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Team USA Game Notes USA (1-0-0-0) vs. South Korea (0-1-0-0) Paralympic Winter Games | March 9, 2014 | Shayba Arena | Sochi, Russia Media Contact: Matt Trevor ([email protected]) | Olympics.USAHockey.com | @USAHockey | @USAHockeyScores | Facebook: USA Hockey SOUTH KOREA SHOWDOWN 2014 Paralympic Winter Games The United States and South Korea meet today in a fight for first place in Group B. The Koreans earned a 3-2 shootout victory over Russia Team USA Schedule last night in which they overcame a two-goal deficit to force overtime. Including a 5-0 win over Korea at the 2010 Paralympic Games, Date Opponent Time/Result Team USA has a 5-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record in the last five sea- Sat., March 8 Italy W, 5-1 sons against the Koreans. The U.S. beat Korea, 5-1, in the gold medal game of the 2012 International Paralympic Committee World Champi- Sun., March 9 South Korea 8:30 a.m. ET onship. At the 2013 USA Hockey Sled Cup, Team USA notched wins Tues., March 11 Russia 8:30 a.m. ET of 3-0 and 5-2. Most recently, the U.S. posted a 5-0 victory last Decem- ber at the World Sledge Hockey Challenge. Wed., March 12 Placement Games 8 a.m./12 p.m ET Watch today’s game live at 8:30 a.m. EDT on TeamUSA.org. Thurs., March 13 Semifinals 5 a.m./12 p.m. ET NBC Sports will have coverage of the game at 11 p.m. EDT during its Paralympic studio show. Sat., March 15 Bronze-Medal Game 5 a.m. ET Gold-Medal Game 12 p.m. ET THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT ** All games at Shayba Arena Teenagers Brody Roybal (15) and Declan Farmer (16) notched three of Team USA’s five goals vs. Italy. By scoring the first two goals and points of his U.S. National Team career, Roybal also became the 2014 U.S. Paralympic Sled Team Roster youngest American ever to score in the Paralympics. That distinction belonged to Farmer for less than 13 minutes as the Tampa native lit No. Name Pos. Hometown the lamp in the first period before assisting on Roybal’s first tally. Farmer now leads the U.S. in goals (5) this season and is tied with 1 Jen Lee G San Francisco, Calif. Josh Pauls (4-5--9) for the points lead. 4 Brody Roybal F Northlake, Ill. 6 Declan Farmer F Tampa, Fla. MONEY IN THE BANK 7 Taylor Lipsett F Plano, Texas Steve Cash extended his Paralympic shutout streak to 256:20 by 8 Greg Shaw F Merritt Island, Fla. stopping all nine Italian shots over 40:18 of action yesterday. Named Best Goaltender of the 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Games, Cash did 9 Andy Yohe (C) D Bettendorf, Iowa not allow a goal in 210 minutes at that tournament, making 33 saves. 11 Tyler Carron D Fort Collins, Colo. At the 2006 Paralympic Games, he made two saves in 6:02. 13 Josh Sweeney (A) F Phoenix, Ariz. 14 Dan McCoy F Cheswick, Pa. LANDEROS LOOMS LARGE 15 Nikko Landeros D Johnstown, Colo. Defenseman Nikko Landeros posted a game-high three assists vs. It- aly. He also had a team-best five shots on goal and racked up 29:22 of 18 Kevin McKee F Davenport, Iowa ice time, second-most on Team USA. Landeros has already matched 19 Taylor Chace (A) D Hampton Falls, N.H. his point total from the 2010 Paralympic Games when he tallied a goal 20 Adam Page F Lancaster, N.Y. and two assists. 23 Rico Roman F Portland, Ore. 27 Josh Pauls F Green Brook, N.J. BEGINNER’S LUCK All five of Team USA’s goals against Italy were scored by first-time 28 Paul Schaus F Buffalo, N.Y. Paralympians: Brody Roybal (2), Declan Farmer, Josh Sweeney 34 Steve Cash G Overland, Mo. and Paul Schaus. Meanwhile, five of the six U.S. assists were credit- ed to Paralympic veterans: Nikko Landeros (3), Taylor Chace, Josh General Manager: Dan Brennan (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Pauls. Farmer had the sixth U.S. assist. Head Coach: Jeff Sauer (Madison, Wis.) Team USA’s has eight Paralympic veterans and nine newcomers. Assistant Coach: Guy Gosselin (Grafton, Wis.) DEFENDING GOLD MEDALISTS Team Doctor: Mike Uihlein (Grafton, Wis.) Eight players return from the 2010 U.S. squad that captured the gold Athletic Trainer: Mike Cortese (Boynton Beach, Fla.) medal in Vancouver, including goaltender Steve Cash; defenseman Equipment Manager: Joel Isaacson (Houghton, Mich.) Taylor Chace, Nikko Landeros and Andy Yohe; and forwards Adam Page, Josh Pauls and Greg Shaw. Additionally, Cash, Chace, Lipsett and Yohe all played on the 2006 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team U.S. Paralympic Sled Team History that took home the bronze medal in Torino, Italy. Year Finish Record Head Coach Team Captain 2010 Gold 5-0-0 Ray Maluta Andy Yohe HIGH FIVE 2006 Bronze 3-0-2 Keith Blase Joe Howard Team USA reached the five-goal plateau for just the second time in 2002 Gold 6-0-0 Rick Middleton Joe Howard nine games this season. The U.S. blanked South Korea, 5-0, on Dec. 1998 Sixth 1-1-3 Angelo Bianco Dave Conklin 2, 2013, at the World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Toronto, Ontario. Team USA Game Notes vs. Italy • Saturday, March 8, 2014 • 2014 Paralympic Winter Games Team USA Game Notes vs. Korea • Sunday, March 9, 2014 • 2014 Paralympic Winter Games • Page Two CAPTAINS AMERICA 2014 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team Stats Andy Yohe is the captain of the 2014 Paralympic Sled Hockey Team, while its alternate captains are Taylor Chace and Josh Name GP G A PTS PIMS Sweeney. Yohe wore the ‘C’ for the 2010 Paralympic Team as well. Nikko Landeros 1 0 3 3 0 U.S. NATIONAL SLED TEAM EXPERIENCE Brody Roybal 1 2 0 2 0 Fifteen players on the Paralympic roster were members of the Declan Farmer 1 1 1 2 0 2012-13 U.S. National Sled Hockey Team that garnered the silver Paul Schaus 1 1 0 1 2 medal at the 2013 IPC Sled Hockey World Championship. Brody Josh Sweeney 1 1 0 1 0 Roybal is in his first season with the U.S. National Team. Andy Yohe returned to Team USA for the first time since 2009-10. Taylor Chace 1 0 1 1 2 Josh Pauls 1 0 1 1 0 2010 PARALYMPIC AWARD WINNERS Rico Roman 1 0 0 0 2 Steve Cash and Taylor Chace were both honored following their Andy Yohe 1 0 0 0 2 performances at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. Cash, who Tyler Carron 1 0 0 0 0 posted five straight shutouts in the tournament, was named Best Goaltender by the tournament directorate and earned a spot on the Taylor Lipsett 1 0 0 0 0 media all-star team. Chace, who tallied five points (3-2) in five out- Kevin McKee 1 0 0 0 0 ings, was tabbed Best Defenseman by the tournament directorate Adam Page 1 0 0 0 0 and, like Cash, picked for a spot on the media all-star team. Dan McCoy 0 0 0 0 0 Greg Shaw 0 0 0 0 0 SERVING THEIR COUNTRY AGAIN Four members of the U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team -- Jen Lee, Rico Roman, Paul Schaus and Josh Sweeney -- have Name GP W-L MINS SV% GAA served or currently serve in the U.S. military. Lee is currently a ser- Steve Cash 1 1-0 40:18 1.00 0.00 geant in the U.S. Army. Roman is retired U.S. Army, while Schaus Jen Lee 1 0-0 4:42 .667 9.57 and Sweeney are both former U.S. Marines. BROADCAST INFORMATION 2014 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team Team USA’s preliminary round game vs. Russia and the semifinal matchups will be shown live on NBC Sports Network. The gold-med- Game-By-Game Statistics al game will be broadcast on NBC. All of Team USA’s game will be Player 3/8 vs. ITA 3/9 vs. KOR 3/11 vs. RUS streamed live on TeamUSA.org. Additionally, NBCSN will air a daily Lee ND, 4:42, 2/3 -- -- studio show featuring coverage from across the Games. Roybal 2-0 -- -- Farmer 1-1 -- -- ICE WARRIORS Lipsett 0-0 -- -- The 2014 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team was featured Shaw DNP -- -- in a PBS documentary entitled ‘Ice Warriors,’ that debuted Yohe 0-0 -- -- Feb. 24. The 60-minute film follows Team USA from its first Carron 0-0 -- -- training camp last September through its three-game series vs. Sweeney 1-0 -- -- Canada in January. The documentary can be viewed in full at www.pbs.org/wgbh/medal-quest/ice-warriors/ McCoy DNP -- -- Landeros 0-3 -- -- COACHING PEDIGREE McKee 0-0 -- -- Head Coach Jeff Sauer is in his third year with Team USA. Chace 0-1 -- -- He led the squad to the gold medal at the 2012 IPC World Page 0-0 -- -- Championship and the silver medal at the 2013 IPC World Roman 0-0 -- -- Championship. He coached the 1955 U.S. Men’s National Pauls 0-1 -- -- Team at the International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Schaus 1-0 -- -- Championship. He has also coached the last three U.S. Cash W, 40:18, 9/9 -- -- Deaflympic Ice Hockey Teams. Sauer spent 31 seasons as a head coach in NCAA Division I, racking up 655 career wins. He won two national championships with the University of Wisconsin (1983, ‘90) and also coached for Colorado College, Paralympic Winter Games Standings his alma mater.