HOCKEY CANADA
2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
West 0 – United States 7
UNITED STATES HAMMERS WEST TO WRAP UP FIRST PLACE
PARKSVILLE, BC – With first place on the line, the United States came to play.
Seven different players scored goals and Chase Balisy and Brandon Saad had a goal and two assists apiece as the U.S. wrapped up top spot in Group B with a 7-0 win over previously-unbeaten West on Friday night at Oceanside Place.
Nick Shore, Luke Moffatt, Michael Mersch, Stephen Johns and Matthew Nieto also scored for the Americans, who finished with an unblemished 4-0 preliminary round record, outscoring their opponents 29-5.
West suffered its first loss, finishing the prelims at 3-1. Derek Tendler saw his first action of the tournament between the pipes for the Canadian side, turning aside 36 shots in a losing cause.
Both teams will play in semifinals on Saturday – West will face Ontario in an all-Canadian final four match-up (3 p.m. PST), while the United States will take on Pacific (7 p.m. PST). Both games will go at the Alberni Valley Multiplex.
| Game Information/Renseignements sur le match | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Game #/No. de match | 19 | Round/Ronde | Preliminary |
| Arena/Aréna | Oceanside Place | Location/Lieu | Oceanside, B.C., Canada |
| Date | Fri. Jan. 02, 2009 | Time/Heure | 07:00 PM PT |
| Box Score/Compte | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USA | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
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| Goaltenders/Gardien(ne)s de but | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| WST | 30 Derek Tendler | On 1/00:00 | Off 3/20:00 |
| USA | 36 Jack Campbell | On 1/00:00 | Off 3/20:00 |
| Shots on Goal/Tirs au but | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WST | 10 | 8 | 11 | 29 |
| USA | 16 | 12 | 15 | 43 |
| Officials/Officiels | |
|---|---|
| Referee/Arbitre | Brett Monston |
| Lines People/Juges de lignes | Cody Huseby, Jesse Wilmot |
