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Bozek, Decker Honored for NWHL Playoff Performances & Lead Teams to Isobel Cup Finals

03/10/2016, 4:00pm MST
By USAHockey.com

Bozek (Buffalo Beauts) and Decker (Boston Pride) will face off in the Isobel Cup Finals

Brianna Decker (Boston Pride) and Megan Bozek (Buffalo Beauts) of the U.S. Women's National Team have been named Players of the Series from this past weekend's NWHL playoffs and will lead their teams into the Isobel Cup Finals in a best-of-three series beginning Friday, March 11 at the Hockey House at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The puck drops at 7:30 pm ET.

Five other members of Team USA will also be taking part in the finals. The Pride features Kacey Bellamy, Hilary Knight and Amanda Pelkey, while the Beauts have Meghan Duggan and Emily Pfalzer.

Decker recorded two goals and an assist in the Pride’s 6-0 win over the Riveters on Friday night. She added another goal and assist in Saturday’s 7-4 series-clinching win.

Bozek scored the game-winning goal in game three of the semifinal round against the Connecticut Whale to send the Beauts to the finals. Bozek also opened the scoring on Sunday with a goal in the first period.

For more information on the Isobel Cup Finals, click here. 

The U.S. Women's National Team, that will compete in the IIHF Women's World Championship at the end of the month. For more go to usawomenshockey.com.

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01/07/2009, 11:30am MST
By U18 Women's World Champs

FUSSEN, Germany – Eight different players scored and Madison Packer (Birmingham, Mich.) and Amanda Kessel (Madison, Wis.) each accounted for three points, as the U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team blanked host Germany, 11-0, here tonight at the 2009 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's U18 Championship at the Fussen Arena.

With the victory, Team USA holds a 2-0-0-0 record (W-OTW-OTL-L) heading into tomorrow night's (Jan. 7) third and final preliminary-round game against Sweden at 7:30 p.m. (1:30 p.m. EST).

"Overall, having played back-to-back games, we executed some good plays," said Team USA Head Coach Mark Johnson, who is also the head women's ice hockey coach at the University of Wisconsin. "The competition will get tougher starting tomorrow against Sweden - we've played two good games, but now we'll have the opportunity to really make some strides."

The U.S. squad opened the game by netting four goals in the first 20 minutes of play. AfterLyndsey Fry (Chandler, Ariz.) potted her third goal of the tournament to give Team USA an early 1-0 lead at 2:50, Kessel doubled the U.S. lead when she stole the puck during a German two-man advantage, skated the length of the ice, switched to her backhand in front of the net and put a shot above goalie Janna Ramajzl's stick side at 6:20.

The score went to 3-0 at 10:48, as Packer found Brittany Ammerman (River Vale, N.J.) at the top of the crease for a quick dump in. Ammerman then found the back of the net again at 14:38, this time after Megan Bozek (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) brought the puck in from center ice and took a hard shot from the left-side goal line. Bozek's rebound found its way to Ammerman, who tapped it in from the right post.

The Americans increased their lead to 9-0 with five more goals in the middle frame, starting with a pair of tallies 10 seconds apart in the first minute of play. Taylor Wasylk(Port Huron, Mich.) opened the period scoring at :45, followed 10 seconds later by Packer's second of the outing on a backhand shot. Caroline Campbell (Fordland, Mo.) was next to score for the United States, finding the top left corner with a slap shot from the right point at 11:08. Fry scored a second of her own at 13:26, as she put one between the legs of new German netminder Jule Flotgen. Jackie Young (Medford, Mass.) closed out the stanza with a power-play sniper from the top of the right faceoff circle to make it 9-0.

Wasylk and Brianna Decker (Dousman, Wis.) capped off the scoring in the third period at 8:30 and 13:17, respectively, to account for the 11-0 final score.

Corinne Boyles (Wheaton, Ill.) made eight saves to earn the shutout victory in net for Team USA.

NOTES: Taylor Wasylk was named U.S. Player of the Game ... Team USA out shot Germany, 73-8 ... The United States went 1-for-6 on the power play, while Germany was 0-for-3 ... Amanda Kessel leads the tournament with nine points (4-5) in two games.Madison Packer ranks second with seven points (2-5) ... Joining Mark Johnson on the coaching staff as assistant coaches are Katie King, head women’s ice hockey coach at Boston College, and Jeff Giesen, head women’s ice hockey coach at St. Cloud State University.

GAME SUMMARY

Scoring By Period

USA 4 5 2 -- 11
GER 0 0 0 -- 0

First Period - Scoring: 1, USA, Fry (unassisted), 2:50; 2, USA, Kessel (unassisted), 6:20 (3x5sh); 3, USA, Ammerman (Packer), 10:48; 4, USA, Ammerman (Bozek), 14:38. Penalties: GER, Rothemund (hooking), 3:23; USA, Packer (tripping), 5:03; USA, Pelkey (hooking), 5:47; GER, Anwander (hooking), 6:47; GER, Weisser (tripping), 17:33.

Second Period - Scoring: 5, USA, Wasylk (unassisted), :45; 6, USA, Packer (unassisted), :55; 7, USA, Campbell (Dempsey), 11:08; 8, USA, Fry (unassisted), 13:26 (4x4); 9, USA, Young (Kessel), 18:19 (pp). Penalties: USA, Decker (body checking), 13:05; GER, Eisenschmid (body checking), 13:05; USA, Brock (slashing), 13:52; GER, Strohmaier (interference), 17:34.

Third Period - Scoring: 10, USA, Wasylk (Kessel), 8:30; 11, USA, Decker (Packer), 13:17. Penalties: USA, Campbell (tripping), 3:53; USA, Fry (delay of game), 5:52; GER, Pokopec (tripping), 16:46; USA, Packer (slashing), 17:08; GER, Novotny (interference), 17:58.

Shots by Period 1 2 3 Total
USA 22 31 20 73
GER 3 2 3 8       

Goaltenders (SH/SV) 1 2 3 Total
USA, Boyles, 60:00 3-3 2-2 3-3 8-8
GER, Ramajzl, 24:28 22-18 7-5 x-x 29-23
GER, Flotgen, 35:32 x-x 24-21 20-18 44-39

Power Play: USA 1-6; GER 0-5
Penalties: USA 7-14; GER 7-14
Officials: Referee-Marie Picavet (FRA); Linesmen-Annika Floeden (SWE), Evelyn Loretan (SUI)

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