NAHL U.S. National Team

NTDP Weekly Release

Published on September 20, 2004 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
U.S. National Team News Release


UNITED STATES NATIONAL UNDER-18 TEAM

The U.S. Under-18 Team swept a two game home series against the Youngstown Phantoms Friday, September 17 and Sunday, September 19, 2004.

NEXT ACTION

The US National Development Team Program Under-18 squad will next see action Saturday, September 25, 2004 against the Cleveland Barons in Cleveland and Sunday, September 26, 2004 at home against the Soo Kewadin Casino Indians.

PREVIOUS WEEK RECAP

Friday, September 17 – Youngstown, 4, US-18, 9

The U-18 team scored their first of five unanswered U.S. goals as Jack Skille (Madison, Wisc.) found the back of the net at 11:36 of the first period, just over four minutes after Phantoms forward Rob Rassey (Detroit, Mich.) opened the game scoring with a shorthanded tally at the 7:21.

Jason Lawrence (Saugus, Mass.), David Inman (San Diego, Calif.), Zach MacVoy (Livonia, Mich.) and Phil Kessel (Madison, Wisc.) followed the Skille tally, all in the second period to push the U.S. to a 5-1 lead.

The Phantoms bounced back with three unchallenged goals of their own as Aaron Ryhner (Anchorage, Alaska) scored twice along with a goal by Gambrilla, Md. native Kyle Laughlin cutting the U.S. lead to a lone goal.

The U.S. countered with a four-goal outburst with MacVoy notching his second of the night followed by a pair of goals by blue liner Mark Mitera (Livonia, Mich.).

U.S. citizen Jason Bailey (Nepean, Ontario) closed the scoring onslaught for the home club as he scored his first goal as a member of the NTDP at 13:49 of the last period.

Sunday, September 19 – Youngstown, 4, US-18, 10

Andreas Vlassopolous (Los Angeles, Calif.) sparked the U.S. assault with just 2:38 gone from the first period as he recorded his first ever goal for the NTDP on a feed from Nathan Gerbe (Oxford, Mich.). Peter Mueller (Bloomington, Minn.) and Chad Morin (Auburn, N.Y.) each followed with their first goals of the season and Chris Cahill (North Andover, Mass.) notched his second of the year to put the U.S. out in front 4-0.

The Phantoms stormed back as Brad O'Shell (Sterling Heights, Mich.) scored twice and Derek Roehl (Clinton Township, Mich.) added a goal to close to within one.

The U.S. goal scoring ignited once again in the second period as Gerbe beat Youngstown goaltender Tom O'Brien (Chicago, Ill.) glove side for his first goal of the new season. Ryan Stoa (Bloomington, Minn.), a 26-goal scorer last year for the NTDP, scored the first of his two goals in the 2004-2005 after splitting a pair of Youngstown defenseman and rifling a shot, high glove side past the outmatched Youngstown goaltender. The battering would continue as Jason Lawrence (Saugus, Mass.), Stoa, Phil Kessel (Madison, Wis.) and Zach MacVoy (Livonia, Mich.), would each tally giving the U.S. ten goals and an insurmountable led.

UNITED STATES NATIONAL UNDER-17 TEAM

The U.S. Under-17 Team earned a win in their opening game of the 2004-2005 season as they defeated the Toledo Ice Diggers, 3-1 at the Team Toledo IceHouse, Toledo, Ohio.

THIS WEEK'S ACTION

US National Development Team Program Under-17 team take on the Soo Kewadin Casino Indians, Friday, September 24, 2004 in their home opening game.

PREVIOUS WEEK RECAP

Saturday, September 18, 2004 – US-17 3, Toledo 1

The U-17 team, which will play 40 games in the NAHL, while the U-18 team will play 16 to make up the 56-game league schedule, were back-stopped by goaltender Joe Palmer (Yorkville, N.Y.) who recorded 39 saves in the win.

Brian Straight (Waltham, Mass.) opened the season goal-scoring book for the U-17 team as the defenseman tallied at the 9:13 mark of the first period.

The U-17 team used a pair of goals in the third period to seal the deal as Jim O'Brien (Maplewood, Minn.) and Erik Johnson (Bloomington, Minn.) each tallied.

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