2017-18 U.S. National Sled Hockey Team Game Notes 2018 Border Series | Buffalo, New York & Port Colborne, Ontario | Feb
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2017-18 U.S. NATIONAL SLED HOCKEY TEAM GAME NOTES 2018 BORDER SERIES | BUFFALO, NEW YORK & PORT COLBORNE, ONTARIO | FEB. 7-11, 2018 GAME TWO • USA (1-0-0-0) VS. CANADA (0-0-0-1) • 3:30 P.M. ET • VALE HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER • FEBRUARY 10, 2018 TONIGHT'S GAME THINGS WORTH MENTIONING The U.S. National Sled Hockey Team takes on Canada today The U.S. enters today's game having won all 11 of its games at the Vale Health & Wellness Center in Port Colborne, Ontario. so far this season ... Several members of Team USA took in Puck drop is set for 3:30 p.m. ET in Team USA's final international Tuesday night's Buffalo Sabres 4-3 overtime loss to the Anaheim tilt before the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games next March. Ducks ... U.S. captain Josh Pauls (Green Brook, N.J.) is an This is the fourth meeting between the two teams this season. official ambassador of the NHL's Hockey Is For Everyone month On Thursday (Feb. 8), the two teams squared off in Buffalo, New ... Team USA has claimed two international titles thus far this York, where the U.S. skated to a 2-1 win at the HarborCenter. At season, including the 2018 Turin Para Ice Hockey International the 2017 World Sled Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Tournament last month and the 2017 World Sled Hockey last December, the U.S. topped Canada, 5-2, in the preliminary Challenge in Charlottetown, P.E.I. last December ... Since 2011, round before claiming the championship game by a 3-2 count. the U.S. has reached 11 straight title games in major international Since the 2014-15 season, the two teams have met 16 times, events ... The 2018 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team roster was with the U.S. posting a 11-2-1-2 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record. All- unveiled on January 1, 2018, and includes all 17 players skating in time, the teams have met on 88 occasions with the United States tonight's game ... Guy Gosselin (Grafton, Wis.), head coach of the holding a 26-9-8-45-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) record. 2018 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team, is a two-time Olympian (1988, 1992) with the U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team. TALKING POINTS TEAM USA SCHEDULE LAST GAME: USA 2, CAN 1 DATE EVENT TIME (LOCAL/ET) On Thursday (Feb. 8), Steve Cash (Overland, Mo.) made 16 saves and Declan Farmer (Tampa, Fla.) scored twice to lead the WED., FEB. 7 PRACTICE 1:45-3:15 P.M. United States to a 2-1 win over Canada at the HarborCenter in Buffalo, N.Y. HarborCenter Buffalo, New York. THURS., FEB. 8 PRE-GAME SKATE 9:00-10:00 A.M. "A win is a win and there's a lot we can take away from Buffalo, N.Y. HarborCenter tonight," said Guy Gosselin, head coach of the 2017-18 U.S. THURS., FEB. 8 GAME VS. CANADA W, 2-1 National Sled Hockey Team. "Steve was terrific in net and we Buffalo, N.Y. HarborCenter saw some key contributions to get us the win." FRI., FEB. 9 PRACTICE 11:15 A.M. - 12:15 P.M. Buffalo, N.Y. HarborCenter OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES UNDER WAY SAT., FEB. 10 GAME VS. CANADA 3:30 P.M. Last night, the 2018 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team and Pt. Colborne, Ont. Vale Health & Wellness Center 2018 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team marched in the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in TEAM USA SINCE 2014 PARALYMPICS PyeongChang, South Korea. It marked the first time since 1994 that a U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team had the chance to TOURNAMENT GOLD SILVER BRONZE U.S. RECORD march in the Opening Ceremony 2018 Turin Tournament USA ITA NOR 5-0-0-0 2017 WSHC USA CAN KOR 5-0-0-0 Tomorrow, the 2018 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team 2017 Sled Worlds CAN USA KOR 6-0-0-1 will open its preliminary-round schedule in the XXIII Olympic 2016 (Dec.) WSHC USA CAN KOR 5-0-0-0 Winter Games against Finland at the Kwandong Hockey Centre. 2016 IPC Pan-Pacific USA CAN KOR 5-0-0-0 2016 WSHC USA CAN RUS 4-0-1-0 Puck drop is set for 4:40 p.m. KST/12:40 a.m ET. The 2018 U.S. 2015 Sled Worlds USA CAN RUS 5-0-0-0 Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team will open tournament play on 2015 WSHC USA RUS CAN 4-1-0-0 Feb. 14 against Slovenia at 9:10 p.m. KST/7:10 a.m. ET. Both the 2014 Paralympics USA RUS CAN 4-0-0-1 men's and women's games will be televised live on NBCSN. TOTAL 43-1-1-2 MEDIA INFORMATION PAULS AN NHL AMBASSADOR FOR HOCKEY IS FOR EVERYONE On Feb. 1, the NHL unveiled U.S. captain Josh Pauls (Green All Team USA players or staff will be available for interviews in designated mixed-zone areas following games and non-game day practices. Media Brook, N.J.) as one its ambassadors for Hockey Is For Everyone availability on day-of-game skates will be limited. Members of the media month, which aims to reaffirm that the official policy of the sport are not allowed in the U.S. dressing room at any time. is one of inclusion on the ice, in the locker rooms and in the MEDIA CONTACT: JON GOMEZ stands. Around the hockey community, leagues and teams will 973.723.5744 [email protected] celebrate the game's diversity and commitment to respect for all. All media availability with U.S. team members must be arranged through "I believe that the Hockey Is For Everyone initiative is important Jon Gomez, who will be on-site with Team USA in Italy. each year because many people, especially at a young age, are ONLINE MEDIA GUIDE TEAMUSA.USAHOCKEY.COM/SLEDTEAMS not usually comfortable pushing for inclusion," said Pauls. "With Team USA information, including bios, team schedule, news and team the NHL and its partners putting it out there that everyone is history are available at the official website of USA Hockey's national teams. welcome in the sport of hockey, it opens the door for people of 2018 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES different backgrounds to feel a part of a family that they may not have had in the past or in any other setting." The 2018 Paralympic Winter Games will take place in PyeongChang, South Korea, from March 9-18, 2018. The U.S. CHICAGO RESIDENCY PROGRAM UNDERWAY Paralympic Sled Hockey Team, which was name on January 1, On Jan. 8, 2018, the U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team 2018, will represent the United States in sled hockey. Team USA relocated to Chicago where it is living and training as a team until will play in Group B alongside the Czech Republic, Japan and the Paralympic Winter Games this March. The team will utilize host South Korea. Group A will include Canada, Italy, Norway ice time at West Meadows Ice Rink in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. and Sweden. "Our time in Chicago is all about coming together as a team," The United States enters the Paralympic Winter Games as said Dan Brennan, general manager of the 2018 U.S. Paralympic two-time defending Paralympic gold medalists. After going Sled Hockey Team. "The Paralympics is the highest level our undefeated and unscored upon to claim the gold medal at the sport has to offer and for our players and staff to be able to train 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, together in one location is something special as we continue to Team USA became the first nation to claim back-to-back prepare towards the ultimate goal of winning a gold medal." Paralympic gold medals in sled hockey when it defeated Russia, 1-0, in the gold-medal game of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. @USAHOCKEY • TEAMUSA.USAHOCKEY.COM/TURIN2018 • USAHOCKEY.COM • #TURIN2018 1 2018 U.S. NATIONAL SLED HOCKEY TEAM GAME NOTES GAME TWO VS. CANADA • FEBRUARY 10, 2018 2017-18 U.S. NATIONAL SLED HOCKEY TEAM ROSTER NO. NAME HT (CM) WT (KG) BIRTHDATE HOMETOWN MOST RECENT TEAM GOALTENDERS (2) 32 Jen Lee* 6-2 (188) 190 (86) 07/26/1986 San Francisco, California Chicago Blackhawks 34 Steve Cash^* 5-7 (170) 150 (68) 05/09/1989 Overland, Missouri DASA St. Louis Blues DEFENSEMEN (5) 3 Ralph DeQuebec 5-10 (178) 185 (84) 03/24/1983 San Pedro, California Colorado Avalanche 11 Tyler Carron^* 6-0 (183) 165 (75) 05/11/1989 Fort Collins, Colorado Colorado Avalanche 15 Nikko Landeros^* (A) 6-1 (185) 185 (84) 04/28/1989 Johnstown, Colorado Colorado Avalanche 25 Billy Hanning^ 5-10 (178) 160 (73) 04/18/1985 High Ridge, Missouri DASA St. Louis Blues 27 Josh Pauls^* (C) 5-8 (173) 135 (61) 12/31/1992 Green Brook, New Jersey DASA St. Louis Blues FORWARDS (10) 4 Brody Roybal^* 3-1 (94) 120 (54) 05/25/1998 Northlake, Illinois Chicago Blackhawks 8 Jack Wallace 6-4 (193) 210 (95) 06/24/1998 Franklin Lakes, New Jersey NJ Freeze 9 Travis Dodson 4-0 (122) 150 (68) 02/14/1985 Deming, New Mexico Chicago Blackhawks 13 Luke McDermott^ 5-7 (170) 155 (70) 09/01/1987 Westerlo, New York Buffalo Sabres 16 Declan Farmer^* (A) 6-0 (183) 135 (61) 11/05/1997 Tampa, Florida Tampa Bay Lightning 20 Adam Page^* 5-6 (167) 170 (77) 03/10/1992 Lancaster, New York Buffalo Sabres 22 Noah Grove 5-8 (173) 135 (61) 05/01/1999 Frederick, Maryland USA Warriors 23 Rico Roman* 5-9 (175) 180 (82) 02/04/1981 Portland, Oregon Colorado Avalanche 24 Josh Misiewicz^ 6-0 (183) 170 (77) 06/25/1988 La Grange, Illinois Chicago Blackhawks 88 Kevin McKee^* 4-7 (140) 115 (52) 02/11/1990 Chicago, Illinois Chicago Blackhawks Team Staff General Manager Dan Brennan (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Athletic Trainer Mike Cortese (Boynton Beach, Fla.) Head Coach Guy Gosselin (Grafton, Wis.) Equipment Manager Joel Isaacson (Houghton, Mich.) Assistant Coach David Hoff (Bottineau, N.D.) Team Physician Mike Uihlein (Grafton, Wis.) Communications Jon Gomez (Colorado Springs, Colo.) ^2015 IPC Sled Hockey World Championship gold medalist *2014 Paralympic Winter Games gold medalist TEAM USA 2017-18 STATISTICS & DETAILS Skater Statistics HOME STATES BIRTH YEARS NO.