Cole Hutson has 5 assists, defending champion US routs Germany 10-4 in world junior hockey opener
Associated PressOTTAWA, Ontario — Boston University defenseman Cole Hutson had five assists to help the United States open its world junior hockey title defense with a 10-4 victory over Germany on Thursday at Canadian Tire Centre. Boston College’s James Hagens had two goals and two assists, and fellow BC forward Gabe Perreault and Minnesota’s Brodie Ziemer also scored twice in the Group A game. BU’s Brandon Svoboda and Cole Eiserman, Providence’s Trevor Connelly and the Erie Otters’ Carey Terrance added goals, and Michigan State’s Trey Augustine made 18 saves. “It was good to get a win under our belt and we’ll turn our focus now to playing Latvia on Saturday.” Julius Sumpf, David Lewandowski, Lenny Boos and Timo Ruckdaschel scored for Germany, and Nico Pertuch stopped 46 shots.