Game Report 928

World Junior A Challenge

PLAYED AT: West Central Events Centre
Date: Dec 15, 2014
GAME NOTES: SCHIERHORN GETS SHUTOUT, U.S. ROLLS TO WJAC-OPENING WIN JASON LA ROSE KINDERSLEY, Sask. – Eric Schierhorn stopped all 24 shots he faced to record the shutout as the United States cruised to a 7-0 win over Switzerland in its opening game Monday at the 2014 World Junior A Challenge. Schierhorn is just the second American goaltender in tournament history to record a shutout; Zane Gothberg made 23 saves to blank Sweden in the 2011 bronze medal game in Langley, B.C. Anthony Angello paced the U.S. offence with a goal and three assists, while Andrew Ogilvie – one of three returnees from the team that won gold last year in Yarmouth, N.S. – had two goals and a helper. Joe Snively, Thomas Novak, Shane Gersich and Brock Boeser had the other goals for the Americans, who have won 10 in a row at the tournament, dating back to Gothberg’s shutout victory over the Swedes in 2011. Daniel Muff went the distance in net for Switzerland, finishing with 47 saves. Snively got the scoring started at 11:13 of the first period, finishing off a pretty passing play, and Novak beat Muff from the side of the Swiss goal less than four minutes later for a 2-0 lead after one period. The Americans really turned on the offence in the second, firing 26 shots at Muff in the middle frame, the second-most in a period in tournament history; only Germany (28 against Belarus in 2006) had more. Oglevie made it a 3-0 game with the goal of the night seven minute into the second period, dangling around a Swiss defenceman before going high over the glove of Muff. Gersich beat the Swiss netminder from a sharp angle at 8:25 and Boeser banged in a loose puck in the crease at 14:11 to send the Americans to the dressing room up 5-0 after 40 minutes. Oglevie cleaned up his own rebound to make it 6-0 early in the third, and Angello scored the Americans’ only power play goal in seven chances to cap the scoring with less than six minutes to go. The U.S. finished with a 54-26 advantage in shots on goal, reaching the 50-shot mark for the first time ever. The Americans wrap up the preliminary round with a first-place showdown against Canada East on Tuesday afternoon (3:30 p.m. CT), while the Swiss will await for Tuesday’s results to see who they face in Wednesday’s quarter-finals.

Visiting Team: United States

Home Team: Switzerland

UNITED STATES LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	1	Schierhorn, Eric
	2	Reinke, Mitch
	3	Zuhlsdorf, Ryan
	4	Hillman, Blake
	5	Wolanin, Christian
	6	Curti, Charles
	7	Gambrell, Dylan
	8	Bergh, Mason
	9	Malone, Seamus
	10	Oglevie, Andrew
	11	Nardella, Bobby
	12	Boeser, Brock
	14	Joshua, Dakota
	15	Novak, Thomas
	16	Gersich, Shane
	17	Angello, Anthony
	18	Connor, Kyle
	19	Snively, Joe
	20	Gaudette, Adam
	22	Sheehy, Tyler
	24	Shaw, Hayden

UNITED STATES PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
2nd	10	2:00	(auto) Hooking minor	4:28			4:28	17:32
2nd	24	2:00	(auto) Holding minor	19:56	1		19:56	2:04

SWITZERLAND LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	29	Muff, Daniel
	4	Chuard, Romain
	5	Forrer, Marco
	6	Stemer, Clément
	7	Weber, Serge
	8	Kessler, Tino
	9	Riat, Damien
	10	Guidotti, Samuele
	11	Impose, Auguste
	12	Moor, Misha
	14	Holdener, Makai
	17	Trisconi, Noele
	18	Thürkauf, Calvin
	19	Zehnder, Yannick
	20	Pinana, Christian
	21	Hollenstein, Fabio
	22	Forrer, Sandro
	24	Prassl, Raphael
	25	Bircher, Alain
	27	Haberstich , Fabian
	28	Haussener, Timo

SWITZERLAND PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	7	2:00	(auto) Hooking minor	4:13	1		4:13	17:47
2nd	22	2:00	(auto) Hooking minor	0:26	1		0:26	1:34
2nd	12	2:00	(auto) Interference minor	0:26	1		0:26	1:34
2nd	7	2:00	(auto) Holding minor	3:28	1		3:28	18:32
2nd	9	2:00	Slashing minor	9:18	1		9:18	12:42
2nd	19	2:00	Tripping minor	12:07	1		12:07	9:53
3rd	4	2:00	(auto) Kneeing minor	11:38	1		11:38	10:22

UNITED STATES Goals

UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus)

SWITZERLAND PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

1st