| U.S. Defeats Finland, 4-1, to Close Prelims at 2019 WJC | ||
| Primeau Makes 27 Saves, U.S. to Face Czech Republic in Quarterfinals on Wednesday (Jan. 2) | ||
| VICTORIA, British Columbia – Tyler Madden (Hartford, Conn./Northeastern University) scored twice and Jason Robertson (Northville, Mich./Niagara IceDogs) and Ryan Poehling (Lakeville, Minn./St. Cloud State University) each added tallies as the U.S. National Junior Team defeated Finland, 4-1, in its fourth and final preliminary round game of the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship.”That was a big bounce-back win for these young men here tonight to close out the preliminary round,” said Mike Hastings (Crookston, Minn./Minnesota State), head coach of the 2019 U.S. National Junior Team. “The attention to detail tonight is why we were able to put together a good 60 minutes of hockey here. We’ll enjoy this win tonight and tomorrow start turning our attention towards a quality quarterfinal opponent.”The U.S. (3-0-1-0/W-OTW-OTL-L) finishes Group B play in second place and will meet the Czech Republic, the third seed from Group A, in the quarterfinals on Wednesday (Jan. 2). The game is set for 5:00 p.m. local time (8:00 p.m. ET) here at Save-on-Foods Memorial Center in Victoria. That contest will also be broadcast live on NHL Network.For the complete game recap, click here.2019 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship Team USA Schedule – Dec. 26, 2018 – Jan. 5, 2019 – Vancouver & Victoria, B.C. All U.S. Tournament Games To Be Televised Live on NHL NetworkDateOpponent & RoundTime (ET)/ResultLocationThurs., Dec. 20Russia Pre-TournamentW, 3-2Kamloops, B.C. Sandman CentreSat., Dec. 22Czech Republic Pre-TournamentW, 6-2Langley, B.C. Langley Event CentreWed., Dec. 26Slovakia PreliminaryW, 2-1Victoria, B.C. Save-On-Foods Memorial CentreFri., Dec. 28Kazakhstan PreliminaryW, 8-2Victoria, B.C. Save-On-Foods Memorial CentreSat., Dec. 29Sweden PreliminaryOTL, 4-5Victoria, B.C. Save-On-Foods Memorial CentreMon., Dec. 31Finland PreliminaryW, 4-1Victoria, B.C. Save-On-Foods Memorial CentreWed., Jan. 2Czech Republic Quarterfinal5:00 p.m.Victoria, B.C. Save-On-Foods Memorial CentreFri., Jan. 4SemifinalsTBDVancouver, B.C. Rogers ArenaSat., Jan. 5Bronze-Medal Game4:00 p.m.Vancouver, B.C. Rogers ArenaGold-Medal Game8:00 p.m.Vancouver, B.C. Rogers Arena NOTES: Forward Tyler Madden was tabbed U.S. Player of the Game … The U.S. outshot Finland, 39-28, went 1-for-5 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. For complete game statistics, click here … John Vanbiesbrouck (Detroit, Mich.), assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey, is serving as the general manager of the U.S. National Junior Team … The U.S. enters the tournament having medaled in three straight World Junior Championships for the first time in U.S. history after earning gold in 2017 and bronze in 2018 and 2016 … NHL Network is the official U.S. broadcaster of the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship … For more information about the tournament, click here. |
