Troy Terry (Highlands Ranch, Colo./University of Denver) netted the shootout winner for the second straight game as the U.S. National Junior Team topped Canada, 5-4, to win the gold medal at the 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. Goaltender Tyler Parsons (Chesterfield, Mich.) stopped all five Canada shots in the shootout and made 46 total saves in the game.
Kieffer Bellows (Edina, Minn./Boston University) scored twice for Team USA. Charlie McAvoy (Long Beach, N.Y./Boston University) and Colin White (Hanover, Mass./Boston College) also tallied.
Tyler Parsons (Chesterfield, Mich./London Knights) finished with 46 saves.
Full recap to follow.
NOTES: Charlie McAvoy (Long Beach, N.Y./Boston University) was named the U.S. Player of the Game … The U.S. has won a medal in five of the last eight IIHF World Junior Championships, the best stretch in the history of the country … Team USA’s Best Three Players of the Tournament included Charlie McAvoy, Clayton Keller (St. Louis, Mo./Boston University) and Jordan Greenway (Canton, N.Y./Boston University) … The U.S. won all seven games it played in the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship, representing the most wins in a single World Juniors ever for the U.S.
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