2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

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2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
Game #8
Preliminary
Final
November 4, 2019 7:00 pm MST
Canalta Centre
Medicine Hat, AB

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
1
2
1
4
3
2
1
6

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
9
11
6
26
6
12
8
26

Statistics

PP
PIM
2 / 7
10
1 / 5
14

Game Story

AMERICANS KEEP SCORING, BEAT WHITE TO STAY UNBEATEN

JASON LA ROSE

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – Chaz Lucius had a goal and two assists to pace the offence, leading the United States to a 6-4 win over Canada White on Monday night at the 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.

The Americans have scored 16 goals in their first two games, the most by one team since the U.S. netted 19 en route to a gold medal at the January 2014 tournament in Cape Breton, N.S.

Caden Brown – one of only two U.S. skaters who failed to record a point in the tournament-opening 10-1 win over the Czech Republic on Sunday – added a goal and an assist, as did Colby Saganiuk and Dylan Duke.

It was Saganiuk who got the scoring started just over two minutes in, redirecting a pretty cross-ice feed from Brown past Canadian goaltender William Rousseau (Trois-Rivières, Que./Trois-Rivières, LHMAAAQ).

Riley Kidney (Enfield, N.S./Acadie-Bathurst, QMJHL) got that back for White midway through the opening period, taking advantage of a giveaway in the offensive zone, but Brown tipped in a shot from Sasha Pastujov at 11:11 and Duke toe-dragged around a White defender before beating Rousseau 50 seconds after that to put the Americans ahead for good.

Lucius extended the advantage to two early in a back-and-forth second period, converting on a 2-on-0 break with Saganiuk, only for Jack Beck (Richmond Hill, Ont./Ottawa, OHL) to jump on a misplayed puck in front to get White back within a goal not even three minutes later.

Luke Hughes struck for the 5-2 goal on an American power play at 8:49 before Cole Sillinger (Regina, Sask./Medicine Hat, WHL) got his stick on a shot from Oscar Plandowski (Halifax, N.S./Charlottetown, QMJHL) for a man-advantage marker to cut the White deficit to two again before the end of the period.

Sillinger struck again early in the third on another power play when he intercepted a clearing attempt in the high slot and beat U.S. netminder Kaidan Mbereko, but Aidan Hreschuk needed just 45 seconds to beat Rousseau over the short-side shoulder and provide the final margin of victory.

The teams finished even in shots on goal, 26-26.

The U.S. will look to finish an unblemished preliminary round when it takes on Canada Black in its Group A finale Tuesday afternoon (3 p.m. MT), while Canada White closes its schedule against the Czech Republic (7 p.m. MT).

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
GOAL
Goal: Colby Saganiuk

Assists: Caden Brown, Sean Behrens
02:09
PENALTY
Penalty: Liam Arnsby
Hooking (2:00)
06:21
PENALTY
Penalty: Jack Devine
Hooking (2:00)
08:22
GOAL
Goal: Riley Kidney

10:24
GOAL
Goal: Caden Brown

Assists: Sasha Pastujov, Sean Behrens
11:11
GOAL
Goal: Dylan Duke

Assists: Chaz Lucius, Ethan Straky
12:01
PENALTY
Penalty: Liam Gilmartin
Charging (2:00)
13:35
PENALTY
Penalty: Brett Harrison
Cross-Checking (2:00)
15:03
2nd Period
GOAL
Goal: Chaz Lucius

Assists: Colby Saganiuk
02:09
GOAL
Goal: Jack Beck

Assists: Tyson Hinds, Chase Stillman
04:49
PENALTY
Penalty: Riley Kidney
Hooking (2:00)
07:58
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Luke Hughes

Assists: Chaz Lucius, Dylan Duke
08:49
PENALTY
Penalty: Ty Gallagher
Roughing (2:00)
14:23
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Cole Sillinger

Assists: Oscar Plandowski, Guillaume Richard
14:59
PENALTY
Penalty: Matthew Savoie
Interference (2:00)
18:33
PENALTY
Penalty: Sasha Pastujov
Slashing (2:00)
19:43
3rd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Red Savage
Tripping (2:00)
01:44
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Cole Sillinger

02:07
GOAL
Goal: Aidan Hreschuk

Assists: Justin Janicke
02:52
PENALTY
Penalty: Brett Harrison
Slashing (2:00)
10:07
PENALTY
Penalty: Caden Brown
Interference (2:00)
11:34
PENALTY
Penalty: Red Savage
Hooking (2:00)
13:05

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
William Rousseau CAN-W 59 26 20 6 0.769
Kaidan Mbereko USA 60 26 22 4 0.846

Game Leaders

Goals 2 - Assists 0 - Points 2
G 2 - A 0 - P 2
Goals 1 - Assists 2 - Points 3
G 1 - A 2 - P 3
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 1 - Points 2
G 1 - A 1 - P 2
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 1 - Points 2
G 1 - A 1 - P 2

Previous Games

2 - 3 L vs. Czech RepublicCZE
Nov 9, 2019
2 - 6 L vs. RussiaRUS
Nov 9, 2019
3 - 7 L @ United StatesUSA
Nov 8, 2019
7 - 3 W vs. Canada WhiteCAN-W
Nov 8, 2019
3 - 2 W @ Canada RedCAN-R
Nov 7, 2019
8 - 4 W vs. FinlandFIN
Nov 7, 2019
Videos
Photos
2018 U17: SWE 4 – CAN-R 3 SO (Bronze Medal)
Raymond scored the lone goal in the shootout to give Sweden bronze.
2018 U17: RUS 2 – FIN 1 (Gold Medal)
Gushchin and Kokhanin scored to give the Russians a fourth U17 gold.
2018 U17: RUS 6 – SWE 4 (Semifinal)
Ponomaryov had 2G 2A to help the Russians reach the gold medal game.
2018 U17: CZE 2 – USA 1 (7th Place)
Mysak had a goal and an assist to lead the Czechs to seventh place.