MONTREAL – (USA Hockey Photo) — The U.S. rallied from a pair of two-goal deficits and Troy Terry (Highlands Ranch, Colo./University of Denver) — for the second straight night — scored the game-winner in the shootout, as the U.S. National Junior Team beat Canada, 5-4, to win the gold medal at the 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship.
Goaltender Tyler Parsons (Chesterfield, Mich.) made 46 saves and stopped all five Canadian players in the shootout.
“What a terrific game between two fantastic hockey countries,” said Bob Motzko, head coach of Team USA. “When we got together in Michigan for our camp this summer, there was something special with these guys. This team had great camaraderie, tremendous heart and always battled. This is a special group who will forever walk together.”
The victory gave Team USA its fourth gold medal at the IIHF World Junior Championship, and tenth medal all time in the event. The U.S. is now 4-1 all-time in gold-medal games at the World Juniors.
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Team USA Schedule
2017 IIHF World Junior Championship
Date Opponent Time (ET)/Result Round Location
Wed., Dec. 21 Switzerland W, 4-3 Pre-Tournament Oshawa, Ont.
Fri., Dec. 23 Czech Republic W, 4-0 Pre-Tournament Kingston, Ont.
Mon., Dec. 26 Latvia W, 6-1 Preliminary Toronto, Ont.
Wed., Dec. 28 Slovakia W, 5-2 Preliminary Toronto, Ont.
Thurs., Dec. 29 Russia W, 3-2 Preliminary Toronto, Ont.
Sat., Dec. 31 Canada W, 3-1 Preliminary Toronto, Ont.
Mon., Jan. 2 Switzerland W, 3-2 Quarterfinals Toronto, Ont.
Wed., Jan. 4 Russia W, 4-3 (SO) Semifinals Montreal, Que.
Thurs., Jan. 5 TBD W, 5-4 (SO) Gold Medal Game Montreal, Que.
NOTES: Charlie McAvoy (Long Beach, N.Y./Boston University) was named the U.S. Player of the Game … Canada outshot the U.S., 50-36 … Team USA was 1-for-2 on the power play, while Canada was 1-for-6 … 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. … The last U.S. men’s national team to play in Montreal for a championship was the 1996 World Cup of Hockey Team. After losing the first game in the best-of-three final series in Philadelphia, Team USA won two straight in Montreal to capture the very first World Cup of Hockey championship.
