USA 13:3 LAT | USA - Latvia (U18 World Championship)

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U18 World Championship

Finland – Canada	6:5 (after OT)	\|	Czech Republic – Switzerland	8:0 (end)	\|	Sweden – Germany	7:1 (end)
USA – Latvia	13:3 (end)

final

USA

13:3 (6:1, 3:0, 4:2)

Latvia

Thursday 28.04.2022, 19:30 • U18 World Championship • Čtvrtfinále

		Game over. (21:56:01)
	59:46	Goal for Team Latvia! Scorer is MARTINS KRUKLITIS. Assisted by Dans Ločmelis, Sandis Vilmanis.
	57:32	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is RYAN CHESLEY. Assisted by Logan Cooley, Cutter Gauthier.
	55:36	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is SEAMUS CASEY. Assisted by Will Smith, Cole Spicer.
	52:31	Goal for Team Latvia! Scorer is EMILS VECKAKTINŠ. Assisted by Dans Ločmelis, Sandis Vilmanis.
	49:32	Penalty for Latvia: Emils Veckaktinš – 2 min., tripping.
47:48 Ryan Leonard (USA) - 11:1 ???????????? Hatty for Ryan Leonard! His third goal scored just 24 seconds after @BrindleyGavin puts @usahockey up 11-1 over @lhf_lv #U18Worlds #USALAT pic.twitter.com/Dx64zzw43d — IIHF (@IIHFHockey) April 28, 2022
	47:48	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is RYAN LEONARD. Assisted by Will Smith.
	47:14	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is GAVIN BRINDLEY. Assisted by Isaac Howard, Frank Nazar.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:36	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is FRANK NAZAR. Assisted by Tyler Duke, Seamus Casey.
	36:43	Penalty for USA: Ryan Leonard – 2 min., holding.
	35:07	Penalty for USA: Hunter Brzustewicz – 2 min., hooking.
	34:44	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is RYAN LEONARD. Assisted by Devin Kaplan.
24:40 Cutter Gauthier (USA) - 7:1 Watch this set up for @GauthierCutter ???? #U18Worlds @usahockey #USALAT pic.twitter.com/HVJPKOI7IA — IIHF (@IIHFHockey) April 28, 2022
	24:40	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is CUTTER GAUTHIER. Assisted by Jimmy Snuggerud, Charlie Leddy.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	17:14	Penalty for USA: Cruz Lucius – 2 min., tripping.
	15:33	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is RYAN LEONARD.
	13:32	Goal for Team Latvia! Scorer is SANDIS VILMANIS.
12:52 Logan Cooley (USA) - 5:0 A thing of beauty ????????????????@usahockey pic.twitter.com/6I5q8DtsTq — IIHF (@IIHFHockey) April 28, 2022
	12:52	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is LOGAN COOLEY. Assisted by Cutter Gauthier, Jimmy Snuggerud.
	12:24	Latvia substitution: Deivs Rolovs is replaced by Linards Feldbergs.
	12:24	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is CHARLIE STRAMEL. Assisted by Cruz Lucius, Rutger McGroarty.
07:40 Rutger McGroarty (USA) - 3:0 Not even half way through the period and @usahockey is up 3-0 over @lhf_lv. @RutgerMcgroarty nabs his 2nd of the game! #USALAT #U18Worlds pic.twitter.com/nAVnO0SH3V — IIHF (@IIHFHockey) April 28, 2022
	07:40	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is RUTGER MCGROARTY. Assisted by Lane Hutson.
	05:29	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is SEAMUS CASEY. Assisted by Gavin Brindley, Frank Nazar.
04:05 Rutger McGroarty (USA) - 1:0 Sneaky sneaky@RutgerMcgroarty taps the puck in to Latvia's net and puts @usahockey up 1-0 early in the first. #USALAT #U18Worlds pic.twitter.com/8QbtPmOTff — IIHF (@IIHFHockey) April 28, 2022
	04:05	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is RUTGER MCGROARTY. Assisted by Lane Hutson, Charlie Leddy.
	00:01	Game started.
		Welcome. Game starts at 19:30.

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Full live blog in the Czech language on onlajny.com

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 5. McGroarty (Hutson, Leddy), 6. Casey (Brindley, Nazar), 8. McGroarty (Hutson), 13. Stramel (Lucius, McGroarty), 13. Cooley (Gauthier, Snuggerud), 16. Leonard, 25. Gauthier (Snuggerud, Leddy), 35. Leonard (Kaplan), 40. Nazar (Duke, Casey), 48. Brindley (Howard, Nazar), 48. Leonard (Smith), 56. Casey (Smith, Spicer), 58. Chesley (Cooley, Gauthier) – 14. Vilmanis, 53. Veckaktinš (Ločmelis, Vilmanis), 60. Kruklitis (Ločmelis, Vilmanis)

USA: Muszelik (Augustine) – Hutson, Chesley, Duke, Casey, Powell, Leddy, Brzustewicz – Gauthier, Cooley, Snuggerud – Howard, Nazar, Brindley – McGroarty, Stramel, Lucius – Leonard, Spicer, Kaplan – Smith.
Coach: Adam Nightingale

Latvia: Rolovs (13. Feldbergs) – Bulans, Mackevičs, Urbanovičs, Kruklitis, Simanovičs, Laškovs, Kurbaka – Darzinš, Ločmelis, Vilmanis – Veckaktinš, Bukarts, Livšics – Mateiko, Rullers, Borozinskis – Strazdinš, Zvagulis, Polakovs – Streikišs.
Coach: Olegs Sorokins

Referees: Kohlmueller, Langin – Laguzov, Wyonzek

1st period
	04:05	USA	1:0	McGroarty (Hutson, Leddy)
	05:29	USA	2:0	Casey (Brindley, Nazar)
	07:40	USA	3:0	McGroarty (Hutson)
	12:24	USA	4:0	Stramel (Lucius, McGroarty)
	12:24	LAT		-Rolovs +Feldbergs (Change)
	12:52	USA	5:0	Cooley (Gauthier, Snuggerud)
	13:32	LAT	5:1	Vilmanis
	15:33	USA	6:1	Leonard
	17:14	USA	2	Lucius, tripping
1st intermission
2nd period
	24:40	USA	7:1	Gauthier (Snuggerud, Leddy)
	34:44	USA	8:1	Leonard (Kaplan)
	35:07	USA	2	Brzustewicz, hooking
	36:43	USA	2	Leonard, holding
	39:36	USA	9:1	Nazar (Duke, Casey)
2nd intermission
3rd period
	47:14	USA	10:1	Brindley (Howard, Nazar)
	47:48	USA	11:1	Leonard (Smith)
	49:32	LAT	2	Veckaktinš, tripping
	52:31	LAT	11:2	Veckaktinš (Ločmelis, Vilmanis)
	55:36	USA	12:2	Casey (Smith, Spicer)
	57:32	USA	13:2	Chesley (Cooley, Gauthier)
	59:46	LAT	13:3	Kruklitis (Ločmelis, Vilmanis)
Final