FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 1999
Team USA Under-17 Falls to Grand Rapids, 6-3
ANN ARBOR, Mich. The National
Under-17 team dropped a game to the Grand Rapid Bearcats, 6-3 Wednesday night at the Ann
Arbor Ice Cube.
Team USAs John Snowden provided much of the teams offense
as he contributed two goals and an assist. Jake Riddle added a goal in the third period
and Brian McConnell had two assists. On the Grand Rapids side, Lucas Drake and Brett
Murphy each finished with two goals.
Grand Rapids dominated much of the second period, scoring two of its
six goals while leaving Team USA scoreless. In the third, Snowden notched his second goal,
but Grand Rapids added two more goals to put the game out of reach for the Under-17 squad.
USA goaltender Steven Belanger picked up his first loss of the season,
finishing with 16 saves. With the loss, the Under-17 team drops to 2-2, while Grand Rapids
remains undefeated with a 3-0 mark.
Final Box Score
St. Louis 2 2 2 6
USA 1 0 2 3
Scoring By Period
Per. Team Goal Assist Assist Time
1 GDR Drake Rogosheske 3:16
1 USA Snowden McConnell Bassett 7:21
1 GDR Kormanyos Adamek, Mike Adamek, Mark 14:46
2 GDR Murphy 7:30
2 GDR Adamek, Mark Sawruk Adamek, Mike 19:10
3 USA Snowden Meyer :07
3 GDR Murphy Kobayashi Prush 7:37
3 GDR Drake 10:10
3 USA Riddle Snowden McConnell 18:27
For more information, contact Jenny Wiedeke at (734) 327-9251,
extension 17 or check www.usahockey.com