BUFFALO, NY - JANUARY 02: Kieffer Bellows #23 of United States celebrates his second goal of the game against team Russia with his teammates Dylan Samberg #12, Phil Kemp #25, Ryan Poehling #4 and Kailer Yamamoto #17 during the third period of play in the Quarterfinal IIHF World Junior Championship game at the KeyBank Center on January 2, 2018 in Buffalo, New York.

Bellows breaks Roenick's record for goals by an American at single WJC

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Have yourself a tournament, Kieffer Bellows.

With his second goal of the bronze-medal game Friday against the Czech Republic, Bellows passed Jeremy Roenick for the most goals scored by an American at a single World Junior Championship with nine.

.@NYIslanders draftee & @pdxwinterhawks forward Kieffer Bellows becomes 🇺🇸@usahockey 🇺🇸's single tournament leading goal scorer with his 9th, breaking @Jeremy_Roenick's previously held record of 8.

🏒#WorldJuniors 🇺🇸 #Isles pic.twitter.com/ugKRpgOy0b
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) January 5, 2018

Roenick's record stood since 1989, when he notched eight at the tournament held in Anchorage, Ala.

JR responded with a tweet, giving Bellows his stamp of approval.

Wow! That didn’t take long! Congrats on breaking my record with @BellowsKieffer 9th of the tournament. Are you kidding me. I love it! Kid is sick. #WorldJuniors
— Jeremy Roenick (@Jeremy_Roenick) January 5, 2018