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- Nov 16, 2005
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A year after capturing the gold medal at the 2013 World Junior Championship in Russia, the Americans finished out of medal contention this year with a fifth-place finish. Although Team USA as a whole played well in the tournament, the team couldn’t quite find the same magic at this year's WJC.
One reason was penalties. In their quarterfinal game versus Russia, Team USA surrendered two five-on-three power-play goals and was never able to recover. Unlike in last year’s run to claiming the gold medal, Team USA struggled to regroup and bounce back after untimely penalties or falling behind against the top teams they played against in this year’s tournament.… read more
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