2010 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

Sweden 5 - United States 6

U.S. SURVIVES SWEDISH COMEBACK, ADVANCE TO GOLD MEDAL GAME

IROQUOIS FALLS, Ont. – Forty seconds. That is all that stood between Sweden, a remarkable comeback and a berth in Monday’s gold medal game at the 2010 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.

Emil Lundberg, Jonas Brodin and Victor Arvidsson scored in a span of 5:43 late in the third period to turn a 4-2 United States lead into a 5-4 Swedish advantage, but J.T. Miller scored with 40 ticks left on the clock to force overtime and Reid Boucher notched his second goal of the game 4:04 into the extra frame to give the Americans a 6-5 victory and a spot in Monday’s gold medal game.

When Rocco Grimaldi scored to make it 4-0 U.S. just past the midway point of the second period, it looked as if the Swedes’ return to the U17 tournament after a 13-year hiatus would end with a berth in the bronze medal game.

But Pontus Åberg and Karl Johansson – on a penalty shot – cut the lead in half before the end of the middle frame, and the three-goal rush in the third gave the Swedes their first lead with 3:15 to go, stunning the Americans and forcing Miller’s late heroics to force OT.

Boucher, Ryan Haggerty and Tyler Biggs also scored for the U.S., their goals coming less than three minutes apart in the very early moments of the first period, giving the Americans a seemingly insurmountable lead.

The U.S. will go for its third U17 gold medal on Monday against Ontario, the same team that defeated it in the 2008 gold medal game in London, Ont.

Game Information/Renseignements sur le match
Game #/No. de match 25
Round/Ronde Semi-Final
Arena/Aréna Jus Jordan Sports Complex
Location/Lieu Iroquois Falls, Ont., Canada
Date Sun. Jan. 03, 2010
Time/Heure 07:00 PM ET
Attendance/Assistance
623
 Game Status/Statut de jeu
 Final in Overtime

Box Score/Compte 1 2 3 OT1
Final
SWE
0
2 3 0 5
USA
3 1 1 1 6

Goals & Penalties/Buts et pénalités
First Period/Première période
Goals/Buts :
03:40 USA 57 Reid Boucher (91 Rocco Grimaldi)
04:19 USA 39 Ryan Haggerty (93 Travis Boyd, 90 Alexx Privitera) PP
06:16 USA 44 Tyler Biggs (91 Rocco Grimaldi) SH


Penalties/Pénaltés :
04:04 SWE 15 Emil Lundberg (Holding)
05:52 USA Team (Too Many Men)
11:02 SWE 8 Jonathan Nielsen (Hooking)
16:05 USA 57 Reid Boucher (Hooking)

Second Period/Deuxieme Période
Goals/Buts :
12:20 USA 91 Rocco Grimaldi (92 Jake McCabe, 55 Andy Ryan)
15:34 SWE 23 Pontus Åberg (9 Oskar Lindstedt, 18 Victor Rask) PP
17:31 SWE 5 Karl Johansson PS


Penalties/Pénaltés :
02:56 USA 67 J.T. Miller (Interference)
05:46 SWE 19 Lars Bryggman (Holding)
15:10 USA 92 Jake McCabe (Holding)

Third Period/Troisième Période
Goals/Buts :
11:02 SWE 15 Emil Lundberg (21 Mika Zibanejad, 3 Rasmus Bengtsson) PP
12:35 SWE 2 Jonas Brodin (21 Mika Zibanejad) PP
16:45 SWE 13 Victor Arvidsson (6 Oscar Klefbom, 17 Rickard Rakell)
19:20 USA 67 J.T. Miller (57 Reid Boucher, 91 Rocco Grimaldi)


Penalties/Pénaltés :
09:34 USA 90 Alexx Privitera (Hooking)
11:02 USA 42 Barrett Kaib (Cross Checking)

Overtime/Prolongation
Goals/Buts :
04:04 USA 57 Reid Boucher (90 Alexx Privitera 91 Rocco Grimaldi)
 
Goaltenders/Gardien(ne)s de but
SWE
30 Stefan Steen
On 1/00:00 Off 3/20:00
USA
30 Matt McNeely
On 1/00:00 Off 3/20:00

Shots on Goal/Tirs au but 1 2 3 OT
Final
SWE
6
12 17 4
39
USA
11 9 9 3 32

Players of the Game/Joueur(se) du match
SWE
5 Karl Johansson
USA
93 Travis Boyd

Officials/Officiels
Referee/Arbitre
Colin Watt
Lines People/Juges de lignes
Benoit Martineau, Andrew Hubbard