2010 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

Ontario 1 - United States 2

BIGGS’ PAIR LEADS UNITED STATES TO U17 GOLD

TIMMINS, Ont. – For the first time since 2002, the United States is on top of the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. 

Tyler Biggs scored twice, including the game-winner in the first minute of the third period, as the United States ended a two-game losing streak in the gold medal game with a 2-1 victory over Ontario on Monday night.

The U.S. won its first U17 title since claiming the second of back-to-back golds in 2001 and 2002. It lost in the gold medal game in 2006 and 2008 – the 2008 game to Ontario. The win also made the Americans just the third team to win three U17 golds; Ontario leads with seven, and Quebec has also won three.

The game was a goaltender’s duel from the start; despite 21 shots on goal in the opening period (11-10 in favour of the United States) netminders Tyson Teichmann of Ontario and John Gibson of the U.S. kept the game scoreless through 20 minutes.

Biggs finally broke the goose egg 1:51 into the second period, snapping a shot past Teichmann, but the middle frame was also owned by the goaltenders – Biggs’s goal was the only one of 25 shots to beat Teichmann and Gibson.

Just as it did in its tournament-opening loss to Finland, Ontario owned the third period, outshooting the U.S. 19-6, but not before Biggs snuck a shot under the arm of Teichmann to double the American lead just 31 seconds into the period.

Gibson and the American shut the door from there, although a goal from Daniel Catenacci with just one second remaining gave the pro-Canadian crowd of more than 2,000 at McIntyre Arena something to cheer about late, and ruined Gibson’s shutout bid.  

The loss ended Ontario’s gold medal game winning streak at three – it had not lost the final game at a U17 tournament since 2000, when it lost to Russia in, ironically, Timmins.

Game Information/Renseignements sur le match
Game #/No. de match 27
Round/Ronde Gold Medal
Arena/Aréna McIntyre Arena
Location/Lieu Timmins, Ont., Canada
Date Mon. Jan. 04, 2010
Time/Heure 07:00 PM ET
Attendance/Assistance
1797  Game Status/Statut de jeu
Final

Box Score/Compte 1 2 3 Final
ONT
0 0 1 1
USA
0 1 1 2

Goals & Penalties/Buts et pénalités
First Period/Première période
Goals/Buts :
None

Penalties/Pénaltés :
01:45 USA 72 Austin Wuthrich (Hooking)
07:13 USA 91 Rocco Grimaldi (Tripping)

Second Period/Deuxieme Période
Goals/Buts :
01:51 USA 44 Tyler Biggs (57 Reid Boucher, 91 Rocco Grimaldi)

Penalties/Pénaltés :
09:26 USA 71 Adam Reid (Hooking)
18:29 ONT 16 Garrett Meurs (Boarding)

Third Period/Troisième Période
Goals/Buts :
00:31 USA 44 Tyler Biggs (67 J.T. Miller)
19:59 ONT 12 Daniel Catenacci (14 Boone Jenner, 4 Ryan Murphy)


Penalties/Pénaltés :
04:00 USA 91 Rocco Grimaldi (Tripping)
19:45 ONT 20 Ryan Strome (Roughing After Whistle)
19:45 USA 44 Tyler Biggs (Roughing After Whistle)

 
Goaltenders/Gardien(ne)s de but
ONT
30 Tyson Teichmann
On 1/00:00 Off 3/20:00
USA
35 John Gibson
On 1/00:00 Off 3/20:00

Shots on Goal/Tirs au but 1 2 3 Final
ONT
10
10 19 39
USA
11 15 6 32

Players of the Game/Joueur(se) du match
ONT
15 Alan Quine
USA
35 John Gibson

Officials/Officiels
Referee/Arbitre
Scott Ferguson
Lines People/Juges de lignes
Francois Dussureault, Trent Knorr
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