2011
IIHF World Junior Championship
Team
USA Schedule | Team
USA Roster | Team
Canada Schedule
The 2011 International Ice Hockey Federation
World Junior Championship runs from Dec. 26-Jan. 5 in Buffalo.
The U.S. is the defending champion, snapping Canada's five-year
run as gold medalists last year in Saskatoon.
TEAM USA SCHEDULE
| Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Time/Recap |
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Finland |
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Minnesota forward Nick Bjugstad
scored at 3:08 of overtime to give the U.S. the win.
The Americans also got goals from Minnesota Duluth defenseman
Justin Faulk and Denver forward Jason Zucker. |
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Slovakia |
|
The United States set the
tone early with two goals from Kyle Palmieri and went
on to a convincing win. BU's Charlie Coyle had a goal
and two assists. Americans Drew Shore (Denver) and Chris
Brown (Michigan) also scored. |
| |
Germany |
|
Michigan defenseman Jon
Merrill and Boston University forward Charlie Coyle
each had a goal and an assist as seven different players
recorded points in a convincing win for the United States. |
| |
Switzerland |
|
The U.S. got goals from
forwards Chris Kreider (Boston College) and Mitch Callahan
to capture first place in Pool A with a win over pesky
Switzerland. |
| |
Canada (Semifinal) |
|
Michigan's
Chris Brown scored the only goal for the United States,
which was never really in the game after Canada built
a 2-0 lead in the first period. |
| |
Sweden (Bronze Medal
Game) |
|
Boston
College's Chris Kreider scored twice and Drew Shore
(Denver) and Nick Bjugstad (Minnesota) added goals as
the U.S. downed Sweden to medal in back-to-back WJCs
for the first time. |
| * Note
- Team USA games will be broadcast on the NHL Network |
TEAM USA ROSTER
Eight returnees from the team that won last
year's World Junior Championship in Saskatoon highlight
the 22-man U.S. roster for the 2011 WJC. The group includes
seven representatives of WCHA schools, four players from
Hockey East, and one each from the CCHA and ECAC Hockey.
Also among the U.S. representatives are former collegians
Jerry D'Amigo (Rensselaer), Nick Leddy (Minnesota), and
Kyle Palmeiri (Notre Dame), all of whom play in the American
Hockey League.
Boston College has three players on the roster
— defensemen Brian Dumolin and Patrick Wey and forward
Chris Kreider. Denver, Michigan, and North Dakota each have
two players on the roster.
The complete 2011 U.S. World Junior Championship
roster:
| No. |
Player |
Pos. |
Hometown
(Current Team) |
| 1 |
Jack
Campbell |
G |
Port
Huron, Mich. (Windsor Spitfires) |
| 3 |
Charlie
Coyle |
F |
East
Weymouth, Mass. (Boston University) |
| 4 |
Brian
Dumolin |
D |
Biddeford,
Maine (Boston College) |
| 5 |
John
Ramage |
D |
Chesterfield,
Mo. (Wisconsin) |
| 6 |
Nick
Leddy |
D |
Eden
Prairie, Minn. (Rockford IceHogs) |
| 7 |
Derek
Forbort |
D |
Duluth,
Minn. (North Dakota) |
| 8 |
Brock
Nelson |
F |
Warroad,
Minn. (North Dakota) |
| 9 |
Jerry
D'Amigo |
F |
Binghamton,
N.Y. (Toronto Marlies) |
| 10 |
Chris
Brown |
F |
Flower
Mount, Texas (Michigan) |
11 |
Jeremy
Morin |
F |
Auburn,
N.Y. (Rockford IceHogs) |
| 12 |
Jon
Merrill |
D |
Brighton,
Mich. (Michigan) |
15 |
Drew
Shore |
F |
Denver,
Colo. (Denver) |
| 16 |
Jason
Zucker |
F |
Las
Vegas, Nev. (Denver) |
17
|
Ryan
Bourque |
F |
Boxford,
Mass (Quebec Remparts) |
| 18 |
Patrick
Wey |
D |
Pittsburgh,
Pa. (Boston College) |
19 |
Chris
Kreider |
F |
Boxford,
Mass. (Boston College) |
| 23 |
Kyle
Palmieri |
F |
Montvale,
N.J. (Syracuse Crunch) |
24 |
Mitch
Callahan |
F |
Whittier,
Calif. (Kelowna Rockets) |
| 25 |
Justin
Faulk |
D |
South
St. Paul, Minn. (Minnesota Duluth) |
26 |
Emerson
Etem |
F |
Long
Beach, Calif. (Medicine Hat Tigers) |
| 27 |
Nick
Bjugstad |
F |
Blaine,
Minn. (Minnesota) |
| 29 |
Andy Iles |
G |
Ithaca, N.Y. (Cornell) |
TEAM
CANADA SCHEDULE
Canada, which had won five straight World
Junior Championships prior to losing to the U.S. in the
gold-medal game last year in Saskatoon, has two collegians
on its roster. Minnesota Duluth defenseman Dylan Olsen and
Colorado College forward Jaden Schwartz are joined on the
Canadian team by former Harvard forward Louis Leblanc, who
now plays for Montreal in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey
League.
| Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Time/Recap |
| |
Russia |
|
The Canadians got goals
from six different players, three of them in the decisive
third period, en route to a 6-3 win against Russia.
Colorado College's Jaden Schwartz had an assist for
Canada. |
| |
Czech
Republic |
|
Jaden Schwartz scored a
power-play goal in the first period and ex-Harvard man
Louis Leblanc had a goal and an assist for Canada. Leblanc's
goal was a short-handed marker and Canada scored four
power-play goals in the game. |
| |
Norway |
|
Colorado College forward
Jaden Schwartz was lost for the tournament for Canada
after suffering an injury in this contest. Dylan Olsen
(Minnesota Duluth) had an assist for Canada. |
| |
Sweden |
|
The Swedes topped Canada
in a shootout, capping a wild affair that saw the Canadians
twice rally from two-goal deficits. UMD defenseman Dylan
Olsen, who signed a contract with the Chicago Blackhawks
earlier in the day, was a minus-2 with one shot on goal. |
| |
Switzerland
(Quarterfinal)
|
|
Canada trailed early but
rallied for the quarterfinal win, setting up a rematch
of last year's final in the semifinals on Monday. |
| |
United States (Semifinal) |
|
Canada built a 4-0
lead in this one and cruised to the victory over the
United States in the semifinals. |
| |
Russia (Gold Medal Game) |
|
The Canadians squandered
a three-goal lead, allowing the Russians to score five
third-period goals en route to a stunning 5-3 loss in
the gold-medal match. Former Harvard forward Louis Leblanc
assisted on Canada's second goal. |
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