2018 U.S. UNDER-18 MEN'S SELECT TEAM GAME NOTES 2018 HLINKA GRETZKY CUP | & RED DEER, | AUGUST 6-11, 2018

GAME FIVE (THIRD-PLACE GAME) • USA (2-0-1-1) VS. RUSSIA (3-0-1-0) • PLACE • AUGUST 11, 2018 TONIGHT'S GAME THINGS TO KNOW Team USA is 3-2 (W-L) in its last five meetings with Russia at The U.S. will look to secure a third-place finish at the Hlinka Gretzky the Hlinka Tournament. Prior to Russia's 8-3 win in this year's Cup when it takes on Russia today at 3 p.m. MT (5 p.m. ET). preliminary round, the teams last met in the 2016 semifinals when In last night's semifinal, Nicholas Robertson (Northville, Mich.) the U.S. won 4-3 in . Michael Pastujov (Bradenton, Fla.), scored a hat trick, but the U.S. Under-18 Men's Select Team fell to now at the University of , scored the game-winning Canada in overtime, 6-5. in overtime. The U.S. outshot Canada, 37-35, finished 1-for-4 on the power play and 3-for-5 on the kill. Nodler extended his point In 2015, the teams met in the preliminary round with Russia streak to four games with two assists. posting a 5-2 victory. In 2014, the U.S. skated to a 7-4 preliminary- Over the years, a number of players who skated with Team USA round win over the Russians highlighted by a hat trick from Brock at the Hlinka Tournament went on to establish prominent NHL and Boeser (Burnsville, Minn.), who went on to be named a finalist international careers. Among them are champions for the NHL's Calder Trophy and earn NHL All-Star Game MVP Dustin Brown, John Carlson and Alec Martinez. For an expanded honors in 2017-18. list, see page 2. TALKING POINTS TEAM USA SCHEDULE MAKING PLAYS DATE EVENT TIME (LOCAL)/RESULT Josh Nodler (Oak Park, Mich) recorded two helpers against City Venue (Eastern) Canada, bringing him to six total assists through four games at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. The six assists is good for the team SAT., AUGUST 4 SLOVAKIA (exh.) W, 10-4 lead and second-most among all skaters in the tournament. Committed to play for Michigan State University, Nodler Sylvan Lake Sylvan Lake NexSource Centre recorded 14 assists in 18 games with HoneyBaked Hockey Club MON., AUGUST 6 CZECH REPUBLIC W, 6-0 last season. Red Deer Servus Arena Luke Toporowski (Bettendorf, Iowa) scored his fourth goal of the tournament against Canada and leads all American skaters TUES., AUGUST 7 FINLAND W, 6-2 in the goal scoring department. Most recently, the left winger Red Deer Servus Arena recorded 23 points in 61 games during his rookie season with WED., AUGUST 8 RUSSIA L, 8-3 the Spokane Chiefs. Red Deer Servus Arena FAMILIAR FACES FRI., AUGUST 10 CANADA (SEMIFINALS) L, 6-5 Several members of the U.S. team have experience as Edmonton Rogers Place teammates with numerous youth hockey organizations across the country. Toporowski and Dylan Davies (Traverse City, Mich.) SAT., AUGUST 11 RUSSIA (THIRD-PLACE GAME) 1:30 P.M. were teammates with the Chicago Mission organization while Edmonton Rogers Place 3:30 P.M. Nodler, Mitchell Miller (Sylvania, ) and Michael Mancinelli (Northville, Mich.) skated together with HoneyBaked Hockey Club in Suburban . Sam Colangelo (Stoneham, Mass.) and Cade Webber (Meadville, Pa.) joined forces in Boston with the Little Bruins U.S. semifinal will be broadcasted live on NHL Network and TSN while John Farinacci (Chatham, N.J.) and Derek Mullahy (Scituate, Mass.) spent time together at Dexter School in ALL-TIME FINISHES Brookline, Massachusetts. Since the tournament was renamed the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Several skaters have also crossed paths at Shattuck-St. Mary's Tournament in 2006, the U.S. has claimed five top-three finishes, Prep School in Minnesota, including Farinacci, Mullahy, Robert three of which have come in the last five years. Mastrosimone (East Islip, N.Y.), Grant Silianoff (Edina, Minn.) and Jackson LaCombe (Chaska, Minn.). LaCombe also spent time with goaltender Dustin Wolf (Tustin, TEAM USA TOP-THREE FINISHES SINCE 2006 Calif.) with the Jr. Kings, a USA Hockey Model YEAR FINISH RECORD Association. 2017 Fiffth 1-1-0-2 2016 Second 2-2-0-1 SETTING THE STAGE 2015 Fifth 2-0-0-2 After skating in Red Deer at Servus Arena for the first three 2014 Third 3-0-0-2 games of the tournament, Team USA will play their final contest 2013 Second 3-0-1-1 at , home of the NHL's and the 2012 Seventh 1-0-1-2 WHL's . The game will be broadcasted live 2011 Fifth 1-2-0-1 on NHL Network in the U.S. and on TSN in Canada. 2010 Second 2-1-1-1 BACK IN NORTH AMERICA 2009 Fourth 2-0-0-2 The Hlinka Tournament hasn't been played on North American 2008 Seventh 1-0-0-3 soil since 1996, when it was known as the Pacific Cup and hosted 2007 Fifth 1-1-0-2 in Nelson and Castlgar, British Columbia, Canada. The U.S. 2006 Second 2-1-0-0 Under-18 Men's Select Team skated to a second-place finish MEDIA INFORMATION at the event, paced by 10 points (4G, 6A) from (Apple Valley, Minn.), who would go on to star at the University of Team USA players and head coach Cory Laylin will be available Minnesota before playing in the NHL with the Phoenix Coyotes, for interviews in designated mixed-zone areas following games. and . Westrum also helped Media availability on day-of-game skates will be limited. the U.S. Men's National Team claim a bronze medal at the 2004 Members of the media are not allowed in the U.S. dressing room. IIHF Men's World Championship, scoring the game-winning goal in a shootout against Slovakia. MEDIA CONTACT: CHRIS KRENN Among the other members of the 1996 U.S. Under-18 813.210.3376 [email protected] Men's Select Team was Brian Gionta, who served as All media availability with U.S. team members must be arranged of the 2018 U.S. Olympic Men's Team, as well as through Chris Krenn, who is on-site with the U.S. Under-18 future NHLers Scott Gomez, , Paul Mara and Mike Men's Select Team here in Alberta. Pandolfo. U.S. Olympian Mark Kumpel (Wakefield, Mass.) served on ONLINE GUIDE TEAMUSA.USAHOCKEY.COM/2018HLINKA the 1996 team's coaching staff and he's serving as team leader Team USA information, including player and staff bios, team for the 2018 U.S. Under-18 Men's Select Team. schedule, news and team history is available online.

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BY THE NUMBERS TEAM USA TIDBITS Average Height 6ft. 0in. USA HOCKEY HAPPENINGS Tallest Webber (6-5/196 cm) Each August, USA Hockey invites approximately 40 players to the World Junior Summer Shortest Robertson (5-9/175 cm) Showcase, which took place in 2018 in Kamloops, British Columbia, from July 28 - Aug. Average Weight 179.1 lbs 4. The Summer Showcase serves as part of the process to select the U.S. National Heaviest Paquette (200 lbs) Junior Team that will compete at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Lightest Wolf (150 lbs) : : Championship, which takes place each December. Shoot/Catch Left 14 Right 8 The 2018 USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game, which features the top HOME STATES (11) 40 American-born prospects eligible for the 2019 NHL Draft, will be hosted by the Michigan 5 Minnesota Wild and on Wednesday, September 19. The seventh Minnesota 5 annual contest, which will be staged in Minnesota for the very first time, is set for a 7 2 p.m. CT faceoff. Massachusetts 2 The 2018 USA Hockey Women's National Festival, which takes place Aug. 6-13, is a Pennsylvania 2 training session that will also be used to select two 22-player rosters for a pair of series Florida 1 against Canada that will be held simultaneously from Aug. 14-19 in Calgary, Alberta. The Illinois 1 U.S. entries will feature an Under-18 Select Team and Under-22 Select Team. Iowa 1 New Jersey 1 New York 1 USA HOCKEY PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CAMPS Ohio 1 The 2018 U.S. Under-18 Men's Select Team was chosen from players skating at USA Hockey's 2018 Boys Select 17 Player Development Camp in Amherst, New York. The COLLEGE COMMITMENTS (17) USA Hockey National Player Development Camps for 15-year olds, 16-year olds, and 3 17-year olds provide the nation's top young players with age-appropriate on- and off-ice University of North Dakota 3 training and coaching from elite-level instructors, as well as the opportunity to compete Boston University 2 against their peers from throughout the country. Harvard University 2 Players earn invitations to the national camps through their performance at a series Michigan State University 2 Colorado College 1 of state- and district-level camps held each season. The camps are designed so players Northeastern University 1 return home afterward with the toold to further develop their skills over the course of Penn State University 1 the coming season and beyond. Since their launch in 1977, USA Hockey's National University of Michigan 1 Player Development Camps have been a springboard for countless future Olympians University of Notre Dame 1 and professional players. Uncommitted 1 NOTABLE U.S. ALUMNI 2018 U.S. UNDER-18 MEN'S SELECT TEAM GAME-BY-GAME SCORING PLAYER YEAR PLAYED SVK CZE FIN RUS CAN RUS 2018 Cam Atkinson 2006 W, 10-4 W, 6-0 W, 6-2 L, 8-3 L, 6-5 TBD HGC Brock Boeser 2014 NO NAME POS. 08/04 08/06 08/07 08/08 08/10 08/11 TOTAL Dustin Brown 2001 2 Dylan Davies D ------0-0 (0) Brandon Carlo 2013 3 Mike Koster D G A* -- -- A -- 0-2 (2) John Carlson 2007 4 Mitchell Miller D A A A A -- -- 0-3 (3) Charlie Coyle 2009 5 Luke Reid D A -- A A -- -- 0-2 (2) 6 Michael Feenstra D G -- A ------0-1 (1) Brian Dumoulin 2008 7 Jackson LaCombe D ------0-0 (0) Alex Galchenyuk 2011 8 Sam Colangelo F -- -- G P -- -- 2-0 (2) Jake Gardiner 2007 9 John Farinacci F GAA A G A -- -- 1-2 (3) Johnny Gaudreau 2010 10 Josh Groll F GGA -- A -- A -- 0-2 (2) Kevin Hayes 2009 11 Arthur Kaliyev F GA -- W P AA -- 2-2 (4) Vinnie Hinostroza 2011 12 Aaron Huglen F -- G -- -- G -- 2-0 (2) Alec Martinez 2004 14 Jackson Jutting F A S AG ------2-1 (3) Ryan McDonagh 2006 15 Tyler Paquette F G ------0-0 (0) Matt Niskanen 2003 16 Michael Mancinelli F A -- -- A A -- 0-2 (2) 17 Robert Mastrosimone F -- W/PG A G -- -- 3-1 (4) Kyle Okposo 2005 18 Josh Nodler F AA AA A A AA -- 0-6 (6) Max Pacioretty 2005 19 Nicholas Robertson F GGAA -- A -- PGG -- 3-1 (4) Zach Parise 2000 20 Grant Silianoff F GA A*AAG ------1-3 (4) Brett Pesce 2011 21 Cade Webber D -- A A ------0-2 (2) Jaccob Slavin 2011 22 Luke Toporowski F -- S GAS -- G -- 4-1 (5) Vincent Trocheck 2010 1 Derek Mullahy G 29:00 DNP DNP L, 60:00 DNP -- 0-1 (W-L) Keith Yandle 2003 9/11 47/55 -- 8.00 GAA 30 Dustin Wolf G W, 31:00 W, 60:00 A W, 60:00 DNP OTL, 61:44 -- 2-1 (W-L) 16/18 23/23 29/31 28/34 -- 2.64 GAA TEAM USA STAT LEADERS Key: G - goal P* - penalty A* - assist on GWG A - assist U - unassisted goal P - powerplay goal SKATERS W - game-winning goal ^ - Exhibition Game S - shorthanded goal GOALS Toporowski (4) W* - shootout game-winning goal DNP - Did Not Play ASSISTS Nodler (6) *Exhibition game statistics do not count towards Hlinka Gretzky Cup totals POINTS Nodler (6)

GOALTENDERS GAA Wolf (2.64) SV% Wolf (.932%) WINS Wolf (2)

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