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U.S. National Under-17 Team Falls to Russia, 5-4

November 8, 2008 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
U.S. National Team News Release

MONTHEY, Switzerland. - The United States National Under-17 Team fell to Russia, 5-4, here tonight its second game at the 2008 Under-17 Four Nations Cup. Jason Zucker (Las Vegas, Nev.) notched two goals for Team USA.

"Overall, I thought we played well," said John Hynes, head coach of Team USA. "The lesson of tonight's game is we have to be detailed and consistent for all 60 minutes."

After Russia registered a power-play goal at 5:08 of the opening period, Zucker scored on a backhand shot to tie the game at 13:52. With the U.S. on a power play, Emerson Etem (Long Beach, Calif.) found Matthew Nieto (Paradise Valley, Ariz.) wide open in front of the net who scored five-hole at 15:10 to put Team USA up, 2-1.

Luke Moffatt (Paradise Valley, Ariz.) scored off a rebound from just outside the crease at 7:15 of the second stanza to give the U.S. a two-goal advantage. Russia scored three power-play goals in the final 50 seconds of the period and took a 4-3 lead into the second intermission.

After Russia took a two-goal lead at 1:18 of the third period, Zucker notched his second tally of the game. Zucker controlled the rebound of a U.S. shot from the point and deposited it into the back of the Russian net at 3:21. Team USA outshot Russia, 37-21, but was unable to find the equalizer accounting for the 5-4 final.

The U.S. National Under-17 Team continues play in the 2008 Under-17 Four Nations Cup tomorrow (Nov. 9) when it faces Switzerland at 8:30 a.m. EST, in Monthey, Switzerland.

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