USA Junior Men Roll Germany 8-1 To Finish Tournament
7/25/2010 12:00:00 AM
Acireale, Italy - July 25 - The USA Junior Men's National Team rolled Germany 8-1 to close out play in their training tournament in Italy. Bret Bonanni (Huntington Beach, CA/Regency) and Russell Renteria (El Toro, CA/SET) each had two scores and Garrett Danner (Lake Forest, CA/SET) did the job in net stopping 12 shots. The victory caps a big week that saw the United States defeat Montenegro, Hungary, Australia, and France.
Team USA jumped all over Germany and never looked back posting a 4-0 lead after the first quarter and a 6-0 ledger at halftime. Germany posted the lone goal of the third quarter but by then the match was in hand. The United States added on two more scores in the fourth to finish things off with the 8-1 win.
Despite all the scoring the United States went 0/6 on power plays while Germany was 1/9. "Today's win against Germany was the exclamation point on a solid streak of wins for this newly founded team. Once again the defensive effort was the key to our success starting with our goal keeping and field blocking," said USA Head Coach Ryan Brown.
Scoring
USA 8 (4, 2, 0, 2) B. Bonanni 2, R. Renteria 2, F. South 1, M. Weber 1, J. Walters 1, A. Bowen 1
GER 1 (0, 0, 1, 0)
Saves - USA - G. Danner 12
6x5 - USA 0/6 - GER 1/9
Mens' National Team