2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

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2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
Game #4
Preliminary
Final
November 3, 2019 3:00 pm MST
Canalta Centre
Medicine Hat, AB

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
1
7
2
10
1
0
0
1

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
7
17
10
34
5
4
9
18

Statistics

PP
PIM
1 / 4
6
0 / 3
8

Game Story

AMERICANS SPREAD AROUND SCORING IN BIG WIN OVER CZECHS

JASON LA ROSE

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – Ty Gallagher scored twice as part of a seven-goal second period that propelled the United States to a 10-1 win over the Czech Republic as both teams opened Group A play Sunday at the 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.

Eighteen of 20 skaters put their names on the scoresheet for the Americans, who became the first team since the start of the eight-team format in 2014 to reach double-digits in a single game.

Chaz Lucius had two goals and an assist, and Jack Hughes added a goal and two helpers as the U.S. avenged its 2-1 loss to the Czechs in the seventh-place game a year ago.

The scoring started early, but it was the Europeans who struck first; Petr Moravec got a quick shot past a surprised Gibson Homer just 35 seconds after the puck dropped.

Lucius brought the U.S. even on the power play just four minutes later, one-timing a set-up from Dylan Duke past goaltender Daniel Kral to send the game to the intermission even at 1-1.

It didn’t stay that way for long once the second period got underway.

Tyler Boucher was first just 16 seconds in, roofing a shot over the shoulder of Kral from in close.

Duke wired in a shot at 3:11, Gallagher got his first on an absolute rocket that hit the cross-bar and the back of Kral before tricking in at 4:42 and Liam Gilmartin cruised through the slot to beat Kral past the glove at 7:16, spelling the end of the afternoon for the Czech netminder after five goals on 14 shots.

Jack Hughes gave Tomas Suchanek a rude welcome to the game, going bar-down over his short-side shoulder just 42 seconds after the change to make it 6-1.

Gallagher added his second goal at 9:50, finishing off a pretty passing play with Jeremy Wilmer and Jack Devine, and Sean Behrens walked off the side-boards to beat Suchanek and push the lead to seven late in the stanza.

With the result well in hand, Lucius roofed a backhand for his second goal early in the third period before Ryan St. Louis raced away and went five-hole on Suchanek for a late shorthanded goal to finish the scoring.

The U.S., which finished with a 34-18 edge in shots on goal, is back in action at the Canalta Centre on Monday night (7 p.m. MT) against Canada White, while the Czechs are on the ice for the matinee (3 p.m. MT) against Canada Black.

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
GOAL
Goal: Petr Moravec

Assists: Martin Rysavy, Matous Mensik
00:35
PENALTY
Penalty: Jiri Tichacek
Tripping (2:00)
03:58
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Chaz Lucius

Assists: Dylan Duke, Jack Hughes
04:27
PENALTY
Penalty: David Moravec
Roughing (2:00)
07:04
PENALTY
Penalty: Jeremy Wilmer
Hooking (2:00)
12:22
2nd Period
GOAL
Goal: Tyler Boucher

Assists: Red Savage, Justin Janicke
00:16
GOAL
Goal: Dylan Duke

Assists: Jacob Martin, Ethan Straky
03:11
GOAL
Goal: Ty Gallagher

Assists: Jeremy Wilmer, Luke Hughes
04:42
GOAL
Goal: Liam Gilmartin

Assists: Tyler Boucher, Luke Hughes
07:16
GOALTENDER CHANGE
Goaltender Change: Tomas Suchanek

07:17
GOAL
Goal: Jack Hughes

Assists: Sean Behrens
07:58
GOAL
Goal: Ty Gallagher

Assists: Jeremy Wilmer, Jack Devine
09:50
PENALTY
Penalty: Jeremy Wilmer
Hooking (2:00)
15:28
GOAL
Goal: Sean Behrens

Assists: Chaz Lucius, Jack Hughes
18:52
3rd Period
GOAL
Goal: Chaz Lucius

Assists: Sasha Pastujov, Aidan Hreschuk
03:42
PENALTY
Penalty: Tomas Machu
Cross-Checking (2:00)
07:48
PENALTY
Penalty: Justin Janicke
Slashing (2:00)
16:40
GOAL (SHORT HANDED)
Goal: Ryan St. Louis

Assists: Colby Saganiuk
16:47
PENALTY
Penalty: Marek Brada
High-Sticking (2:00)
19:38

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Gibson Homer USA 60 18 17 1 0.944
Daniel Kral CZE 27 14 9 5 0.643
Tomas Suchanek CZE 32 20 15 5 0.750

Game Leaders

Goals 2 - Assists 1 - Points 3
G 2 - A 1 - P 3
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 2 - Points 3
G 1 - A 2 - P 3
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1
Goals 2 - Assists 0 - Points 2
G 2 - A 0 - P 2
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1

Previous Games

2 - 6 L vs. RussiaRUS
Nov 9, 2019
3 - 2 W @ Canada WhiteCAN-W
Nov 9, 2019
7 - 3 W vs. Canada WhiteCAN-W
Nov 8, 2019
0 - 4 L @ RussiaRUS
Nov 8, 2019
8 - 4 W vs. FinlandFIN
Nov 7, 2019
5 - 1 W @ SwedenSWE
Nov 7, 2019
Videos
Photos
2018 U17: SWE 4 – CAN-R 3 SO (Bronze Medal)
Raymond scored the lone goal in the shootout to give Sweden bronze.
2018 U17: RUS 2 – FIN 1 (Gold Medal)
Gushchin and Kokhanin scored to give the Russians a fourth U17 gold.
2018 U17: RUS 6 – SWE 4 (Semifinal)
Ponomaryov had 2G 2A to help the Russians reach the gold medal game.
2018 U17: CZE 2 – USA 1 (7th Place)
Mysak had a goal and an assist to lead the Czechs to seventh place.