2018 U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team Game Notes Preliminary Round Vs
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2018 U.S. UNDER-18 MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM GAME NOTES 2018 IIHF UNDER-18 MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | CHELYABINSK & MAGNITOGORSK, RUSSIA PRELIMINARY ROUND GAME #1 • USA (0-0-0-0) VS. CANADA (0-0-0-0) • METALLURG ICE RINK (CAPACITY: 7,500) • APRIL 19, 2018 TONIGHT'S GAME THINGS WORTH MENTIONING The U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team faces Canada tonight The United States enters the 2018 IIHF Under-18 World to open Group A play at the 2018 IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship having won 60 of 77 preliminary-round games Championship here in Magnitogorsk, Russia. The 2017 gold ... Yesterday Team USA announced that Mattias Samuelsson medalist in Poprad and Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia, Team USA (Voorhees, N.J./USAH NTDP) will serve as team captain while Ty enters the tournament seeking its eighth gold medal in 10 years. Emberson (Eau Claire, Wis./ USAH NTDP), Patrick Giles (Chevy Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. local and 10:30 a.m. ET and will be Chase, Md./ USAH NTDP), Jonathan Gruden (Rochester, Mich./ televised in the U.S. live on NHL Network. USAH NTDP) and Jake Pivonka (Naperville, Ill./ USAH NTDP) will All-time, the U.S. is 9-2-2-1-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) against serve as alternate captains ... Team USA is 11-7-1 (W-L-T) all-time Canada and has outscored them 62-30. The two teams last met in tournament opening matchups ... Team USA has two returning in the 2016 bronze medal game, where eight different U.S. players players, Joel Farabee (Cicero, N.Y.) and Oliver Wahlstrom scored goals and 15 players registered at least one point, as the (Quincy, Mass.) from last year's gold-medal team. U.S. downed Canada 10-3. In preliminary matchups, Team USA is 3-0-1-0 against Canada and has outscored them 14-7. LOOK AHEAD: FRI., APRIL 20 SAT., APRIL 21 The U.S. enters the 2018 IIHF Under-18 Men's World vs. Switzerland 7:30pm Practice 3pm Championship as defending gold medalists while Canada is Metallurg Ice Rink Metallurg Ice Rink coming off a fifth-place finish in 2017 after falling to Sweden 7-3 in last year's quarterfinals. TEAM USA SCHEDULE DATE EVENT TIME (LOCAL) TALKING POINTS City Venue (Eastern) SETH APPERT PREMIERES AS U.S. HEAD COACH THURS., APRIL 19 CANADA 7:30 P.M. Seth Appert (Cottage Grove Minn./ USAH NTDP), head coach of 10:30 A.M. USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, is serving Magnitogorsk Metallurg Ice Rink as head coach of the U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team for FRI., APRIL 20 SWITZERLAND 3:30 P.M. first time. In last year's tournament he served as an assistant Magnitogorsk Metallurg Ice Rink 6:30 A.M. coach, helping lead the U.S. to a 6-1-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record SUN., APRIL 22 SWEDEN 3:30 P.M. and its tournament-record 10th gold medal. He is joined behind Magnitogorsk Metallurg Ice Rink 6:30 A.M. the bench by assistant coaches Nick Fohr (Grand Forks, N.D./ NTDP), Rand Pecknold (Bedford, N.H./Quinnipiac University), TUES., APRIL 24 BELARUS 3:30 P.M. Thomas Speer (Janesville, Wis./USAH NTDP) and Mason Magnitogorsk Metallurg Ice Rink 6:30 A.M. Graddock (Stowe, Vt./ USAH NTDP). For more on the coaching THURS., APRIL 26 QUARTERFINALS TBD staff, visit page 4. TBD TBD TBD SAT., APRIL 28 SEMIFINALS TBD PRE-TOURNAMENT GAME: U.S. TOPS FRA (15-0) Chelyabinsk Traktor Ice Rink TBD Team USA defeated France 15-0 in an pre-tournament exhibition match on Sunday (April 15) at Traktor Ice Arena. SUN., APRIL 29 BRONZE-MEDAL GAME 3:30 P.M. Nineteen different skaters recorded at least one point in the Chelyabinsk Traktor Ice Rink 6:30 A.M. first matchup between the two countries at the Under-18 level. SUN., APRIL 29 GOLD-MEDAL GAME 7:30 P.M. Jonathan Gruden (3-2-5) and Gavin Hain (Grand Rapids, Chelyabinsk Traktor Ice Rink 10:30 A.M. Minn./USAH NTDP) (3-0-0) each recorded hat-tricks while Jack Hughes (Orlando, Fla./USAH NTDP) (1-3-4) and Joel Farabee All U.S. tournament games to be televised live on NHL Network (2-2-4) recorded four point nights. TEAM USA IIHF U18 MWC HISTORY AT A GLANCE 2018 U18 MWC: ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT The United States enters the 2018 IIHF Under-18 Men's World The 2018 International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 Men's Championship having medaled in 15 of the past 19 tournaments, World Championship is being held in Chelyabinsk (Traktor Ice Arena) and Magnitogorsk (Metallurg Ice Rink), Russia. including a tournament record 14 consecutive medals. This will mark the fourth time Russia has hosted the tournament, Overall, the U.S. holds 10 gold medals, three silver medals and with the previous locations being Sochi (2013), Kazan (2008) two bronze medals. Seven of its 10 gold medals have come in and Yaroslavl (2003). Like this year, the 2013 event saw the U.S. the last nine years (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017). enter the tournament as the defending gold medalist. In the end, All-time, Team USA is 90-7-3-24-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) in 125 Canada won gold, the U.S. earned silver and Finland claimed tournament games. In gold-medal games the United States is bronze. 8-2-0-3 (W-OTW-OTL-L). From 2009-2015, Team USA competed The U.S. has also previously earned a bronze medal in the 2008 in a tournament record seven consecutive gold-medal games, event and will be seeking its first gold medal on Russian soil. winning six times and falling just once. M. SAMUELSSON, EMBERSON, GILES, GRUDEN AND PIVONKA TO MEDIA INFORMATION LEAD TEAM USA On April 17 coach Appert named defenseman Mattias All Team USA players or staff will be available for interviews in designated mixed-zone areas following games and non-game day practices. Media Samuelsson (Voorhees, N.J./USAH NTDP) captain of the availability on day-of-game skates will be limited. Members of the media 2018 U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team. In addition, Appert are not allowed in the U.S. dressing room. tabbed defenseman Ty Emberson (Eau Claire, Wis./USAH NTDP) and forwards Patrick Giles (Chevy Chase, Md./USAH MEDIA CONTACT: KRIS NOLT 717.823.1859 [email protected] NTDP), Jonathan Gruden (Rochester, Mich./USAH NTDP) and All media availability with U.S. team members must be arranged through Jake Pivonka (Naperville, Ill./USAH NTDP) alternate captains. Kris Nolt, who is on-site with Team USA here in Russia. Emberson and Giles will wear the "A" when Team USA wears its white jerseys while Gruden and Pivonka will sport the "A" in the PHOTO REQUESTS: LAUREL YOUNG 231.838.4518 [email protected] blue jerseys. All five captains are making their first appearance at Media interested in photos of Team USA throughout the tournament the Under-18 Men's World Championship. are encouraged to visit ImagesOnIce.net for tournament photos. Any other photography requests surrounding the 2018 U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team players and staff should be directed to Laurel Young. ONLINE GUIDE TEAMUSA.USAHOCKEY.COM/2018U18MENSWORLDS Team USA information, including bios, team schedule, news and team history are available at the official website of USA Hockey's national teams. @USAHOCKEY • TEAMUSA.USAHOCKEY.COM/2018U18MENSWORLDS • USAHOCKEY.COM • #U18MENSWORLDS 1 2018 U.S. UNDER-18 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM GAME NOTES PRELIMINARY ROUND VS. CANADA • APRIL 19, 2018 2018 IIHF UNDER-18 MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP U.S. DETAILS 2018 U.S. UNDER-18 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM OPPONENT BREAKDOWN KEY TEAM USA U18 MWC STATISTICS EXHIBITION GAME ALL-TIME MEDALS AT U18 MWC FRANCE Year Medal Coach Result Opp. 2017 Gold John Wroblewski W, 4-2 FIN U18 MWC Series vs. France: W, 15-0 Recap: Team USA defeated France 15-0 in an pre-tournament exhibition 2016 Bronze Danton Cole W, 10-3 CAN match on Sunday (April 15) at Traktor Ice Arena. Nineteen different skaters 2015 Gold Don Granato OTW, 2-1 FIN recorded at least one point in the first matchup between the two countries 2014 Gold Danton Cole W, 5-2 CZE at the Under-18 level. 2013 Silver Don Granato L, 2-3 CAN 2012 Gold Danton Cole W, 7-0 SWE 2011 Gold Ron Rolston OTW, 4-3 SWE PRELIMINARY ROUND GAMES 2010 Gold Kurt Kleinendorst W, 3-1 SWE CANADA 2009 Gold Ron Rolston W, 5-0 RUS 2008 Bronze John Hynes W, 6-3 SWE U18 MWC vs. Canada: 9-2-2-1-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) 2007 Silver Ron Rolston L, 5-6 RUS Of Note: Will meet for the first time in the preliminary round since 2012 2006 Gold John Hynes W, 3-1 FIN APRIL 24, 2016: USA 10, CAN: 3: Eight different players scored goals and 15 2005 Gold Ron Rolston W, 5-1 CAN players registered at least one point, as the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team bested Canada, 10-3, to claim the bronze medal. 2004 Silver John Hynes L, 2-3 RUS 2002 Gold Mike Eaves W, 3-1 RUS SWITZERLAND ALL-TIME RECORD VS. OPPONENT U18 MWC vs. Switzerland: 8-0-0-1-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) Opponent GP Record^ GF GA Of Note: The two teams face off in U18 MWC prelims for third time in five years.