BC teammates Hagens, Leonard each score twice, US routs Switzerland 7-2 in world junior quarterfinal Boston 25 News [Video]

OTTAWA, Ontario — (AP) — Boston College teammates James Hagens and Ryan Leonard each scored twice and the defending champion United States routed Switzerland 7-2 on Thursday in the world junior hockey quarterfinals.

Boston University’s Brandon Svoboda, Notre Dame’s Danny Nelson and Denver’s Zeev Buium also scored, Hampton Slukynsky of Western Michigan made 17 saves and BC’s Gabe Perreault had three assists.

“I thought we played a good back and forth game with them, got pucks behind them and went to work,” Svoboda said. “We’re a fast team, and when we play like that, we’re hard to beat. We’re watching video every day, and if we can keep improving little things then we’ll continue to be successful.”

The Group A champion Americans awaited the late quarterfinal between Canada and Czechia at Canadian Tire Centre to learn their semifinal opponent.

“Overall, I thought we were ready to play and did what …