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U18s Fall to Finland in Shootout, 4-3

By USAHockeyNTDP.com, 11/11/17, 10:45AM EST

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M. Samuelsson nets two in loss at U18 5 Nations

HAMEENLINNA, Finland — The U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team got a pair of goals from Mattias Samuelsson (Vorhees, N.J.) but dropped a 4-3 shootout decision here today to Finland in its third game of the 2017 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament

Finland jumped out to a 2-0 lead with goals at 5:03 and 15:19 of the opening period. Samuelsson cut the deficit in half just 0:40 after Finland’s second tally with Oliver Wahlstrom (Quincy, Mass.) and Joel Farabee (Cicero, N.Y.) drawing assists on the play.

Finland re-gained a two-goal advantage early in the second period, but Farabee answered right back to keep Team USA close, finding the back of the net off a pass from Patrick Giles (Chevy Chase, Md.) at 9:58. With 3:05 remaining in the second period, Samuelsson evened the game with his second goal of the game. Wahlstrom and Farabee were credited with assists.

Neither team could get the go-ahead goal in the third period or through overtime. In the shootout, Finland came out ahead by a 4-2 margin to pick up the victory. Wahlstrom and Trevor Janicke (Maple Grove, Minn.) netted the two U.S. goals in the shootout.

The U.S. National Under-18 Team will return to action tomorrow Sunday (Nov. 12) at 4 p.m. (10 a.m. ET) against the Czech Republic in its final game of the tournament.

NOTES: The U.S. was 1-6 on the power play while Finland went 0-6 … Team USA is 0-0-2-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L) in the 2017 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament with one game left to play … Live streaming, schedule, statistics and full schedule information can be found on the official tournament website here ... The Team USA tournament homepage can be found here ... Along with the U.S., the 2017 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament features the Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland ... Complete tournament history can be found here ... Follow @USAHockeyNTDP on Twitter for tournament updates and join the conversation on social media by using #5NationsU18 ... Seth Appert (Cottage Grove, Minn.) is leading the U.S. National Under-18 Team in the 2017 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament. Joining Appert are associate coach Nick Fohr (Grand Forks, N.D.), goaltending coach Kevin Reiter (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and intern assistant coach Mason Graddock (Stowe, Vt.).


Tournament Information

The Fall 2017 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament was played in Hämeenlinna, Finland from Wednesday, Nov. 8 through Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017. All games were played at Ritarihalli Arena, home of HPK of SM-liiga.

The U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team finished tied for first place in the tournament after finishing with a record of (1-0-2-1) (W-OTW-OTL-L). 

Fall 2017 U18 Five Nations Team USA Schedule

DATE OPPONENT TIME (Local/ET)/RESULT
Wednesday, Nov. 8 Switzerland L, 3-2 (SO)
Friday, Nov. 10 Sweden L, 2-0
Saturday, Nov. 11 Finland L, 4-3 (SO)
Sunday, Nov. 12 Czech Republic W, 3-0