United States dominates Germany in first IIHF World Juniors pre-tournament game
On Sunday night, the United States National Junior Team played against Germany in its first game of the IIHF World Juniors pre-tournament. It was an impressive offensive showing from the U.S., one that ended in an 8-0 win.
While the contest remained scoreless for much of the opening period, the Americans struck with under a minute to play. James Hagens broke free before dishing it Will Horcoff who buried the slapshot to end the stalemate.
30 seconds later, the U.S. went on the power play and capitalized. Will Zellers sent it right in front to Ryker Lee and he knocked it in to extend the lead.
The Stars and Stripes didn’t let up in the second, although there was a little role reversal. Ryker Lee weaved through the defense and then kicked to Will Zellers who fired it home to make it 3-0.
The Americans added two more goals in the frame from Teddy Stiga and Will Horcoff, both of which came short-handed. In the third, the trio of Cole McKinney, Will Zellers and Brodie Ziemer tacked on another three tallies for the U.S. to seal the deal.
Overall, the United States outshot Germany 49-24 to pick up its first win of the pre-tournament series. Additionally, Nick Kempf made 19 saves in net while Brady Knowling had five in the shutout.
The U.S. next takes the ice at AMSOIL Arena to battle Finland on Tuesday. Puck drop is set for 6 p.m.