| Chaz Lucius tallies three points in win MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – The U.S. National Under-17 Team defeated the Czech Republic, 10-1, in its first preliminary game at the 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.The Czech Republic got off to a quick start taking a 1-0 lead at the 35-second mark.Chaz Lucius (Grant, Minn.) netted his 16th goal of the year at the 4:27 mark of the first period to tie the game, 1-1. Dylan Duke (Strongsville, Ohio) sent the puck from the goal line to Lucius in the slot, who one-timed it in on the power play.The second period was all Team USA as the Under-17 Team netted seven goals.Ty Gallagher (Clarkston, Mich.) sent two into the back of the net while Tyler Boucher(Haddonfield, N.J.), Liam Gilmartin (Falls Church, Va.), Jack Hughes (Westwood, Mass.), Sean Behrens (Barrington, Ill.) and Duke each had one in the middle frame.Lucius netted his second of the game at the 3:42 mark of the third period to give the U.S. a 9-1 lead.Ryan St. Louis (Riverside, Conn.) sent one between the legs of the Czech Republic’s Tomas Suchanek on a short-handed breakaway to seal the game, 10-1.“Our identity shone through today,” said head coach John Wroblewski after the win. “It was a good struggle in the first period. They had some good pressure and we were up to the task and we broke it open in the second. Internationally you’re going get every team’s best game and you’ve got to embrace that grind and take a game over when you can.”The U.S. continues play tomorrow, Monday (Nov. 4) against Canada White at 7 p.m. MT/9 p.m. ET. 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge Team USA Schedule – Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada – Nov. 3-9 Date. Opponent Round. Time/Result (Local/ET)Stream/Broadcast Thurs., Oct. 31. Canada Red. Pre-Tournament. SOW, 7-6. Hockey Canada. HockeyCanada.ca/WU17 Sun., Nov. 3. Czech Republic. Preliminary. W, 10-1 Hockey Canada HockeyCanada.ca/WU17 Mon., Nov. 4. Canada White. Preliminary hearing 7 p.m./ 9 p.m.Hockey Canada HockeyCanada.ca/WU17 Tues., Nov. 5. Canada Black. Preliminary. 3 p.m./ 5 p.m.Hockey Canada HockeyCanada.ca/WU17 Thurs., Nov. 7. TBD. Quarterfinals. TBD. Hockey Canada HockeyCanada.ca/WU17 Fri., Nov. 8. TBD. Semifinals. TBD. TSN Sat., Nov. 9. TBD. Third Place Game 3 p.m./ 5 p.m. TSN Sat., Nov. 9 TBD. Championship Game. 7 p.m./ 9 p.m.TSN NOTES:Chaz Lucius was the U.S. Player of the Game … The U.S. went 1-for-4 on the power play … Gibson Homer made 17 saves for Team USA … The U.S. outshot the Czech Republic 34 to 18 … All preliminary round games, as well as quarterfinals and placement games will be available via livestream on HockeyCanada.ca/WU17 … TSN will broadcast the Medicine Hat semifinal game, as well as the third place and championship games of the tournament … The official tournament website can be found here … The Team USA homepage for the 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge can be found here… The 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge includes two groups of four teams. Group A features Canada Black, Canada White, the Czech Republic, and the United States, while Group B includes Canada Red, Finland, Russia, and Sweden … Follow @USAHockeyNTDP on Twitter for tournament updates and join the conversation on social media by using #WorldU17 … John Wroblewski (Neenah, Wis.) will lead the U.S. National Under-17 Team along with associate coach Dan Hinote (Elk River, Minn.) and assistant coach Mike Leone (Dearborn, Mich.). |
