2004 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

Quebec 3 – United States 2

The Bronze Medal game was a rematch of a round robin game that saw Team Quebec defeat Team USA 4-1.Team Quebec opened the scoring on a power-play goal by Guillaume Latendresse with just over two minutes remaining in the first period. Quebec added a second goal scored a minute later by Marc-Andre Cote to increase their lead to 2-0. However, USA responded with a late goal by Philip Kessel with 9 seconds left in the period to pull to within one. Team Quebec scored a short-handed goal by Phillippe Cote to put Quebec back up by 2 with a 3-1 score. Team USA kept themselves into it by replying at 4:16 of the second on a goal scored by Nathan Gerbe. The USA fired everything they had at the Quebec net registering 30 shots in the second period. With a 3-2 lead heading into the third, both teams played a tight defensive game. No goals were scored in the third and the game ended 3-2 for Team Quebec as they capture the Bronze Medal. Player of the game honours went to Team Quebec goalie Jean-Philippe Levasseur, who made 50 saves. USA’s Jack Johnson took home the honours for the Americans.

 

Game Information/Renseignements sur le match
Game #/No. de match 26 Round/Ronde Bronze Medal
Arena/Aréna Mile One Stadium Location/Lieu St. John's, N.L., Canada
Date Sun. Jan. 4, 2004 Time/Heure 14:00

 

Box Score/Compte 1 2 3 Final
QUE 2 1 0 3
USA 1 1 0 2

 

Goals & Penalties/Buts et pénalités
First Period/Première période

Goals/Buts :
17:45 QUE 21 Guillaume Latendresse (11 Francis Paré, 7 Mathieu Carle) PP
18:39 QUE 17 Marc-André Côté (12 Philippe Côté, 11 Francis Paré)
19:51 USA 81 Philip Kessel (91 Chris Cahill, 86 Zach MacVoy)

Penalties/Pénalités :
08:03 QUE 5 Jean-Philippe Paquet (Slashing)
10:33 USA 42 (Holding)
16:32 USA 39 Jason Lawrence (Roughing)

Second Period/Deuxieme Période

Goals/Buts :
01:11 QUE 12 Philippe Côté SH

Penalties/Pénalités :
00:47 QUE 19 Francis Paul-Verreault (Elbowing)

Third Period/Troisième Période

Goals/Buts :
None/Aucun

Penalties/Pénalités:
None/Aucune

 

Goaltenders/Gardien(ne)s de but
QUE 31 Jean-Philippe Levasseur
USA 36 Billy Blase, Jeff Frazee

 

Shots on Goal/Tirs au but 1 2 3 Total
QUE 12 7 7 26
USA 7 30 13 50

 

Officials/Officiels
Referee/Arbitre Kyle Rehman
Lines People/Juges de lignes Marc Kinden, Mark Bradley