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U17s Defeat Green Bay Gamblers, 6-4

By USAHockeyNTDP.com, 10/22/17, 4:30PM EDT

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Jack Hughes tallies three points in U17s win.

1.) Jack Hughes (USA)

2.) Cole Caufield (USA)

3.) Drew Helleson (USA)

The U.S. National Under-17 Team remains the lone undefeated USHL team in the league after defeating the Green Bay Gamblers, 6-4 Sunday afternoon at USA Hockey Arena.

Patrick Moynihan (Millis, Mass.) opened the scoring on the power play 37 seconds into the second period sending the puck in from the left slot. Cole Caufield (Stevens Point, Wis.) and Jack Hughes (Orlando, Fla.) had helpers on the goal.

Green Bay tied the game at one at 10:30 of the middle frame.

Caufield netted his team-leading 11th goal of the season at 13:57 of the second period on the power play to put the U17s back in front. Hughes tallied his second assist of the game and Drew Helleson (Farmington, Minn.) picked up his first.

Skater Leaders

Hughes extended the U17s lead, 3-1 after a highlight-reel goal at 17:57 of the second period. After skating the puck around the offensive zone to the front of the net, Hughes sent the puck into the top corner over the blocker of Green Bay’s Maksim Zhukov.

Michael Gildon (Plano, Texas) made it 4-1 shooting the puck in from left circle just inside the left goal post.

Green Bay answered back at 12:49 of the third period.

Sean Farrell (Hopkinton, Mass.) added a goal at 14:23 with help from Alex Turcotte (Island Lake, Ill.) to make it 5-2.

The Gamblers added two in the final two minutes before Turcotte sealed the game, 6-4 at 19:38 of the third.

Team USA’s Cameron Rowe (Wilmette, Ill.) finished the afternoon with 28 saves while the Gamblers’ Zhukov had 31 saves.

The U17s are back in action Saturday, Oct. 28 against the Cedar Rapids Roughriders at USA Hockey Arena at 7pm ET. Tickets can be purchased at USAHockeyNTDP.com/Tix.

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