USHL U.S. National Team

U.S. National Under-17 Team Trumps Finland, 5-2, at Five Nations Tournament

Published on February 10, 2016 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
U.S. National Team News Release


PLYMOUTH, Mich. - Dylan St. Cyr (Northville, Mich.) made 34 saves and Sean Dhooghe (Aurora, Ill.) scored two shorthanded goals as the U.S. National Under-17 Team trumped Finland, 5-2, tonight at USA Hockey Arena. With the win, Team USA improves to 1-0-1-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) in the 2016 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament.

In the first stanza, Grant Mismash (Edina, Minn.) fed Brady Tkachuk (St. Louis, Mo.) up the right wing for a short-side goal to open scoring at 2:14. St. Cyr picked up the secondary assist and turned aside all nine shots he faced in the period to help preserve the U.S. advantage.

Finland answered at 7:32 of the middle frame on the power play, but Team USA responded with back-to-back markers just over one minute apart. First, Dhooghe ripped a top-shelf shot over Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's left shoulder for the second United States tally. Evan Barratt (Bristol, Pa.) and Phil Kemp (Greenwich, Conn.) assisted on the shorthanded, go-ahead goal. From the defensive blue line, Josh Maniscalco (Perkiomenville, Pa.) sprung Mismash who lit the lamp off the ensuing breakaway at 10:30 to push the U.S. lead to two scores.

In the final period, with USA on the power play, David Farrance (Victor, N.Y.) wired a shot from the top of the slot for the fourth U.S. goal at 4:53. Finland pulled back within two goals midway through the frame, but a shorthanded, empty-net strike for Dhooghe, his second on the night, iced the victory for the United States.

The U.S. National Under-17 Team returns to the ice on Friday (Feb. 12) versus Sweden. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at USA Hockey Arena and live streaming is available via FASTHockey.com.

NOTES: The United States outshot Finland, 38-36 ... Team USA went 1-3 on the power play while Finland went 1-6 ... The U.S. roster is composed of 20 members from the 2015-16 U.S. National Under-17 Team, part of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program ... Defenseman Reilly Walsh (Proctor Academy) and forward Vanya Lodnia (Erie Otters) are additions to the lineup ... Team USA is competing against teams from the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden in the round-robin tournament ... Team USA finished second in last year's tournament held in Dmitrov, Russia ... Follow @USAHockeyNTDP and @USAHockeyScores on Twitter for tournament updates and join the conversation on social media by using the #5NationsU17 tag.

Team USA Schedule | 2016 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament

Feb. 9-13 | USA Hockey Arena | Plymouth, Michigan

Date Game Time (ET) / Result

Sat., Feb. 6 Czech Republic* W, 4-2

Tues., Feb. 9 Czech Republic L, 4-3 (OT)

Wed., Feb. 10 Finland W, 5-2

Fri., Feb. 12 Sweden 7:00 p.m.

Sat., Feb. 13 Russia 7:00 p.m.

*Pre-tournament game

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