U.S. National Junior Team Beats Sweden, 4-3
12/31/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Dec. 30, 2003
HAMEENLINNA, Finland - The U.S. National Junior Team defeated Sweden, 4-3 on Tuesday (Dec. 30) in the third game of the preliminary round of the 2004 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. With the win, Team USA moved to 3-0-0 and has the top standing in Group A, with one preliminary round game remaining.
Forward Stephen Werner (UMass) was named Team USA's Player of the Game after his two-goal performance, including the shorthanded game winner. Denver defenseman Matt Carle and Colorado College forward Brett Sterling also scored for the U.S. squad. Michigan goaltender Al Montoya stopped 25 shots.
MSU sophomore forward David Booth (Washington, Mich.) and sophomore defenseman Corey Potter (Mason, Mich.) saw action for Team USA. Spartan freshman netminder Dominic Vicari (Clinton Township, Mich.) was Montoya's back-up.
Team USA faces Russia tomorrow (Wed., Dec. 31) at 9 a.m. EST. With a win or a tie, the U.S. will receive a bye in the qualification round and automatically advance to the semifinals on Jan. 3. All of Team USA's games can be heard on USA Hockey's website, usahockey.com.
