USHL U.S. National Team

U.S. National U17 Team Downs Tri-City, 4-1

Published on March 20, 2010 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
U.S. National Team News Release


KEARNEY, Neb. - Reid Boucher (Grand Ledge, Mich.) notched two tallies during a four-goal second period by the U.S. National Under-17 Team in its 4-1 victory over the Tri-City Storm here tonight.

The first period ended in a scoreless tie, with U.S. netminder John Gibson (Pittsburgh, Pa.) making several key saves for the U.S. He stopped all 17 shots he saw in the opening frame.

Team USA wasted little time jumping out to a 1-0 lead just 18 seconds into the second stanza after Travis Boyd (Hopkins, Minn.) fed J.T. Miller (East Palestine, Ohio) who one-timed a shot past Carsen Chubak from the high slot. The U.S. doubled its advantage when Boucher picked up the loose puck in front of the net and snapped it past Chubak at 6:03. Boucher added his second goal with a power-play marker at 17:40 after knocking home his own rebound. With just one minute to play in the middle period, Boyd chipped the puck into the net to make it 4-0 after a scramble in front left Chubak out of position.

Radislav Illo broke Tri-City's scoring drought at the 9:07 mark of the final frame, but Gibson made 13 saves throughout the closing 20 minutes to allow Team USA to skate away with a 4-1 win.

Gibson finished the night with 38 saves.

The U.S. National Under-17 Team will take on the Lincoln Stars Saturday at 7:05 p.m. CST at the Lincoln Ice Box.

NOTES: Reid Boucher netted his 15th and 16th goals of the season, which moves him past Tyler Biggs (Cincinnati, Ohio) for the team-high. Additionally, Boucher netted his fifth game-winning marker of the season, also a team high... J.T. Miller notched his 15th goal and 30th point of the season, both of which are second on the squad... Robbie Russo recorded three assists on the night and now has 22 helpers this season, good for second on the U.S. He leads all blueliners and is tied for third on Team USA with 29 points... John Gibson earned his second victory against the Storm. He also lowered his goals-against average to 3.99, while raising his save percentage to.889... Team USA earned its third consecutive victory, while garnering its first road win against USHL competition tonight... The NTDP completed the season sweep of the Storm with its fourth win overall, with both the U17s and U.S. National Under-18 Team each earning two victories against Tri-City this season.

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