HELSINKI, Finland – The U.S. National Junior Team earned the bronze medal with an 8-3 victory against Sweden here tonight at the 2016 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. Anders Bjork (Mequon, Wis./University of Notre Dame), Ryan Donato (Scituate, Mass./Harvard University) and Matthew Tkachuk (St. Louis, Mo./London) each scored twice and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 35 shots in the win.
“After a tough loss less than 24 hours ago, to come back and finish with a win and the bronze medal is a terrific accomplishment,” said Ron Wilson, head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team. “It was a total team effort and I couldn’t be more proud of our guys.”
The U.S. finished the tournament with a 5-0-0-2 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record, and has medaled in four of the last seven years.
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NOTES: Anders Bjork was named the U.S. Player of the Game … For a complete box score, click here … Auston Matthews, Alex Nedeljkovic and Zach Werenski were named Team USA’s three best players of the tournament … Auston Matthews has seven goals in this year’s World Juniors, the most of any player in the tournament … Team USA scored 34 goals in the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship and allowed just 10 goals … For more information on the 2016 U.S. National Junior Team, including a full roster, click here … Use the hashtag #USAWJC on Twitter to join the conversation about the U.S. National Junior Team … All U.S. games will be broadcast live on NHL Network. For more information about the tournament, please click here. All U.S. games will be broadcast live on NHL Network.
