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U17s Fall to Muskegon, 5-4

By USAHockeyNTDP.com, 04/13/18, 9:45PM EDT

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Helleson, Beecher and Zegras tally two points in loss.


Photo by Rena Laverty

The U.S. National Under-17 Team fell to the Muskegon Lumberjacks, 5-4 tonight in its regular season finale.

Muskegon opened scoring early capitalizing on a breakaway at 2:35 of the first period.

The Lumberjacks extended its lead 2-0 at 18:15 of the first.

Trevor Zegras (Bedford, N.Y.) put the U17s on the board at 1:06 of the second period. Matthew Boldy (Millis, Mass.) sent the puck to Zegras at the left circle who sent a wrister over the blocker of Muskegon’s Keegan Karki. Drew Helleson (Farmington, Minn.) also picked up an assist on the goal.

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Erik Middendorf (Scottsdale, Ariz.) pulled the U17s within one at 15:57 of the second knocking the puck out of the air. John Beecher (Elmira, N.Y.) and Judd Caulfield (Grand Forks, N.D.) picked up the assists.

Muskegon netted one at 19:32 of the second period to regain a two-goal lead heading into the third period.

Marshall Warren (Laurel Hollow, N.Y.) lifted the puck into the net at 1:45 of the third period with help from Boldy and Beecher.

Muskegon made it 5-3 at 4:13 of the third.

Owen Lindmark (Naperville, Ill.) tipped Helleson’s shot from the point into the net at 9:58 of the third period.

Cameron Rowe (Wilmette, Ill.) collected 25 saves.

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