Game Report 551

World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

PLAYED AT: Richmond Arena
Date: Dec 28, 2013
GAME NOTES: WHITE SCORES TWICE TO LEAD U.S. OVER QUEBEC IN U17 EXHIBITION by Jason La Rose LOUISDALE, N.S. – Colin White had a pair of goals and added an assist to lead the American offence as the United States handed Quebec a 6-2 defeat in pre-tournament play Saturday night ahead of the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. The exhibition contest was a rematch of last year’s bronze medal game, won 4-3 by the U.S. Auston Matthews, Dennis Yan, Luke Kirwan and Jeremy Bracco also had goals for the Americans, who scored three times in the second period and three times in the third to erase an early 1-0 deficit. Kirwan and Bracco joined White with three-point performances; they each added two assists to their goal. Matthews was the only other multiple-point U.S. skater, finishing with a goal and a helper. Anthony Beauvillier (Sorel, Que./Shawinigan, QMJHL) and Nicolas Roy (Amos, Que./Chicoutimi, QMJHL) scored for Quebec, which gave up two power play goals in three U.S. opportunities and was outshot 35-30. The Canadians hit the scoreboard first off the stick of Beauvillier just 5:12 in, but the Americans would score the game’s next four goals to take control of the game. White tied the game 1:27 into the middle frame, Matthews gave the Americans their first lead at 5:13, and Yan doubled it nine-and-a-half minutes later, capping a dominant U.S. period. After White’s second goal of the game pushed the American advantage to 4-1 early in the third period, Roy got one back just 12 seconds into a power play, but that would be as close as Quebec would get. Kirwan and Bracco, on a final-minute man advantage, scored in the last 10 minutes to round out the scoring. Quebec opens its tournament Sunday night (7 p.m. AT) in North Sydney, N.S., against Pacific in the day’s lone all-Canadian match-up, while the U.S. kicks off its schedule with a Sunday matinee (2 p.m. AT) in Port Hawkesbury, N.S., against the Russians.

Visiting Team: Quebec

Home Team: United States

QUEBEC LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	30	Booth, Callum
G	31	Tremblay, Olivier
	2	Henley, David
	3	Galipeau, Olivier
	4	Bourque, Simon
	5	Brisebois, Guillaume
	6	Meloche, Nicolas
	7	Roy, Jérémy
	8	Lalonde, Bradley
	9	Bell, Jason
	10	Roy, Nicolas
	11	Phelan, James
	12	Beauvillier, Anthony
	14	Gauthier, Julien
	15	Dostie, Alex
	16	Bouchard, Jérémy
	17	Fortier, Maxime
	18	Aquin, Pascal
	19	Gignac, Brandon
	20	Boucher, Matthew
	21	Laberge, Samuel
	22	Blier, Samuel

QUEBEC PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	8	2:00	(auto) Boarding minor	12:14	1		12:14	9:46
2nd	2	2:00	(auto) Head Contact minor	1:05	1		1:05	0:55
2nd	2	2:00	Roughing minor	1:05			1:05	0:55
2nd	2	10:00	(auto) Head Contact misconduct	1:05			1:05	8:55
3rd	6	2:00	Tripping minor	17:45	1		17:45	4:15

UNITED STATES LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	31	Lackey, Michael
G	33	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
	52	Stevens, Brody
	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
2nd	38	2:00	Roughing minor	1:05			1:05	0:55
2nd	46	2:00	Roughing minor	2:57	1		2:57	19:03
2nd	45	2:00	(auto) Interference minor	10:57	1		10:57	11:03
3rd	56	2:00	Roughing minor	7:45	1		7:45	14:15
3rd	39	2:00	(auto) Elbowing minor	17:17	1		17:17	4:43

QUEBEC Goals

QUEBEC PLAYERS (plus)

UNITED STATES PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

1st

5:12

12-17-19

3rd

7:57

10-7

UNITED STATES Goals

UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus)

QUEBEC PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

2nd