U.S. Defeats Slovakia, 3-0, at IIHF World Junior Championship

Published on December 29, 2014 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
U.S. National Team News Release

MONTREAL - Thatcher Demko (San Diego, Calif./Boston College) made 17 saves, and Sonny Milano (Massapequa, N.Y./Plymouth Whalers), Dylan Larkin (Waterford, Mich./University of Michigan) and John Hayden (Greenwich, Conn./Yale University) each chipped in a goal to help the U.S. defeat Slovakia, 3-0, in preliminary round action today at the 2015 IIHF World Juniors Championship.

"I was proud of our effort, especially coming back after having played last night," said Mark Osiecki, head coach of the 2015 U.S. National Junior Team. "We continue to make strides as a team and that's important as we move along in the tournament.

Team USA finishes preliminary-round play Wednesday (Dec. 31) against Canada to determine the winner of Group A. Puck drop is 4 p.m. ET, and the game can be seen live in the U.S. on NHL Network and will be streamed live on NHL.com.

Notes: With the victory today, the U.S. has clinched a spot in the quarterfinals and will play that game on Jan. 2 in Montreal ... Dylan Larkin was named the U.S. Player of the Game for the second straight game. He has 3-2- 5 in the last two games ... Team USA outshot Slovakia 45-17 ...The U.S. is 10-for-10 on the penalty kill to date in the tournament ... The U.S. has allowed just one goal in its first three games of the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship ... For complete Team USA coverage visit worldjuniors.usahockey.com ... Follow @USAHockeyScores for in-game updates. Join the U.S. World Juniors conversation on Twitter using #USAWJC.

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