{"id":74381,"date":"2017-01-02T20:37:04","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T02:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=74381"},"modified":"2017-01-02T20:37:04","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T02:37:04","slug":"united-states-off-to-world-junior-semifinals-after-knocking-off-switzerland-in-quarterfinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2017\/01\/02\/united-states-off-to-world-junior-semifinals-after-knocking-off-switzerland-in-quarterfinals\/","title":{"rendered":"United States off to World Junior semifinals after knocking off Switzerland in quarterfinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[scg_html_wjc2017]Jeremy Bracco (OHL&#8217;s Kitchener Rangers) and Jordan Greenway (Boston University) each tallied a goal and an assist to lead the U.S. National Junior Team past Switzerland 3-2 in the quarterfinals of the 2017 World Junior Championship Monday night at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were fortunate to get the win,&#8221; said Team USA coach Bob Motzko (St. Cloud State) in a statement. &#8220;A tremendous credit to Switzerland for the heart and courage they showed here tonight. We weren&#8217;t our best, we know that, but we found a way to make it through and we&#8217;ll look to get back to our style of hockey here on Wednesday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>United States captain Luke Kunin (Wisconsin) also scored in the win, while Tyler Parsons (OHL&#8217;s London Knights) finished with 19 saves for the win in goal.<\/p>\n<p>Team USA (5-0-0-0) advances to the semifinals on Wednesday against Russia at the Bell Centre in Montreal. 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