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U.S. National Under-17 Team Outduels Russia, 6-4, at Five Nations Tournament

February 8, 2014 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
U.S. National Team News Release


SUNDSVALL, Sweden - Colin White (Hanover, Mass.) notched three goals and added two assists as the U.S. National Under-17 Team out-dueled Russia, 6-4, here today at Gardehov Arena. With the win, Team USA improves to 3-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) at the 2014 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament.

Russia struck first at 13:41 of the opening period. Team USA, skating a man down, evened the score off a White short-handed tally. The U.S. outshot Russia, 19-8, in the frame.

Midway through the second stanza, Russia reclaimed its one-goal advantage. Less than one minute later, White once again knotted the game. Noah Hanifin (Norwood, Mass.) collected an assist on the play. Team USA took its first lead of the contest at 14:28 when Luke Kirwan (DeWitt, N.Y.) found the back of the net. White and Jeremy Bracco (Freeport, N.Y.) recorded helpers.

White gave the U.S. a two-goal cushion just 27 seconds into the third frame. Hanifin and Bracco combined to help find White for the score. Russia negated the Team USA advantage, scoring back-to-back markers less than two minutes apart. After a Russian player sent the puck into the stands, Zach Werenski (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) capitalized and potted a power-play goal for the Americans at 13:27. Hanifin and White registered helpers. Matthew Tkachuk (St. Louis, Mo.) wristed a shot into the cage to provide an insurance goal for Team USA at 18:21. Luke Kunin (Chesterfield, Mo.) assisted on the tally.

Michael Lackey (Washington, D.C.) made 19 saves in the win for the U.S., while Nikita Kolesnikov turned aside 42 shots in the loss for Russia.

The U.S. National Under-17 Team will close out the tournament tomorrow (Feb. 9) against Sweden. Puck drop is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. EST at Gardehov Arena.

NOTES: Team USA outshot Russia, 48-23 ... The U.S. went 1-6 on the power play, while Russia went 0-5 ... For the complete U.S. National Under-17 Team roster, click here ... The U.S. National Under-17 Team is competing in the Five Nations Tournament for the second time. Last year, Team USA finished third with a record of 2-0-1-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L) ... Follow @USAHockeyScores on Twitter for live scoring updates during the Five Nations Tournaments. Scores will be designated with the #5NationsU17 tag ... For additional coverage, visit the NTDP Facebook page and follow @USANTDP on Twitter ... The U.S. National Under-17 Team trains with The Hockey IntelliGym, a revolutionary new software program that trains hockey sense. To learn more, visit USAHockeyIntelliGym.com.

2014 U17 Five Nations Tournament Schedule - United States

Feb. 5-9, 2014 - Sundsvall, Sweden

Date Opponent Location Time (EST) / Result

Wed., Feb. 5 Finland Gardehov W, 6-5

Fri., Feb. 7 Czech Republic Anashallen W, 4-2

Sat., Feb. 8 Russia Gardehov W, 6-4

Sun., Feb. 9 Sweden Gardehov 8:30 a.m.

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