🇺🇸 United States 13-0 Japan 🇯🇵
Twelve Nations Tournament
Vierumäki Ice Arena, Vierumäki 🇫🇮
Thursday, August 25, 2011

Kelli Stack and Jen Schoullis each recorded a hat trick to help lead the U.S. Women’s National Team to a 13-0 win over Japan in its second game of the International Ice Hockey Federation Twelve Nations Invitational Tournament Series.

“Japan’s pressure all over the ice was good for us and challenged our puck movement,” said Katey Stone, head coach of the 2011 U.S. Women’s National Team. “It was also good to see young kids like Hannah Brandt and Milica McMillen have strong games.”

Stack contributed to all four U.S. first-period goals. She opened the frame with her first goal of the tournament at 5:17. Stack assisted on Jenny Potter’s (née Schmidgall) tally at 8:05 and closed the period with two more markers to pick up a natural hat trick.

Potter’s goal marked her 100th career goal for Team USA, making her just the sixth player in U.S. history to reach the 100-goal plateau.

Julie Chu struck at 9:56 of the second period to put the U.S. ahead, 5-0. Jillian Dempsey added a marker at 15:31 with help from Kasey Boucher’s second assist of the night and Kacey Bellamy’s third assist of the game.

The U.S. struck again just 16 seconds into the third period off of the stick of Meghan Duggan. Jen Schoullis scored three times in the final frame, while Hilary Knight and Lisa Chesson each light the lamp as well.

U.S. netminder Molly Schaus made nine saves in the shutout effort.

The U.S. Women’s National Team next plays Switzerland Saturday, 27 August in its third of six games at Vierumäki Arena.

BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:22 – 🇯🇵 PEN – Honma, holding
05:17 – 🇺🇸 PP GOAL – Stack (Schmidgall, Bellamy)
06:41 – 🇯🇵 PEN – Suzuki, tripping
08:05 – 🇺🇸 PP GOAL – Schmidgall (Stack, Bellamy)
12:25 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Stack (Boucher, Bellamy)t
14:30 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Stack (Duggan, Kessel)

2nd Period
29:56 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Chu (Pucci, Knight)
35:31 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Dempsey (Boucher, Bellamy)

3rd Period
40:16 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Duggan (Kessel, Chesson)
42:35 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Schoullis
48:00 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Knight (Chu)
48:40 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Schoullis (Bellamy, Chu)
53:19 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Chesson
55:31 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Dempsey (Boucher, Bellamy)
59:59 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Schoullis (Dempsey)

GOALTENDERS
W: 🇺🇸 Schaus (9-9)
L: 🇯🇵 Nakaoku (39-45), Takahashi (27-34)

SHOTS ON GOAL
🇺🇸 29+23+27 = 79
🇯🇵 3+4+2 = 9

ROSTERS
🇺🇸 Goaltenders: Molly Schaus, Jessie Vetter. Defence: Kacey Bellamy, Kasey Boucher, Lisa Chesson, Molly Engstrom, Milica McMillen, Josephine Pucci, Sasha Sherry. Forwards: Hannah Brandt, Julie Chu, Kendall Coyne, Brianna Decker, Jillian Dempsey, Meghan Duggan, Amanda Kessel, Hilary Knight, Jocelyne Lamoureux, Monique Lamoureux, Jenny Schmidgall, Jen Schoullis, Kelli Stack.
🇯🇵 Goaltenders: Nakaoku Azusa, Takahashi Shizuka. Defence: Aoki Kanaeda, Fujimoto Nachi, Honma Tomoe, Koike Shiori, Suzuki Sena, Takeda Rina, Takeuchi Aina, Yoko Kondo. Forwards: Abe Nodoka, Eguchi Tomo, Fujimoto Moeko, Hirano Yuka, Ishiura Kaedekei, Morii Mai, Osawa Chiho, Nakamura Ami, Sakagami Tomoko, Shishiuchi Miho, Yoneyama Haruna, Yurie Adachi.

Article Credit: USA Hockey