USHL U.S. National Team

U.S. Defeats Sweden, 6-3, at National Junior Evaluation Camp

Published on August 3, 2010 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. -- The United States scored four times in the first five minutes of play en route to a 6-3 victory over Sweden in its first of four international games here at the 2010 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp.

The contest featured 22 of the 28 U.S. players currently participating in the camp and auditioning for a spot on the U.S. National Junior Team that will take part in the 2011 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, Dec. 26, 2010-Jan. 5, 2011, in Buffalo, N.Y.

"I thought we had a good all-around effort," said Keith Allain, head coach of the 2011 U.S. National Junior Team. "We need to improve on our systems, but this is the first time a lot of these guys have played together, and this camp will help us prepare for December."

Jason Zucker (Las Vegas, Nev.) got the U.S. on the board less than 90 seconds into the game when he drove to the front of the net, shielded off a Swedish defenseman and lifted a shot past goalie Robin Lehner.

The U.S. then cashed in on consecutive Swedish penalties, as defensemen Derek Forbort (Duluth, Minn.) and Justin Faulk (South St. Paul, Minn.) notched power-play goals with wrist shots from above the circles. Charlie Coyle (East Weymouth, Mass.) then scored at the 4:05 mark of the first to complete Team USA's early scoring spree.

Sweden trimmed the U.S. lead to 4-3 with a late first-period goal and a pair of goals in the second. But Faulk's second power-play goal of the game midway through the third period gave the U.S. some breathing room, and Brock Nelson's (Minneapolis, Minn.) late empty-net goal closed out the scoring.

Jack Campbell (Port Huron, Mich.) made 24 saves in the victory, while Swedish goalies Lehner and Fredrik Petterson-Wentzel turned aside 18 shots in the loss.

The U.S. will return to action tomorrow at 4 p.m. EDT against Finland. A full schedule is below.

NOTES: Team USA went 3-for-11 on the power-play, while Sweden was 2-for-10 with the man advantage ... For full camp coverage, including a live scoring and statistics from the international games, a blog, photos, videos, and rosters, click here ...

All four of the remaining international games featuring the U.S., Finland and Sweden will be webcast at USAHockey.FASTHockey.com ... The 2011 IIHF World Junior Championships will take place Dec. 26 - Jan. 5 at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y., and Niagara University's Dwyer Arena in Lewiston, N.Y. Additional information including a full preliminary-round tournament schedule and ticket details can be found at BuffaloWorldJuniors.com ...The 2011 U.S. National Junior Team will be selected in late December following a pre-tournament camp that will begin in mid-December ... Keith Allain, head men's ice hockey coach at Yale University, will serve as head coach of the 2011 U.S. National Junior Team. Allain will be assisted by Mark Osiecki, head men's ice hockey coach at The Ohio State University; Phil Housley, head boy's ice hockey coach at Stillwater (Minn.) high school; and Joe Exter, USA Hockey's national goaltending coach ... Mark Carlson, head coach and general manager of the United States Hockey League's Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, and Greg Brown, assistant men's ice hockey coach at Boston College, will also participate in Lake Placid as camp coaches ... Jim Johannson is serving as the general manager of the U.S. National Junior Team for the second consecutive year. Meanwhile, Tim Taylor, former U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team head coach and longtime Yale University men's ice hockey team head coach, is also serving his second straight year as Team USA's director of player personnel.

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