The United States took fourth place at the International Street & Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF) World Junior (under-20) Championships June 22-26 at Villach, Austria. Results for the U.S. team were:
Round-robin play
Slovakia 6, U.S. 3
U.S. 7, Germany 2
U.S. 2, Austria 1
CzechRepublic 5, U.S. 4
Canada 7, U.S. 1
Bronze-medal game
Slovakia 4, U.S. 3 (shootout)
Player statistics GP G A Pts
Rob Roth (Pittsburgh) 6 4 4 8
Josh Merchant (Mass.) 6 4 3 7
Jim Zubik (Pittsburgh) 6 2 5 7
Nick Carter (Mass.) 6 4 2 6
Nick Long (Mass.) 6 0 4 4
Ryan Crossey (Pittsburgh) 6 2 1 3
Eugene Mack (Pittsburgh) 6 0 3 3
Tim Meza (Mass.) 3 1 1 2
Joe Trapani (N.J.) 6 1 1 2
Mike DeFazio (Mass.) 6 0 2 2
Anthony Citriniti (Pittsburgh) 6 1 0 1
Eric Zimmerman (N.J.) 6 1 0 1
Cameron Beer (Pittsburgh) 6 0 1 1
Andrew Mucerino (N.J.) 6 0 1 1
Warren Morgano (Pittsburgh) 6 0 0 0
Tyler Steele (Mass.) 6 0 0 0
Matt Wagner (N.J.) 6 0 0 0
Goalie statistics GP Min. GA Saves Save Pct. GAAvg.
Ryan Nauman (Pittsburgh) 5 182 15 93 .861 3.71
Chad Howard (Niagara Falls) 3 98 9 51 .850 4.13
Rob Roth was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Defenseman. The USA won the Fair Play Award as least penalized team.
The ISBHF World Junior Championships brings together the top under-20 street hockey players on a biennial basis.
Past U.S. finishes:
2000 @ Prague, Czech Republic: Fourth
2002 @ Champery, Switzerland: Fourth
2004 @Martin, Slovakia: Fourth
2006 @ Aosta, Italy: First
2008 @ St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada: Third
2010 @ Villach, Austria: Fourth
For more information, contact General Manager Mark Madden (412) 231-6759 or Coach Cory Herschk (412) 334-4800