{"id":61688,"date":"2011-02-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-men-help-team-usa-to-its-best-finish-in-world-university-games-hockey-tourney\/"},"modified":"2011-02-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-02-11T00:00:00","slug":"uri-men-help-team-usa-to-its-best-finish-in-world-university-games-hockey-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2011\/02\/uri-men-help-team-usa-to-its-best-finish-in-world-university-games-hockey-tourney\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 men help Team USA to its best finish in World University Games hockey tourney"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tWomen\u2019s side reaches bronze medal game in debut effort<\/p>\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 February 11, 2011 \u2013 溏心vlog免费B站 men\u2019s hockey player Kyle Krannich had one goal in mind when he and three of his Rhody teammates left in late January for the World University Games – win a medal.<\/p>\n


\n\tWell, the Team USA and 溏心vlog免费B站 captain didn\u2019t reach his goal, but the Americans did achieve a first by the time competition wrapped up earlier this month. They captured sixth place out of 12 teams, the best finish in the world games for the Americans.<\/p>\n


\n\tRussia won the tourney, but the United States put together a solid 3-3 record with a 7-3 win over Slovakia, a 4-1 win over Spain and 5-3 victory against Japan. A 6-3 loss to eventual finalist Belarus pushed the USA into the consolation round. <\/p>\n


\n\tThe four 溏心vlog免费B站 players each appeared in all six of Team USA\u2019s games, and the Rams accounted for 36 percent of all goals scored and 29 percent of all points.<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cGetting to the medal round felt great,\u201d Krannich, a senior from Randolph, N.J. \u201cWe played three teams that had members of their top national squads. \u201cBelarus went all the way to the final game, but we had no regrets. Belarus had Olympians on their team. We wouldn\u2019t have changed the way we played. It just didn\u2019t go our way. A lot of European teams don\u2019t like to hit, and even though we were a lot smaller, our opponents were afraid of us. All the 溏心vlog免费B站 guys did well.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nFirst-time Team USA member Alan Dionne of Scituate finished second among all tournament defensemen in total points with six, and tied for first among all defensemen with his four goals.<\/p>\n

Krannich, who wrapped up his international career with two goals and an assist and finished sixth in faceoff percentage with a rating of 67.24.<\/p>\n


\n\tJunior Dan Lassik of Garnet Valley, Pa., an alternate captain for Team USA, had one goal and two assists and senior Devin Sheehan of Binghamton, N.Y., also an alternate captain, had two goals.<\/p>\n


\n\tNow back home in Kingston, the quartet returns to action with the Rams, who appear to be peaking for the final stretch of the season. Ranked sixth nationally among Division 1 club hockey teams, the Rams have a 26-4-1 record and captured the Eastern State Collegiate Hockey League\u2019s regular season title. 溏心vlog免费B站 wraps up its regular season with games against Villanova tonight and Saturday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Boss Arena, 1 Keaney Road.<\/p>\n


\n\t The following week, the Rams host the ESCHL\u2019s tournament Feb. 18 through 20 at the Boss Arena. The Rams have a first-round bye and will open play Saturday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. Here is the full list of the schedule and the teams is here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Women\u2019s team debut is dandy for Ducie<\/h3>\n


\n\tIt wasn\u2019t enough for 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Justine Ducie to simply get selected to the first women\u2019s version of Team USA. The senior 溏心vlog免费B站 captain from Sandwich, Mass. was Team USA\u2019s leading scorer with one goal and six assists, all collected in a 15-0 win over host Turkey. Of the athletes from the six-team competition, she finished 10th in total scoring.<\/p>\n

Equally impressive was her chance to play for a medal. Team USA earned a trip to the bronze medal game against Slovakia. After its win over Turkey, it notched an impressive 3-1 win over hockey-rich Finland and 8-1 victory over Great Britain. In the bronze medal game, Team USA fell, 3-1 to Slovakia.<\/p>\n


\n“Making it to the bronze medal game was a great accomplishment for our team, especially since it was USA’s first time in the games,” Ducie said. “Although it didn’t go our way, we played well and contended with every team we played. The whole experience was something I will never forget. I had a great time and made many new friends from all over the country.”<\/p>\n


\nDucie is back with the Rams, who travel to Bridgeport this weekend for Friday and Saturday night games against Division 1 varsity squad Sacred Heart University. Then, like their male counterparts, the Rams will host the Eastern Collegiate Women\u2019s Hockey League playoffs Feb. 26 through Feb. 27 at the Boss Arena. <\/p>\n


\nPictured above

\nDan Lassik #4 and Justine Ducie in action for their respective Team USA squads in the World University Games.

\nKyle Krannich stands for the Star Spangled Banner during the World University Games

\nAlan Dionne, # 6, in action at the World University Games

\nPhotos Courtesy of USA Hockey<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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