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US Defeats Latvia, 6-1 In World Juniors Opener

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By USAHockey.com —
TORONTO, Ont. — Clayton Keller (St. Louis, Mo./Boston University) netted two goals as the U.S. National Junior Team defeated Latvia, 6-1, here today at Air Canada Centre in its opening game at the 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship.

Patrick Harper (New Canaan, Conn./Boston University), Colin White (Hanover, Mass./Boston College), Jeremy Bracco (Freeport, N.Y./Kitchener Rangers) and Jordan Greenway (Canton, N.Y./Boston University) also scored.

Tyler Parsons (Chesterfield, Mich./London Knights) finished with 11 saves to earn the victory for the U.S.