TRURO, N.S. – Tyler Madden (Albany, N.Y.) scored two goals and Jake Kucharski (Erie, Pa.) recorded a shutout as the 2017 U.S. Junior Select Team posted a 5-0 victory over Russia today to land a spot in Saturday’s championship game here at the 2017 World Jr. A Challenge.
“Our guys played really well today and we earned everything we got,” said head coach PK O’Handley. “We need to do everything to seize the opportunity ahead of us. I’m very proud of this group and their effort playing four games in four days.”
Team USA (3-0-0-1/W-OTW-OTL-L) will play in Saturday’s (Dec.16) championship game at 2 p.m. ET where it will face the Czech Republic or Canada West depending on the result of today’s second semifinal.
For the complete game recap, click here.
2017 World Junior A Challenge • Team USA Schedule
Dec. 10-16 – Truro, Nova Scotia – RECC Arena
Date Opponent Result/Time (ET) Broadcast Info
Mon., Dec. 11 Czech Republic L, 4-2 HockeyTV
Tues., Dec. 12 Canada West W, 2-1 HockeyTV
Wed., Dec. 13 Switzerland
Quarterfinals W, 3-1 HockeyTV
Thurs., Dec. 14
Russia
Semifinals
W, 5-0
HockeyTV
Sat., Dec. 16 Championship Game 2:00 p.m.
NOTES: Jack St. Ivany (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) was named U.S. Player of the Game…Team USA outshot Russia, 37-21…No streaming is available for Saturday’s championship matchup…The World Junior A Challenge is in its twelfth year, and the U.S. is competing for the eleventh time … All U.S. players currently play in the United States Hockey League, the lone Tier I junior hockey league in the United States. For the full U.S. roster, click here … For complete coverage of Team USA at the World Junior A Challenge, click here… The 2017 field includes Canada East, Canada West, Czech Republic, Russia, Switzerland and the United States … Team USA has captured the World Junior A Challenge title seven times (2008-10, 2012-14, 2016).
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