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Game Notes Media Contacts TEAM USA Dave Fischer 2014 Olympic Winter Games • Sochi, Russia 719.207.5216 or +7 925 007 9283 USA (3-1-0-0) vs. CAN (3-1-0-0) Mike Gilbert Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 • 9:00 p.m. • Semifinals 719.207.5196 or +7 925 007 9286 • TONIGHT’S GAME -- The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team takes on Canada in the semifinal round of the XXII Olympic Winter 2014 Olympic Winter Games Games tonight at Bolshoy Ice Dome. Team USA is the home team Team USA Game Schedule and will wear its white jerseys. With a win tonight, Team USA would advance to Sunday’s (Feb. 23) gold-medal game against either Preliminary Round Sweden or Finland. Thursday, Feb. 13 • QUICK IN GOAL -- Jonathan Quick will get the call in goal tonight Slovakia vs. USA (NBCSN) W, 7-1 for the U.S. He is 3-0 in the Olympic tournament (.935, 1.62), including a 21-save effort in a 5-2 win over the Czech Republic in quarterfinal Saturday, Feb. 15 play on Wednesday (Feb. 19). Russia vs. USA (NBCSN) W, 3-2 (SO) • ALL-TIME IN THE SEMIFINALS -- The U.S. is 2-1 in the semifinal Sunday, Feb. 16 round of the Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament, most recently earning a 6-1 win over Finland in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The Slovenia vs. USA (NBCSN) W, 5-1 U.S. and Canada have never met in the semifinals at the Olympics. Medal Round Feb. 26, 2010 -- USA 6, Finland 1 Wednesday, Feb. 19 - Quarterfinals Feb. 22, 2002 -- USA 3, Russia 2 Czech Republic W, 5-2 Feb. 21, 1992 -- Unified Team (Russia) 5, USA 2 Friday, Feb. 21 - Semifinals • THIS AND THAT -- Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk are the Canada 9 p.m./12 p.m. two U.S. players that have at least one point in every game of the Olympic tournament. Kessel leads the Olympics in points with 5-3-8 Saturday, Feb. 22 ... Team USA is 6-0 in Olympic Winter Games action when David Backes has a point ... The U.S. lineup tonight will not include defen- Bronze-Medal Game 7 p.m./10 a.m. seman Paul Martin, forward Derek Stepan and goaltender Jimmy Howard. Defenseman Justin Faulk makes his Olympic debut tonight. Sunday, Feb. 23 He has been part of three medal-winning U.S. teams, including the Gold-Medal Game 4 p.m./7 a.m. 2013 U.S. Men’s National Team (bronze), 2011 U.S. National Junior Team (bronze) and 2010 U.S. Men’s National U18 Team (gold) ... Game times listed are local time/EST David Backes and his wife Kelly are big advocates in helping rescue and protect homeless pets nationwide. For more information visit athletesforanimals.org ... Team USA has 19 players with at least one U.S. Medals at the point, leading all remaining teams in the tournament. Canada has 14 players with at least one point, while Finland and Sweden each have Olympic Games 18 players with one point or better ... The U.S. is attempting to advance to the gold-medal game in back-to-back Olympics for the first time Year Medal Location Head Coach ever. Team USA has earned back-to-back medals in the Olympics, the 2010 Silver Vancouver, B.C. Ron Wilson last time coming in 1952 (silver), 1956 (silver) and 1960 (gold). In those 2002 Silver Salt Lake City, Utah Herb Brooks years, the format did not include a true gold-medal game ... The U.S. 1980 Gold Lake Placid, N.Y. Herb Brooks is seeking to win its opening five games in the Olympic tournament for 1972 Silver Sapporo, Japan Murray Williamson just the fourth time. It also accomplished the feat in 2010 (silver), 2002 1960 Gold Squaw Valley, Calif. Jack Riley (silver) and 1960 (gold) ... David Backes and Joe Pavelski visited the 1956 Silver Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy John Mariucci International Broadcast Center after practice yesterday (Feb. 20) to 1952 Silver Oslo, Norway John E. Pleban chat with NBC’s Dan Patrick. The duo then went to FOX studios to visit 1936 Bronze Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Albert Prettyman with Julie Stewart-Binks and Chris Chelios ... Several players attend- 1932 Silver Lake Placid, N.Y. Alred Winsor ed the U.S.-Canada women’s hockey gold-medal game last night, 1924 Silver Chamonix, France William Haddock including Phil Kessel, James van Riemdsyk, Kevin Shattenkirk 1920 Silver Antwerp, Belgium Cornelius Fellowes and Max Pacioretty and Paul Martin to name a few. In addition, the entire U.S. coaching and management staff attended ... The Team • ALL-TIME vs. CANADA -- The U.S. Olympic Men’s USA training staff has had to move the contents of the team’s lock- Ice Hockey Team is 3-0-2-9-3 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) erroom back and forth between rooms six times during the course of against Canada in Olympic competition. The last meet- the tournament ... All but three skaters on the U.S. roster have at least ing between the two teams was in the gold-medal game one point. Exceptions are defensemen Paul Martin and Justin Faulk at the 2010 Olympics, which Canada won in overtime and forward Derek Stepan ... Julie Chu, four-time Olympic medalist by a 3-2 count on Feb. 28. The U.S. and Canada have with the U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team, has been chosen played in two of the last three gold-medal games in the flag bearer for the U.S. delegation for the Closing Ceremonies of the Olympics. Olympic Winter Games. Team USA Game Notes vs. Canada • Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 • 2014 Olympic Winter Games • Page Two - LAST TIME OUT -- Five players scored goals and Jonathan Quick made 21 saves to help Team USA USA vs. CAN defeat the Czech Republic, 5-2, in the quarterfinal 2014 Olympic Winter Games Statistical Comparison round. David Backes posted a goal and an assist, Ryan Suter had three assists and Phil Kessel scored Category USA CAN his team-leading fifth goal of the tournament. Record 3-1-0-0 3-1-0-0 Goals For Average 20/5.00 13/3.25 - ONLINE MEDIA GUIDE -- Media can find player and Goals Against Average 6/1.50 3/0.75 staff bios and historical information pertinent to the 2014 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team online at olympics. Power Play .273 (3-11) .286 (2-7) usahockey.com. A printed media guide is not available. Penalty Killing .900 (9-10) .909 (10-11) Shots For Gm/Avg 30.00 42.00 - ROSTER NUGGETS -- The 2014 U.S. Olympic Men’s Shots Against Gm/Avg 23.75 18.50 Ice Hockey Team includes 13 returnees from the silver Shorthanded Goals 0 1 medal-winning 2010 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Goaltender Saves % .937 .959 Team. The 25 members of Team USA represent 17 Leading Scorers Kessel (5-3--8) Doughty (4-2--6) NHL teams and seven states. The New York Rangers Pavelski (1-4--5) Weber (3-2--5) and St. Louis Blues each have three players. Minnesota is the home state for the most U.S. Olympians (eight). JVR (1-4--5) Carter (3-1--4) The U.S. roster includes 15 first-round draft choices, Four Players (4 pts) Sharp (3-1--4) including Patrick Kane, the No. 1 overall selection in Getzlaf (1-2--3) the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Twenty members of Team USA played U.S. college hockey, with the University of • OSHIE -- T.J. Oshie scored the deciding goal in the bottom of the eighth Wisconsin leading the way with four players. round of the shootout to lift the U.S. to an epic 3-2 victory over Russia on Feb. 15. Oshie shot six times in the shootout and converted on four - CAPTAIN AMERICA -- Zach Parise is captain of the occasions. Oshie shot five times in a shootout in the IIHF Men’s World 2014 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team. Parise, Championship in Cologne, Germany, on May 18, 2010, converting three who played for the U.S. at the 2010 Olympic Winter times, including the game-winner, to help the U.S. to a 3-2 win over Italy Games, is a two-time gold medalist (2002 U18 World in the relegation round ... Oshie made the media rounds after the game, Championship, 2004 World Junior Championship). including spending 30 minutes in the mixed zone after the game; meeting Forward Dustin Brown and defenseman Ryan Suter more media at the Main Press Center with teammates Paul Stastny, are serving as Team USA’s alternate captains. All three James van Riemdsdyk and Cam Fowler for 20 minutes; and then finish- players wear a letter for their respective NHL clubs. ing the night at the International Broadcast Center for interviews with Dan Brown is the captain of the L.A. Kings, while Parise Patrick and Al Michaels. Oshie was greeted with enthusiastic applause and Suter are both alternate captains for the Minnesota at the NBC compound at the IBC and stopped for photos with many NBC Wild. staffers ... Oshie came into the Olympics with approximately 90,000 fol- lowers on Twitter and today has more than 240,000. Oshie was trending • COACHING STAFF -- The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice worldwide on Twitter following the Russia game and received shoutouts Hockey Team is led by head coach Dan Bylsma, head from many, including President Obama. coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins.