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2023 IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship

Basel and Porrentruy, Switzerland | April 20-30

The 2023 IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship took place April 20-30, 2023 in Basel and Porrentruy, Switzerland. The tournament venues included St. Jakob Arena and Raiffeisen Arena.

The U.S. competed in Group B alongside Finland, Latvia, Norway and Switzerland and went 4-0-0-0 (W-OTW-L-OTL) in the preliminary round before defeating Czechia, 4-1, in the quarterfinals and Slovakia, 7-1, in the semifinals.

The U.S. battled Sweden in the gold-medal game, and came from behind with goals from Danny Nelson (Maple Grove, Minn.) and Carey Terrance (Akwesasne, N.Y.) to send things into overtime. Ryan Leonard (Amherst, Mass.) scored just 2:20 into overtime to win the gold medal. Trey Augustine (South Lyon, Mich.) had 28 saves in net for Team USA.

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U.S. Tournament Schedule

DATE OPPONENT/ROUND Result LOCATION PLAYER OF THE GAME
Mon., April 17 Czechia
Pre-Tournament Game		 W, 9-2 Raiffeisen Arena
Porrentruy, Switzerland		 N/A
Thurs., April 20 Latvia
Preliminary Round		 W, 7-1 St. Jakob Arena
Basel, Switzerland		 Ryan Leonard
Sat., April 22 Norway
Preliminary Round		 W, 12-1 St. Jakob Arena
Basel, Switzerland		 Gabe Perreault
Sun., April 23 Finland
Preliminary Round		 W, 8-4 St. Jakob Arena
Basel, Switzerland		 Will Smith
Tues., April 25 Switzerland
Preliminary Round		 W, 10-0 St. Jakob Arena
Basel, Switzerland		 Ryan Leonard
Thurs., April 27 Czechia
Quarterfinals		 W, 4-1 St. Jakob Arena
Basel, Switzerland		 Danny Nelson
Sat., April 29 Slovakia
Semifinals		 W, 7-1 St. Jakob Arena
Basel, Switzerland		 Will Smith
Sun., April 30 Sweden
Gold Medal Game		 W, 3-2 (OT) St. Jakob Arena
Basel, Switzerland		 Danny Nelson

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