By Scott Roblin

Shaw, Makar fall to Team USA in World Junior Summer Showcase

Aug 6, 2017 | 1:06 PM

PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN – Not the final result Mason Shaw and Cale Makar were hoping for on Saturday, as Team Canada closed out the World Junior Summer Showcase with a loss to Team USA.

Canada fell by a 7-5 final score, with the Americans rolling through the exhibition tournament with an undefeated record.

Medicine Hat Tigers forward Shaw and former Brooks Bandits defender Makar were both in the lineup for the Canadians.

Shaw was placed on a wing with Sam Steel and Jordan Kyrou, while Makar anchored Canada’s third defensive pairing with Jake Bean.

Makar assisted on Canada’s fourth goal of the game in the third period from Steel, while Shaw was held off the score sheet.

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Shaw finished the tournament with a pair of assists in three games, while Makar had one goal and one assist in a trio of games.

Tigers defenceman David Quenneville was a scratch for Team Canada on Saturday, he had one assist in two games.

Forward Max Gerlach was also a healthy scratch for Team USA, after torching the tournament for three goals and four points in five games.

Selection camp rosters will be announced in the fall, with camps running just before the annual U-20 tournament.

The 2018 World Junior Hockey Championships will kick off on Boxing Day in Buffalo, New York.