2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

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2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
Game #27
Final
January 4, 2014 4:00 pm AST
Centre 200
Sydney, NS

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
4

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
4
5
3
12
13
23
16
52

Statistics

PP
PIM
0 / 3
6
0 / 3
6

Game Story

U.S. FINISHES PERFECT RUN, WINS UNDER-17 GOLD

by David Brien

SYDNEY, N.S. – The United States capped a dominant run through the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge on Saturday night, blanking Pacific 4-0 to win its fourth gold medal.

The Americans went a perfect 6-0, outscoring the opposition by a combined 47-6.

Luke Kirwan scored twice to pace the offence, while Colin White and Christian Fischer added singles. White also had an assist to finish as the tournament’s leading scorer with 18 points (10 goals, eight assists) in six games.

Michael Lackey needed to make just 12 saves for the shutout, while his Canadian counterpart, Zach Sawchenko (Calgary, Alta./Moose Jaw, WHL) was terrific in the Pacific goal, turning aside 48 of 52 shots.

The U.S. opened the scoring just past the 13-minute mark of the first period, when a delayed Pacific penalty sent an extra American skater into the offensive zone.

Kirwan spun in the corner and tried to centre the puck, but instead it banked off Sawchenko’s pad and past the Pacific netminder for the all-important first goal.

Fischer doubled the lead in the dying seconds of the first period, stepping into the slot and absolutely wiring a shot past Sawchenko for a two-goal lead that, based on the way the Americans had performed in the tournament, seemed liked a steep hill to climb for the Canadian side.

It took White just 33 seconds of the second period to extend the lead even further, beating Sawchenko for his tournament-leading 10th goal.

Although Sawchenko was standing tall in the Pacific goal, making 22 saves alone in the second period, his teammates could not beat Lackey, not reaching double digits in shots on goal until the seven-minute mark of the third period.

Kirwan put the final nail in the coffin 11:34 into the third, with White picking up his final point of an impressive tournament, and Jeremy Bracco adding his third assist of the night.

It took until the six-minute mark of the second period for the game’s first penalty. Both teams went 0-for-3 on the power play in what was a physical but disciplined game for both teams.

Pacific has now taken home silver from the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge on six occasions (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2014), more than any other team. Three of those losses, in 2001, 2002 and this year, have come at the hands of the Americans.

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
GOAL
Goal: Luke Kirwan

Assists: Jeremy Bracco
13:27
GOAL
Goal: Christian Fischer

Assists: Auston Matthews, Brendan Warren
19:20
2nd Period
GOAL
Goal: Colin White

Assists: Jeremy Bracco
00:33
PENALTY
Penalty: Parker Wotherspoon
(auto) Boarding minor (2:00)
06:04
PENALTY
Penalty: Nicholas Boka
(auto) Interference minor (2:00)
12:33
PENALTY
Penalty: Nick Merkley
Tripping minor (2:00)
16:25
3rd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Joseph Masonius
Tripping minor (2:00)
04:57
GOAL
Goal: Luke Kirwan

Assists: Colin White, Jeremy Bracco
11:34
PENALTY
Penalty: Noah Hanifin
(auto) High-Sticking minor (2:00)
12:51
PENALTY
Penalty: Nick Merkley
(auto) Cross-Checking minor (2:00)
19:49

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Zach Sawchenko PAC 60 52 48 4 0.923
Michael Lackey USA 60 12 12 0 1.000

Game Leaders

GA 4 - SVS - 48 - SV% - 0.923
GA 0 - SVS - 12 - SV% - 1.000
Goals 0 - Assists 3 - Points 3
G 0 - A 3 - P 3
Goals 2 - Assists 0 - Points 2
G 2 - A 0 - P 2

Previous Games

0 - 4 L @ United StatesUSA
Jan 4, 2014
4 - 0 W vs. PacificPAC
Jan 4, 2014
7 - 3 W vs. RussiaRUS
Jan 3, 2014
9 - 1 W vs. QuebecQUE
Jan 3, 2014
3 - 1 W vs. SwedenSWE
Jan 2, 2014
6 - 2 W @ OntarioONT
Jan 2, 2014
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