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Carter George and Team Canada fall to Americans

U.S. scores three times on the power play to take top spot in Group A at the World Junior Hockey Championship.
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Carter George at the World Junior Hockey Championship. (IIHF photo)

OTTAWA – Carter George and Team Canada have a tough road ahead, after falling 4-1 to Team U.S.A. at the World Junior Hockey Championship.

George, who hails from Thunder Bay, allowed three of the four goals, all coming on the power play, the loss leaving Canada (2-1-1) in third place in the Group A standings, earning them a quarterfinal date against Czechia (3-0-1), the third-place finisher in Group B.

Cole Hutson, a second-round pick of the Washington Capitals, opened the scoring  at 13:02 of the first, one of just five shots the Americans managed to fire George’s way in the opening period.

Neither team lit the lamp in the second, but just shy of two minutes into the third Canada’s Bradly Nadeau netted the equalizer, tying the game at a goal apiece.

The joy was short-lived for the host Canadians.

Danny Nelson put the puck past George at the 4:22 mark of the third. Cole Eiserman made it 3-1 at 13:21 and Ryan Leonard put the game out of reach with an empty netter with 52 seconds left in regulation.

George stopped 24 of 27 shots he faced. His American counterpart, Trey Augustine, allowed one goal on 39 shots.

Canada gave the United States seven power-play opportunities on the night.

Canada’s quarterfinal match against Czechia is set for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The United States, who finished first in Group A, takes on Switzerland, Finland plays Slovakia and Sweden will play Latvia, who beat Canada in a shootout, in the other quarterfinal matches.



Leith Dunick

About the Author: Leith Dunick

A proud Nova Scotian who has called Thunder Bay home since 2002, Leith is Dougall Media's director of news, but still likes to tell your stories too. Wants his Expos back and to see Neil Young at least one more time. Twitter: @LeithDunick
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