Michigan freshman defenseman Jacob Trouba scored the lone goal for the United States as Russia took a 2-1 win Friday at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Ufa, Russia.
[scg_html_wjc2013] John Gibson (OHL’s Kitchener Rangers) made 28 saves in suffering the defeat.
“Both teams played extremely well,” said United States coach Phil Housley in a statement. “Both teams were a bounce away from a win and unfortunately for us, Russia got the bounce it needed. We’ll take a lot from this game tonight. Our game was where it should be and I’m very proud of the way our guys played.”
Team USA (1-0-0-1) next plays Sunday, Dec. 30, against Canada. Game time is 3:30 p.m. local time (4:30 a.m. EST).
