TORONTO – Jeremy Bracco (Freeport, N.Y./Kitchener Rangers) and Jordan Greenway (Canton, N.Y./Boston University) each tallied a goal and an assist to lead the U.S. National Junior Team defeated Switzerland, 3-2, in the quarterfinals of the 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship.
“We were fortunate to get the win,” said Bob Motzko (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud State University), head coach of the 2017 U.S. National Junior Team. “A tremendous credit to Switzerland for the heart and courage they showed here tonight. We weren’t our best, we know that, but we found a way to make it through and we’ll look to get back to our style of hockey here on Wednesday.”
Team USA (5-0-0-0) advances to the semifinals on Wednesday (Jan. 4) against Russia at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The game will be televised live on NHL Network and the official start time will be announced later tonight.
For the complete game recap, click here.
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 Oshawa, 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 TBD Semifinals Montreal, Que.
Thurs., Jan. 5 TBD 3:30 p.m. Bronze-Medal Game Montreal, Que.
TBD 8:00 p.m. Gold-Medal Game Montreal, Que.
NOTES: Jeremy Bracco was named U.S. Player of the Game … Team USA was outshot by Switzerland, 21-17, while finishing 2-for-4 on the power play and 2-for-4 on the penalty kill … For full game stats, click here … The U.S. has now advanced to the semifinals in five of the previous eight IIHF World Junior Championships … At the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship, the U.S. competed in Group B alongside Canada, Latvia, Russia and Slovakia All U.S. games will be broadcast live on NHL Network … For complete coverage of Team USA at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship, click here … Use the hashtag #USAWJC on Twitter to join the conversation about the 2017 U.S. National Junior Team.
