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U.S. Development Sled Team Sweeps Canada with 3-0 Win

By USAHockey.com, 04/30/17, 7:15PM EDT

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Three U.S. Players Score; Huckaby Earns Shutout at Defi sportif AlterGo

MONTREAL -- Colin Gooley (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) scored the game-winning goal and Kyle Huckaby (Port Arthor, Texas) stopped all four shots he faced as the U.S. Development Sled Hockey Team shut out Canada, 3-0, at the Defi Sportif AlterGo event in Montreal.

With the win, the U.S. Development Sled Hockey Team claimed its third-straight shutout win to sweep the three-game series vs. Canada after winning the first game (6-0) on Friday before claiming a 7-0 victory yesterday. 

Gooley scored what would prove to be the game-winning goal 8:31 into the first period when he finished a pass from Christian Storms (Jamestown, N.Y.).

After a scoreless second stanza, David Eustace (Stoneham, Mass.) tallied just :37 into the third frame for his fourth goal in three games. Kyle Zych (South Hadley, Mass.) then connected with 2:11 to play off assists from Josh Misiewicz (La Grange, Ill.) and Ralph De Quebec (San Pedro, Calif.) to account for the 3-0 final. 

NOTES: For the complete game stats, click here ... The 2017 Defi sportive AlterGo is an international event that brings together elite and up-coming athletes with all types of disabilities ... Jeremy Kennedy (Colorado Springs, Colo.), USA Hockey's manager of membership and disabled hockey, is serving as general manager of the U.S. Development Sled Hockey Team. Mike MacMillan (Buffalo, Minn.), USA Hockey's national coach-in-chief, is the head coach of the U.S. Development Sled Hockey Team. U.S. Paralympian Kip St. Germaine (East Falmouth, Mass.) is serving as associate head coach while U.S. Paralympian Mike Blabac (Hamburg, N.Y.) is an assistant coach alongside former U.S. National Sled Hockey Team player Craig Brady (Silver Spring, Mass.). Also on the Team USA staff is equipment manager Bill Sandberg (Parker, Colo.), physiotherapist Rett Talbot (Delray Beach, Fla.), and team doctor Dr. Laura Dunne (Allentown, Pa.).

U.S. Schedule

Date Result Boxscore
Fri., April 28 W, 6-0 Statistics
Sat., April 29 W, 7-0 Statistics
Sun., April 30 W, 3-0 Statistics

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