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GAMEDAY: U.S. and Canada Set to Play Final Game of U22 Series

By USAHockey.com, 08/20/16, 12:45PM EDT

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The U.S. and Canada are meeting today at 4 p.m. MT at the Markin MacPhail Centre for the final game of the 2016 Women's Under-22 Series.  It is the twelfth time the series has been held and Team USA holds a 12-3-3-15-2 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) all-time record against Canada.

All games from the series are being streamed live and are available at here. Follow @USAHockeyScores on Twitter for live scoring updates with the #U22Series hashtag.

GAME TWO RECAP: Annie Pankowski tallied two points, but Team USA fell to Canada, 4-3. Pankowski gave the U.S. a 1-0 lead with a wrist shot from the top of the left circle 4:16 into the opening period, but Canada responded with a pair of goals. Gracen Hirschy evened the score for the U.S. at 5:09 of the second period. Hirschy collected a loose puck in front of the Canada goal and fired a shot past Canada's goaltender. Just 3:59 later, Alex Woken collected a pass from Pankowski and scored with a wrist shot from top of the right circle to give Team USA a 3-2 lead. Canada scored in the final minute  to tie the game, 3-3, after two periods and they netted the game-winner at 11:59 of the final period. Taylar Cianfarano, Makenna Newkirk, Kelly Pannek, and Megan Keller also tallied assists for Team USA. Brittany Bugalski made 20 saves for the U.S.



GAME ONE RECAP: The U.S. outshot Canada 24-20, but the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team fell, 2-1, in the opening game. The U.S. fell behind 2-0 in the second period before Sydney Daniels got the U.S. on the board 2:41 into the third period. Daniels collected a pass from Cara Piazza and beat the goalie glove-side with a shot on a breakaway. Kelsey Koelzer also picked up an assist on the play. Kaitlin Burt made 18 saves for the U.S.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: Annie Pankowski is serving as team captain and the alternate captain is Megan Keller. It is the first time that Pankowski has served as team captain for Team USA.

GOLDEN GIRLS: The U.S. roster features two players who helped the 2016 U.S. Women's National Team earn a gold medal at the International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship in Kamloops, British Columbia. Those players are Megan Keller and Annie Pankowski. Rebecca Gilmore, Patricia Marshall, and Alex Woken helped the 2016 U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team earn a gold medal at the IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship in St. Catharines, Ontario.

LEADING THE WAY: Bob Deraney is the head coach and he is assisted by Robb Stauber, Brett Strot, and Chris Tamer.

MAKING A STATEMENT: The 22 players represent 13 different states. Minnesota leads the pack with six representatives followed by Massachusetts with five and New York with two. Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin each have one representative.

TEAM BUILDING: USA Hockey announced the 22-player roster for the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team on Aug. 14. The team was selected following the USA Hockey Women’s National Festival, held August 8-12 at the Lake Placid Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York.

Series Scoring

NO. LAST NAME FIRST NAME POS. GP G A PTS
26 Baldwin Sydney D 2 0 0 0
30 Bugalski Brittany G 1 0 0 0
29 Burt Kaitlin G 1 0 0 0
24 Cianfarano Taylar F 2 0 1 1
18 Daniels Sydney F 2 1 0 1
7 Flanagan Kali D 2 0 0 0
23 Gilmore Rebecca F 1 0 0 0
6 Hirschy Gracen D 2 1 0 1
5 Keller Megan D 2 0 1 1
34 Koelzer Kelsey D 2 0 1 1
11 Lonergan Caitrin F 2 0 0 0
28 Marshall Patricia D 1 0 0 0
22 Menke Amy F 2 0 0 0
37 Newkirk Makenna F 2 0 1 1
27 Pankowski Annie F 2 1 1 2
14 Pannek Kelly F 2 0 1 1
25 Piazza Cara F 2 0 1 1
8 Prater Kenzie F 1 0 0 0
21 Samoskevich Melissa F 2 0 0 0
16 Shaver Sophia F 2 0 0 0
17 Williamson Taylor F 1 0 0 0
32 Woken Alex F 2 1 0 1

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