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Contact: Team USa Game Notes Dave Fischer 2013 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Helsinki, Finland Sr. Director, Communications USA Hockey Russia (5-0-0-2) vs. USA (5-0-0-2) [email protected] Thursday, May 16, 2013 • 1:00 p.m. • Quarterfinals 011 44 754 571 8194 • TODAY’S GAME -- The United States and Russia meet for the 11th time in world championship history today with Russia holding a 5-4-1 2013 IIHF Men’s World Championship advantage, including a 5-3 Team USA Schedule win in the preliminary round of this year’s world Preliminary Round -- Helsinki Time/Result championship (that game Saturday, May 4 is not included in chart at USA vs. Austria W, 5-3 left). The teams only previ- ous quarterfinal meeting Sunday, May 5 came in 1994 with the U.S. Latvia vs. USA W, 4-1 claiming a 3-1 victory in Italy. Russia has won the Tuesday, May 7 last three games of the Russia vs. USA L, 3-5 series. As a side note, when Russia was the Wednesday, May 8 Soviet Union, it was 28-0-0 against the U.S. in the world championship. USA vs. Finland W, 4-1 Saturday, May 11 • IN GOAL -- John Gibson (Pittsburgh, Pa./Anaheim Ducks) is slated USA vs. France W, 4-2 to get the start in goal for Team USA today. He is 2-0-0-0 in this year’s world championship (0.50, .984) with one shutout. He backstopped the Sunday, May 12 U.S. to the gold medal at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship in USA vs. Germany W, 3-0 Ufa, Russia, where his .955 save percentage (5-0-0-2, 1.36) helped earn him tournament MVP honors and also the directorate award as the Tuesday, May 14 top goaltender in the event. Gibson also helped the U.S. win gold at the Slovakia vs. USA L, 1-4 2011 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship (4-2-0-0, 2.34, .926). Medal Round • THE U.S. IN QUARTERFINAL GAMES -- Quarterfinal games have Thursday., May 16 been played in the IIHF World Championship since 1992 with the Russia vs. USA 1:00 p.m./7:00 a.m. exception of 1997, 1998, and 1999. Of the 18 years quarterfinals have Saturday, May 18 - Semifinals been played, the U.S. has qualified for the quarterfinal game all but twice. Team USA is 5-11-0 in 16 previous quarterfinal games. A break- TBD TBD down is below. Sunday, May 19 Bronze Medal Game 4:00 p.m./10:00 a.m. 2012 Finland 3, USA 2 Gold Medal Game 8:30 p.m./2:30 p.m. 2011 Czech Republic 4, USA 0 2010 Did Not Make Quarterfinals All USA games live on NBC Sports Network. 2009 USA 3, Finland 2 2008 Finland 3, USA 2 (overtime) 2007 Finland 5, USA 4 (overtime/shootout) • THINGS -- Paul Stastny had his six-game point 2006 Sweden 6, USA 0 streak snapped Tuesday (May 14) vs. Slovakia. He 2005 Czech Republic 3, USA 2 (overtime/shootout) has nine points (4-5--9) in the tournament. Max 2004 USA 3, Czech Republic 2 (overtime/shootout) Pacioretty led Team USA in points a year ago with 2- 2003 Did Not Make Quarterfinals 10--12/8GP). Since 1981, only three other U.S. play- 2002 Finland 3, USA 1 ers have recorded more than 10 points in a single 2001 USA 4, Canada 3 OT world championship, including Jeremy Roenick (5-6- 2000 Slovakia 4, USA 1 -11/9GP/1991), Aaron Broten (5-6--11/10GP/1987), 1996 USA 3, Sweden 2 Brett Hull (7-4-11/10GP/1986) ... Team USA has 1995 Canada 4, USA 1 trailed after two periods in the world championship 1994 USA 3, Russia 1 just once this year, that coming Tuesday (May 14) vs. 1993 Sweden 5, USA 0 Slovakia ... The U.S. will occupy the left bench for just 1992 Czechoslovakia 8, USA 1 the second time in the tournament today (other vs. Russia in preliminary round). Team USA will wear its • STAT LEADERS -- Paul Stastny, with 4-5--9, is fifth in the world white jerseys (6th game of tournament, 3-2 in white) championship in points, tied for fourth in assists (5) and tied for sixth in ... The U.S. has won just one time in its last seven goals (4). Stastny is also sixth in faceoff percentage (.614/89-145). quarterfinal appearances. The victory came in 2009 Craig Smith (3-4--7) is tied for seventh in the tournament in points, in a 3-2 win over Finland in Switzerland ... Should the while Justin Faulk is in a three-way tie for the tournament lead in U.S. advance, it is scheduled to fly to Stockholm assists (6) and third among defensemen in points (0-6--6). Matt tomorrow morning with arrival slated for approximate- Hunwick is tied for third in plus/minus rating (+7), while Erik Johnson ly 12 noon ... Paul Stastny has three multiple-point is tied for ninth (+6) and tied for sixth among defensemen in points (2- games to lead Team USA while no other player has 2--4). The U.S. has the second best power play in the world champi- more than one. onship at .320 (8-25), with only Switzerland better (.360/9-25). Team USA Game Notes vs. Russia • Thursday, May 16, 2013 • 2013 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Page Two Statistical Comparison USA vs. Russia 2013 IIHF World Championship Statistical Comparison Category USA Russia Record 5-0-0-2 5-0-0-2 Goals For Average 3.43 4.14 Goals Against Average 2.29 2.00 Power Play .320 (8-32) .250 (6-24) Penalty Killing .885 (23-26) .773 (17-22) Shots For Gm/Avg 26.9 28.0 Shots Against Gm/Avg 25.0 23.9 Shorthanded Goals 01 Goaltender Saves % .914 .916 Leading Scorers Stastny (4-5--9) Kovalchuk (8-5--13) Smith (3-4--7) Radulov (5-5--10) Faulk (0-6--6) Medvedev (2-5--7) Moss (3-2--5) Team USA Record When ... (through games of May 14, 2013) Outshooting Opponent: 3-0-0-0 Being Outshot by Opponent: 2-0-0-2 Scoring First Goal: 2-0-0-0 Scoring More Goals Than Opponent: 5-0-0-0 Opponent Scoring First Goal: 3-0-0-2 Leading After First Period: 2-0-0-0 Tied After First Period: 2-0-0-1 Trailing After First Period: 1-0-0-1 Leading After Second Period: 4-0-0-0 Tied After Second Period: 1-0-0-1 Trailing after Second Period: 0-0-0-1 Taking More Penalties Than Opponent: 2-0-0-2 Equal Penalties: 0-0-0-0 Fewer Penalties Than Opponent: 3-0-0-0 Wearing Blue Jersey: 2-0-0-0 Wearing White Jersey: 3-0-0-2 • GOLD MEDALISTS -- Team USA has a total of nine players who have won Starting Time at 12:15 p.m.: 2-0-0-1 gold medals in IIHF World Championship play. Below is a list of players who Starting Time at 4:15 p.m.: 1-0-0-0 have earned world titles at the World Junior Championship or World Under- Starting Time at 8:15 p.m.: 2-0-0-1 18 Championship. Occupying Right Bench: 5-0-0-1 Occupying Left Bench: 0-0-0-1 Matt Carle (2002 U18, 2004 WJC) Justin Faulk (2010 U18) When Scoring On Power Play: 5-0-0-1 Alex Galchenyuk (2013 WJC) When Scoring Three or Fewer Goals: 1-0-0-2 John Gibson (2011 U18, 2013 WJC) When Scoring Four Goals: 3-0-0-0 Matt Hunwick (2004 WJC) When Scoring Five Goals: 1-0-0-0 Erik Johnson (2006 U18, 2007 U18) When Scoring Six or More Goals: 0-0-0-0 Danny Kristo (2010 WJC) Jamie McBain (2006 U18) Jacob Trouba (2011 U18, 2012 U18, 2013 WJC) • IN FINLAND -- Team USA is playing in its seventh Men’s World Championship in Finland RISTO TALVIO is Team USA’s host for the 2013 IIHF World Championship. and has an all-time record of 23-25-4, including From Rauma, Finland, a town of about 40,000 people, Risto is a security offi- this year (through games of May 15). cer at a nuclear power plant. He has been Team USA’s host for all major international events in Finland at all levels since 1984, when Helsinki hosted 2013 -- 5-2-0 the IIHF World Junior Championship. In addition, USA Hockey brought him 2012 -- 6-2-0/7th to Grand Forks, North Dakota, to assist with the 2005 IIHF World Junior 2003 -- 3-3-0/13th Championship and he was one of two hosts for Team USA at the 2006 1997 -- 4-3-1/6th Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy. Risto’s father, Paul, incidentally, was 1991 -- 3-5-2/4th Team USA’s host for the 1965 IIHF World Championship in Tampere. 1982 -- 0-6-1/8th 1965 -- 2-5-0/6th Team USA Game Notes vs. Russia • Thursday, May 16, 2013 • 2013 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Page Three • THINGS -- Team USA’s roster includes two Hobey Baker Memorial Award recipi- ents as the top player in NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey, including Drew Team USA Overall LeBlanc (2013/St. Cloud State) and Matt Carle Average Age .................24.8 years (2006/Denver) ... Team USA alternate captains Nate Average Height .............6-1 (186) Thompson and Matt Carle grew up together playing Average Weight.............199 (91) youth hockey in Anchorage, Alaska.