PLYMOUTH, Michigan — The U.S. National Under-18 Team fell to Sweden, 2-1, Wednesday night in their second game of the 2016 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament.
With the loss, the Team USA falls to 1-1-0 in the tournament and is now fourth in the standings after two days. Team USA has a break in action tomorrow but will return to the ice to face the Czech Republic on Friday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. ET at USA Hockey Arena.
After a hooking call against Team USA, Sweden took the lead late in the first period when a penalty shot was awarded to Anton Johansson, who buried it past U18s goaltender Dylan St. Cyr. (Northville, Mich.).
Jacob Tortora (Victory, N.Y.) registered the lone U.S. goal at the 5:12 mark of the second period. He now leads the tournament in goals with three.
Graham Slaggert (South Bend, Ind.) and Logan Cockerill (Brighton, Mich.) picked up assists on the Tortora goal.
Sweden regained the lead with just less than four minutes to play with a goal from Emil Bemstrom.
St. Cyr stopped 12 shots while Team Sweden goaltender Adam Ahman turned away 39 shots.
Tickets for all Under-18 Five Nations games are available at USAHockeyArena.com.
Notes: All games will be streamed live on HockeyTV.com … The U.S. will compete in four games, and will earn points for wins (3), overtime wins (2) and overtime losses (1). The first-place team will be determined based on final point standings … Tournament standings and statistics can be found here … Five Nations news, notes, recaps, tickets and multimedia can be found on the Five Nations Tournament Website … Follow @USAHockeyNTDP and @USAHockeyArena on Twitter for tournament updates and join the conversation on social media by using #5NationsU18.
Team USA Schedule – 2016 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament
Nov. 1 – 5 | Plymouth, Mich.
Date Opponent Venue Time/Results
Tues., Nov. 1 Switzerland USA Hockey Arena W, 7-0
Wed., Nov. 2 Sweden USA Hockey Arena L, 2-1
Fri., Nov. 4 Czech Republic USA Hockey Arena 7 p.m. ET
Sat., Nov. 5 Finland USA Hockey Arena 7 p.m. ET
