2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

United States 5 - Czech Republic 1

COMPHER, ALLEN LEAD U.S. TO DAY 1 VICTORY

LASALLE, Ont. – J.T. Compher and Evan Allen scored two goals apiece as the United States opened the 2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge with a 5-1 victory over the Czech Republic on Thursday night.

The Americans have not lost a tournament-opening game since 1997, when they dropped a 5-4 decision to West, a span of 12 games.

Steven Santini had the other goal for the U.S. (1-0), which outshot the Czechs 56-24, including 25-8 in the first period when it scored four goals to take a commanding lead to the dressing room after 20 minutes.

Petr Ceslik scored the lone goal for the Czechs (0-1), ending the Americans’ shutout bid with 2:34 to go. Netminder Rene Svoboda was solid between the pipes for the European side, making 51 saves.

The Americans get back to action in the lone Friday afternoon game, taking on Russia at the WFCU Centre in Windsor (2 p.m. ET), while the Czechs face another tough test, going up against Pacific in LaSalle (7 p.m. ET).

Game Information
Game Number 3
Round Preliminary
Arena Vollmer Culture & Rec Complex
City, Country LaSalle, Ont.
Month / Day / Year 12/29/2011
Time 07:00 PM ET
Attendance 835
Game Status Final

Box Score   1     2     3   Total
United States (USA)
4
0 1 5
Czech Republic (CZE)
0 0 1 1

Goals/Penalties
First Period
Goals:
   02:49 USA 77 J.T. Compher (74 Will Butcher, 95 Anthony Louis) PP
   11:47 USA 40 Evan Allen (74 Will Butcher, 51 John Hayden)
   17:54 USA 77 J.T. Compher (55 Hudson Fasching)
   19:12 USA 52 Steven Santini (48 Keaton Thompson, 63 Tyler Kelleher) PP

Penalties:
   02:05 CZE 10 David Kampf (Hooking)
   04:13 USA 45 Luke Voltin (Roughing)
   18:58 CZE 19 David Nemecek (Tripping)


Second Period
Goals:
   None

Penalties:
   15:27 USA 77 J.T. Compher (10-Minute Misconduct)
   15:27 USA 77 J.T. Compher (Checking from Behind)

Third Period
Goals:
   08:54 USA 40 Evan Allen (61 Dawson Cook)
   17:26 CZE 7 Petr Ceslik (19 David Nemecek)

Penalties:
   03:36 USA 72 Kevin Labanc (Hooking)



Goaltenders
United States
34 Thatcher Demko
On 2/00:00
Off 3/20:00
  35 Hunter Miska
On 1/00:00
On 1/20:00
Czech Republic
1 Rene Svoboda
On 1/00:00
Off 3/20:00

Shots on Goal   1     2     3   Total
United States
25
16 15 56
Czech Republic
8 6 10 24

Player of the Game
United States
40 Evan Allen
Czech Republic
8 Adam Zboril

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