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U.S. Earns World Juniors Bronze with 8-3 Win over Sweden

January 5, 2016 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
U.S. National Team News Release


HELSINKI, Finland - The U.S. National Junior Team earned the bronze medal with an 8-3 victory against Sweden here tonight at the 2016 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. Anders Bjork (Mequon, Wis./University of Notre Dame), Ryan Donato (Scituate, Mass./Harvard University) and Matthew Tkachuk (St. Louis, Mo./London) each scored twice and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 35 shots in the win.

"After a tough loss less than 24 hours ago, to come back and finish with a win and the bronze medal is a terrific accomplishment," said Ron Wilson, head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team. "It was a total team effort and I couldn't be more proud of our guys."

The U.S. finished the tournament with a 5-0-0-2 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record, and has medaled in four of the last seven years.

NOTES: Anders Bjork was named the U.S. Player of the Game ... For a complete box score, click here ... Auston Matthews, Alex Nedeljkovic and Zach Werenski were named Team USA's three best players of the tournament ... Auston Matthews has seven goals in this year's World Juniors, the most of any player in the tournament ... Team USA scored 34 goals in the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship and allowed just 10 goals ... For more information on the 2016 U.S. National Junior Team, including a full roster, click here ... Use the hashtag #USAWJC on Twitter to join the conversation about the U.S. National Junior Team ... All U.S. games will be broadcast live on NHL Network. For more information about the tournament, please click here. All U.S. games will be broadcast live on NHL Network.

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