Monday, April 27, 2015
U.S. Claims Under-18 Gold
Seventeen commits help lead Team USA to its sixth Under-18 championship in seven years.
Boston College recruit Colin White scored the game-winning goal in overtime and the U.S. National Under-18 Team claimed the gold medal at the IIHF World Under-18 Championship Sunday in Zug, Switzerland.
The U.S. defeated Finland, 2-1, in the gold medal game. It marks the sixth gold medal in the last seven years for Team USA at the Under-18 level and the ninth all-time. Seventeen players on the U.S. team are committed to NCAA schools.
White’s future BC teammate, Jeremy Bracco, assisted on the game-winning tally, a one-timer at 12:44 of the overtime period. Boston University recruit Charles McAvoy had the other assist on the play.
The U.S. held an overwhelming 62-20 shot advantage in the game.
U.S. National Under-18 Team
| Goaltenders | NCAA Commitment |
| Evan Sarthou | |
| Luke Opilka | Wisconsin |
| Jake Oettinger | |
| Defensemen | NCAA Commitment |
| Joseph Masonius | New Hampshire |
| Caleb Jones | |
| Casey Fitzgerald | Boston College |
| Chad Krys | |
| Nick Boka | Michigan |
| Steven Ruggiero | Providence |
| Charles McAvoy | Boston University |
| Forwards | NCAA Commitment |
| Matthew Tkachuk | |
| Luke Kunin | Wisconsin |
| Brendan Warren | Michigan |
| Jordan Greenway | Boston University |
| Michael Floodstrand | Harvard |
| Jeremy Bracco | Boston College |
| Auston Matthews | |
| Tage Thompson | Connecticut |
| Christian Fischer | Notre Dame |
| Troy Terry | Denver |
| Clayton Keller | Boston University |
| Colin White | Boston College |
| Jack Roslovic | Miami |