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2021 U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM GAME NOTES 2021 IIHF WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | CALGARY, ALBERTA | AUG. 20-31, 2021 QUARTERFINAL • USA (3-0-0-1) VS. JAPAN (3-0-0-1) • WINSPORT ARENA AT CANADA OLYMPIC PARK • CALGARY, ALBERTA • AUGUST 28, 2021 TODAY'S GAME PLAYOFF OUTLOOK The U.S. Women's National Team will face Japan today in the All quarterfinal matchups are set to take place today (Saturday), quarterfinals of the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship. with the U.S. competing in the second of four games. Additional Puck drop is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. local time/3:30 p.m. ET at matchups on the day include the Russian Olympic Committee WinSport Arena in Calgary, Alberta. Today's game, along with taking on Switzerland, Canada facing Germany and Finland every U.S. tournament game, will be televised live in the United battling the Czech Republic. The two semifinals are set to take States on NHL Network. place on Monday, August 30. TEAM USA SCHEDULE TALKING POINTS SERIES VS. JAPAN DATE OPPONENT TIME (LOCAL/ET) The U.S. has squared off against Japan on only two occasions at the IIHF Women's World Championship. Team USA is a perfect FRI., AUG. 20 SWITZERLAND W, 3-0 2-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) against Japan in the tournament and Preliminary Round has a scoring margin of 12-0. SUN., AUG. 22 FINLAND W, 3-0 THE LAST TIME OUT Preliminary Round The U.S. and Japan last met in the quarterfinals of the 2019 IIHF WCC where Team USA earned a 4-0 victory against Japan on TUES., AUG. 24 RUSSIA W, 6-0 April 11, 2019 in Espoo, Finland. Cayla Barnes (Eastvale, Calif.), Dani Cameranesi (Plymouth, Minn.), Kendall Coyne Schofield Preliminary Round (Palos Heights, Ill.) and Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho) each scored goals to help Team USA advance to the semifinals. THURS., AUG. 26 CANADA L, 1-5 The only other time the U.S. and Japan have met at the world Preliminary Round championships was in 2009 when the U.S. defeated Japan 8-0 to open the tournament. When the two met in 2009, Knight SAT., AUG. 28 JAPAN 1:30 P.M. / 3:30 P.M. registered a hat trick for Team USA along with teammate Julie Quarterfinal Round NHL Network Chu (Fairfield, Conn.) and the U.S. outshot Japan 74-8. RECORD WATCH MON., AUG. 30 TBD TBD Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho) broke the all-time IIHF Women’s Semifinal Round NHL Network World Championship goal record after scoring a goal against ROC in Game 3 of the preliminary round of the IIHF Women’s TUES., AUG. 31 TBD TBD World Championship. With an assist on Knight's goal, Brianna Medal Round NHL Network Decker (Dousman, Wis.) became the all-time U.S. assist leader in women's world championship play. Knight's goal was her 45th in the women's worlds, eclipsing Hockey Hall of Famer Cammi 2021 IIHF WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Granato, while Decker's assist was her 39th, passing Jenny Potter and Krissy Wendell. With her three points this tournament, The International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Knight is now one point away from tying the U.S. all-time points Championship is in its 21st year after the inaugural tournament record at the WWC (78), which is also currently held by Granato. was held in Ottawa in 1990. The U.S. Women's National Team has captured the tournament's top prize in each of the last five NEWCOMER MILESTONES years and now a total of nine times (2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, So far this tournament, there have been four players who have 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019), including eight of the last nine scored their first career goal with the U.S. Women's National tournaments, and nine of the last 11. Team, including Britta Curl (Bismarck, N.D.), Jesse Compher (Northbrook, Ill.), Abbey Murphy (Evergreen Park, Ill.) and The 2021 tournament includes competition among 10 women's Grace Zumwinkle (Excelsior, Minn.). Zumwinkle is tied with Lee national teams for the second time, as opposed to eight in Stecklein (Roseville, Minn.) for leading the team in points with previous years. The U.S. is competing in Group A alongside four (2g, 2a) total at the 2021 WWC thus far. Canada, Finland, Switzerland and the Russian Olympic TEAM USA AT A GLANCE Committee. Group B includes the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary and Japan. ROSTER BREAKDOWN The 2021 WWC roster features 13 Olympians, including 11 who After a single round-robin series in each group, the five teams helped Team USA bring home gold at the 2018 PyeongChang in Group A and best three teams from Group B advance to the Winter Olympic Games. While 14 members of the U.S. team playoff round. Quarterfinals will be played between A1-B3, A2- that claimed gold at the 2019 IIHF WWC in Espoo, Finland, B2, A3-B1 and A4-A5, with the winner of each moving on to the return to defend the title this year in Calgary, 10 players made semifinals. The winner of each semifinal game will advance to their IIHF WWC debut, including five players who were named the gold-medal game, while the losers will play one another for to the WWC roster in 2020 before the event was cancelled due the bronze medal. to the COVID-19 pandemic. AYE AYE CAPTAINS MEDIA ACCESS Kendall Coyne Schofield (Palos Heights, Ill.) will serve as captain of Team USA for the second-straight IIHF women’s Team USA players and head coach Joel Johnson will be available world championship with Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho), for interviews in designated mixed zone areas following games Brianna Decker (Dousman, Wis.) and Lee Stecklein and non-gameday practices. Media availability on day-of-game (Roseville, Minn.) as alternates. Per IIHF rules, each team can morning skates will be limited and by request only. Members of only have two alternate captains in a game. Knight will be a the media are not allowed in the U.S. dressing room at any time. mainstay alternate captain while Decker and Stecklein will trade off games wearing the ‘A’. Decker will serve alongside MEDIA CONTACT: JENNIFER GREENE Knight as the second alternate in the quarterfinal matchup 207.712.9809 [email protected] against Japan. @USAHOCKEY • TEAMUSA.USAHOCKEY.COM • USAHOCKEY.COM • #WOMENSWORLDS 1 2021 U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM GAME NOTES QUARTERFINALS, USA VS. JAPAN • AUGUST 28, 2021 2021 U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM OPPONENT BREAKDOWN KEY TEAM USA WWC STATISTICS ALL-TIME MEDALS AT WWC PRELIMINARY ROUND GAMES Year Medal Coach Result Opp. SWITZERLAND Series vs. Switzerland: 9-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L)* 2019 Gold Bob Corkum SOW, 2-1 FIN AUGUST 20, 2021: USA 3, SUI 0: Brianna Decker (Dousman, Wis.) and Kendall 2017 Gold Robb Stauber OTW, 3-2 CAN Coyne Schofield (Palos Heights, Ill.) each tallied a goal and an assist for Team 2016 Gold Ken Klee OTW, 1-0 CAN USA and Grace Zumwinkle (Excelsior, Minn.) netted her first career goal with the 2015 Gold Ken Klee W, 7-5 CAN U.S. Women’s National Team to help the U.S. open the preliminary round of the 2013 Gold Katey Stone W, 3-2 CAN 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship with a 3-0 victory against Switzerland. 2012 Silver Katey Stone OTL, 5-4 CAN 2011 Gold Katey Stone OTW, 3-2 CAN FINLAND Series vs. Finland: 17-1-1-0-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T)* 2009 Gold Mark Johnson W, 4-1 CAN AUGUST 22, 2021: USA 3, FIN 0: Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho) recorded her 2008 Gold Jackie Barto W, 4-3 CAN 44th WWC goal to tie Cammi Granato as the Women’s Worlds all-time goal scorer to help the U.S. Women’s National Team to a 3-0 victory over Finland. 2007 Silver Mark Johnson L, 5-1 CAN Grace Zumwinkle (Excelsior, Minn.) and Kelly Pannek (Plymouth, Minn.) also 2005 Gold Ben Smith W, 1-0 CAN tallied goals for Team USA while Nicole Hensley (Lakewood, Colo.) stopped 2004 Silver Ben Smith L, 2-0 CAN all 10 shots she faced to earn the shutout against Finland. 2001 Silver Ben Smith L, 3-2 CAN 2000 Silver Ben Smith OTL, 3-2 CAN Series vs. Russia: RUSSIA 16-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L)* 1999 Silver Ben Smith L, 3-1 CAN AUGUST 24, 2021: USA 6, RUS 0: Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho) broke the 1997 Silver Ben Smith OTL, 4-3 CAN all-time IIHF Women’s World Championship goal record as the U.S. (3-0-0- 1994 Silver Karen Kay L, 6-3 CAN 0) skated to a 6-0 victory over Team ROC in preliminary round play of the IIHF Women’s World Championship. With an assist on Knight's goal, Brianna 1992 Silver Russ McCurdy L, 8-0 CAN Decker (Dousman, Wis.) became the all-time U.S. assist leader in women's 1990 Silver Don MacLeod L, 5-2 CAN world championship play. PREVIOUS 5 WWCS CANADA Series vs. Canada: 11-4-5-9 (W-OTW-OTL-L)* Year Finish Coach Record* AUGUST 26, 2021: CAN 5, USA 1: Lee Stecklein (Roseville, Minn.) scored Team 2019 Gold Bob Corkum 6-1-0-0 USA’s lone goal as the U.S. Women’s National Team dropped its final game of the preliminary round to Canada, 5-1, at the 2021 IIHF Women’s World 2017 Gold Robb Stauber 4-1-0-0 Championship.