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Team USA Game Notes 2017 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Cologne, Germany USA (1-0-0-1) vs. Sweden (1-0-1-0) Monday, May 8, 2017 • LANXESS Arena • Preliminary Round • Game 3 USA Hockey Media Officer: Dave Fischer Team USA Schedule (times are local/ET) Email: [email protected] • Cell: +447771830718 Friday, May 5 -- Group A (Cologne) USA vs. Germany* L, 1-2 • TONIGHT’S GAME The U.S. Men’s National Team faces Sweden tonight (live on Sunday, May 7 -- Group A (Cologne) NHL Network in U.S.) in the third preliminary round game for USA vs. Denmark* W, 7-2 both teams of the 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation Monday, May 8 -- Group A (Cologne) Men’s World Championship at LANXESS Arena in Cologne, USA vs. Sweden* 8:15 p.m./2:15 p.m. Germany. Wednesday, May 10 -- Group A (Cologne) • STARTING IN GOAL USA vs. Italy^ 4:15 p.m./10:15 a.m. Jimmy Howard is back in the net tonight for the U.S. Howard Saturday, May 13 -- Group A (Cologne) played the opening game of the tournament against Germany Latvia vs. USA* 12:15 p.m./6:15 a.m. on Friday (May 5) and stopped 25-of-27 shots. Howard is making his second appearance in the IIHF Men’s World Sunday, May 14 -- Group A (Cologne) Championship. In 2012, he went 5-2 with a 2.42 goals against Slovakia vs. USA* 4:15 p.m./10:15 a.m. average and .911 save percentage and was named one of Team USA’s best three players of the tournament. Howard Tuesday, May 16 -- Group A (Cologne) led the U.S. to a gold medal at the 2002 IIHF U18 Men’s Russia vs. USA^ 4:15 p.m./10:15 a.m. World Championship and a fourth place finish in the 2003 Thursday, May 18 -- Quarterfinals (TBD) IIHF World Junior Championship. vs. TBD TBD • ALL-TIME vs. SWEDEN Saturday, May 20 -- Semifinals (Cologne) The United States and Sweden meet for the 53rd time in World vs. TBD TBD Championship history. Sweden leads the series by a 36-1-0- 10-5 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) count. The last time the two teams Saturday, May 21 -- Medal Games (Cologne) met was in the 2011 world championship where Sweden vs. TBD 4:15 p.m. & 8:45 p.m. gained a 6-2 win in the preliminary round. Team USA’s last Games with * above live on NHL Network Games with ^ above live on NBC Sports Network win over the Swedes came on May 8, 2005, by a 5-1 count All games streamed live on NBC Sports app and NBCSports .com in the qualification round. The U.S. looks to end a four-game series losing streak against Sweden here tonight. A look at the all-time series between the two teams is later in these notes. BITS AND PIECES • KELLER HAT TRICK Team USA is the home team in tonight’s game and will Clayton Keller, the youngest player in the world champion- wear its white uniforms ... Dylan Larkin won 13-of-17 ship, had a hat trick yesterday in helping the U.S. to a 7-2 win faceoffs yesterday against Denmark, while Andrew Copp over Denmark. Keller was Team USA’s top point getter (3-8- won 7-of-10 draws. Overall, the U.S. won 33-of-63 faceoffs -11) and second in the tournament as the U.S. won the gold in the contest ... Connor Murphy led Team USA in ice medal in the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship in Montreal time at 20:57 yesterday vs. Denmark ... The U.S. is the and Toronto. Below is a look at the most recent hat tricks for by far the youngest team in the tournament with an aver- age age of 22.6. Next youngest is Canada and Russia U.S. players in the men’s world championship. (average age 25) ... Dale Tallon, a member of the U.S. Men’s National Team Advisory Group, arrived in Cologne U.S. Hat Tricks in IIHF Men’s World Championship Since 2006 yesterday (May 7) and is here for the next week. Tallon May 7, 2017 Clayton Keller USA 7, Denmark 2 is the general manager of the NHL’s Florida Panthers ... May 8, 2013 Craig Smith USA 4, Finland 1 Lou Vairo, director of special projects for USA Hockey, May 5, 2010 Matt Gilroy USA 10, Kazakhstan 0 is here for tonight’s game. Vairo’s sister Kathy is next- May 12, 2008 Brandon Dubinsky USA 9, Norway 1 door neighbors with Team USA defenseman Charlie McAvoy’s family in Long Beach, N.Y. Vairo has coached • WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM ANNOUNCED more teams at various levels in international competition USA Hockey unveiled the 23 players that will makeup the than any coach in U.S. history, including the ‘84 Olympic 2017-18 U.S. Women’s National Team last Friday (May 5). team ... Oddly, the U.S. is the home team in its first four The team will live and train together in the Tampa, Florida, area games of the preliminary round and the visiting team the beginning in September for the five-month period in advance of last three games ... The last concert Jack Eichel attended the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Florida Hospital Ice Center in was Maroon 5 in Buffalo this past March ... Clayton Keller the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel is the host rink for Team entered play today tied for the tournament lead in goals USA. with three ... Andrew Copp is fourth in the world champi- onship in faceoff percentage at .722, while Dylan Larkin is Team USA Bios, History: teamusa.usahockey.com eighth (.636) and Nick Bjugstad 10th (.615). Twitter: @usahockey • #IIHFWorlds #2017MWC Team USA Game Notes vs. Sweden • Monday, May 8, 2017 • 2017 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Page Two • LEADERSHIP TEAM • MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM DEBUT Roster Breakdown Defenseman Connor Murphy is the Ten players on the 2017 U.S. Men’s captain of Team USA. Murphy is play- National Team are playing in an IIHF Average age: 22.6 years ing in the world championship for the Men’s World Championship for the Average height: 6-2 fourth straight season. Forwards Brock first time, including Anders Bjork, Average weight: 197 Nelson (4th straight world champion- Daniel Brickley, Andrew Copp, Shoots/catches left: 14; right: 9 ship) and Dylan Larkin (3rd straight Christian Dvorak, Jordan Greenway, Oldest: Jimmy Howard, 33 yrs, 2 months world championship) are the team’s Clayton Keller, Charlie McAvoy, Cal Youngest: Clayton Keller, 18 yrs, 10 months alternate captains. Petersen, Nick Schmaltz and Trevor HOME STATES OF TEAM USA van Riemsdyk. Michigan 5 • MEN’S WORLDS EXPERIENCE Minnesota 3 Thirteen players have experience • MEDAL MOMENTS New York 3 playing in the IIHF Men’s World Nineteen players on the 2017 U.S. Illinois 2 Championship. The group includes Men’s National Team have earned Massachusetts 2 five players that competed a year a combined 36 medals at IIHF world New Jersey 2 ago (JT Compher, Noah Hanifin, championships, including 13 players Wisconsin 2 Dylan Larkin, Brock Nelson, Connor who have won gold. Jacob Trouba Iowa 1 Murphy). leads the way with three gold med- Utah 1 als, while Jordan Greenway, Clayton Ohio 1 • PLAYING FOR TEAM USA Keller, Charlie McAvoy and Connor Missouri 1 A total of 20 players on the 2017 Murphy each have two. Below is a list U.S. Men’s National Team have com- of all the players who have earned gold peted for Team USA at IIHF world for Team USA: MOST RECENT TEAM championships in their career (U18, NHL (19) World Juniors, Men’s Worlds). Below Anders Bjork: 2014 U18 Worlds Arizona Coyotes 3 is a list with total games played head- JT Compher: 2012 U18 Worlds Detroit Red Wings 3 Winnipeg Jets 3 ing into the 2017 IIHF Men’s World Andrew Copp: 2012 U18 Worlds Chicago Blackhawks 2 Championship. Jack Eichel: 2014 U18 Worlds Johnny Gaudreau: 2013 World New York Islanders 2 Juniors Boston Bruins 1 Anders Bjork: 14 games played Jordan Greenway: 2017 World Buffalo Sabres 1 Nick Bjugstad: 22 games played Juniors/2015 U18 Worlds Calgary Flames 1 JT Compher: 28 games played Noah Hanifin: 2014 U18 Worlds Carolina Hurricanes 1 Andrew Copp: 11 games played Jimmy Howard: 2002 U18 Worlds Colorado Avalanche 1 Danny DeKeyser: 8 games played Clayton Keller: 2017 World Florida Panthers 1 Christian Dvorak: 7 games played Juniors/2015 U18 Worlds Jack Eichel: 34 games played Dylan Larkin: 2014 U18 Worlds NCAA (4) Johnny Gaudreau: 15 games played Charlie McAvoy: 2017 World University of Notre Dame 2 Jordan Greenway: 14 games played Juniors/2015 U18 Worlds Boston University 1 Noah Hanifin: 22 games played Connor Murphy: 2013 World Minnesota State University 1 Connor Hellebuyck: 8 games played Juniors/2011 U18 Worlds Jimmy Howard: 16 games played Jacob Trouba: 2013 World Clayton Keller: 21 games played COLLEGE CONNECTION (21) Dylan Larkin: 31 games played Juniors/2012 U18 Worlds/ Boston University 4 2011 U18 Worlds Anders Lee: 10 games played University of Michigan 4 Charlie McAvoy: 21 games played • YOUTH MOVEMENT University of Notre Dame 3 Connor Murphy: 38 games played The 2017 U.S. Men’s National Team Boston College 2 Brock Nelson: 29 games played has an average age of 22.6. Below is a University of North Dakota 2 Nick Schmaltz: 12 games played look at the average age of Team USA Minnesota State University 1 Jacob Trouba: 36 games played since 2004.