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Team USA Game Notes 2016 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Moscow/St. Petersburg, Russia USA (3-0-0-3) vs. (2-0-0-4) • Game 7 Tues., May 17, 2016 • Yubileiny Sports Palace • St. Petersburg, Russia • Prelim Round

Team USA Schedule/Results (times are local/ET) USA Hockey Communications Contact: Dave Fischer Friday, May 6 - Group B (St. Petersburg) Email: [email protected] • Cell: +79 254 033 816 USA vs. * L, 1-5 • TODAY’S GAME Saturday, May 7 - Group B (St. Petersburg) The U.S. Men’s National Team takes on Slovakia today in Belarus vs. USA W, 6-3 the final preliminary round games for both teams at the 2016 Monday, May 9 - Group B (St. Petersburg) IIHF Men’s World Championship at Yubileiny Sports Palace vs. USA* L, 2-3 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Today’s game will be televised live by NBCSN in the U.S., and also streamed live NBC Sports Thursday, May 12 - Group B (St. Petersburg) Live Extra. The U.S. needs to earn one in the game to USA vs. France W, 4-0 advance to the quarterfinal round of the tournament. Friday, May 13 - Group B (St. Petersburg) USA vs. Hungary W, 5-1 • LINEUP TODAY Sunday, May 15 - Group B (St. Petersburg) Keith Kincaid will start in today for the U.S. In his last outing, he made made 7 saves in a 5-1 win over Hungary Germany vs. USA L, 2-3 last Friday (May 13). He is 1-1 in the world championship Tuesday, May 17 - Group B (St. Petersburg) with a 3.00 goals against average and .854 save percent- USA vs. Slovakia* 12:15 p.m./5:15 a.m. age. Forward Jordan Schroeder and Thatcher Thursday, May 19 - Quarterfinals (Moscow) Demko (healthy scratches) will not dress today. vs. TBD TBD returns to the U.S. forward lineup after having been a healthy scratch the last two games. Saturday, May 21 - Semifinals (Moscow)

vs. TBD TBD • ALL-TIME vs. SLOVAKIA Sunday, May 22 - Bronze-Medal Game (Moscow) The U.S. and Slovakia meet for the 10th time here today. vs. TBD 4:15 p.m./9:15 a.m. Team USA won the last meeting in the series, that by a 5-4 Sunday, May 22 - Gold-Medal Game (Moscow) count in overtime a year ago (see summary below). vs. TBD 8:15 p.m./1:15 p.m. USA vs. Slovakia Series History All games streamed lived on NBC Sports Live Extra. Date Round Result GF-GA 5/12/2015 Preliminary OTW 5-4 Games with * above live on NBC Sports Network. Others in preliminary round delayed as follows: Belarus-1:30 am ET/Hungary-9:45 a.m./Germany-3 p.m. ET 5/14/2013 Preliminary L 1-4 5/7/2012 Preliminary L 2-4 5/3/2007 Qualification W 4-2 THINGS 5/9/2004 Bronze Medal OTW 1-0 Team USA needs one point in today’s game to advance to the 4/26/2004 Preliminary T 3-3 quarterfinal round of the world championship on Thursday. The 5/8/2001 Qualification W 3-1 U.S. would play the top team from Group A in the quarterfinals with the game being played in Moscow ... The U.S. has allowed 5/11/200 Quarterfinals L 1-4 the third fewest shots on goal by any team in the tournament 4/27/1996 Preliminary W 4-3 (119). Only Finland (96) and Canada (110) have allowed less ... TOTALS -- 3-2-0-3-1 24-25 leads all the players in the world championship May 12, 2015—at CEZ Arena • Ostrava, (8,812) in faceoff percentage (1.000/8-8). Nelson’s uncle Dave Chris- tian was a member of the 1980 “” U.S. Olympic (h) 2 2 0 1 — 5 Hockey Team. In addition, his grandfather, Bill Christian and Slovakia (v) 0 4 0 0 — 4 great uncle, Roger Christian, were both on the 1960 gold-med- al-winning U.S. Olympic Team and another great uncle, Gor- 1st: USA-Smith (Moore, Arcobello), 2:36 don Christian, played for the U.S. at the 1956 Olympic Winter USA-Jones (Eichel, Lewis), 5x4 PPG, 4:11 Games where the team won the silver medal. Brock’s middle 2nd: USA-Lee (Faulk, Bonino), :27 name is ... you guessed it - Christian ... Connor Murphy, who SVK-Gaborik (Dravecky, Meszaros), 5x4 PPG, 6:29 starts the day with a four-game point streak, is second among SVK-Janosik (Gaborik, Sersen), 10:36 tournament defenseman with five points (3-2--5), while Chris SVK-Dravecky (Saloga, Kopecky), 16:27 SVK-Bartovic (Granak); 18:22 Wideman is eighth (2-2--4) ... Defenseman David Warsofsky USA-Coyle (Redmond, Lee), 19:08 is the only player on Team USA with a May birthday. Warsof- 3rd: No Scoring sky will turn 26 on May 30 ... Team USA had an hour-long prac- OT: USA-Eichel (unassisted); 4:32 tice late yesterday morning in preparation for today’s game. Following, some members of the team and their guests visited Penalties: USA 5-10, SVK 6-12 Power Plays: USA 1-2, SVK 1-1 Church on Spilled Blood and the museum of Siege of Leningrad Saves: USA-Hellebuyck (8-11-2-0--21); 64:32 ... USA Hockey announced yesterday that John Wroblewski SVK-Laco (2-x-x-x--2); 4:11 has been named a head coach at its National Team Develop- SVK-Hudacek (8-7-9-3--27); 60:21 ment Program to replace Don Granato. Wroblewski is a former Shots: USA 12-9-9-4--34; SVK 8-15-2-0--25 player (1997-99) and assistant coach at the NDTP (2007-10). Officials: Refs-Tobias Wehrli, Daniel Piechaczek; Lines-Jimmy Dahmen, Nicolas Fluri He spent the 2015-16 as head coach at Youngstown Notes: The U.S. led 3-0, trailed 4-3 and won it on ’s goal with :28 left in the of the United States Hockey League ... The U.S. is the home five-minute overtime period. The victory gave U.S. the Group B title. , with 1-1--2, team today and will wear its white jerseys ... Team USA has was named the U.S. Player of the Game. It was a wild, festive atmosphere at CEZ Arena before allowed three or fewer goals in all but one game. a sellout crowd. Team USA Game Notes vs. Slovakia • Tuesday, May 17, 2016 • 2016 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Page Two • TIBITS FROM PREVIOUS GAME turned to the hotel, while many members 2007, Team USA went 4-0-1-2 and finished NOTES of the staff enjoyed a boat cruise through fifth in Moscow & Mythschi, while in 2002 Team USA flew from NYC to Helsinki the canal arranged by its team host Misha here in St. Petersburg, the U.S. was also Saturday, April 30, with an early Sunday Manchik. The staff learned that each time fifth with a record of 4-1-2. Team USA also arrival. The team trained in Helsinki Sun- you pass under a bridge, you’re supposed participated in two world championships in day-Tuesday and played an exhibition to yell and/or celebrate with a toast. By the former USSR (1986, 5th, 4-6-0; 1979, game against Finland Tuesday evening doing so, the legend is that your wishes 7th, 2-2-3). Additionally, the U.S. was in the (May 3). Auston Matthews left the U.S. will come true. A St. Petersburg, Russia, B Pool when the top level world champi- with his parents on Friday, April 29, and resident, Manchik has previously served onship was held in the USSR in 1973 and arrived Saturday in Helsinki in time to be as the massage therapist for multiple U.S. the U.S. did not compete in the 1957 world hooked up live via satellite to the NHL Draft national teams and also for the 2002 U.S. championship that was held in the USSR Lottery Selection Show. The U.S. arrived in Olympic Men’s Team ... USA ... The U.S. has hosted just one men’s St. Petersburg via train Wednesday after- Hockey is the host federation for the 2017 world championship outside the Olym- noon, May 4, from Helsinki ... Dale Tallon IIHF Women’s World Championship. The pic Winter Games, that in 1962 when the was with Team USA from its time in Hel- event will be staged the first week of April event was staged in Colorado Springs and sinki through May 9. Tallon is part of the in Plymouth, Michigan, at USA Hockey Denver, Colorado (Sweden-gold, Cana- U.S. Men’s National Team Advisory Group Arena ... USA Hockey will also host the da-silver, USA-bronze). Colorado Springs which is responsible for selecting players 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship is the current home of USA Hockey, the and staff for the U.S. Men’s National Team Dec. 26-Jan. 5 in Buffalo, New York. In a governing body for ice hockey in the U.S. ... Chris Drury is part of the U.S. manage- unique twist, the U.S. is expected to fa- ... Stan Bowman, a member of the U.S. ment group for this year’s men’s national ceoff against Canada in preliminary round Men’s National Team Advisory Group, is team and was with the team through May play outdoors at Ralph Wilson Stadium ... here through May 20. Bowman is the gen- 7 ... Auston Matthews is flanked by cap- Forwards Jordan Schroeder and defen- eral manager of the NHL’s Chicago Black- tain Matt Hendricks (left) and Jordan seman Brady Skjei both took final exams hawks ... Some of the friends and family Schroeder (right) in Team USA’s locker- Sunday, May 8, in pursuit of degrees at of Team USA took a tour of Peterhof on room ... The average age of Team USA the University of ... Jim Jo- May 13 ... Team USA equipment man- is 23.0 years old (see the average age of hannson, who is here in St. Petersburg ager Scott Aldrich’s brother Mike is the Team USA since 2004 in these notes) ... and serving in a management capacity for head equipment manager for the NHL’s Goaltender Thatcher Demko, a student at Team USA, played for the 1983 U.S. Na- . The Sharks are playing Boston College, took a final exam in sociol- tional Junior Team at the Yubileiny Sports in the Western Conference Finals against ogy on Thursday, May 5, in St. Petersburg Palace in the IIHF World Junior Champi- the St. Louis Blues ... U.S. Head Coach ... Seven players on the U.S. roster played onship. That year, the city was called Len- John Hynes works full-time as head NCAA Division I hockey in 2015-16 (Dem- ingrad before it was returned to the name coach of the NHL’s . ko, Santini, Compher, Conner, Fasching, St. Petersburg in 1991. The U.S. finished Hynes hired Geoff Ward, assistant coach Motte, Wood) ... Forward Pat Maroon is fifth in the tournament, the seventh edi- for Team Germany, last summer to be an just the third player ever with the last name tion of the World Juniors. Johannson had assistant coach in New Jersey. The two of a color on a U.S. Men’s National Team. two goals and an assist in seven games. did not previously know each other ... The John Blue and a host of Browns, includ- A two-time U.S. Olympian, Johannson eight shots on goal allowed by Team USA ing Charlie (yes, Charlie Brown), Doug, works full time for USA Hockey as assis- in its 5-1 win over Hungary on May 13 Dustin, Greg, J.T., Mike and Peter are the tant executive director for hockey opera- marked a new U.S. tournament record for others ... The U.S. gave up five goals in its tions ... Team USA, at 23, has the youngest fewest shots on goal allowed in a game loss to Canada (May 6). Team USA hadn’t average age of the 16 teams in the world ... Forward Hudson Fasching will visit given up that many goals in an opening championship. Canada is the next young- Amsterdam and Paris with his girlfriend game of the IIHF Men’s World Cham- est at 24, followed by Denmark, Hungary and parents following the world cham- pionship since 2003 when it dropped a and Slovakia at 26; Czech Republic, Lat- pionship ... Forward Brock Nelson will 5-2 decision to Denmark ... Stan Wong via, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Switzer- be married on July 30 in .... is serving as an athletic trainer for a U.S. land, Belarus, Finland and Germany at Some of the players, staff and guests of team for the 37th time. This year marks his 27; France at 28 and Kazakhstan at 29 ... Team USA visited the Hermitage Museum 10th straight men’s world championship. U.S. Head Coach John Hynes coached on May 14 ... Bob Webster is in his fifth He has also served as a trainer for three France Laurent Meunier and al- decade of service to U.S. national teams. Olympic teams, 14 national junior squads, ternate captain Yorick Treille in 2000-01 This year marks his 12th straight as team nine Deutschland Cup teams and for Team when the two played NCAA Division I leader for the U.S. Men’s National Team. USA at one Youth . Wong hockey for UMass-Lowell and Hynes was Webster has also served as Team USA’s was inducted into the Professional Hockey an assistant coach there ... Ray Shero, a equipment manager for 15 previous world Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame in June 2015 member of the U.S. Men’s National Team championships (1979, 82, 86, 87, 89-96, ... Dr. Yani Zinis, who is a team physician Advisory Group, arrived May 11 and will 2002-04) for the , is Team USA’s be here for the duration of the tournament. team physician. Zinis’ nephew, Christos, Shero is the general manager of the NHL’s played hockey as a 15-year-old in Scott- New Jersey Devils ... Paul Holmgren, sdale, Arizona, with Auston Matthews ... president of the NHL’s Philadelphia Fly- U.S. Head Coach John Hynes and assis- ers and the assistant GM of the 2016 U.S. tant coach David Quinn spent one sea- World Cup team, arrived May 11 and was son together (2003-04) as head coaches here for three days ... Most guests of the at USA Hockey’s National Team Develop- players and staff of Team USA arrived ment Program ... The U.S. Men’s National May 12 ... Team USA alternate captain Team enjoyed dinner at Korushka along Nick Foligno didn’t know any of his U.S. the Neva River in St. Petersburg Sunday teammates prior to this tournament ... The night, May 8. Smelt was among the fare U.S. has participated in the two previous served. Following dinner, the players re- world championships hosted in Russia. In Team USA Game Notes vs. Slovakia • Tuesday, May 17, 2016 • 2016 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Page Three

• MANAGEMENT TEAM USA vs. Slovakia The 2016 U.S. Men’s National Team is under the direction of the U.S. Men’s National Team Advisory Group, includ- Tale of the Tape ing NHL general managers Stan Bowman (Chicago), Category USA Slovakia Dean Lombardi (Los Angeles), David Poile (Nashville), Record 3-0-0-3 2-0-0-4 Ray Shero (New Jersey) and Dale Tallon (Florida). Also Goals For/Avg. 20/3.33 12/2.00 involved is Don Waddell, president of Gale Force Sports Goals Against/Avg. 15/2.50 21/3.50 & Entertainment. The group is led by Jim Johannson, Power Play .250 (7-28) .087 (2-23) USA Hockey’s assistant executive director of hockey oper- Killing .800 (25-30) .815 (27-32) Shots For Gm/Avg. 177/29.5 136/22.7 ations. Chris Drury, director of player development for the Shots Against Gm/Avg. 119/19.8 162/27.0 , is also part of the management group Shorthanded Goals 0 0 for the 2016 U.S. Men’s National Team. Top Scorers Matthews (3-3--6) Jurco (2-3--5) Larkin (2-4--6) Sekera (3-1--4) • JUNIOR CONNECTION Murphy (3-2--5) L. Hudacek (1-2--3) Nineteen members of the 2016 U.S. Men’s National Team Top Goalie Condon J. Hudacek are alums of either the United States Hockey League or (2-2, 2.26, .885) (1-3, 3.77, .870) the North , the only Tier I and Tier II junior hockey leagues in the U.S., respectively. U.S. Medals at the • USA HOCKEY’S NTDP ROOTS World Championship Fourteen members of the 2016 U.S. Men’s National Team were members of USA Hockey’s National Team Year Medal Head Coach Record Development Program. The NTDP is an elite development 2015 Bronze Todd Richards 7-1-0-2 program created by USA Hockey in 1996 currently housed 2013 Bronze Joe Sacco 6-1-0-3 in the Detroit suburb of Plymouth, Michigan. 2004 Bronze Peter Laviolette 5-3-1 1996 Bronze Ron Wilson 5-3-0 • TEAM LEADERSHIP GROUP 1962 Bronze John Pleban 5-2-0 Matt Hendricks is the captain of the 2016 U.S. Men’s 1960* Gold Jack Riley 7-0-0 National Team. He played on his first U.S. Men’s National 1956* Silver John Mariucci 5-2-0 Team a year ago and as captain helped lead Team USA to the bronze medal. Hendricks was the oldest member of the 1952* Silver John Pleban 6-1-1 U.S. Men’s National Team a year ago and holds that same 1950 Silver Jim Pleban 5-2-0 distinction this year at age 34. The next oldest on the team 1949 Bronze Jack Riley 6-2-0 is Nick Foligno (28). Hendricks has served as an alternate 1939 Silver John Hutchinson 7-2-0 captain throughout his professional career, including at 1936* Bronze Albert Prettyman 6-2-1 Edmonton the last three seasons. He was team captain 1934 Silver Walter Brown 3-1-0 of his college team, St. Cloud State University, in 2003- 1933 Gold Walter Brown 5-0-0 04. Nick Foligno and Connor Murphy are the team’s alternate captains. Foligno has played for Team USA in 1932* Silver Alfred Winsor 4-1-1 two previous IIHF Men’s World Championships (2009, 1931 Silver Walter Brown 4-1-0 2010), while Murphy is also a two-time veteran of the U.S. 1924* Silver William Haddock 4-1-1 Men’s National Team (2014, 2015-bronze) and helped 1920* Silver Cornelius Fellowes 3-1-1 Team USA win gold medals in both the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship and 2011 IIHF U18 Men’s World *From 1920-1968, the Olympic champion was also declared Championship. Murphy has played 36 games for Team world champion. USA, the second most of any player on the roster. Jordan Schroeder leads the way with 39 games played.

• TEAM USA COACHING STAFF John Hynes is serving as head coach of the U.S. Men’s 2015 Men’s World Championship National Team for the first time. Hynes, the head coach A Look Back of the New Jersey Devils, spent six seasons (2003- The 2015 U.S. Men’s National Team finished third among 09) as a head coach at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, and also served as an assistant 16 teams at the IIHF Men’s World Championship in Ostrava coach of the gold medal 2004 U.S. National Junior Team. and Prague, Czech Republic. Team USA (7-1-0-2, W-OTW- He was recently named an assistant coach for the U.S. OTL-L) lost to Russia in the semifinals but went on to beat team that will compete in the 2016 . host Czech Republic in the bronze medal game. It was Team Todd Richards and David Quinn are serving as assistant USA’s second bronze medal in the past three years. Previ- coaches of the 2016 U.S. Men’s National Team. Richards ously the U.S. hadn’t medaled in two of three years in more was head coach of last year’s bronze medal-winning U.S. than 50 years. Forward Brock Nelson led all U.S. players Men’s National Team. with 10 points (6-4), while forward Trevor Lewis contributed 9 points (3-6). Team USA Game Notes vs. Slovakia • Tuesday, May 17, 2016 • 2016 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Page Four

• BACK FROM LAST YEAR • MEDAL MOMENTS Roster Breakdown Team USA has four players from A total of 17 players on the 2016 U.S. its bronze-medal 2015 U.S. Men’s Men’s National Team have earned Average age: 23.0 years National Team, including defenseman a combined 28 medals at IIHF world Average height: 6-1 Connor Murphy, and forwards Dylan championships, including 11 players Average weight: 198 Larkin, Matt Hendricks (captain), and who have won gold. Auston Matthews, Shoots/catches left: 17; right: 7 Brock Nelson. The 2015 squad won Jake McCabe and Connor Murphy Oldest: Matt Hendricks, 34 yrs., 10 months eight games at the world champion- lead the way with two gold medals a Youngest: Auston Matthews, 18 yrs., 7 months ship, the most of any U.S. team in a piece. Below is a list of all the players HOME STATES OF TEAM USA single men’s world championship. who have earned gold for Team USA: Minnesota 5 JT Compher: 2012 U18 Worlds Massachusetts 4 • MEN’S WORLDS EXPERIENCE New York 4 Six players have experience playing in Kyle Connor: 2014 U18 Worlds Noah Hanifin: 2014 U18 Worlds Michigan 3 the IIHF Men’s World Championship. Illinois 2 The group includes four players that Dylan Larkin: 2014 U18 Worlds Auston Matthews: 2015 U18 Missouri 2 competed a year ago (Matt Hendricks, Arizona 1 Dylan Larkin, Connor Murphy, Brock Worlds/2014 U18 Worlds Jake McCabe: 2013 World California 1 Nelson), as well as Jake McCabe and Ohio 1 Nick Foligno. Juniors/2011 U18 Worlds Connor Murphy: 2013 World Wisconsin 1 • PLAYING FOR TEAM USA Juniors/2011 U18 Worlds MOST RECENT TEAM A total of 20 players on the 2016 Jordan Schroeder: 2010 World Juniors NHL (16) U.S. Men’s National Team have com- Brady Skjei: 2012 U18 Worlds 2 peted for Team USA at IIHF world Frank Vatrano: 2012 U18 Worlds 2 David Warsofsky: 2010 World Juniors New Jersey Devils 2 championships in their career (U18, World Juniors, Men’s Worlds). Below 1 • YOUTH MOVEMENT 1 is a list with total games played head- The 2016 U.S. Men’s National Team 1 ing into the 2016 IIHF Men’s World has an average age of 23.0. Below is a 1 Championship. look at the average age of Team USA 1 since 2004. 1 JT Compher: 18 games played Average Age Since 2004 1 Kyle Connor: 7 games played 1 Thatcher Demko: 11 games played 2016 23.0 2015 24.3 New York Rangers 1 Noah Hanifin: 12 games played 1 Hudson Fasching: 17 games played 2014 24.8 Nick Foligno: 15 games played 2013 25.8 SWISS-A (1) Matt Hendricks: 10 games played 2012 25.2 Zurich Lions 1 Vinnie Hinostroza: 5 games played 2011 24.4 NCAA (6) Dylan Larkin: 21 games played 2010 24.4 2009 24.8 Boston College 3 Auston Matthews: 26 games played 3 Jake McCabe: 21 games played 2008 24.6 Tyler Motte: 12 games played 2007 24.5 2006 24.7 AHL (1) Connor Murphy: 28 games played Rockford IceHogs 1 Brock Nelson: 23 games played 2005 28.1 Steven Santini: 12 games played 2004 27.6 COLLEGE CONNECTION (20) Jordan Schroeder: 33 games played Boston College 4 Brady Skjei: 11 games played University of Michigan 4 Frank Vatrano: 6 games played 3 David Warsofsky: 14 games played Boston University 1 Miles Wood: 5 games played Miami University 1 Princeton University 1 • FIRST TIMERS St. Cloud State University 1 Four players on the 2016 U.S. Men’s UMass-Amherst 1 National Team are playing in an IIHF Union College 1 world championship for the first time, University of North Dakota 1 including defenseman Chris Wideman, University of Notre Dame 1 forward , and goalten- University of Wisconsin 1 ders Keith Kinkaid and Mike Condon. Team USA Game Notes vs. Slovakia • Tuesday, May 17, 2016 • 2016 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Page Five

2016 U.S. Men’s National Team • Game-By-Game Review • Page 1 Finland vs. USA • Exhibition Game 3 • Finland vs. USA May 3, 2016—at Hartwall Arena • Helsinki, Finland (11,318) May 9, 2016—at Yubileiny Sports Palace • St. Petersburg, Russia (4,830) Finland (h) 1 1 0 1 — 3 Finland (h) 2 0 1 — 3 United States (v) 1 1 0 0 — 2 United States (v) 1 0 1 — 2 1st: FIN-Pulkkinen (Aho, Komarov), 5x4 PPG, 17:43 1st: FIN-Koivu (Granlund, Aho), 9:16 USA-Schroeder (Matthews, Maroon), 18:15 FIN-Pihlstrom (Pulkkinen, Sallinen), 12:04 2nd: FIN-Pulkkinen (Jokinen, Laine), 5x3 PPG, 1:31 USA-Vatrano (Matthews), 13:45 USA-Compher (Hendricks, McCabe), 11:33 2nd: No Scoring 3rd: No Scoring 3rd: USA-Murphy (Maroon, Larkin), :53 OT: FIN-Komarov (Hietanen, Koskinen), 2:58 FIN-Komarov (Markov, Jokinen), 5x4 PPG, 4:16

Penalties: USA 3-6, FIN 2-4 Power Plays: USA 0-2, FIN 2-3 Penalties: FIN 3-6, USA 4-8 Power Plays: FIN 1-2, USA 0-3 Saves: USA-Kinkaid (9-3-x--x--12); 29:18 Saves: FIN-Koskinen (6-5-5--16); 60:00 USA-Condon (x-5-4-4--13); 33:40 USA-Condon (8-6-5--19); 58:48 FIN-Koskinen (7-2-7-4--20); 62:58 Shots: FIN 10-6-6--22; USA 7-5-6--18 Shots: USA 8-3-7-4--22; FIN 10-9-4-5--28 Officials: Refs-Tobias Bjork, Martin Frano; Lines-Gleb Lazarev, Andreas Malmqvist Officials: Refs-Danny Kurman, Marcus Vinnerborg; Lines-Janie Pesonen, Hannu Sormunen Notes: The U.S. rallied from a 2-0 first-period deficit to tie the game early in the third period, Notes: A back-and-forth affair ended with Finland winning in OT before an enthusiastic crowd but a Finland power play goal at 4:16 of the third proved to be the winner. Connor Murphy at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki. The U.S. played its first game after being together for just three was named Team USA’s Player of the Game. The game featured the likely top two prospects practices. Jordan Schroeder was named the U.S. Player of the Game. in this June’s NHL Entry Draft in Auston Matthews of the U.S. and Patrik Laine of Finland.

Game 1 • USA vs. Canada Game 4 • USA vs. France May 6, 2016—at Yubileiny Sports Palace • St. Petersburg, Russia (5,236) May 12, 2016—at Yubileiny Sports Palace • St. Petersburg, Russia (4,287) United States (h) 1 0 0 — 1 United States (h) 0 3 1 — 4 Canada (v) 2 1 2 — 5 France (v) 0 0 0 — 0 1st: USA-Maroon (Connor, Warfsosky), 5x4 PPG, 4:54 1st: No Scoring CAN-Hall (Brassard, Perry), 5:25 2nd: USA-Wideman (Foligno, Larkin), 5x4 PPG, 14:23 CAN-Gallagher (O’Reilly), 8:48 USA-Murphy (Matthews), 16:30 2nd: CAN-Duchene (Ceci, Murray), 11:37 USA-Compher (Hendricks, Motte), 19:54 3rd: CAN-Jenner (O’Reilly), 5:54 3rd: USA-Skjei (Larkin), 1:19 CAN-Marchand (Duchene), 4x5 SHG, 11:16 Penalties: USA 6-12, FRA 4-8 Power Plays: USA 1-4, FRA 0-6 Penalties: USA 5-10, CAN 3-6 Power Plays: USA 1-3, CAN 0-5 Saves: USA-Condon (9-8-2--19); 60:00 Saves: USA-Kinkaid (14-10-4--28); 60:00 FRA-Hardy (13-7-7--27); 60:00 CAN-Talbot (7-14-3--24); 60:00 Shots: USA 13-10-8--31; FRA 9-8-2--19 Shots: USA 8-14-3--27; CAN 16-11-6--33 Officials: Refs-Stefan Fonselius, Daniel Piechaczek; Lines-Nicolas Fluri, Gleb Lazarev Officials: Refs-Tobias Bjork, Marc Wiegand; Lines-Gleb Lazarev, Miroslav Lhotsky Notes: The U.S. used 19 saves from Mike Condon and goals from three defensemen on the Notes: The U.S. scored on a power play less than five minutes into the game to take an early way to an important win over France in the fourth of seven preliminary round games. Dylan lead, but Canada scored five straight to earn the victory. The U.S. held Canada scoreless on Larkin also contributed a pair of assists in the game. Condon was named the U.S. Player of five power play chances in the game. Defenseman Chris Wideman was the U.S. Player of the the Game. Game. Game 5 • USA vs. Hungary Game 2 • Belarus vs. USA May 13, 2016—at Yubileiny Sports Palace • St. Petersburg, Russia (3,598) May 7, 2016—at Yubileiny Sports Palace • St. Petersburg, Russia (3,762) United States (h) 0 3 2 — 5 Belarus (h) 0 2 1 — 3 Hungary (v) 0 0 1 — 1 United States (v) 2 3 1 — 6 1st: No Scoring 1st: USA-Wood (Vatrano, Hinostroza), 9:58 2nd: USA-Foligno (Wideman, Hanifin), 5x4 PPG, 4:37 USA-Wideman (Matthews, Larkin), 5x4 PPG, 13:38 USA-Hinostroza (Fasching), 4:55 2nd: USA-Larkin (Schroeder), 5x4 PPG, 2:13 USA-Larkin (McCabe, Murphy), 14:12 BLR-Platt (Stepanov, Linglet), 5x4 PPG, 7:10 3rd: USA-Foligno (unassisted), 12:07 USA-Hanifin (Hinostroza, Motte), 8:09 USA-Murphy (Foligno, Maroon), 15:20 USA-Matthews (Connor, Hanifin), 5x4 PPG, 14:25 HUN-Sofron (Martalis, Sarauer), 5x4 PPG, 17:59 BLR-Stas (unassisted), 18:12 Penalties: USA 4-8, HUN 5-10 Power Plays: USA 1-5, HUN 1-4 3rd: BLR-Korobov (Kosititsyn, Stepanov), 9:28 Saves: USA-Kincaid (1-3-3--7); 60:00 USA-Matthews (Vatrano, Wideman), 14:40 HUN-Vay (15-7-10--32); 60:00 Penalties: BLR 11-41, USA 9-18 Power Plays: BLR 2-6, USA 3-7 Shots: USA 15-10-12--37; HUN 1-3-4--8 Saves: BLR-Lalande (9-10-8--27); 60:00 Officials: Refs-Konstantin Olenin, Roman Gofman; Lines-Miroslav Lhotsky, Sakari Suominen USA-Condon (3-6-11--20); 60:00 Notes: Nick Foligno had two goals and an assist to lead Team USA to a 5-1 victory in what Shots: BLR 3-8-12--23; USA-11-13-9--33 was just the second ever matchup between the two teams in world championship play (other Officials: Refs-Linus Ohlund, Konstantin Olenin; Lines-Nicolas Fluri, Miroslav Lhotsky was in 1939, a 3-0 USA win). Brock Nelson landed in the late morning and played in the Notes: Auston Matthews scored twice and had an assist to pace the U.S. to its first victory of game, which had a 4:15 p.m. faceoff. Goaltender Keith Kincaid picked up his first-ever win the world championship. The U.S. used three power play goals on the way to its sixth win in in a Team USA jersey with seven stops. Team USA set a U.S. single game record for fewest seven tries all-time against Belarus. Vinnie Hinostroza, who had two assists, was named the shots allowed in a game at the world championship with eight. Foligno was named the U.S. U.S. Player of the Game. Player of the Game. Team USA Game Notes vs. Slovakia • Tuesday, May 17, 2016 • 2016 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Page Six

2016 U.S. Men’s National Team • Game-By-Game Review -- Page 2 Game 6 • Germany vs. USA May 15, 2016—at Yubileiny Sports Palace • St. Petersburg, Russia (4,798) Germany (h) 2 0 1 — 3 United States (v) 1 1 0 — 2 1st: GER-Hager (Schutz, Boyle), 5x4 PPG, 2:19 USA-McCabe (Compher, Murphy), 4x4, 10:35 GER-Ehrhoff (Schutz, Hager), 13:06 2nd: USA-Matthews (Nelson), 5x4 PPG, :26 3rd: GER-Holzer (Goc), 19:27

Penalties: GER 7-14, USA 3-6 Power Plays: GER 1-2, USA 1-6 Saves: GER-Greiss (14-9-8--31); 60:00 USA-Condon (5-3-3--11); 59:45 Shots: GER 7-3-4--14; USA 15-10-8--33 Officials: Refs-Maxim Sidorenko, Tobias Wehrli; Lines-Nicolas Fluri, Andreas Malmqvist

Notes: Germany foiled U.S. hopes of clinching a spot in the quarterfinals with a 3-2 win. The game-winning-goal came with just :33 left in regulation on a seeing-eye- from the point through traffic in front. Jake McCabe, who had a goal, was named the U.S. Player of the Game. Brock Nelson won all seven faceoffs he took in the game. Team USA Game Notes vs. Slovakia • Tuesday, May 17, 2016 • 2016 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Page Seven

2016 U.S. Men’s National Team Game-by-Game Scoring

FIN (ex.) CAN BEL FIN FRA HUN GER SVK TBD TBD TBD L, 2-3 OT L, 1-5 W, 6-3 L, 2-3 W, 4-0 W, 5-1 L, 2-3 No Name 5/3 5/6 5/7 5/9 5/12 5/13 5/15 5/17 5/19 5/21 5/22 5 Connor Murphy ------G# G GA A ------6 Chris Wideman -- # PA -- W(P) A* ------7 JT Compher G ------G -- A ------10 Jordan Schroeder G# -- A ------11 Brock Nelson DND DND DND DND DND -- A 14 Tyler Motte -- -- A* -- A ------15 Noah Hanifin -- -- WA -- -- A* ------16 Steven Santini ------18 Kyle Connor -- A A INJ -- DND DND ------19 Patrick Maroon A P -- A -- A ------21 Dylan Larkin -- -- PA A A*A G ------23 Matt Hendricks A ------A ------24 Hudson Fasching ------A ------28 Miles Wood -- -- G ------29 Jake McCabe A -- INJ INJ -- A G# ------34 Auston Matthews A -- PGA A A -- P ------48 Vinnie Hinostroza -- -- AA*# -- -- G ------55 David Warsofsky -- A ------71 Nick Foligno ------A* P(W)UA# ------72 Frank Vatrano DND -- AA G A ------76 Brady Skjei ------G ------

1 Keith Kinkaid ND (29:18) L (60:00) DNP DNP DNP W (60:00) DNP ------12/14 28/33 7/8 30 Mike Condon L (33:40) DNP W (60:00) L (58:48) W (60:00)# DNP L (59:45) ------13/14 20/23 19/22 19/19 11/14 31 Thatcher Demko DND DND DND ------

# = U.S. Player of the Game

Key: G-goal; S-shorthanded goal; E-empty net goal; U-unassisted goal; P-power play goal; W-game-winning goal; A-assist; asterik-assist on game-winning goal; DND-did not dress; DNP-did not play; INJ-injured

Situationally Speaking Team USA Records In Various Situations in 2016 IIHF Men’s World Championship (through May 16) Overall Record...... 3-0-0-3 Leading After 1 Period...... 1-0-0-0 Trailing After 1 Period...... 0-0-0-3 Wearing White...... 1-0-0-2 Tied After 1 Period...... 2-0-0-0 Wearing Blue...... 2-0-0-1 Leading After 2 Periods...... 3-0-0-0 Games Decided By One Goal or Less...... 0-0-0-2 Trailing After 2 Periods...... 0-0-0-2 2-Goal Games...... 0-0-0-0 Tied After 2 Periods...... 0-0-0-1 3-Goal Games...... 1-0-0-0 4-Goal Games...... 2-0-0-1 OT Record...... 0-0-0-0 Shootout Record...... 0-0-0-0 Scoring 5+ Goals...... 2-0-0-0 Scoring 4 Goals...... 1-0-0-0 Having 10-19 Shots...... 0-0-0-1 Scoring 3 Goals...... 0-0-0-0 Having 20-29 Shots...... 0-0-0-1 Scoring 2 Goals...... 0-0-0-2 Having 30-39 Shots...... 3-0-0-1 Scoring 1 Goal...... 0-0-0-1 Having 40-49 Shots...... 0-0-0-0 Having 50+ Shots...... 0-0-0-0 Allowing 1 or Fewer...... 2-0-0-0 Allowing 2 Goals...... 0-0-0-0 Allowing 10-19 Shots...... 2-0-0-1 Allowing 3 Goals...... 1-0-0-2 Allowing 20-29 Shots...... 1-0-0-1 Allowing 4 Goals...... 0-0-0-0 Allowing 30-39 Shots...... 0-0-0-1 Allowing 5+ Goals...... 0-0-0-1 Allowing 40-49 Shots...... 0-0-0-0 Allowing 50+ Shots...... 0-0-0-0 Scoring a Power-Play Goal...... 3-0-0-2 Allowing a Power-Play Goal...... 1-0-0-1 Outshooting Opponent...... 3-0-0-1 Outshot By Opponent...... 0-0-0-2 Scoring First...... 3-0-0-1 Even Shots...... 0-0-0-0 Opponent Scoring First...... 0-0-0-2 ICE HOCKEY

IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

PLAYER STATISTICS BY TEAM

As of SUN 15 MAY 2016 Including Game #44 USA - United States Playing Statistics No Name Pos GP G A PTS PIM +/ - GWG PPG SHG SOG SG% TM M/G TSh AT/S 1 KINKAID Keith GK 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 MURPHY Connor D 6 3 2 5 0 +4 0 0 0 4 75.00 114:48 19:08 155 0:44 6 WIDEMAN Chris D 6 2 2 4 4 +1 1 2 0 10 20.00 116:34 19:25 142 0:49 7 COMPHER J.T. F 6 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 25.00 81:43 13:37 119 0:41 10 SCHROEDER Jordan F 6 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 9 0.00 81:48 13:38 101 0:48 11 NELSON Brock F 2 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0.00 30:51 15:25 39 0:47 14 MOTTE Tyler F 6 0 2 2 0 +1 0 0 0 6 0.00 81:01 13:30 118 0:41 15 HANIFIN Noah D 6 1 2 3 2 +1 1 0 0 15 6.67 119:54 19:59 153 0:47 16 SANTINI Steve D 6 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 6 0.00 63:44 10:37 83 0:46 18 CONNOR Kyle F 3 0 2 2 0 -2 0 0 0 3 0.00 29:29 9:49 35 0:50 19 MAROON Patrick F 6 1 2 3 12 0 0 1 0 8 12.50 85:56 14:19 110 0:46 21 LARKIN Dylan F 6 2 4 6 4 +3 0 1 0 21 9.52 111:54 18:39 139 0:48 23 HENDRICKS Matt F 6 0 1 1 6 -2 0 0 0 4 0.00 70:31 11:45 108 0:39 24 FASCHING Hudson F 6 0 1 1 0 -3 0 0 0 5 0.00 44:49 7:28 68 0:39 28 WOOD Miles F 6 1 0 1 6 -1 0 0 0 8 12.50 52:40 8:46 80 0:39 29 McCABE Jake D 4 1 1 2 0 +2 0 0 0 4 25.00 60:30 15:07 85 0:42 30 CONDON Mike GK 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 31 DEMKO Thatcher GK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 34 MATTHEWS Auston F 6 3 3 6 0 +2 0 2 0 16 18.75 107:02 17:50 132 0:48 48 HINOSTROZA Vince F 6 1 2 3 10 +1 1 0 0 7 14.29 66:51 11:08 95 0:42 55 WARSOFSKY David D 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00 101:52 16:58 134 0:45 71 FOLIGNO Nick F 6 2 2 4 8 +2 0 1 0 10 20.00 106:13 17:42 128 0:49 72 VATRANO Frank F 6 1 3 4 6 +4 0 0 0 21 4.76 97:32 16:15 115 0:50 76 SKJEI Brady D 6 1 0 1 2 +1 0 0 0 7 14.29 109:55 18:19 144 0:45 Goalkeeping Statistics No Name GPT GKD GPI MIP MIP% GA SVS SOG SVS% GAA SO W L 1 KINKAID Keith 6 6 2 120:00 33.47 6 35 41 85.37 3.00 0 1 1 30 CONDON Mike 6 6 4 238:33 66.53 9 69 78 88.46 2.26 1 2 2 31 DEMKO Thatcher 6 0 0 00:00 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 LEGEND A Assists AT/S Average time per shift D Defence F Forward G Goals GA Goals against GAA Goals against as average per 60 minutes GK Goalkeeper GKD Goalkeeper dressed GP Number of games played GPI Games played indeed GPT Number of games played by team GWG Game winning goals L Number of games lost MIP Minutes and seconds played MIP% MIP as percentage M/G Minutes per game No Jersey number PIM Penalties in minutes Pos Position on team PPG Power play goals PTS Points SG% Percentage of goals from total shots SHG Shorthanded goals SO Shutouts SOG Shots on goal SVS Saves SVS% SVS as percentage of total SOG TM Total minutes played TSh Total shifts played LEGEND W Number of games won +/- Plus/minus net A Assists AT/S Average time per shift D Defence F Forward G Goals GA Goals against GAA Goals against as average per 60 minutes GK Goalkeeper GKD Goalkeeper dressed GP Number of games played GPI Games played indeed GPT Number of games played by team GWG Game winning goals L Number of games lost MIP Minutes and seconds played MIP% MIP as percentage M/G Minutes per game No Jersey number PIM Penalties in minutes Pos Position on team PPG Power play goals PTS Points SG% Percentage of goals from total shots SHG Shorthanded goals SO Shutouts SOG Shots on goal SVS Saves SVS% SVS as percentage of total SOG TM Total minutes played TSh Total shifts played W Number of games won +/- Plus/minus net

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