BRNO, Czech Republic — The U.S. National Under-17 Team erased a two-goal deficit in the second period and added two more goals in the third to top the Czech Republic, 4-2, in its final game of the 2017 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament at DRFG Arena.
Bode Wilde (Birmingham, Mich.) scored twice and Tyler Weiss (Raleigh, N.C.) recorded a pair of assists in the win.
Team USA is 2-1-0-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L) at this year’s event. The final standings, which are based on points, will be determined following the results of tomorrow’s games (Finland vs. Sweden at 6 a.m. ET; Czech Republic vs. Russia at 9:30 a.m. ET).
NOTES: Jake Pivonka was named the U.S. Player of the Game after scoring the game-winning goal … Ryan Ullan (Hibbing, Minn.) made 30 saves in net for Team USA … The U.S. is competing in the 2017 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament with Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden … Follow along on Twitter at @usahockeyntdp and using the hashtag #5NationsU17.
