Nate Dewhurst Named Player Of The Game
PIESTANY, Slovakia - DU recruit Nate Dewhurst (Johnston, Iowa) who is slated to arrive at DU in 2009, was named Player Of The Game on Thursday. Dewhurst scored twice to help the U.S. Under-18 Select Team defeat co-hosts Slovakia, 5-3, in its third game of the 2007 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Tournament at Zimny Stadium. Dewhurst now has three goals in the tournament.“I think we played a good, solid and consistent game tonight,” said Roger Grillo (North Kingstown, R.I.), head coach of Team USA. “I was really happy with our effort and the energy and speed of the game. We’ll look to build off of that and carry it over into Saturday’s game.”
Team USA struck first at the 7:19 mark of the first period when defenseman Aaron Ness' wrist shot from the blue line got past Slovakian netminder Marek Ciliak. Dewhurst extended Team USA’s lead to 2-0 when he tapped in a rebound off of a shot from Mike Cichy (UND recruit) at 17:11.
In the second stanza, after Slovakia cut Team USA’s lead in half at 6:27, Mark Goggin followed a rebound and slid the puck past an outstretched Ciliak. Dewhurst notched his second tally of the game at 16:57 to give Team USA a 4-1 advantage heading into the final period.
Slovakia’s Marek Lison one-timed a shot past Team USA goaltender Brady Hjelle at 1:56 of the third frame to cut the deficit to two goals. Tyler Myers (Houston, Texas) extended the U.S. lead when his backhand pass deflected off a Slovakian defenseman and fluttered over Ciliak’s right shoulder at 4:45. Slovakia netted a power-play goal at 17:24 to account for the 5-3 final.
The U.S. Under-18 Select Team will face off against the Czech Republic at 9 a.m. (EDT) on Saturday (Aug. 18) in Hodonin, Czech Republic, in the fifth-place game of the 2007 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Tournament.
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