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Team USA Game Notes World Cup of Hockey 2016 Team Canada (visitor) vs. Team USA (home) • Preliminary Round Gm 2 Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 • Air Canada Centre • Toronto Team USA Schedule (all times are ET) USA Hockey Communications Contacts: Friday, Sept. 9 - Pre-Tournament (Columbus, Ohio) Dave Fischer ... [email protected] • 719.684.5940 Kimber Auerbach ... [email protected] • 973.714.1808 Canada vs. USA (ESPNU) W, 4-2 Saturday, Sept. 10 - Pre-Tournament (Ottawa, Ont.) • TONIGHT’S GAME USA vs. Canada (ESPN3) L, 2-5 Team USA faces Team Canada tonight in the second prelim- Tuesday, Sept. 13 - Pre-Tournament (Washington, D.C.) inary game of the World Cup of Hockey 2016 for both teams. Finland vs. USA (ESPN) W, 3-2 The U.S. went 2-1 in its three pre-tournament games. Team USA is 8-0-1-3 (w-otw-otl-l) all-time in two previous World Saturday, Sept. 17 - Group A Cup Tournaments. USA vs. Team Europe (ESPN2) L, 0-3 Tuesday, Sept. 20 - Group A • LINEUP TONIGHT Jonathan Quick will start in goal for the U.S., with Ben Canada vs. USA (ESPN) 8:00 p.m. Bishop also dressing. Dustin Byfuglien and Kyle Palmieri, Thursday, Sept. 22 - Group A who did not play Saturday (Sept. 13) vs. Europe, are both USA vs. Czech Republic (ESPN2) 8:00 p.m. in the lineup tonight. Brandon Dubinsky, Jack Johnson, Saturday, Sept. 24 - Semifinal #1 and Cory Schneider will not dress. Quick made 14 saves TBD (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. on 17 shots in Team USA’s 3-0 loss to Team Europe on Sunday, Sept. 25 - Semifinal #2 Saturday (Sept. 17). Two of the three goals Quick allowed were on odd-man rushes, including a 2-on-0. Quick started TBD (ESPN) 1:00 p.m. two of Team USA’s three pre-tournament games. He made Tuesday, Sept. 27 - Final Game #1 32 saves on 33 shots in two periods of action in a 4-2 win TBD (ESPN) 8:00 p.m. over Canada on September 9 in Columbus where he was Thursday, Sept, 29 - Final Game #2 named the number one star. He played the entire game on TBD (ESPN2) 8:00 p.m. September 13 in Washington, D.C., and made 30 saves on 32 shots in a 3-2 victory over Finland. Quick played in five of Saturday, Oct. 1 - Final Game #3 (if necessary) Team USA’s six games at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games TBD (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. and was 3-2-0 with a 2.17 goals against average and .923 All World Cup of Hockey games will be televised live on the ESPN save percentage. family of networks in the U.S. and also streamed live by ESPN. VS. CANADA The U.S. and Canada meet for the 14th time in World Cup/ USA vs. Canada Canada Cup play tonight with Canada holding an 8-1-0-3-1 World Cup/Canada Cup Series History advantage. Team USA’s three wins all came in 1996, the year Team USA won the inagural World Cup of Hockey. Date Round Result GF-GA 8/31/04 Preliminary L 1-2 BITS AND PIECES 9/14/96 Finals W 5-2 Team USA had a team meeting this morning at Air Canada 9/12/96 Finals W 5-2 Centre followed by an 11 a.m. pre-game skate ... A total of 9/10/96 Finals OTL 3-4 15 of Team USA’s 23 players have children ... Team USA 8/31/96 Preliminary W 5-3 and Team Russia are staying together in the same hotel in Toronto ... The U.S. is the home team today and will wear its 9/16/91 Finals L 2-4 blue jerseys. It is occupying the Toronto Raptors lockerroom 9/14/91 Finals L 1-4 ... A fire alarm awakened players and staff at their host hotel 9/2/91 Preliminary L 3-6 in Toronto on Monday (Sept. 19) at 7:30 a.m. The shrill of 9/2/87 Preliminary L 2-3 the alarm lasted for approximately 10 minutes and fortunately 9/3/84 Preliminary T 4-4 there was no fire ... Today marks Day 17 of Team USA’s 9/11/81 Semifinals L 1-4 World Cup journey that began on Sept. 4 in Columbus ... 9/3/81 Preliminary L 3-8 Defenseman Ryan Suter and goaltender Jonathan Quick 9/5/76 Preliminary L 2-4 were both born on Jan. 21, Suter in 1985 and Quick in 1986 ... Forwards Patrick Kane and Max Pacioretty were born TOTALS 3-0-1-8-1 37-50 exactly one day apart (Kane on 11/19/88 and Pacioretty on 11/20/88) ... A total of 13 of Team USA’s players were born Note: History includes games from the World Cup of Hockey and in the first six months of the year, while the other 10 were Canada Cup born in the second six months ... The year 1986 is the most popular year for members of Team USA as seven players were born in that year ... Frank Henry, one of Team USA’s security staff for the Word Cup, appeared on the game show Team USA Bios, History: teamusa.usahockey.com Family Feud with his family in 1994 ... Kimber Auerbach Twitter: @usahockey • @usahockeyscores • #WCH2016 #TeamUSA from the N.Y. Islanders, who is assisting with PR for Team Facebook: facebook.com/usahockey USA during the World Cup, is a second cousin to basketball Team USA Game Notes vs. Team Canada • Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 • 2016 World Cup of Hockey • Page Two icon Red Auerbach. Roster Breakdown • QUANTICO VISIT ON SEPT. 12 • BITS AND PIECES FROM Team USA visited Quantico in Virginia PREVIOUS GAME NOTES Average age: 28.9 years on Sept. 12 where it met and ate lunch Forward Derek Stepan was the lone Average height: 6-2 with a contingent of U.S. Marines. U.S. player to record at least one point Average weight: 211 Following, the scene shifted to a shoot- in each of Team USA’s three pre-tour- Oldest: David Backes, 32 yrs., 4 months ing range where players and staff nament games. He led the team with Youngest: Kyle Palmieri, 25 yrs. 7 received a safety briefing before hav- four points (2-2) ... Team USA includes months ing a chance to fire a number of weap- seven players who were full-time mem- ons regularly used by the Marines. The bers of USA Hockey’s National Team HOME STATES OF TEAM USA day also included a briefing and team Development Program (Jack Johnson, photo on the stairway leading up to the Erik Johnson, Patrick Kane, Ryan Alaska 1 entrance of the Pentagon and a som- Kesler, Kyle Palmieri, Ryan Suter, Colorado 1 ber visit to the National 9/11 Pentagon James van Riemsdyk) ... Players on Connecticut 2 Memorial. Team USA were the first introduced Massachusetts 2 at the opening night festivites at the Michigan 3 • AVERAGE AGE Pepsi World Cup of Hockey Premiere Minnesota 9 The 2016 U.S. World Cup of Hockey Party last night at Scotiabank World New Jersey 1 team has an average age of 28.9. Cup of Hockey Fan Village. Forward New York 2 Below is the average age of previous Justin Abdelkader led Team USA Wisconsin 2 Team USA World Cup and Canada down the red carpet and up on stage. Cup squads. Following introductions, the players departed for an Italian team meal ... MOST RECENT TEAM 2016 (World Cup) 28.9 Last year’s NHL season featured four NHL (23) 2004 (World Cup) 30.9 Americans among the top eight point Anaheim Ducks 1 1996 (World Cup) 27.6 getters in the league (Kane, Pavelski, Boston Bruins 1 1991 (Canada Cup) 26.2 Gaudreau, Wheeler) in the regular sea- Chicago Blackhawks 1 1987 (Canada Cup) 24.9 son. In no other NHL season has there Colorado Avalanche 1 1984 (Canada Cup) 23.5 been that many Americans among Columbus Blue Jackets 2 1981 (Canada Cup) 25.4 the top eight scorers in the league Detroit Red Wings 1 1976 (Canada Cup) 24.8 .. Defenseman and alternate captain Los Angeles Kings 1 Ryan Suter has played in 71 games Minnesota Wild 2 • THE WEEK IN COLUMBUS (11 previous tournaments) in a Team Montreal Canadiens 1 Players and staff of Team USA arrived USA uniform, the most of any rostered New Jersey Devils 2 throughout the day in Columbus on player. Defenseman Jack Johnson is New York Rangers 2 Sunday (Sept. 4). The team gathered right on Suter’s heels, having played in San Jose Sharks 1 for a private reception that evening. 70 games in a Team USA uniform in 10 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Daily practices began Monday (Sept. previous events. Four other members Toronto Maple Leafs 1 5). Players, coaches and staff had of Team USA have played in 40 or more Washington Capitals 3 official World Cup headshots taken games in a U.S. uniform, including Winnipeg Jets 2 Monday; met daily with media, includ- Erik Johnson (50), Zach Parise (45), ing two days of sit down interviews Ryan Kesler (41), and James van with television rights holders; and had Riemdsyk (41) ... U.S. Head Coach COLLEGE CONNECTION (19) a team photo taken Thursday. In addi- John Tortorella met Washington Boston College 1 tion, on Wednesday, Ryan Kesler Wizards Head Coach Scott Brooks Michigan State University 1 filmed interviews with four of his Team on Sept. 12 at Verizon Center.