Saturday, May 04, 2024

US to face Canada for Gold; Eiserman ties goals mark

Cole Eiserman scored twice and Cole Hutson scored a goal and an assist in Team USA's 7-2 win against Slovakia in the semifinals of the IIHF World U18 Championships in Finland. On Sunday, they'll face Canada who held on to beat Sweden, 5-4, in the other semifinal. The game will air live on NHL Network at 11 a.m. ET.

With his two tallies--both coming on power plays--Eiserman has tied Cole Caufield for the career NTDP record of 126 goals. After scoring 69 times as a U17, he has 57 this season. Those are the second and third best single-season marks in the NTDP.  The two goals also move Eiserman into second place for career points with 192. He has eight goals in the tournament and two assists.

Hutson, who broke the career points record for a program defenseman earlier in the week, now has 116. For the tournament, he is the highest scoring defenseman with 10 points (3G,7A). Hutson, who was named one of Team USA's top three players for the tournament, now has 116 career points.

Alexander Zetterberg, who had five points for Sweden, was named one his team's top three players for the tournament despite missing Sweden's two medal-round games with an injury.

●  USA Hockey recap

  IIHF recap

FloHockey Interviews: Hutson, Eiserman 

Macklin Celebrini has been named to the preliminary Team Canada roster for the IIHF Men's World Championships set to begin on May 10 in Czechia.

NHL.com Bedard, Fantilli, Celebrini named to Canada roster for World Championships

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