The United States garnered the bronze medal at the 2021 IIHF World Championship in Riga, Latvia. After falling to eventual gold medalist Canada by a 4-2 count in the semifinals, the Americans defeated Germany by a 6-1 score on Sunday to finish in third place.
Cal Petersen (Notre Dame) of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings led all USA goaltenders in Riga with five wins and two shutouts during the Worlds, and also recorded a 1.29 goals-against average. Jake Oettinger (Boston University) was second with three victories and a 1.37 GAA for the Americans.
Trevor Moore (Denver) of the Kings was among Team USA's leaders in Latvia with five goals and nine points, while fellow forward Colin Blackwell (Harvard) of the New York Rangers notched four goals. Christian Wolanin (North Dakota) of the Kings paced all USA blueliners with five assists and six points, while Adam Clendening (Boston University) of Cleveland (AHL) registered two goals and three assists for five points. Brian Boyle (Boston College) took over as Team USA captain after original captain Justin Abdelkader (Michigan State) was injured earlier in the tournament,
The U.S. has now medaled in two of the last three Worlds, and four of the last eight, all bronze. The 2020 tournament was canceled by COVID-19, while the 2022 competition is slated to be held in Finland, which finished as runner-up to Canada this year after winning gold in 2019.
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