Trevor Zegras scored a goal and assisted on another—his tournament leading 18th and 19th points—to power Team USA to a 2-0 win against Canada in the 2021 World Junior Championship title game. The Anaheim Duck’s draft pick helped set up a first-period goal by Alex Turcotte that proved to be the game-winner. In the second period, Zegras doubled the lead tucking home a puck at the left post—a tally reminiscent of his goal in the final second of regulation in the 2020 Beanpot final.
tw-align-centerThe perfect start to a period!#USAJWC | #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/gzjUWWuS5o
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) January 6, 2021
Named tournament MVP, Zegras led all
scorers with 18 points (7G,11A), which is the second most ever by a US player in the
tournament. Combined with nine assists a year ago, his combined 27 points ties Jordan Schroeder for
most career points by a U.S. skater. Zegras' 27 came in 12 games; Schroeder's in 19 games.
tw-align-centerThis Trevor Zegras (ANA) performance will go down as the best ever by an American in this tournament. All due respect to Doug Weight who has record, but that team didn't medal. Zegras had 18 points and almost all of them came on consequential goals he scored or assisted on.
— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) January 6, 2021
● USA Hockey USA Downs Canada, 2-0, to win title at World Juniors
● IIHF Recap, Box Score, Zegras named MVP
● ESPN recap
Looking back
Wilson scores game-winner in 2009 NCAA semifinal
On Tuesday, former Terrier All-American Colin Wilson announced his retirement from the NHL after 11 seasons. His final season ended in Dec. 2019 when he underwent double hip surgery.
Following two high-scoring seasons
with the USNTDP (72 points in 72 games), Wilson arrived on Comm Ave and quickly
established himself as a top center. His 35 points in 37 games earned him
Hockey East Rookie of the Year honors. Skating for Team USA in the World Juniors, he led the team in goals and was named a top 3 player for the U.S.
As a sophomore, he centered the top line as BU won seven tournament titles culminating in the program’s fifth NCAA championship. Wilson’s team-high 55 points made him a first-team All-American and he was a Hobey Baker Hat Trick finalist.
Drafted #7 overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by Nashville, he spent eight seasons with the Predators and then three with Colorado, scoring 286 points (113G,173A) in regular-season play and another 33 points in 65 playoff games.
In October, he chronicled his longtime battle with OCD in an article for The Players Tribune, titled "The Things You Can't See."
● NHLPA.com report
● NHL.com report
● ThePlayersTribune.com The Things You Can’t See
● Elite Prospects stat page
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