GAME SUMMARY

Quebec  3 -  United States  4
 

AMERICANS NEED COMEBACK TO TOP QUEBEC

PORT ALBERNI, BC – After a blowout win in its tournament opener, the United States got its first test of the 2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge on Wednesday night.

Jason Zucker scored shorthanded with 7:41 to go to complete the Americans’ third-period comeback from two goals down and top Quebec 4-3 at the Alberni Valley Multiplex, moving into a tie atop Group B with Pacific at 2-0.

Brandon Saad, Adam Glendining and Kevin Clare also scored for the U.S., who was outshot 43-34 by Quebec but got 40 saves from Will Yanakeff between the pipes to record the win.

Quebec, which fell to 1-2 and saw its semifinal hopes all but dashed, got goals from Gabriel Desjardins, Cédrick Henley and Stefan Fournier. The Canadian side lost for just the third time in its last seven U17 games against the Americans.

Quebec will hit the ice for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday when it travels to Courtenay to face Finland (7 p.m. PST), while the Americans will look to stay undefeated when they face Slovakia in Port Alberni (2 p.m. PST).

 

Game Information
Game Number 12  Round Preliminary
Arena Alberni Valley Multiplex City, Country Port Alberni, BC, Canada
Month / Day / Year 12/31/2008 Time (local) 07:00 PM PST
Attendance Game Status Final

Box Score   1     2     3  Total
Quebec (QUE) 2 1 03
United States (USA)1124
Goals/Penalties
First Period
Goals:
   01:27 QUE 21 Gabriel Desjardins (3 Mathieu Brisson)
   07:49 USA 55 Derek Forbort (94 Stuart Higgins, 44 Adam Clendining)
   16:16 QUE 8 Cédrick Henley (14 Yasin Cissé, 5 Martin Lefebvre) PP

Penalties:
   02:17 QUE 18 Michaël Bournival (Hooking)
   10:01 QUE 3 Mathieu Brisson (Holding)
   15:54 USA 91 Matthew Nieto (Hooking)
   19:08 USA 55 Derek Forbort (Interference)

Second Period
Goals:
   03:51 QUE 22 Stefan Fournier PP
   14:32 USA 47 Kevin Clare (63 Jacob Fallon, 40 Shane Sooth)

Penalties:
   01:52 USA 74 Frankie Simonelli (Tripping)
   05:09 USA 63 Jacob Fallon (Cross Checking)
   08:23 QUE 12 Christopher Giroux (Hooking)
   11:23 QUE 2 Jérémie Blain (Tripping)
   17:30 QUE 17 Guillaume Asselin (Hooking)

Third Period
Goals:
   06:23 USA 88 Brandon Saad (92 Chase Balisy, 91 Matthew Nieto)
   12:19 USA 79 Jason Zucker (96 Stephan Johns, 57 Nick Shore) SH

Penalties:
   07:27 USA 88 Brandon Saad (Roughing)
   11:13 USA 63 Jacob Fallon (Hooking)
   16:32 QUE 6 Samuel Carrier (Delay of Game)


Goaltenders
Quebec
30 Louis Boileau-Domingue On 1/00:00   Off 3/20:00
United States
37 Will Yanakeff On 1/00:00   Off 3/20:00

Shots on Goal   1     2     3   Total
Quebec12151643
United States10141034

Player of Game
Quebec 30 Louis Boileau-Domingue
United States 79 Jason Zucker
Officials
Referee Ty Luxmore
Lines People Jason Cramer, Darren Spurgeon
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