A
day after losing in the IIHF World Championships semifinal to Finland, Team USA
routed Canada 10-3 in the bronze medal game in Grand Forks. Clayton Keller had
three assists, including a highlight-reel, spin-o-rama pass to Kieffer Bellows
to give the U.S. a 3-1 lead. The goal was Bellows’ 50th of the
season, making him only the fifth NTDP player to reach fifty in one campaign. Jake Oettinger turned aside 29 shots,
including a penalty shot, to gain his fourth victory of the tournament.
USA's Clayton Keller with a superb spin-o-rama pass to Kieffer Bellows for a 2-0 lead on Canada (h/t @ChrisDilks) pic.twitter.com/spBliuVH5N— The Cauldron (ICYMI) (@CauldronICYMI) April 24, 2016
Keller
finished the tournament with 14 points (4G, 10A), one behind leader Tyson Jost.
He was named to the tournament all-star team and selected as MVP
by accredited media. Keller was selected
as one of the three top US players in the tournament, while Dante Fabbro earned
similar honors for Canada. He was third in scoring among defensemen and third
in assists with 8.
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IIHF recap and stat leaders
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SB Nation recap
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Keller post-game comments (video,
begins at 1:20)
Final
season stats for the five BU recruits who played in the tournament:
Clayton
Keller 37-70-107
Kieffer
Bellows 50-31-81
Chad
Krys 3-26-29
Jake
Oettinger 2.38, .908 25-8-1
record,
Dante
Fabbro 14-61-75
►The
Hockey Writers: The future
is very bright for BU
Next
season’s out-of-conference schedule is taking shape. BU opens the year at
Colgate’s new rink, followed by a two-game series at Denver. Other opponents
include Michigan, Quinnipiac, Yale, Harvard and Union.
Looking
back
The
Pittsburgh Penguins, with Mike Sullivan behind the bench and Nick Bonino
anchoring the second line, advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup
playoffs, eliminating the Rangers in six games. Also advancing were Matt Nieto
and San Jose, which ousted Los Angeles in five games.
Charlie
Coyle and the Minnesota Wild were eliminated by Dallas in six games. Kevin Shattenkirk and the Blues play a seventh
game with Chicago tonight, while Colin Wilson and Nashville trail Anaheim,
three games to two.