U.S. Beats Canada in Epic Prospects Challenge Shootout

Lethbridge, Alberta – The U.S. National Team Development Program (USNTDP) took the win at the CHL-USA Prospects Challenge over the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) this Wednesday night, thanks to a goal by Victor Plante in overtime.Plante, with a decisive goal at 5:53 of overtime in the series tiebreaker, secured the victory for the USNTDP.After the USNTDP won the first game of the series, with a score of 4-2 in Calgary on Tuesday night, the CHL prospects came back from a two-goal deficit to win 4-3 on Wednesday, taking the game to a 20-minute sudden death 3-on-3.Victor Plante, a 17-year-old from Hermantown, Minnesota, and future player for the University of Minnesota-Duluth, is the son of former NHL player Derek Plante.In the second game, Xavier Villeneuve, Alessandro Di Iorio, Caleb Malhotra, and JP Hurlbert scored for the CHL, with Zachary Jonvanovski making 24 saves.From the USNTDP, the goals were scored by Plante, Jamie Glance, and AJ Garcia, while Luke Carrithers stopped 33 shots.