USHL U.S. National Team

U.S. NationaL U18 Team Rolls Past Bowdoin, 10-2

Published on November 30, 2009 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
U.S. National Team News Release


BRUNSWICK, Maine - Austin Czarnik (Washington, Mich.) recorded five assists as the U.S. National Under-18 Team rolled past Bowdoin College, 10-2, here tonight. With the victory, Team USA took first place at the four-team Colby-Bowdoin Classic.

Brandon Saad (Gibsonia, Pa.) put Team USA on the board just 2:27 into the game after he converted on Michael Mersch's (Park Ridge, Ill.) feed from behind the net. At 10:06, Frankie Simonelli (Bensenville, Ill.) made it 2-0 after he collected a rebound off of a Nick Shore (Denver, Colo.) shot and flipped the puck just under the crossbar. With 2:49 to play in the opening period, Bill Arnold (Needham, Mass.) fed a streaking Matthew Nieto (Long Beach, Calif.) who wired a shot past the outstretched blocker of netminder Richard Nerland.

Bowdoin stormed back with two goals early in the second stanza. Brian Fry made it 3-1 when his shot beat goaltender Jack Campbell (Port Huron, Mich.) just 3:02 into the frame. Daniel Weiniger's power-play goal at 7:29 brought the Polar Bears within a goal. Arnold made it 4-2, when his wrist shot from the high slot beat Nerland five-hole at 15:25. Just 2:04 later, Czarnik dropped the puck to Shore who fed Kevin Hayes (Dorchester, Mass.) for a one-timer into the open goal.

Team USA rode a five-goal third period to pull away from Bowdoin. Jason Zucker (Las Vegas, Nev.) took a pass from Czarnik, skated across to the high slot and wired a shot over Nerland's blocker at 7:40 to start the scoring barrage. Zucker added a second goal, on the power play, at 10:11 to make it 7-2. Luke Moffatt (Paradise Valley, Ariz.) potted a power-play goal of his own at 14:43 to put Team USA ahead by six. Shore and Hayes each tallied at 16:52 and 18:07, respectively, to account for the 10-2 final.

Campbell made 29 saves to earn his eighth win of the season.

The U.S. National Under-18 Team returns to its United States Hockey League Schedule Friday against the league's best club, the Omaha Lancers, at the Omaha Civic Auditorium at 7:05 p.m. CST.

NOTES: Austin Czarnik posted seven total assists over the weekend and now owns the team lead with 12 helpers during the 2009-10 campaign... Fourteen different players notched at least one point in tonight's contest, while six different players recorded a multi-point game... Jason Zucker (2-1--3), Frankie Simonelli (1-2--3) and Nick Shore (1-2--3) each recorded three points... Brandon Saad posted his team-leading 18th point with his seventh goal of the season. Kevin Hayes, who currently plays for Nobles and Greenough School (Mass.), was added to the U.S. National Under-18 Team roster for the weekend... Tonight's game was the seventh all-time meeting between Bowdoin and Team USA. The U.S. currently holds a 6-1-0 advantage over the Polar Bears... The U.S. National Under-18 Team improved to 7-3-0 against NCAA competition, including a 4-0-0 mark against NCAA Division III opponents.

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