The U.S. Men's National Hockey Team was eliminated
from medal consideration with a 2-0 loss to Finland on Thursday in a quarterfinal-round
game at the 2017 IIHF World Championship in Cologne, Germany. The loss also
ended a six-game winning streak for the Americans, following a 2-1
tournament-opening defeat to host Germany earlier this month.
Jimmy Howard (Maine) of the Detroit Red Wings made
18 saves in the loss to Finland, which moved on to play Sweden in a semifinal
game on Saturday. The other semifinal will pit Canada against Russia, the
latter a team the U.S. beat by a 5-3 count earlier this week in round-robin
play.
Johnny Gaudreau (Boston College) of the Calgary
Flames led Team USA in scoring with six goals and five assists for 11 points in
eight contests. The U.S. last medaled in the World Championships in 2015, when
it won bronze in the Czech Republic, two years after doing the same in
Finland/Sweden.
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