Team USA obliterated Belarus in its first world junior tuneup game, cruising to a 14-0 final.
The defending gold medalists netted six tallies in the first, four in the second, and four in the third, relentlessly dominating the entire contest. The goal-scorers are as follows:
- Reilly Walsh
- Casey Mittelstadt (2)
- Phil Kemp
- Kieffer Bellows (2)
- Riley Tufte (2)
- Mikey Anderson
- Quinn Hughes
- Brady Tkachuk
- Trent Frederic
- Josh Norris
- Max Jones
While the game was smooth-sailing, forward Will Lockwood left the contest in the first period with an injury and didn't return.
USA plays one more pre-tournament game - Friday versus Sweden - and has to finalize its roster before the preliminary round gets underway Dec. 26.
