On Tuesday night, the United States opened the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship with a 5-1 win over Germany, led by defender Luke Hughes (Michigan), who scored a goal and added an assist for Team USA at Rogers Place. Edmonton.
Hughes was also named the US player of the game as the US beat Germany 50-11.
“We had a really good start to the game and I liked the way we stayed loyal the whole time,” said Nate Leaman (Providence), US National Junior Team coach, in a statement. “We had six or seven good chances and the Germany goalkeeper was making good saves. We could have been frustrated, but we didn’t, and in the end the guys got rewarded. “
Logan Cooley (Minnesota), Landon Slaggert (Notre Dame), Red Savage (Miami) and Riley Duran (Providence) also scored and Kaidan Mbereko (Colorado College) had 10 of 11 shots on target for the United States.
Team USA will face Switzerland in the preliminary stages of the tournament on Thursday 11 August at 22:00. ET at Rogers Place, live on NHL Network.
