Game Report 533 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
PLAYED AT: Centre 200
Date: Dec 31, 2013
GAME NOTES: WHITE, BRACCO LEAD UNITED STATES PAST ATLANTIC by Wendy Graves SYDNEY, N.S. – Colin White had two goals and three assists and Jeremy Bracco scored twice as the United States defeated Atlantic 9-1 at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge on New Year’s Eve. Auston Matthews, Luke Kunin, Christian Evers, Luke Kirwan and Christian Fischer also scored for the Americans. Brendan Warren and Caleb Jones added two assists a piece. Kyle Ward (Sackville, N.B./Moncton, NBPEIMMHL) scored the lone goal for Atlantic. Alexandre Jacob (Dieppe, N.B./Moncton, NBPEIMMHL) and Adam Holwell (St. John’s, N.L./Moncton, LHJMQ) had the assists. White opened the scoring 3:41 into the first period. After picking up the puck just inside the blue line, he skated around a defender and fired a wrist shot past goalie Frederic Foulem (Dieppe, N.B./Stanstead College, Cdn. Prep). The United States controlled play throughout the first period, and its dominance was rewarded at the 11:41 mark. Christian Fischer passed the puck off the side boards to Matthews in the low slot for a one-timer and a 2-0 American lead. After Kunin made it 3-0 early in the second, two minutes later a point shot by Kirwan bounced off the glass right to the goalie’s doorstep, where Bracco was waiting to punch it in. While Bracco’s goal was still being announced, the United States found the back of the net again. Foulem never saw Evers’ wrist shot from the top of the circle. Kirwan made it 6-0 United States with a power play goal 14:30 into the second period. With the Americans controlling the attacking zone, White fed Kirwan between the face-off circles. A quick flick-of-the-wrist later the puck was hitting twine. The home team finally gave the crowd reason to cheer four minutes into the third. With Atlantic on the power play, Ward finished a nice passing play to put his team on the board. The Americans responded three minutes later on the penalty kill, with Bracco scoring his second of the game. White, with a backhand in close, and Fischer, who pounced off a deflection off an Atlantic player’s chest, finished the scoring. Atlantic next plays Germany on New Year’s Day in Sydney (2 p.m. AT). The United States gets Wednesday off before wrapping up its preliminary round against Ontario in Sydney on Thursday night (7 p.m. ET).
Visiting Team: Atlantic
Home Team: United States
ATLANTIC LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G Mann-Dixon, Blade
G31  Foulem, Frederic
  Holwell, Adam
  Deschênes, Luc
  Lee, Cameron
  Myers, Philippe
  Picco, Andrew
  Thompson, Will
  Welsh, Nicholas
  Balmas, Mitchell
 10  Cormier, Lane
 11  Bower, William
 12  Hamer, Jesse
 14  LeBlanc, Jean-Michel
 15  Jacob, Alexandre
 16  Noel, Nathan
 17  Parsons, Layton
 18  Pickard, Campbell
 19  Scott, Riley
 20  Theriault, Francis
 21  Tower, Colby
 22  Ward, Kyle
ATLANTIC PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st2:00 (auto) Holding the Stick minor 17:001 17:005:00
1st22 2:00 (auto) Interference minor 19:561 19:562:04
2nd2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 9:231 9:2312:37
2nd22 2:00 Roughing minor 14:041 14:047:56
2nd2:00 Slashing minor 15:101 15:106:50
2nd17 2:00 (auto) Interference minor 18:221 18:223:38
3rd11 2:00 (auto) minor 14:14  14:147:46
3rd10 2:00 Slashing minor 18:43  18:433:17
3rd2:00 Roughing minor 19:20  19:202:40
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
UNITED STATES LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G31  Lackey, Michael
G33  Opilka, Luke
 34  Matthews, Auston
 36  White, Colin
 37  Bracco, Jeremy
 38  Greenway, Jordan
 39  Werenski, Zach
 40  Warren, Brendan
 41  McAvoy, Charles
 42  Masonius, Joseph
 44  Kirwan, Luke
 45  Boka, Nicholas
 46  Kunin, Luke
 47  Tkachuk, Matthew
 48  Roslovic, Jack
 50  Floodstrand, Michael
 51  Evers, Christian
 55  Hanifin, Noah
 56  Jones, Caleb
 57  Yan, Dennis
 58  Fitzgerald, Casey
 60  Fischer, Christian
UNITED STATES PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st36 2:00 (auto) Elbowing minor 4:191 4:1917:41
2nd45 2:00 (auto) Interference minor 6:351 6:3515:25
2nd45 10:00 (auto) Checking to Head/Neck misconduct 6:35  6:353:25
2nd34 2:00 Roughing minor 16:141 16:145:46
2nd38 2:00 (auto) Delay of Game minor 18:221 18:223:38
3rd36 2:00 (auto) Interference minor 2:211 2:2119:39
3rd48 2:00 Spearing double minor 4:551 4:5519:05
3rd48 10:00 (auto) misconduct 4:55  4:555:05
3rd60 2:00 Slashing minor 7:521 7:5214:08
3rd51 2:00 (auto) Cross-Checking minor 14:14  14:147:46
3rd42 2:00 Slashing minor 18:131 18:133:47
3rd57 2:00 Roughing minor 19:20  19:202:40
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
ATLANTIC Goals ATLANTIC PLAYERS (plus) UNITED STATES PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
3rd4:06 PP 22-15-2            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
UNITED STATES Goals UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus) ATLANTIC PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st3:41  36-38            
1st11:46  34-60-40            
2nd3:00  46-47            
2nd5:02  37-44-36            
2nd5:43  51-56-36            
2nd14:30 PP 44-36-56            
3rd6:34 SH 37-45            
3rd13:42  36            
3rd16:06  60-40-42            
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
ATLANTIC 1 / 8
UNITED STATES 1 / 6
PENALTY SUMMARY
ATLANTIC 18 min / 9 inf
UNITED STATES 40 min / 12 inf
POINT SUMMARY
ATLANTIC 1 G + 2 A = 3 Pts
UNITED STATES 9 G + 13 A = 22 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
ATLANTIC0011
UNITED STATES2439
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
ATL - Foulem (60:00) (L)22121246/0:003rd/20:00
USA - Lackey (60:00) (W)712120/0:003rd/20:00
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
  -  Start: 6:00 PM
  -  End: 6:00 PM
  -  Attendance:
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CERTIFIED CORRECT
 


This report has been checked and verified against the Official World Under-17 Hockey Challenge Game Report.

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