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Team USA Game Notes 2016 Team USA (visitor) vs. (home) • Preliminary Round Gm 3 Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 • Air Centre •

Team USA Schedule (all times are ET) USA Hockey Communications Contacts: Friday, Sept. 9 - Pre-Tournament (Columbus, Ohio) Dave Fischer ... [email protected] • 719.684.5940 Kimber Auerbach ... [email protected] • 973.714.1808 Canada vs. USA (ESPNU) W, 4-2 Saturday, Sept. 10 - Pre-Tournament (, Ont.) • TONIGHT’S GAME USA vs. Canada (ESPN3) L, 2-5 Team USA faces the Czech Republic tonight in the final prelim- Tuesday, Sept. 13 - Pre-Tournament (Washington, D.C.) inary round game of the World Cup for both teams. Neither the vs. USA (ESPN) W, 3-2 U.S. or Czech can advance to the semifinals of the World Cup this weekend, regardless of the outcome of tonight’s contest. Saturday, Sept. 17 - Group A USA vs. (ESPN2) L, 0-3 • LINEUP TONIGHT Tuesday, Sept. 20 - Group A will start in for the U.S., with Canada vs. USA (ESPN) L, 2-4 also dressing. and Jack Johnson, who did not play Tuesday (Sept. 20) vs. Canada, are both in the Thursday, Sept. 22 - Group A lineup tonight. , , and Jonathan USA vs. Czech Republic (ESPN2) 8:00 p.m. Quick will not dress. Bishop, who played in parts of both Team All World Cup of Hockey games will be televised live on the ESPN USA pre-tournament games vs. Canada, is playing in his first family of networks in the U.S. and also streamed live by ESPN. World Cup game. He has played in six games in a Team USA uniform previously, including five (3-0-0-2-0, 2.83, .876) for the bronze medal-winning 2013 U.S. Men’s National Team at the USA vs. Czech Rep./Czechoslovakia IIHF Men’s World Championship. He also appeared in one Series History in World Cup/ game at the 2010 IIHF Men’s World Championship. Date Round Result GF-GA 9/5/91 Preliminary* W 4-2 VS. CZECH REPUBLIC/CZECHOSLOVAKIA 9/6/87 Preliminary* L 1-3 The U.S. has never faced the Czech Republic before in World 9/6/84 Preliminary* W 3-2 Cup/Canada Cup play. It has played Czechoslovakia on five 9/7/81 Preliminary* W 6-2 previous occasions and has a 3-0-0-1-1 record (w-otw-otl- 9/7/76 Preliminary* T 4-4 l-t). The last meeting came on Sept. 5, 1991, when the U.S. gained a 4-2 victory in the preliminary round. TOTALS 3-0-0-1-1 18-13 BITS AND PIECES *Indicates game was played against Czechoslovakia Team USA did not practice yesterday. All players participated in a pre-game skate this morning at 10:15 a.m. ... Team USA’s training staff has set-up seven different lockerrooms (some multiple times) during the World Cup journey that began on Sept. 4 in Columbus and will end here tonight ... The U.S. is the visiting team tonight and will wear its white jerseys. It is occu- pying the Toronto Raptors lockerroom ... Canada outshot the U.S. in both of the pre-tournament games played in advance of the World Cup, but the U.S. had a 36-34 shots-on-goal advantage in its 4-2 loss to the Canadians on Tuesday (Sept. 20). Team USA hit three posts in the contest ... Including the five games the U.S. has played during its World Cup journey (three exhibition, two World Cup), is Team USA’s top producer (2-3--5), with next (1-3--4) ... Team USA players and staff will depart Toronto TONIGHT IN PHILLY tomorrow and join their respective NHL teams for training The 5th annual CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects camp ... USA Hockey is the host for the 2017 IIHF Women’s Game takes place tonight at the Wells Fargo Center in World Championship which will be staged March 31-April 7 at Philadelphia with 40 of the top American-born prospects USA Hockey Arena in the Detroit suburb of Plymouth ... The eligible for the 2017 NHL Draft competing. The players U.S. National Junior Team will be in Toronto for the 2017 IIHF are split into two teams for the contest, with John LeClair World Junior Championship later this year. The tournament and Mark Howe serving as head coaches. The game, set runs from Dec. 26-Jan. 5. USA Hockey will host the 2018 IIHF for a 7 p.m. ET faceoff, is available live on World Junior Championship in Buffalo, New York, with an out- door game at Ralph Wilson Stadium part of the tournament in USAHockey.com or FASTHockey.com. the preliminary round ... Story behind T.J. in T.J. Oshie -- “My For more information visit: first name is Timothy and my mom, when I was really young, AllAmericanProspectsGame.com watched the movie “The Champ” and the little boy in the mov- Team USA Bios, History: teamusa.usahockey.com ie’s name is T.J. She liked it and figured it would work out. The Twitter: @usahockey • @usahockeyscores • #WCH2016 #TeamUSA “J” actually (doesn’t stand for anything). Just something my Facebook: facebook.com/usahockey mom gave me.” Team USA Game Notes vs. Czech Republic • Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 • • Page Two

• BITS AND PIECES FROM USA uniform in 10 previous events. Roster Breakdown PREVIOUS GAME NOTES Four other members of Team USA Defenseman and goalten- have played in 40 or more games in a Average age: 28.9 years der were both born U.S. uniform, including Erik Johnson Average height: 6-2 on Jan. 21, Suter in 1985 and Quick (50), (45), Average weight: 211 in 1986 ... Forwards Patrick Kane (41), and (41) Oldest: David Backes, 32 yrs., 4 months and were born exactly ... U.S. Head Coach Youngest: Kyle Palmieri, 25 yrs. 7 one day apart (Kane on 11/19/88 and met Washington Wizards Head Coach months Pacioretty on 11/20/88) ... A total of 13 Scott Brooks on Sept. 12 at Verizon of Team USA’s players were born in Center. Brooks took in Team USA’s HOME STATES OF TEAM USA the first six months of the year, while practice ... Team USA is 8-0-1-3 the other 10 were born in the second (w-otw-otl-l) all-time in the two previous Alaska 1 six months ... The year 1986 is the World Cup Tournaments ... Nationwide 1 most popular year for members of Arena in Columbus has a special place 2 Team USA as seven players were born in the hearts of a number of Team USA 2 in that year ... Frank Henry, one of players as it was the location where Michigan 3 Team USA’s security staff for the Word they were drafted into the NHL in June 9 Cup, appeared on the game show of 2007. Patrick Kane was the #1 New Jersey 1 with his family in 1994 pick that year (), New York 2 ... Kimber Auerbach from the N.Y. while James van Riemsdyk was the Wisconsin 2 Islanders, who is assisting with PR for #2 choice (), Ryan Team USA during the World Cup, is a McDonagh was picked 12th ( second cousin to basketball icon Red Canadiens) and Max Pacioretty was MOST RECENT TEAM Auerbach ... A fire alarm awakened chosen 22nd (). It NHL (23) players and staff at their host hotel in was the first time ever American-born 1 Toronto on Monday (Sept. 19) at 7:30 players went 1-2 in an NHL Draft. Bruins 1 a.m. The shrill of the alarm lasted for Chicago Blackhawks 1 approximately 10 minutes and fortu- • QUANTICO VISIT ON SEPT. 12 1 nately there was no fire ... A total of 15 Team USA visited Quantico in Virginia 2 of Team USA’s 23 players have chil- on Sept. 12 where it met and ate lunch 1 dren ... Team USA and Team with a contingent of U.S. Marines. 1 are staying together in the same hotel Following, the scene shifted to a shoot- 2 in Toronto ... Forward Derek Stepan ing range where players and staff Montreal Canadiens 1 was the lone U.S. player to record at received a safety briefing before hav- 2 least one point in each of Team USA’s ing a chance to fire a number of weap- 2 three pre-tournament games. He led ons regularly used by the Marines. The 1 the team with four points (2-2) ... Team day also included a briefing and team 1 USA includes seven players who were photo on the stairway leading up to the 1 full-time members of USA Hockey’s entrance of the Pentagon and a som- 3 National Team Development Program ber visit to the National 9/11 Pentagon 2 (Jack Johnson, Erik Johnson, Patrick Memorial. Kane, Ryan Kesler, Kyle Palmieri, Ryan Suter, James van Riemsdyk) ... • AVERAGE AGE COLLEGE CONNECTION (19) Players on Team USA were the first The 2016 U.S. World Cup of Hockey 1 introduced at the opening night festivi- team has an average age of 28.9. Michigan State University 1 ties at the Pepsi World Cup of Hockey Below is the average age of previous Minnesota State 1 Premiere Party on Sept. 16 at the Team USA World Cup and Canada Ohio State University 1 Scotiabank World Cup of Hockey Fan Cup squads. 1 Village. Forward University of Massachusetts 1 led Team USA down the red carpet 2016 (World Cup) 28.9 University of Michigan 2 and up on stage. Following introduc- 2004 (World Cup) 30.9 2 tions, the players departed for an Italian 1996 (World Cup) 27.6 University of Minnesota Duluth 1 team meal ... Last year’s NHL season 1991 (Canada Cup) 26.2 University of New Hampshire 1 featured four Americans among the 1987 (Canada Cup) 24.9 University of North Dakota 2 top eight point getters in the league 1984 (Canada Cup) 23.5 University of Notre Dame 1 (Kane, Pavelski, Gaudreau, Wheeler) 1981 (Canada Cup) 25.4 University of Wisconsin 4 in the regular season. In no other NHL 1976 (Canada Cup) 24.8 season has there been that many Americans among the top eight scorers in the league ... Defenseman and alter- nate Ryan Suter has played in 72 games (11 previous tournaments) in a Team USA uniform, the most of any rostered player. Defenseman Jack Johnson is right on Suter’s heels, having played in 71 games in a Team Team USA Game Notes vs. Czech Republic • Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 • 2016 World Cup of Hockey • Page Three

• THE WEEK IN COLUMBUS • LEADERSHIP TEAM • GOLDEN MOMENTS Players and staff of Team USA arrived is the captain of Team A total of 22 players combine for 14 throughout the day in Columbus on USA with Patrick Kane and Ryan Suter gold medals in previous IIHF tourna- Sunday (Sept. 4). The team gathered serving as alternate captains. In addi- ments for Team USA. Ryan Kesler, for a private reception that evening. tion, David Backes, Ryan Kesler, Ryan Erik Johnson, Zach Parise and Ryan Daily practices began Monday (Sept. 5). McDonagh and Zach Parise are part of Suter lead the way with two each. Players, coaches and staff had official Team USA’s overall seven-man leader- Below is a list of gold medals won by World Cup headshots taken Monday; ship group. each player heading into the 2016 met daily with media, including two World Cup of Hockey. days of sit down interviews with tele- • PREVIOUS IIHF EXPERIENCE vision rights holders; and had a team Twenty-two out of the 23 players on the John Carlson - 2010 World Juniors photo taken Thursday. In addition, on U.S. roster have experience playing in Erik Johnson - 2005 & 2006 U18 Worlds Wednesday, Ryan Kesler filmed inter- the International Foundation Jack Johnson - 2005 U18 Worlds Men’s World Championship, 17 play- Ryan Suter - 2002 U18 Worlds/2004 World views with four of his Team USA team- ers have participated in at least one mates (, Jack Johnson, Juniors IIHF World Junior Championship and Patrick Kane - 2006 U18 Worlds Derek Stepan, Cory Schneider) for spe- 10 have participated in at least one cial World Cup editions of his Between Ryan Kesler - 2002 U18 Worlds/2004 IIHF U-18 Men’s World Championship. World Juniors Two Zambonis internet show, which will Below is a list with total games played air on ESPN for the World Cup. Kyle Palmieri - 2010 World Juniors with Team USA heading into the 2016 Zach Parise - 2002 U18 Worlds/2004 World World Cup of Hockey. • BACK FROM SOCHI Juniors The U.S. returns 14 players from the Ryan Suter - 70 games played Derek Stepan - 2010 World Juniors 2014 U.S. Olympic Men’s Hockey team Jack Johnson - 69 games played James van Riemsdyk - 2006 U18 Worlds Erik Johnson - 49 games played that competed in the Olympic Winter Zach Parise - 44 games played Games in Sochi, Russia, including Ryan Kesler - 40 games played Jonathan Quick, John Carlson, Ryan James van Riemsdyk - 40 games played McDonagh, Ryan Suter, David Backes, David Backes - 34 games played Patrick Kane, Ryan Kesler, T.J. Oshie, Patrick Kane - 33 games played Max Pacioretty, Zach Parise, Joe T.J. Oshie - 32 games played Pavelski, Derek Stepan, James van Kyle Palmieri - 27 games played Riemsdyk, and . Ryan McDonagh - 26 games played Justin Abdelkader - 22 games played • MANAGEMENT TEAM Blake Wheeler - 20 games played Max Pacioretty - 19 games played The 2016 U.S. World Cup of Hockey Joe Pavelski - 17 games played Team is under the direction of General - 16 games played Manager Dean Lombardi, Assistant Derek Stepan - 15 games played General Manager Paul Holmgren, John Carlson - 13 games played Senior Advisor , and Cory Schneider - 13 games played Director of Hockey Operations Jim Brandon Dubinsky - 10 games played Johannson. Ben Bishop - 6 games played Jonathan Quick - 5 games played • TEAM USA COACHING STAFF John Tortorella is serving as head coach of the U.S. World Cup of Hockey team. Tortorella was an assis- tant coach for the 2010 U.S. Olympic Men’s Hockey team that earned a silver medal, the head coach of the 2008 U.S. Men’s National Team and also an asso- ciate coach with the 2005 U.S. Men’s National Team. Jack Capuano, Scott Gordon, Phil Housley, John Hynes and Mike Sullivan are all serving as assistant coaches.

• LONE ROOKIE Dustin Byfuglien is the only member of the U.S. who has not previously represented Team USA in international competition. Team USA Game Notes vs. Czech Republic • Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 • 2016 World Cup of Hockey • Page Four

2016 U.S. World Cup of Hockey Team Game-by-Game Scoring

CAN (ex.) CAN (ex.) FIN (ex.) EUR CAN CZE (W, 4-2) (L, 2-5) (W, 3-2) (L, 0-3) (L, 2-4) No Name 9/9 9/10 9/13 9/17 9/20 9/22 2 Matt Niskanen -- DND ------3 Jack Johnson A* ------DND 4 John Carlson -- P A* -- -- 6 Erik Johnson DND ------8 Joe Pavelski WA ------A 9 Zach Parise G ------16 James van Riemsdyk DND ------A 17 Ryan Kesler -- -- GA -- -- 19 Brandon Dubinsky -- -- DND -- DND 20 Ryan Suter A ------21 Derek Stepan E(U)A A W -- A 23 Kyle Palmieri -- -- DND DND -- 26 Blake Wheeler -- -- A -- -- 27 Ryan McDonagh -- G A -- G 33 Dustin Byfuglien ------DND -- 42 David Backes -- DND ------67 Max Pacioretty -- -- A -- -- 74 TJ Oshie -- -- G -- G 88 Patrick Kane GA* A -- -- A 89 Justin Abdelkader ------30 Ben Bishop ND (20:00) 9/10 ND (20:00) 13/14 DNP DNP DNP 32 Jonathan Quick W (40:00) 32/33 DND W (60:00) 30/32 L (60:00) 14/17 L (60:00) 30/34 35 Cory Schneider DND L (40:00) 20/24 DND DND DND

Key: G-goal; S-shorthanded goal; E-empty net goal; U-unassisted goal; P-power play goal; W-game-winning goal; A-assist; asterisk-assist on game-winning goal; DND-did not dress; DNP-did not play Team USA Game Notes vs. Czech Republic • Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 • 2016 World Cup of Hockey • Page Five

2016 U.S. World Cup of Hockey Team • Game-By-Game Review Canada vs. USA • Pre-Tournament USA vs. Canada • Pre-Tournament Sept. 9, 2016—at • Columbus, Ohio (17,791) Sept., 10, 2016—at • Ottawa (18,687) Canada (v) 0 1 1 — 2 (v) 1 1 0 — 2 United States (h) 2 1 1 — 4 Canada (h) 3 1 1 — 5

1st: USA - Parise (Suter, Stepan), 16:56 1st: CAN - Couture (Thornton, Perry), 5x4 PPG, 11:14 USA - Kane (Pavelski), 18:01 CAN - Tavares (Stamkos, Doughty), 5x4 PPG, 13:25 2nd: CAN - Bergeron (Crosby, Marchand), 13:24 CAN - Bouwmeester (Getzlaf, Perry),15:38 USA - Pavelski (J.Johnson, Kane), 15:54 USA - McDonagh (Stepan), 16:35 3rd: CAN - Doughty (Getzlaf, Muzzin), 5:21 2nd: USA - Carlson (Kane) 5x3 PP, :38 USA - Stepan (unassisted), ENG, 18:39 CAN - Duchene (Seguin, Doughty), 12:11 3rd: CAN - Tavares (Stamkos, Toews), 5x4 PPG, 8:01 Penalties: USA 5-21, CAN 5-10 Power Plays: USA 0-4, CAN 0-3 Saves: USA-Quick (15-17-x--32); 40:00 Penalties: USA 14-28, CAN 12-24 Power Plays: USA 1-5, CAN 3-8 USA-Bishop (x-x-9--9); 20:00 Saves: USA-Schneider (13-7-x--20); 39:46 CAN-Price (15-5-1--21); 59:20 USA-Bishop (x-x-13--13); 20:00 Shots: USA 17-6-2--25; CAN 15-18-10--43 CAN-Holtby (9-2-x--11); 29:30 Officials: Refs-Dan O’Rourke, Kelly Sutherland; Lines-Derek Amell, Shane Heyer CAN-Crawford (x-4-6--10); 29:45 Shots: USA 10-7-6--23; CAN 16-8-14--38 Notes: Before a near capacity crowd in an energized Nationwide Arena, Team USA used two Officials: Refs-Wes McCauley, Chris Lee; Lines-Brian Murphy, Jonny Murray goals in the last five minutes of the opening period to help propel it to a 4-2 win over Canada in the first of three pre-tournament games for both teams in advance of the World Cup of Notes: The U.S. closed a 3-0 deficit to 3-2, but could get no closer. Defensemen Ryan Hockey 2016. The game was the culmination of Team USA’s six-day camp in Columbus. McDonagh and John Carlson accounted to Team USA’s goals. Cory Schneider and Ben Bishop Jonathan Quick was the #1 star of the game. He played the the first two periods and stopped combined to make 33 saves for Team USA. 32 Canada shots. Finland vs. USA • Pre-Tournament USA vs. Europe • Prelim Rd., Game 1 Sept. 13, 2016—at Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. (15,653) Sept., 17, 2016—at Air Canada Centre • Toronto (18,959) Finland (v) 0 0 2 — 2 United States (v) 0 0 0 — 0 United States (h) 1 2 0 — 3 Team Europe (h) 1 2 0 — 3 1st: USA - Oshie (Kesler, McDonagh), 1:08 1st: EUR - Gaborik (Nielsen, Zuccarello), 4:19 2nd: USA - Kesler (Wheeler, Pacioretty), 3:37 2nd: EUR - Draisaitl (Niederreiter, Rieder), 4:06 USA - Stepan (Carlson), 5:34 EUR - Bellemare (Hansen, Ehrhoff), 18:32 3rd: FIN - Laine (Vatanen, Barkov), 5x4 PPG, 11:22 3rd: No Scoring FIN - Jokinen (Ristolainen), 15:27 Penalties: USA 4-8, EUR 4-8 Power Plays: USA 0-4, EUR 0-4 Penalties: USA 5-10, FIN 2-4 Power Plays: USA 0-2, FIN 1-5 Saves: USA-Quick (4-3-7--214); 60:00 Saves: USA-Quick (11-7-12--30); 60:00 EUR-Halak (6-12-17--35); 60:00 FIN-Rinne (13-6-7--26); 57:58 Shots: USA 6-12-17--35; EUR 5-5-7--17 Shots: USA 14-8-7--29; FIN 11-7-14--32 Officials: Refs-Gord Dwyer, Kelly Sutherland; Lines-Shane Heyer, Derek Amell Officials: Refs-Chris Lee, Dan O’Rourke; Lines-Shane Heyer, Pierre Racicot Notes: The U.S. outshot Team Europe 35-17, including 17-7 in the final period, but could Notes: Team USA jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two periods with goals by T.J. Oshie, Ryan not find the scoresheet. The U.S. had a goal called back late in the second period after it was Kesler and Derek Stepan. Finland rallied with two goals late in the third period, but the U.S. ruled that James van Riemsdyk deliberately directed the puck into the net with his body. This killed off a late to seal the victory. Jonathan Quick finished with 30 saves to earn the was the opening game of the World Cup of Hockey 2016. win in the final pre-tournament game for both teams in advance of the World Cup of Hockey 2016. Canada vs. USA • Prelim Rd., Game 2 Sept. 20 2016—at Air Canada Centre • Toronto (19,106) Canada (v) 3 1 0 — 4 United States (h) 1 0 1 — 2 1st: USA - McDonagh (Stepan, Kane), 4:22 CAN - Duchene (Vlasic, Thornton), 5:51 CAN - Perry (Couture, Toews), 6:05 CAN - Duchene (Burns), 12:07 2nd: CAN - Bergeron (Tavares, Pietrangelo), 8:50 3rd: USA - Oshie (van Riemsdyk, Pavelski), 17:38 Penalties: USA 3-6, CAN 3-6 Power Plays: USA 0-3, CAN 0-3 Saves: USA-Quick (10-10-10--30); 60:00 CAN-Price (10-11-13--34); 60:00 Shots: USA 11-11-14--36; CAN 13-11-10--34 Officials: Refs-Wes McCauley, Eric Furlatt; Lines-Shane Heyer, Michel Cormier Notes: Ryan McDonagh opened the scoring for Team USA, but Canada scored four unan- swered goals to build a 4-1 lead after two periods of play. T.J. Oshie added a goal late in the final period for the U.S. Jonathan Quick finished with 30 saves. Team USA outshot Canada 36-34 in the contest.