| U.S. Tops Russia, 3-2, in 2019 U18 WWC Opener |
| Shearen scores game-winner as Team USA earns its first win of the tournament |
| OBIHIRO, Japan – Sydney Shearen (Hugo, Minn.) scored the game-winning goal and Skylar Vetter (Lakeville, Minn.) made 19 saves as the U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team defeated Russia, 3-2, in its opening game of the 2019 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship.”We’re really happy to get our first win of the tournament tonight against a quality opponent like Russia,” said Maura Crowell (Mansfield, Mass.), head coach of the 2019 U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team. “It’s really important to get a win in the opening game and I think tonight is a good boost to the confidence in our locker room as we move ahead in the tournament.”The U.S. (1-0-0-0/W-OTW-OTL-L) continues preliminary round play on Monday (Jan. 7) against Canada. That game, along with every U.S. tournament game, will be streamed live on IIHF.com.For the complete game recap, click here.2019 International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 Women’s World Championship Team USA Schedule – Jan. 6 – 13, 2019 – Obihiro, Japan All U.S. Tournament Games To Be Streamed Live on IIHF.comDateOpponent & RoundTime (ET)/ResultLocationSun., Jan. 6Russia PreliminaryW, 3-2Obihiro, Japan Obihiro Forest Ice ArenaMon., Jan. 7Canada Preliminary3:00 a.m.Obihiro, Japan Obihiro Forest Ice ArenaWed., Jan. 9Sweden Preliminary3:00 a.m.Obihiro, Japan Obihiro Forest Ice ArenaThurs., Jan. 10QuarterfinalsTBDObihiro, Japan Obihiro Forest Ice ArenaSat., Jan. 12SemifinalsTBDObihiro, Japan Obihiro Forest Ice ArenaSun., Jan. 13Bronze-Medal Game12:30 a.m.Obihiro, Japan Obihiro Forest Ice ArenaGold-Medal Game3:00 a.m.Obihiro, Japan Obihiro Forest Ice Arena NOTES: Forward Hannah Bilka (Coppell, Texas) was tabbed U.S. Player of the Game … The U.S. outshot Russia, 38-21, went 1-for-7 on the powerplay and 6-for-7 on the penalty kill. For complete game statistics, click here … Team USA, the four-time reigning world champion, captured gold in each of the first two years of the tournament (2008, 2009) and again in 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. The team has taken home the silver medal in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014 … Crowell is joined by assistant coaches Josh Sciba (Westland, Mich./Union College) and 2018 Olympic gold medalist Brianna Decker (Dousman, Wis.) … USA Hockey’s international council, chaired by Gavin Regan (Potsdam, N.Y.), vice president of USA Hockey, has oversight responsibilities for all U.S. national teams. … IIHF.com is the streaming home of the 2019 Under-18 Women’s World Championship … For more information about the tournament, click here. |
