2010 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

United States 3 - Czech Republic 2

U.S. FIRST TEAM TO TWO WINS AFTER TOPPING CZECHS

NEW LISKEARD, Ont. – Two days into the 2010 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, and the United States is emerging as a team to beat.

Rocco Grimaldi and Barrett Kaib scored second period goals to turn a one-goal deficit into a one-goal lead and goaltender John Gibson shut the door the rest of the way as the U.S. became the tournament’s first 2-0 team with a 3-2 win over the Czech Republic on Wednesday.

Convincing 7-0 victors in their tournament opener on Tuesday against Atlantic, the U.S. was in tougher against the Czechs (0-1), who were making their return to the U17s after a three-year absence.

J.T. Miller and Vojtech Butor traded goals in the first period before Marek Hrbas gave the European side their first lead just 32 seconds into the second period, marking the first time in the tournament the Americans trailed.

But Grimaldi and Kaib scored 10 minutes apart to put the U.S. ahead after 40 minutes and Gibson stopped 13 shots in the third period to ensure the Americans a 12th consecutive round-robin game without a loss, leaving them alone atop Group B.

Game Information/Renseignements sur le match
Game #/No. de match 7
Round/Ronde Preliminary
Arena/Aréna New Liskeard Rec Centre
Location/Lieu New Liskeard, Ont., Canada
Date Wed. Dec. 30, 2009
Time/Heure 07:00 PM ET
Attendance/Assistance
N/A
 Game Status/Statut de jeu
 Final

Box Score/Compte 1 2 3 Total/Totale
USA
1
2 0 3
CZE
1 1 0 2

Goals & Penalties/Buts et pénalités
First Period/Première période
Goals/Buts :
   02:28 USA 67 J.T. Miller (54 Michael Paliotta)
   06:04 CZE 9 Vojtech Butor (13 Marek Kalus)


Penalties/Pénaltés :
   07:32 CZE 5 Vaclav Tomek (Tripping)
   08:08 CZE 21 Tomás Kvapil (Tripping)
   14:41 CZE 21 Tomás Kvapil (Tripping)
   18:51 USA 82 Cole Bardreau (Hooking)
   18:51 USA 71 Adam Reid (Roughing)

Second Period/Deuxieme Période
Goals/Buts :
   00:32 CZE 4 Marek Hrbas (15 Tomás Rousek)
   04:00 USA 91 Rocco Grimaldi (52 Robbie Russo)
   14:18 USA 42 Barrett Kaib


Penalties/Pénaltés :
   01:59 CZE 9 Vojtech Butor (Hooking)
   05:25 USA Team (Too Many Men)
   12:54 USA 72 Austin Wuthrich (Elbowing)

Third Period/Troisième Période
Goals/Buts :
   None

Penalties/Pénaltés :
   06:33 CZE 21 Tomás Kvapil (Hooking)
   08:24 USA 91 Rocco Grimaldi (Elbowing)
   12:12 USA 82 Cole Bardreau (Hooking)
   15:15 CZE 14 Petr Sidlík (Roughing)
   18:08 USA 67 J.T. Miller (10-Minute Misconduct)
   18:08 USA 67 J.T. Miller (Checking to the Head)

 
Goaltenders/Gardien(ne)s de but
USA
35 John Gibson
On 1/00:00 Off 3/20:00
CZE
30 David Honzik
On 1/00:00 Off 3/20:00

Shots on Goal/Tirs au but 1 2 3 Total/Totale
USA
9
11 10 30
CZE
9 10 13 32

Players of the Game/Joueur(se) du match
USA
91 Rocco Grimaldi
CZE
4 Marek Hrbas

Officials/Officiels
Referee/Arbitre
Nicholas Leduc
Lines People/Juges de lignes
Ryan Dawson, Matt Gervais