The U.S. National Junior Team claimed its fourth medal in its last seven International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships with an 8-3 victory over Sweden in the bronze medal game.
Team USA finished the tournament with a 5-0-0-2 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record. After opening the tournament with a 4-2 victory over Canada, the U.S. fell to Sweden, 1-0, before closing preliminary round play with a 10-1 victory over Switzerland and a 4-1 win against Denmark. The U.S. met the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals, where they claimed a 7-0 shutout victory before falling to Russia, 2-1, in the semifinals. The bronze-medal matchup saw Team USA avenge its preliminary-round loss to Sweden.
Date | Opponent | Location | Result | U.S. Player of the Game |
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Sat., Dec. 26 | Canada | Helsinki Ice Hall | W, 4-2 | Colin White |
Mon., Dec. 28 | Sweden | Helsinki Ice Hall | L, 0-1 | Zach Werenski |
Wed., Dec. 30 | Switzerland | Helsinki Ice Hall | W, 10-1 | Auston Matthews |
Thu., Dec. 31 | Denmark | Helsinki Ice Hall | W, 4-1 | Brandon Carlo |
Sat., Jan. 2 | Czech Republic Quarterfinals |
Helsinki Ice Hall | W, 7-0 | Nick Schmaltz |
Mon., Jan. 4 | Russia Semifinals |
Hartwall Arena | L, 1-2 | Christian Dvorak |
Tues. , Jan. 5 | Sweden Bronze Medal Game |
Hartwall Arena | W, 8-3 | Anders Bjork |
Award(s) | Player(s) |
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Directorate Award | Zach WerenskI (Best Defenseman) |
Media All-Star Team | Auston Matthews (Forward) Zach Werenski (Defenseman) |
Top 3 U.S. Players | Auston Matthews (Forward) Alex Nedeljkovic (Goaltender) Zach Werenski (Defense) |
RANK | COUNTRY |
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1. | Finland |
2. | Russia |
3. | United States |
4. | Sweden |
5. | Czech Republic |
6. | Canada |
7. | Slovakia |
8. | Denmark |
9. | Switzerland |
10. | Belarus |