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2016 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp USA Hockey Communications Contact: Jon Gomez teamusa.usahockey.com/worldjuniors • #NJEC Email: [email protected] • Cell: 973.723.5744 @usahockey: Facebook • Twitter • Instagram TODAY’S GAMES 2016 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp International play begins today (July 31) at the USA Game Schedule Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp at USA Hockey Sunday, July 31 Arena in Plymouth, Michigan, when Team USA White USA White vs. Sweden 1 p.m. faces off against Sweden at 1 p.m. ET. The second tilt of USA Blue vs. Finland 4 p.m. the day will feature USA Blue vs. Finland at 4 p.m. ET. Monday, August 1 USA Blue vs. Sweden 1 p.m. Both matches will take place in the main rink at USA USA White vs. Finland 4 p.m. Hockey Arena and will be streamed live at usahockey. Wednesday, August 3 fasthockey.com. Live stats will also be available at teamusa.usahockey.com with updates also being provided Canada vs. Finland 1 p.m. on Twitter (@usahockeyscores) with the hashtag #NJEC. USA vs. Sweden 4 p.m. Friday, August 5 HOME OF TEAM USA Canada vs. Finland 1 p.m. USA Hockey Arena, home of USA Hockey’s National USA vs. Sweden 4 p.m. Team Development Program, is serving as host of USA Saturday, August 6 Hockey’s National Junior Evaluation Camp for the first Finland vs. Sweden 4 p.m. time. All practices and games will take place at USA USA vs. Canada 7 p.m. Hockey Arena, a two-sheet facility with regulation All times Eastern. All streamed live on FASTHockey. ice (85x200) in the main arena and Olympic-size ice Live stats will be provided on teamusa.usahockey.com/worldjuniors. (100x200) for the secondary sheet. BROWN, POTULNY, MAYOTTE AND MILLER 2016 USA HOCKEY ROUND OUT TEAM USA COACHING STAFF NATIONAL JUNIOR EVALUATION CAMP FACTS Greg Brown (Scituate, Mass.), Grant Potulny (Minneapolis, Minn.), Kris Mayotte (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Participating Nations: Canada, Finland, Steve Miller (Colorado Springs, Colo.) are the assistant Sweden, United States coaches for the 2017 U.S. National Junior Team. Brown, Total NHL Products Participating*: 99 a two-time U.S. Olympian (1988, 1992) and current Total NCAA Products Participating: 35 associate head coach at Boston College, is serving on his Total USHL Products Participating^: 36 second U.S. National Junior Team after filling the same role alongside Motzko in 2014. Potulny, an assistant coach *Includes players drafted and/or signed by an NHL club at University of Minnesota, returns to the U.S. national ^Includes USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program team staff after helping Team USA claim gold at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia. MOTZKO TO LEAD TEAM USA FOR FIRST TIME Mayotte, an assistant coach at Providence College, and Bob Motzko (St. Cloud, Minn.), head coach of St. Cloud Steve Miller, director of hockey for Air Force Academy, State University’s men’s ice hockey program, will make are both making their debuts on a U.S. national team staff. his international head coaching debut as head coach of the 2017 U.S. National Junior Team. This is the second time CAMP GUEST COACHES KNUBLE, ROLSTON Motzko will be behind a Team USA bench after serving Mike Knuble (East Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Ron as an assistant coach for the 2014 U.S. National Junior Rolston (Fenton, Mich.) are serving as guest coaches Team at the IIHF World Junior Championship in Malmo, here at the start of camp. A Stanley Cup champion with Sweden. Head coach at his alma mater since 2005, the the Detroit Red Wings and veteran of 1,068 NHL games, 2014 NCHC Coach of the Year and two-time WCHA Knuble skated for Team USA on five occasions, including Coach of the Year (2007, 2006) has produced seven 20 or four U.S. Men’s National Teams (1995, 1999, 2001, 2005) more win seasons; seven NCAA tournament appearances; and the 2006 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team. one NCAA Frozen Four appearance; two regular-season Rolston, who spent seven seasons (2004-11) as head conference titles (one each: WCHA, NCHC); and one coach with USA Hockey’s National Team Development NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship. Program, is the only coach in U.S. history to guide the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team to three gold medal finishes at the IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship (2005, 2009, 2011). July 30 - Aug. 7, 2016 • USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan 2016 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp DAY BY DAY TEAM USA CAMP HAPPENINGS DAY 2: JULY 30 Both USA Blue and USA White took the ice for the first time before taking part in an intrasquad scrimmage in the evening. USA White, led by associate coaches Greg Brown and Ron Rolston, edged USA Blue, who were led by associate coaches Grant Potulny and Mike Knuble thanks to a goal by Rem Pitlick (Plymouth, Minn.). Upon returning to the hotel, several players took part in interviews, including a one-on-one session between Charlie McAvoy (Long Beach, N.Y.) and Matthew Tkachuk (St. Louis, Mo.). DAY 1: JULY 29 The 42 U.S. players and staff members arrived throughout the day. In the evening, they attended a meeting where staff members, including Jim Johannson (Colorado Springs, Colo.), general manager of the 2017 U.S. National Junior Team, and head coach, Bob Motzko, discussed camp expectations. USA HOCKEY HAPPENINGS SCHEDULED UNVEILED FOR USA HOCKEY’S FIVE NATIONS CUP TO TAKE PLACE IN DALLAS NATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM The 2016 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament will be held USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, at the Dr. Pepper Star Center Arena Frisco from Aug. 9-13 which enters its 20th anniversary season in 2016-17, in suburban Dallas, Texas.The annual tournament, which announced the schedule for its U.S. National Under-17 features many of the world’s best hockey players under and Under-18 Teams. The Under-17 Team will begin the age of 17, will include national teams from the Czech the campaign with a home-and-home preseason series Republic, Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland, in addition against the United States Hockey League’s Muskegon to the United States. Team USA won the Under-17 Five Lumberjacks on Sept. 9-10. The Under-18 Team will open Nations Tournament last year, finishing undefeated the 2016-17 season with games against the United States (3-1-0-0) in Arosa, Switzerland. It marked the sixth Hockey League’s Sioux City Musketeers and Omaha championship in eight tries for Team USA, which also Lancers at the Omaha Fall Classic on Sept. 9-10 at Ralston claimed top honors in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2008. Arena. Tickets for all home games, to be played here at Last contested on American soil in 2011, the tournament USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan, are available provides an international stage for a select team of now through the box office. players chosen at the USA Hockey Boys Select 16 Player Development Camp, held each July in Williamsville, New KETTLER CAPITALS ICEPLEX HOSTS York. 2016 U.S. UNDER-18 SELECT TEAM The U.S. Under-18 Select Team will be at the Kettler WORLD JUNIORS RETURNS TO BUFFALO IN 2018 Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Virginia, for a pair of On Dec. 4, 2015, USA Hockey announced that the practices beginning today (July 31) in preparation for the Buffalo Sabres, along with First Niagara Center, 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. Both practices HARBORCENTER and Ralph Wilson Stadium, will serve are free of charge and open to the public. The 2016 Ivan as host for the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship. Hlinka Memorial Tournament will be held Aug. 8-13 in The tournament, which will take place Dec. 26, 2017- Breclav, Czech Republic, and Bratislava, Slovakia. Team Jan. 5, 2018, will include an outdoor game as part of the USA opens the tournament against Finland on Monday, preliminary round for the first time ever. Aug. 8, at 9:30 a.m. ET. 95 PLAYERS INVITED TO 2016 WOMEN’S NATIONAL FESTIVAL IN LAKE PLACID, N.Y. Ninety-five players have been invited to the 2016 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival, which will take place Aug. 8-14, at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York. The festival is an annual training session that will also be used to select two 22-player rosters for a pair of series against Canada held simultaneously from August 17-21 in Calgary, Alberta, at Canada Olympic Park. The U.S. entries will feature an Under-18 Select Team and Under-22 Select Team. July 30 - Aug. 7, 2016 • USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan 2016 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp International Experience IIHF World Junior IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Junior A Ivan Hlinka Memorial U17 Five Nations Cup Championship World Championship Challenge Tournament U.S. Under-17 Select U.S. National Junior U.S. Men’s National U.S. Junior Select Team U.S. Under-18 Select Team (Year) Team (Year) Under-18 Team (Year) (Year) Team (Year) 2014 - Second 2016 - Bronze 2016 - Bronze 2015 - First 2015 - Fifth Kieffer Bellows Brock Boeser Joey Anderson Jack Ahcan Casey Mittelstadt Kailer Yamamoto Alex DeBrincat Kieffer Bellows Tanner Laczynski Riley Tufte Riley Tufte Chad Krys Logan Brown Rem Pitlick Kailer Yamamoto Charlie McAvoy Adam Fox 2013 - First Matthew Tkachuk Trent Frederic 2014 - First 2014 - Third JD Greenway Brock Boeser Clayton Keller Brock Boeser Brock Boeser Tom Novak Chad Krys Tom Novak Joe Cecconi Troy Terry Ryan Lindgren Erik Foley Luke Martin Tanner Laczynski Casey Mittelstadt Tom Novak Jake Oettinger Evan Sarthou Joseph Woll Troy Terry Kailer Yamamoto 2015 - Gold Nick Boka Jeremy Bracco Christian Fischer Jordan Greenway Caleb Jones Clayton Keller Chad Krys Luke Kunin Joe Masonius Charlie McAvoy Jake Oettinger Jack Roslovic Evan Sarthou Troy Terry Matthew Tkachuk Brendan Warren July 30 - Aug.