OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Boston University defenseman Cole Hutson had five assists to help the United States open its world junior hockey title defense with a 10-4 victory over Germany on Thursday at Canadian Tire Centre.
Boston College's James Hagens had two goals and two assists, and fellow BC forward Gabe Perreault and Minnesota's Brodie Ziemer also scored twice in the Group A game. BU’s Brandon Svoboda and Cole Eiserman, Providence's Trevor Connelly and the Erie Otters' Carey Terrance added goals, and Michigan State's Trey Augustine made 18 saves.
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Canada forward Tanner Howe (23) collides with Finland forward Heikki Ruohonen (28) during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship tournament action, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada forward Tanner Howe (23) falls after being tripped in front of Finland goaltender Petteri Rimpinen (30) during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship tournament action, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada forward Easton Cowan (27) shoots the puck past Finland goaltender Petteri Rimpinen (30) to score during second-period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship tournament game action Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Ottawa, Ontario. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada forward Gavin McKenna (9) scores on Finland goaltender Petteri Rimpinen (30), as defensemen Veeti Vaisanen (13) and Daniel Nieminen (7) try to cover the net during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship tournament action, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Switzerland forward Endo Meier (19) and Czechia defenseman Vojtech Port (3) battle for the puck during first-period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)
Czechia forward Ondrej Kos (19) celebrates his goal with teammate defenseman Vojtech Port (3) during second period action against Team Switzerland at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)
Sweden forward Otto Stenberg (25) and teammate Rasmus Bergqvist (2) celebrate Axel Sandin-Pellikka's (4) hat-trick goal during third period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round action against Slovakia, in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)
USA forward Carey Terrance (10) and teammate Brandon Svoboda (8) pressure Germany forward Lenny Boos (15) as he moves the puck down ice during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round action in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
USA forward Brandon Svoboda (8), Germany defenceman Norwin Panocha (6) and teammate Nico Pertuch (1) look towards the puck during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round action in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
USA forward Danny Nelson (17) and Germany defenceman Carlos Handel (7) crash into Nico Pertuch's (1) net during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round action in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
Germany goaltender Nico Pertuch (1) makes a save during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round action against the United States, in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
USA defenceman Cole Hutson (24) moves the puck up the ice as Germany defenceman Lua Niehaus (17) moves in the defend during third period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round action in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
Germany goaltender Nico Pertuch (1) cannot stop United States forward Brodie Ziemer (74) from scoring alongside United States' Cole Eiserman (91) during third-period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
Germany goaltender Nico Pertuch, bottom right, defends his net as a United States player battles for the puck during second-period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
Germany goaltender Nico Pertuch lies on the ice during the third period after allowing the United States' eighth goal during IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
United Sttaes goaltender Trey Augustine (1) makes a glove-save against Germany forward Noah Samanski (8) during second-period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
USA forward Brodie Ziemer (74) gets the puck past to score on Germany goaltender Nico Pertuch (1) during third period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round action in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
“I thought overall we did a lot of good things and we’ll continue to grow and build,” said U.S. coach David Carle of Denver. “It was good to get a win under our belt and we’ll turn our focus now to playing Latvia on Saturday.”
Julius Sumpf, David Lewandowski, Lenny Boos and Timo Ruckdaschel scored for Germany, and Nico Pertuch stopped 46 shots. Germany will face Finland on Friday.
Also in Group A, Carter George made 31 saves in Canada's 4-0 victory over Finland. Gavin McKenna, Easton Cowan, Luca Pinelli and Matthew Schaefer scored.
In Group B at TD Place, Sweden beat Slovakia 5-2, and Czechia topped Switzerland 5-1. Defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka had a natural hat trick and added an assist for Sweden.
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Canada forward Tanner Howe (23) collides with Finland forward Heikki Ruohonen (28) during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship tournament action, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada forward Tanner Howe (23) falls after being tripped in front of Finland goaltender Petteri Rimpinen (30) during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship tournament action, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada forward Easton Cowan (27) shoots the puck past Finland goaltender Petteri Rimpinen (30) to score during second-period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship tournament game action Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Ottawa, Ontario. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada forward Gavin McKenna (9) scores on Finland goaltender Petteri Rimpinen (30), as defensemen Veeti Vaisanen (13) and Daniel Nieminen (7) try to cover the net during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship tournament action, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Switzerland forward Endo Meier (19) and Czechia defenseman Vojtech Port (3) battle for the puck during first-period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)
Czechia forward Ondrej Kos (19) celebrates his goal with teammate defenseman Vojtech Port (3) during second period action against Team Switzerland at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)
Sweden forward Otto Stenberg (25) and teammate Rasmus Bergqvist (2) celebrate Axel Sandin-Pellikka's (4) hat-trick goal during third period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round action against Slovakia, in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)
USA forward Carey Terrance (10) and teammate Brandon Svoboda (8) pressure Germany forward Lenny Boos (15) as he moves the puck down ice during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round action in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
USA forward Brandon Svoboda (8), Germany defenceman Norwin Panocha (6) and teammate Nico Pertuch (1) look towards the puck during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round action in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
USA forward Danny Nelson (17) and Germany defenceman Carlos Handel (7) crash into Nico Pertuch's (1) net during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round action in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
Germany goaltender Nico Pertuch (1) makes a save during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round action against the United States, in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
USA defenceman Cole Hutson (24) moves the puck up the ice as Germany defenceman Lua Niehaus (17) moves in the defend during third period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round action in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
Germany goaltender Nico Pertuch (1) cannot stop United States forward Brodie Ziemer (74) from scoring alongside United States' Cole Eiserman (91) during third-period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
Germany goaltender Nico Pertuch, bottom right, defends his net as a United States player battles for the puck during second-period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
Germany goaltender Nico Pertuch lies on the ice during the third period after allowing the United States' eighth goal during IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
United Sttaes goaltender Trey Augustine (1) makes a glove-save against Germany forward Noah Samanski (8) during second-period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
USA forward Brodie Ziemer (74) gets the puck past to score on Germany goaltender Nico Pertuch (1) during third period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round action in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
