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2018 U.S. OLYMPIC WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY TEAM GAME NOTES 2018 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES | PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA | FEB. 11-22, 2018 PRELIMINARY ROUND GAME #2 • USA (1-0-0-0) VS. OAR (0-0-0-1) • KWANDONG HOCKEY CENTER (CAPACITY: 6,000) • FEBRUARY 13, 2018 TODAY'S GAME THINGS WORTH MENTIONING The U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team continues its preliminary- U.S. defender Megan Keller recorded an assist in Sunday's game, which round schedule in the XXIII Olympic Winter Games today against the marked her 50th international game as a member of Team USA...Also on Olympic Athletes from Russia at Kwandong Hockey Centre. Team USA Sunday, Monique Lamoureux-Morando added another goal to her Olympic is the home team and will wear its third jerseys. Tonight's game will be resume. She leads the current team in goals scored in Olympic competition with eight... On yesterday's off-day, several members of the U.S. team set out televised on NBCSN and live game updates will be provided on Twitter to cheer on their fellow Team USA members in figure skating and slopestyle. @USAHockey. TALKING POINTS TEAM USA SCHEDULE ALL-TIME VS. RUSSIA IN THE OLYMPICS DATE OPPONENT TIME (LOCAL/ET) The U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team has only faced SUN, FEB. 11 FINLAND W, 3-1 the Russians once in Olympic tournament play, Feb. 16, 2010, at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. The game was part of Kwandong Hockey Centre NBCSN the round robin and the U.S. won 13-0. The game still stands in TUES., FEB. 13 O.A.R. 9:10 P.M./ the history books as the most goals the U.S. women have ever Kwandong Hockey Centre NBCSN 7:10 A.M. scored in an Olympic game. ON THE WORLD STAGE THURS., FEB. 15 CANADA 12:10 P.M./ 10:10 P.M. (FEB.14) Though the U.S. has only met Russia once in Olympic play, they Kwandong Hockey Centre NBCSN have met 13 times in International Ice Hockey Federation World TUES., FEB. 17 QUALIFICATION TBD Championship play since 1999. The U.S. has won all 13 of those Kwandong Hockey Centre NBCSN meetings, outscoring the Russians 120-8. Most recently, the U.S. met Russia during the preliminary round of the 2017 IIHF Women's MON., FEB. 19 SEMIFINALS TBD World Championship in Plymouth, Michigan, winning 7-0. Seven Gangneung Hockey Centre NBCSN different players recorded multi-point games, including two-goal efforts by Kendall Coyne (Palos Heights, Ill.), Brianna Decker WED., FEB. 21 BRONZE MEDAL 4:40 P.M./ (Dousman, Wis.) and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson (Grand Kwandong Hockey Centre USA 2:40 A.M. Forks, N.D.). Goaltender Maddie Rooney (Andover, Minn.) earned a shutout in what was her U.S. Women’s National Team debut. THURS., FEB. 22 GOLD MEDAL 1:10 P.M./ Gangneung Hockey Centre NBCSN 11:10 P.M. (FEB. 21) CAPTAIN AMERICA Meghan Duggan is serving as captain of a U.S. Olympic 2018 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES Women's Ice Hockey team for the second consecutive time. In 2014, she captained Team USA to a silver-medal finish in Sochi, The U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team is one of eight Russia, and also was part of the silver medal-winning U.S. teams competing at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Olympic Women's Ice Hockey team in 2010 in Vancouver, British Games between February 10-25, 2018. Columbia. Brianna Decker and Kacey Bellamy (Westfield, Mass.) are serving as alternate captains. Decker skated for Team The tournament features eight teams divided into two groups USA at the 2014 Olympics, while Bellamy skated in both the of four. Team USA is competing in Group A alongside Canada, 2010 and 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Finland and Olympic Athletes From Russia. Group B includes TEAM USA EXPERIENCE South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and Japan. There are 10 players with Olympic experience on the 2018 U.S. The teams will play a round robin within their groups, with the top Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team. two teams from Group A earning byes to the semifinal round and the remaining six teams playing quarterfinal games. The winners Six are two-time Olympians, (competed at both the Vancouver of the two quarterfinal contests advance to the semifinals, and 2010 and Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games). They are Kacey the two semifinal winners will square off in the gold-medal game Bellamy, Meghan Duggan (Danvers, Mass.), Hilary Knight while the two semifinal losers will meet for bronze. (Sun Valley, Idaho), Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, Monique Lamoureux-Morando (Grand Forks, N.D.) and Gigi Marvin MEDIA INFORMATION (Warroad, Minn.). Team USA players and head coach Robb Stauber will be available Four competed in the 2014 Olympic Winter Games (teammates for interviews in designated mixed zone areas following games of those above). They are Kendall Coyne (Palos Heights, Ill.), and non-gameday practices. Media availability on day-of-game Brianna Decker, Amanda Kessel (Madison, Wis.) and Lee morning skates will be limited and by request only. Members of Stecklein (Roseville, Minn.). the media are not allowed in the U.S. dressing room at any time. Eight players on the roster have competed in more than 100 All media availability with U.S. team members must be arranged international games with Team USA. They are Kacey Bellamy through Andrea Mazzarelli and Brian Kelley, both of whom will be (136), Kendall Coyne (118), Brianna Decker (113), Meghan on-site throughout the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Duggan (133), Hilary Knight (153), Jocelyne Lamoureux- Davidson (128), Monique Lamoureux-Morando (126) and Gigi MEDIA CONTACT: ANDREA MAZZARELLI Marvin (116). +82 010-9875-8035 [email protected] Twenty of the 23 players on the roster helped the U.S. earn the MEDIA CONTACT: BRIAN KELLEY gold medal at the 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championship +82 010-9801-8035 [email protected] that marked the first gold medal won on home soil in Plymouth, Mich. Twenty-one of the 23 players have competed in IIHF ONLINE MEDIA GUIDE Women’s World Championships at least once, all 21 have won Information on the U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team, at least one gold medal. including bios, schedule, news and team history is available online at teamusa.usahockey.com/2018womensolympichockey. @USAHOCKEY • TEAMUSA.USAHOCKEY.COM • USAHOCKEY.COM • #WINTEROLYMPICS 1 2018 U.S. OLYMPIC WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY TEAM GAME NOTES PRELIMINARY ROUND • USA VS. OLYMPIC ATHLETES FROM RUSSIA • FEBRUARY 13, 2018 2018 U.S. OLYMPIC WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY TEAM OPPONENT BREAKDOWN KEY TEAM USA OLYMPIC STATISTICS PRELIMINARY ROUND GAMES PREVIOUS U.S. OLYMPIC FINISHES FINLAND Year Finish Coach Record* Feb. 11, 2018: USA 3, FIN 1: Maddie Rooney (Andover, Minn.) made 23 saves 2014 Silver Katey Stone 3-2-0 and Dani Cameranesi (Plymouth, Minn.), Kendall Coyne (Palos Heights, 2010 Silver Mark Johnson 4-1-0 Ill.) and Monique Lamoureux-Morando (Grand Forks, N.D.) each scored 2006 Bronze Ben Smith 4-1-0 as the U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team defeated Finland, 3-1, in its 2002 Silver Ben Smith 4-1-0 opening game of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. With the win, the U.S. 1998 Gold Ben Smith 6-0-0 extended its win streak over Finland in Olympic competition to seven and *W-L-T kept alive its perfect streak of Olympic opening game victories. O.A.R OLYMPIC RECORD VS. OPPONENTS Series vs. Russia: 1-0-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) Opponent GP Record* GF GA Of Note: The U.S. has only played Russia once, in the 2010 Olympic Winter Canada 6 2-0-1-3 16 16 Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. China 3 3-0-0-0 29 2 FEB. 16, 2010: USA 13, RUS 0: Team USA scored an Olympic record seven Finland 6 6-0-0-0 29 6 power-play goals en route to a 13-0 victory over Russia. Jenny Potter Germany 2 2-0-0-0 15 0 became the first woman ever to record two three-goal games in a single Japan 1 1-0-0-0 10 0 CANADA Olympics and Team USA's 13 goals also set a U.S. Olympic single-game record. Russia 1 1-0-0-0 13 0 Sweden 5 4-0-1-0 28 6 Series vs. Canada: 2-0-1-3-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) Of Note: Both of Team USA's losses to Canada in the 2014 were decided by Switzerland 2 2-0-0-0 15 0 one goal, with a 3-2 final score. TOTAL 26 21-0-2-3 155 30 *W-OTW-OTL-L FEB. 20, 2014: USA 2, CAN 3: Meghan Duggan and Alex Carpenter scored, but the U.S. fell to Canada, 3-2, in overtime of the gold-medal game at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. U.S. OLYMPIC WOMEN'S RECORDS PLAYOFF GAMES QUARTERFINALS SINGLE OLYMPICS U.S. All-Time in Olympic Quarterfinals:N/A Statistic Player Record Year Of Note: Team USA has never played in an Olympic quarterfinal game. The Points Jenny Potter 11 (6-5) 2010 U.S. has always been one of the top two teams from preliminary round play, awarding them a bye to the semifinals. Natalie Darwitz 11 (4-7) 2010 Goals Natalie Darwitz 7 2002 Assists Natalie Darwitz 7 2010 SEMIFINALS Hilary Knight 7 2010 U.S. All-Time in Olympic Semifinals:2-0-1-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) Jenny Potter 7 2006 Of Note: The U.S.