BUFFALO, N.Y. — Kieffer Bellows (Edina, Minn./Portland Winterhawks) scored twice and Joseph Woll (St. Louis, Mo./Boston College) made 27 saves to lead the U.S. National Junior Team past Russia, 4-2, tonight in its quarterfinal game of the 2018 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship here at KeyBank Center.
“What a terrific effort by our guys against a quality opponent,” said Bob Motzko, head coach of the 2018 U.S. National Junior Team. “We saw success in all facets of the game, from our special teams to our goaltending. We’ll enjoy this tonight and tomorrow turn our attention to Sweden.”
Team USA (3-1-0-1/W-OTW-OTL-L) will face Sweden in the semifinals on Thursday (Jan. 4). The game is set for 4:00 p.m. ET at KeyBank Center with tickets available here. The contest will be broadcast live on NHL Network.
For the complete game recap, click here.
2018 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship
Team USA Schedule – Dec. 26, 2017 – Jan. 5, 2018 – Buffalo, New York
Date Opponent Time (ET)
Result Broadcast
Tickets Location
Wed., Dec. 20 Belarus
Pre-Tournament W, 14-0 HockeyTV.com Northwest Arena
Jamestown, N.Y.
Fri., Dec. 22 Sweden
Pre-Tournament W, 3-1 HockeyTV.com Erie Insurance Arena
Erie, Pa.
Tues., Dec. 26 Denmark
Preliminary Round W, 9-0 NHL Network KeyBank Center
Buffalo, N.Y.
Thurs., Dec. 28 Slovakia
Preliminary Round L, 2-3 NHL Network KeyBank Center
Buffalo, N.Y.
Fri., Dec. 29 Canada
Preliminary Round W(SO), 4-3 NHL Network New Era Field
Orchard Park, N.Y.
Sun., Dec. 31
Finland
Preliminary Round W, 5-4 NHL Network KeyBank Center
Buffalo, N.Y.
Tues., Jan. 2 Russia
Quarterfinals W, 4-2 NHL Network KeyBank Center
Buffalo, N.Y.
Thurs., Jan. 4 Sweden
Semifinals 4:00 p.m. NHL Network
Tickets KeyBank Center
Buffalo, N.Y.
Fri., Jan. 5 TBD
Bronze Medal Game 4:00 p.m. NHL Network
Tickets KeyBank Center
Buffalo, N.Y.
TBD
Gold Medal Game 8:00 p.m. NHL Network
Tickets KeyBank Center
Buffalo, N.Y.
NOTES: Kieffer Bellows was named U.S. Player of the Game … The U.S. outshot Russia, 43-29 . .. For the complete game statistics, click here … Jim Johannson (Colorado Springs, Colo.) is serving as the general manager of Team USA for the ninth consecutive year … Bob Motzko (St. Cloud, Minn.) is serving as head coach for the 2018 U.S. National Junior Team and joined behind the bench by assistant coaches Greg Brown (Scituate, Mass.), Grant Potulny (Grand Forks, N.D.), Kris Mayotte (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Steve Miller (Littleton, Colo.) … 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 … All U.S. games will be broadcast live on NHL Network.
