{"id":83022,"date":"2018-01-05T10:49:45","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T16:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=83022"},"modified":"2018-01-05T11:02:32","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T17:02:32","slug":"team-usa-loses-world-junior-semifinal-sweden-will-play-czechs-bronze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2018\/01\/05\/team-usa-loses-world-junior-semifinal-sweden-will-play-czechs-bronze\/","title":{"rendered":"Team USA loses World Junior semifinal to Sweden, will play Czechs for bronze"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"ps_captionIns\" aria-describedby=\"caption-ps-captionIns\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Joseph Woll (BC - 31)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/img-get\/I0000LqDVYcf4bik\/s\/680\/544\/171013-18171148.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Woll (BC - 31) The visiting University of Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Boston College Eagles 5-2 (EN) on Friday, October 13, 2017, at Kelley Rink in Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.The visiting University of Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Boston College Eagles 5-2 (EN) on Friday, October 13, 2017, at Kelley Rink in Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Melissa Wade)\" width=\"680\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-ps-captionIns\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boston College goalie Joseph Woll\u2019s 15 saves weren\u2019t enough as the U.S. dropped a 4-2 decision to Sweden Thursday night in a World Junior semifinal game (photo: Melissa Wade).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kieffer Bellows and Brady Tkachuk (Boston University) both scored, but the U.S. National Junior Team fell to Sweden 4-2 Thursday night in its semifinal game of the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship at KeyBank Center in Buffalo.<\/p>\n<p>Forward Josh Norris (Michigan) was named U.S. player of the game, while Bellows, Casey Mittelstadt (Minnesota) and defenseman Adam Fox (Harvard) were chosen the top three players at the tournament for Team USA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a tough night for us but I thought we fought to the very end,\u201d said Team USA coach Bob Motzko (St. Cloud State) in a statement. \u201cFortunately, this tournament isn\u2019t over. There\u2019s still a medal at stake and I know our guys are going to be ready to make our country proud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>United States goalies Joseph Woll (Boston College) and Jake Oettinger (BU) combined to stop 16 shots.<\/p>\n<p>Team USA will play in the bronze medal game Friday against the Czech Republic. 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