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Saturday marks the 2015-16 United States Hockey League regular-season openers for both the U.S. National Under-17 and Under-18 Teams. Both teams start their USHL seasons on the road.
OFF TO OHIO: The U18s open with a single game at the Youngstown Phantoms on Saturday. Face-off is set for 7 p.m. at the Covelli Center.
The U18s ended the preseason by dropping a pair of games at the Pittsburgh Showcase. They lost 5-4 to Muskegon on Friday and 2-0 to Youngstown on Saturday.
Trent Frederic (St. Louis, Mo.) paced the offense with a pair of goals while Will Lockwood (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) and James Sanchez (Northbrook, Ill.) had single tallies against Muskegon. Jake Oettinger (Lakeville, Minn.) finished with 16 saves. In the loss to Youngstown, Oettinger had 20 stops.
CHICAGO BOUND: The U17s open the USHL schedule with a trip to the Fox Valley Ice Arena on Saturday to face the Chicago Steel.
“It’s always challenging playing against the USHL,” U17 coach Don Granato said. “Our players realized how imperative it is to play hard every shift and every game. We will have a chance to get back on the ice and in the weight room this week as we begin preparation for our USHL opener.”
The U17s also dropped a pair of games at the Pittsburgh Showcase this weekend, falling to Youngstown 6-4 on Friday and Muskegon 5-0 on Saturday. Logan Hutsko (North Caldwell, N.J.), Grant Mismash (Edina, Minn.), Josh Norris (Oxford, Mich.) and Joey Cassetti (Pleasanton, Calif.) registered the goals against Youngstown. Dylan St. Cyr (Northville, Mich.) kicked out 22 shots between the pipes. Meanwhile, against Muskegon, Adam Scheel (Lakewood, Ohio) finished with 24 saves.
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