, Ontario/Bowmanville Eagles) assisted
on the goal. The Bears trailed 3-1 after 40 minutes.

The score remained the same until the 10:26 mark when Thomas exploded for
his two tallies in just 22 seconds to tie the score at 3-3. The game
appeared to be headed for overtime when Schuler notched his second of the
game at 18:59. Potsdam Head Coach Chris Bernard pulled Keiser after the
goal, but the Bears were unable to find the equalizer.

Keiser finished with 35 saves, while Skidmore goalie Ben Freiberg stopped
21 shots for the win. The Thoroughbreds outshot Potsdam 39-34 on the
afternoon. Skidmore was 1-7 on the power play and the Bears were 1-4.

Potsdam is back in action next weekend with two games in Massachusetts.
The Bears battle Western New England in Springfield at 7:15 p.m. on Friday
and Becker in Worcester at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Oswego Women Beat St. Norbert

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OSWEGO, N.Y. – Megan Hagg (Jr., Pickering, Ontario) scored a power-play goal midway through the third period to help the Oswego State women’s ice hockey team (7-5-1) post a 3-2 win over visiting St. Norbert (4-6-2). Saturday’s contest marked the first-ever meeting between the two programs.

Olivia Boersen (Jr., Stratford, Ontario) put the Lakers on the scoreboard early when she scored her fifth goal of the season on a broken play in front of the net. Melissa Seamont (Jr., North Bay, Ontario) and Emma Smetaniuk (Jr., Frankford, Ontario) assisted the goal 2:20 into the game.

Oswego State extended its lead before the end of the period when Seamont deflected a Chelsea Hunt (Jr., Brockport, N.Y.) shot from the blue line past St. Norbert goalie Kaley Gibson seconds after the Green Knights killed off an interference penalty. Hagg was also credited with an assist on the play.

St. Norbert made it a 2-1 game when Karissa Anderson found Andrea Senne open for her fifth marker of the year at 6:15 into the second period, which was where the score remained heading into the final frame.

The Green Knights tied the game early in the third period at the 3:20 mark when Henriette Ostergaard netted an unassisted goal, moments after St. Norbert effectively killed off its sixth power-play of the game.

However, it was the Green Knights’ seventh penalty of the game that proved costly, as Hagg wristed a shot top-shelf, glove side after receiving a pass from Bailee Goodon (Fr., Boissevain, Manitoba) at 11:24.

St. Norbert called timeout with 1:16 left in regulation to set up its attack with a faceoff in its defensive zone. The squads traded puck control in the neutral zone until Gibson was get off the ice to give the Green Knights an extra skater with 39 seconds remaining. However, the visitors were unable to net the game-tying goal.

Oswego State finished the game 1-for-7 on the power play, while St. Norbert went 0-for-4.

Laker goalie Bridget Smith (So., Hamburg, N.Y.) tallied 18 saves for her sixth win of the season. Gibson posted 18 saves in the loss.

No. 18 Niagara Tops Air Force, 4-3

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NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The No. 18 Niagara hockey team rallied from behind twice to remain unbeaten in Atlantic Hockey play, as the Purple Eagles dropped Air Force, 4-3, Saturday evening in front of a sellout crowd in Dwyer Arena.

Now riding a 14-game unbeaten streak on home ice since Feb. 11, 2012, Niagara (11-3-4, 10-0-1 AHA) got the game-winning tally from Matt Williams.  With a little more than 10 minutes remaining and the game knotted at three apiece, the puck landed on Williams’ stick as he streak down the left boards toward Falcon goaltender Jason Torf.  The defenseman stuffed the puck top-shelf over the right shoulder Torf for his third of the season, two of which have been game winners.

“That was a great college hockey game.  It was two even teams going toe-to-toe until the final buzzer,” head coach David Burkholder said.  “I was really pleased with the back-and-forth of it, the moment changes and how the goals happened.  I was really proud of how the guys stuck to it.  We said the top of the crease was going to win or lose the game tonight.  Those are where the goals were scored.  We paid the price in the last 40 minutes and that’s how we got the win.”

Rookie Hugo Turcotte contributed a goal and an assist in the win, while Kevin Ryan pocketed a pair of assists.  Niagara netminder Carsen Chubak made 31 saves in net in the win.

Air Force (6-9-4; 4-5-2 AHA) jumped out to a 1-0 lead after Ryan Timar put away a powerplay tally at the 7:32 mark of the opening period.   With 21 seconds remaining on the Falcon man-advantage, an initial wrister from the slot by Jason Fabian was pushed aside by Chubak, but the rebound found Timar who snapped it home.

Niagara knotted the game up at the midway point of the contest off the stick of junior Ryan Rashid   The left winger received a pass from Ryan at the top of the slot and his one-timer slid under the pads of Torf for his third goal of the season.

The Purps would have to battle from behind yet again as Cole Gunner gave back the lead to AFA with 7:27 left in the period.  Stephen Carew shouldered his way around Kevin Albers down the left boards before slipping a backhander to the streaking Gunner who tipped it in to give the Falcons a 2-1 lead heading into the final period of play.

The next pair of scores came off the stick of Niagara to give the Purps their first lead of the contest.  The first tally came just 56 seconds into the stanza as a rising shot from C.J. Chartrain from just inside the blue line was tipped in by Turcotte.

Chris Lochner gave Niagara a 3-2 lead with just over 15 minutes remaining in the third period on a superb individual effort.  After being tripped up during the play in front of the net, the center pushed the loose puck behind Torf while on his stomach for his fifth goal of the season.

Just 30 seconds later, the game was leveled for the third time as Scott Holm made it a 3-3 contest with just five minutes remaining.  Ben Persian had the puck behind Niagara’s goal before sending the puck to Holm at the point where his one-timer beat Chubak to tie the game at three.

Williams would steal the game from the Falcons with the eventual game-winner, and the Niagara defense would rally to shut down the Air Force offensive pressure.

“We have found a different way to win every game,” added Burkholder.  “Those are experiences that are going to pay off in March.  I’m so proud of the perseverance and how we keep winning games.”

The Purple Eagles will now start their longest road trip of the season, starting off with a trip to Springfield, Mass. to face off against American International College in a weekend series.  The first game is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 11, with the battle wrapping up the following day.  Both contests have a 7:05 p.m. puck drop.

Utica Over Oswego

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UTICA, N.Y. – Eighth-ranked Utica (11-2-0) registered four power-play goals as the Pioneers handed the second-ranked Oswego State men’s ice hockey team (12-3-0) a 6-0 loss Saturday night at Utica Memorial Auditorium. Utica posted three goals in the first and second periods, while going 4-for-6 with the extra attacker.

Chris Santiago opened the scoring at 5:38 in the first period to give the Pioneers an early advantage. Louie Educate make it a 2-0 contest at the 13:34 mark, which was less than a minute into a Laker boarding penalty. Utica extended its lead before the end of the stanza following a power-play goal by Adam Graff at 17:24.

The Pioneers carried momentum into the second period courtesy of two Oswego State penalties in the final minute of the first. Utica capitalized on the two-skater advantage 53 seconds into the frame when Rob Morton scored.

The Pioneers struck again at 5:27 to make the score, 5-0, prompting the Lakers to pull starting goalie Andrew Hare(Sr., Burlington, Ontario) in favor of Justin Gilbert (Fr., Ottawa, Ontario).  Utica scored its final goal of the game at 16:13 in the second following another 5-on-3 situation. By the end of the period, the Pioneers held a 6-0 lead.

Oswego State had two power-play chances in the third period, but came up short on the scoreboard.

Andrew Hare stopped eight shots and allowed five goals in 25:27, while Gilbert finished with 19 saves on 20 shots in 34:33 during his first collegiate appearance. Utica’s Nick Therrien made 25 saves in the win.

Scholarship Money Available to Hockey Players

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In June of 2000 the New York State Amateur Hockey Association named their scholarships after its long time President and Director Emeritus, Bob Allen.

 

Each year at the Annual Meeting of the New York State Amateur Hockey Association four scholarships are awarded to High School or Prep School Seniors going on to college. The scholarships are awarded based on the individuals participation at school, with their community, and involvement in youth sports. The Scholarships are for $1000 each and given directly to the winners upon verification of enrollment at college.

 

The applications for 2013 are now posted. The scholarship application requires an essay from the applicant, and a sealed copy of their (3.5) years transcript. —> 2013 Application

 

 

The 2012 Scholarship winners are; Anna Dievendorf of Malone, Danielle Faivus of Oswego, Matthew Letourneau of Rouses Point, and Matthew Schattner of Syracuse. Congratulations and good luck!

West Seneca Goalie Abby Mutton makes a save (Photo by Janet Schultz)

U.S. Women’s National U18 Team Defeats Sweden, 8-0, at IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship

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Four-goal flurry in the first period powers Team USA victory
HEINOLA, Finland  – Fueled by goals from seven different players, the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team defeated Sweden, 8-0, today in the team’s final preliminary game of the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation U18 Women’s World Championship.  Katherine Schipper (Brooklyn Park, Minnesota) scored twice and added an assist while Team USA goaltender Sidney Peters (Geneva, Ill.) stopped 10 shots in the squad’s third straight shutout victory in the tournament.

“Our puck movement was phenomenal today,” said Jeff Kampersal, head coach of Team USA. “The defense did a good job of regrouping in the neutral zone the forwards hit their spots. It looked really good. I thought our kids did a great job of moving the puck all the way around.”

The first 10 minutes featured action on both ends of the ice before the U.S. scored four goals in the span of 1:25 to take command. Cara Piazza (Darien, Ill.) started Team USA’s goal spree by finishing off a rebound from Danielle Cameranesi’s (Plymouth, Minn.) shot after Cameranesi stole the puck from a Swedish defenseman as she tried to clear the zone.

Eighteen seconds later, Grace Zarzecki (Chicago, Ill.) buried a backhand shot for the second U.S. goal of the game.  Less than a minute later Megan Wolfe (Eagan, Minn.) scored to make it 3-0.  Jennifer Ryan (Victor, N.Y.) capped off the offensive burst 16 seconds after Wolfe’s goal with a blast from the point that knocked Swedish goaltender Maria Omberg’s water bottle off the net.

Schipper’s wrist shot found the top right corner of the net 59 seconds into the second period to give the U.S. a 5-0 advantage. Taylar Cianfarano (Oswego N.Y) then picked up her second point of the game with a spectacular effort from the right side of the ice in which she faked a pass across the goal crease, drawing Omberg out of position, then buried the puck just inside the right post.

Schipper notched her second goal of the game at 2:15 of the third period by capitalizing on a rebound from Amy Menke’s (Shakopee, Minn.) shot. It was the second time the two players combined for a goal on their line’s first shift of a period, having also done so in the second period.

Soon after, Sweden nearly spoiled the U.S. shutout with a breakaway chance, but Peters came up with the save.  Cameranesi capped off scoring for Team USA with a power-play tally midway through the period.

With its three preliminary round victories, the U.S. receives a bye into Friday’s (Jan. 3) semifinal round and will learn tomorrow who its next opponent will be.

NOTES: Taylar Cianfarano, who was 11-for-14 in the face-off circle and recorded two points (1-1—2), was named the U.S. Player of the Game … Team USA is the only squad in the tournament that has yet to concede a goal

U.S. Blanks Czech Republic, 10-0, at 2013 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship

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Eight Team USA players post multiple-point games
HEINOLA, Finland  – The U.S Women’s National Under-18 team rolled to a 10-0 victory over the Czech Republic today in the squad’s second game of the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation U18 Women’s World Championship.  Eight players put forth multiple-point efforts for Team USA and goaltender Alexis Shaw (Troy, Mich.) made 10 saves in the team’s second shutout of the tournament.

“Our team played a good game overall,” said U.S. Head Coach Jeff Kampersal(Pennington, N.J.).  “We focus each game on establishing our attack right away and our kids took care of business. (They were great) in terms of their preparation and being ready to go right from the opening draw, and we were excited about that.”

The U.S. jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first period, fueled by two goals from Amy Menke (Shakopee, Minn.) and three goals that came in the span of 1:38 near the midway point of the period.  Three players, Maddie Rolfes (West Des Moines, Iowa), Gracen Hirschy (Fort Wayne, Ind.), and Menke, all recorded two points in the first 11 minutes of the game.

Team USA added two more goals to its total in the second stanza.  Megan Wolfe(Eagan, Minn.) capitalized on her chance with 11 seconds left on a power play at 6:33 and Taylar Cianfarano (Oswego, N.Y.) netted the first of her two tallies in the game at 15:16.

Cianfarano notched her second goal early in the third period and Baylee Wellhausen(Williams Bay, Wis.) scored her first goal of the tournament on the power play at 13:51. Kelly Pannek (Plymouth, Minn.) capped off scoring for the U.S. with just 19 seconds left in the game, becoming the third member of Team USA to score two goals in the contest.

U.S. Downs Russia, 7-0, At 2013 IIHF Women’s World U18 Championship

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Katherine Schipper and Megan Wolfe each post three points in the victory
 

VIERUMAKI, Finland – The U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team recorded a 7-0 victory over Russia today in the team’s opening game of the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Under-18 Championship.  Katherine Schipper(Brooklyn Park, Minn.) and Megan Wolfe (Eagan, Minn.) each recorded three points (1-2—3) in the win to lead a Team USA offense that featured seven different goal scorers.

“I thought it was a good opening win,” said U.S. Head Coach Jeff Kampersal (Pennington, N.J.). “We haven’t had much practice time (but) our kids came together and I thought we played fairly well.”

The U.S. opened scoring on the power play at 9:03 of the first period when Sidney Morin(Chanhassen, Minn.) found the back of the net with a shot from the left point.  Wolfe’s tap-in off feeds from Schipper and Maddie Rolfes (West Des Moines, Iowa) at 16:11 andMaliya Rodgers’ (Minnetonka, Minn.) tally from the slot at 17:15 gave Team USA a three-goal lead heading into the first intermission.

Taylar Cianfarano (Oswego, N.Y.) and Grace Zarzecki (Chicago, Ill.) each picked up their second points of the game when Cianfarano netted a shot from the left side at 8:54; Team USA’s only goal of the second period.

The U.S. tacked on three more goals to the final score in the last 20 minutes of the game, scored by Schipper, captain Danielle Cameranesi (Plymouth, Minn.), and Jincy Dunne(O’Fallon, Mo.).  Schipper’s goal was the second power-play goal of the contest for Team USA, while Dunne’s tally was the second goal by a U.S. defenseman.

U.S. National Under-17 Team Downs Canada Pacific, 6-2, in Pre-Tournament Game at 2013 World Under-17 Challenge 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.

U.S. National Under-17 Team Clips Canada Ontario in Shootout, 6-5, in Opening Game at 2013 World Under-17 Challenge

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Eichel Notches Two Goals in Victory

VICTORIAVILLE, Quebec – Jack Eichel (North Chelmsford, Mass.) notched two goals, as the U.S. National Under-17 Team clipped Canada’s Team Ontario in a shootout, 6-5, in its opening game at the 2013 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge here today at the Colisee Desjardins.

“Our hard work paid off tonight,” said Danton Cole, head coach of the U.S. National Under-17 Team. “The guys will take a few minutes to enjoy this, but the most important game in this tournament is the next one and we need to stay focused.”

Ontario scored first off a one-timer at 10:55 of the opening frame. The goal was scored with a 5-on-3 advantage after consecutive U.S. penalties were whistled. Team USA was given its own two-man advantage late in the period, but did not convert and entered the first intermission down, 1-0.

Ryan Hitchcock (Manhasset, N.Y.) knotted the game for Team USA off an offensive zone faceoff just 33 seconds into the second stanza. Dylan Larkin (Waterford, Mich.) won the initial draw to create the chance. Ontario struck back at 1:57 to regain the lead, 2-1. The U.S. found itself down two scores after Ontario netted a shorthanded tally at 4:44. Ontario potted its third goal in a row at 11:25 to go up, 4-1, over the Americans. Eichel capitalized on a turnover and deked netminder Brent Moran out of position to cut the Ontario lead in half, 4-2, before time expired on the period.

Team USA started its comeback bid at 2:59 of the third period when Keegan Iverson (St. Louis Park, Minn.) blasted a shot that found the back of the net. Jared Fiegl (Parker, Colo.) and Dominic Turgeon (Cherry Hills, Colo.) assisted on the marker. Eichel scored his second of the game on the power play at 9:14 to tie the game, 4-4, before Ontario regained the lead 22 seconds later. Sonny Milano‘s (Massapequa, N.Y.) score at 11:39 proved to be the final goal in regulation and the squads entered a five-minute overtime.Chris Wilkie (Omaha, Neb.) and Jack Glover (Golden Valley, Minn.) recorded assists on Milano’s goal.

Ontario put two shots on net in the overtime, while the U.S. had one, but nothing got through and the game would be decided by a shootout. U.S. goaltender Chris Birdsall(Glen Rock, N.J.) stopped all three shooters he faced and Milano scored the lone goal of the shootout to give Team USA the win.

Birdsall made 25 saves in the victory, while Ontario’s Moran turned aside 28 shots in the loss.

The U.S. National Under-17 Team continues tournament play against Canada’s Team Atlantic tomorrow (Dec. 30), in Victoriaville, Quebec at the Colisee Desjardins. Puck drop is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. EST. A complete schedule can be found below.

U.S. National Junior Team Falls to Russia, 2-1

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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.

U.S. National Junior Team Tops Germany, 8-0, in Opening Game of IIHF World Junior Championship

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Galchenyuk, Barber, Kuraly Combine for Eight Points
UFA, Russia – The U.S. National Junior Team topped Germany, 8-0, in its opening game of the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship here tonight at Ufa Arena. Twelve different players recorded points for Team USA, including eight different goal scorers. The line
of Sean Kuraly (Dublin, Ohio/Miami Univ.), Alex Galchenyuk (Milwaukee, Wis./Sarnia Sting) and Reilly Barber (Livonia, Mich./Miami Univ.) starred, combining for three goals and five assists.

“Overall, we played a well-balanced game,” said Phil Housley, head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team. “We got the start we needed to build a good pace and flow to the game. One thing I was really proud of was that when we did have the lead we didn’t get away from the team game. We realized what got us the lead and they really focused on being aware of that over the three periods so I was really pleased with that.”

Team USA got the tournament off to a fast start, scoring just 19 seconds into the first frame. After breaking out of their own zone, Kuraly, Galchenyuk and Barber took advantage of an odd-man rush. The trio snuck past the Germany defense with two crisp passes before Kuraly deked German goaltender Marvin Cupper for the game’s first tally.Jacob Trouba (Rochester, Mich./Univ. of Michigan) pushed the U.S. lead to two at the 8:30 mark. Blake Pietila (Brighton, Mich./Michigan Tech) cycled the puck down low before finding Trouba on the point. Trouba collected the pass and sent a hard wrist-shot low into the net. Just 1:24 later, Galchenyuk made it a 3-0 game. Walking the puck up out of the corner, Galchenyuk found ample space to circle around the faceoff circle and skate down into the slot before putting the puck into the top corner of the net.

Barber got the U.S. off to another fast start in the second stanza, scoring his second goal just 14 seconds into the middle frame on a Galchenyuk feed. At the 6:33 marker, Shayne Gostisbehere (Margate, Fla./Union College) scored the first power-play goal for Team USA. Taking a feed from Seth Jones (Plano, Texas/Portland Winterhawks), Gostisbehere hammered a one-timer into the top corner. Less than two minutes later,Ryan Hartman (West Dundee, Ill./Plymouth Whalers) capitalized to give the U.S. a 6-0 lead. Cole Bardreau (Fairpoint, N.Y./Cornell Univ.) exposed a botched line change by Germany and found Pietila streaking down center ice for a breakaway. Cupper made the initial stop, but Hartman picked up the rebound for the tally. The U.S. then killed a five-on-three Germany power play, featuring five stops from U.S. goaltender John Gibson(Pittsburgh, Pa./Kitchener Rangers), giving him 19 stops through two periods before being replaced by Jon Gillies (South Portland, Maine/Providence College).

In the final frame, Team USA killed off three straight penalties before J.T. Miller (East Palestine, Ohio/Connecticut Whale) stole the puck during four-on-four play to give the U.S. a 7-0 lead. Jones scored the eighth U.S. goal, making it eight different goal scorers on the day for the U.S.

Gibson stopped all 19 shots he faced for the win, while Gillies picked up seven stops for the U.S. and Cupper turned in a 38 save performance for Germany.
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