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The U.S. National Under-17 Team will play for the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge title versus Canada's Team Pacific this afternoon. Puck drop is scheduled for 3 p.m. EST at Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Team USA dropped Quebec, 9-1, yesterday to advance. Pacific outpaced Russia, 7-3, to earn its spot in the final showdown with the United States. Pacific went 3-0-0-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L) in preliminary play, with its only loss coming at the hands of Quebec in its first game of the tournament.
(Cover photo courtesy of Derek Leung/Hockey Canada Images)
Team USA and Canada's Team Pacific previously met at the 2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Windsor, Ontario. With a trip to the semifinals on the line, Evan Allen (Sterling Heights, Mich./2011-13) and Hudson Fasching (Burnsville, Minn./2011-13) scored two goals each, as the U.S. defeated Pacific, 4-2. Anthony Louis (Winfield, Ill./2011-13) contributed with three helpers in the win, while Hunter Miska (North Branch, Minn./2011-13) kicked out 17 shots for Team USA.
Sweden 3 Ontario 6 (5th Place Game)
Emera Centre Northside, North Sydney, N.S.
Germany 3 West 4 (9th Place Game)
Civic Centre, Port Hawkesbury, N.S.
Russia 3 Pacific 7 (Semifinal)
Emera Centre Northside, North Sydney, N.S.
Quebec 1 USA 9 (Semifinal)
Centre 200, Sydney, N.S.