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Team USA Game Notes 2017 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Cologne, Germany USA (3-0-0-1) vs. Latvia (3-0-0-1) Saturday, May 13, 2017 • LANXESS Arena • Preliminary Round • Game 5 USA Hockey Media Officer: Dave Fischer Team USA Schedule (times are local/ET) Email: [email protected] • Cell: +447771830718 Friday, May 5 -- Group A (Cologne) USA vs. Germany* L, 1-2 • TODAY’S GAME The U.S. Men’s National Team faces Latvia today (live on Sunday, May 7 -- Group A (Cologne) NHL Network in U.S.) in its fifth preliminary round game of USA vs. Denmark* W, 7-2 the 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Monday, May 8 -- Group A (Cologne) Championship at LANXESS Arena in Cologne, Germany. USA vs. Sweden* W, 4-3 The U.S. and Latvia are currently tied for third place in the Group A standings, one point behind Sweden and two points Wednesday, May 10 -- Group A (Cologne) behind group-leading Russia. USA vs. Italy^ W, 3-0 • LARKIN TOP POINT-GETTER FOR TEAM USA Saturday, May 13 -- Group A (Cologne) Dylan Larkin is Team USA’s leading point-getter heading Latvia vs. USA* 12:15 p.m./6:15 a.m. into play today with 0-7—7. Only three other players have more than seven points in the tournament. Larkin’s seven Sunday, May 14 -- Group A (Cologne) assists lead the world championship. He is the only U.S. Slovakia vs. USA* 4:15 p.m./10:15 a.m. player with at least one point in each of the first four games. Tuesday, May 16 -- Group A (Cologne) Russia vs. USA^ 4:15 p.m./10:15 a.m. • STARTING IN GOAL Jimmy Howard will start in goal today vs. Latvia. He has Thursday, May 18 -- Quarterfinals (TBD) played in three of the first four games in the tournament. vs. TBD TBD Howard made nine saves in a 3-0 shutout of Italy on Wednesday (May 10). He also had 39 stops in a 4-3 win over Saturday, May 20 -- Semifinals (Cologne) Sweden on Monday night (May 8). Howard played in Team vs. TBD TBD USA’s opening game of the tournament against Germany on Friday (May 5) faced 27 shots with 25 saves. Howard Saturday, May 21 -- Medal Games (Cologne) is making his second appearance in the IIHF Men’s World vs. TBD 4:15 p.m. & 8:45 p.m. Championship. In 2012, he went 5-2 with a 2.42 goals against Games with * above live on NHL Network average and .911 save percentage and was named one of Games with ^ above live on NBC Sports Network Team USA’s best three players of the tournament. Howard All games streamed live on NBC Sports app and NBCSports .com led the U.S. to a gold medal at the 2002 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship and a fourth place finish in the 2003 BITS AND PIECES IIHF World Junior Championship. Team USA will wear its white jerseys and is the visiting team today. The U.S. was the home team in its first four • ALL-TIME vs. LATVIA games and will be the visitor in its final three preliminary The United States and Latvia meet for the 13th time in the round games ... Today marks the lone 12:15 p.m. game for world championship here today. The last meeting between the the U.S. It will play its final two preliminary round games two teams was in Belarus in 2014 when the Latvians earned at 4:15 p.m. ... The U.S. has had at least one shutout a 6-5 victory in the preliminary round. All-time, the U.S. has an in each of the last three world championships, including 8-0-0-3-1 advantage. Wednesday’s 3-0 blanking of Italy. The U.S. allowed Italy USA vs. Latvia Series History just nine shots on goal. In only seven other games in the Date Round Result GF-GA 81-year history of the world championship have fewer 5/15/14 Preliminary L 5-6 than nine shots been allowed by a team in a single game 5/5/13 Preliminary W 4-1 ... Jimmy Howard earned his second shutout in IIHF Men’s World Championship play Wednesday vs. Italy. 4/25/09 Preliminary W 4-2 Howard’s other shutout came on May 13, 2012, with 18 5/2/08 Preliminary W 4-0 saves in a 5-0 decision over Finland in the preliminary 5/13/06 Qualification W 4-2 round in Helsinki ... Nick Schmaltz, who was knocked out 5/3/05 Preliminary W 3-1 of Monday’s game vs. Sweden less than a minute into the 4/29/02 Preliminary W 3-2 game on a blindside hit by Sweden’s Gabriel Landeskog 4/30/01 Preliminary L 0-2 and did not play vs. Italy on Wednesday, is back in the line- 5/7/00 Qualification T 1-1 up today ... Brady Skjei and Kevin Hayes, both who play 5/11/98 Relegation L 2-3 for the NHL’s New York Rangers, are scheduled to land 4/27/97 Preliminary W 5-4 in Cologne this afternoon, and will join Team USA. They 2/12/38 Preliminary W 1-0 could be in lineup tomorrow ... Stan Bowman, a member TOTALS -- 8-0-0-3-1 36-24 of the U.S. Men’s National Team Advisory Group and (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) the general manager of the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, arrived yesterday and is here through the remainder of the Team USA Bios, History: teamusa.usahockey.com championship. Twitter: @usahockey • #IIHFWorlds #2017MWC Team USA Game Notes vs. Latvia • Saturday, May 13, 2017 • 2017 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Page Two • KELLER HAT TRICK • MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM DEBUT Clayton Keller, the youngest player in the world champi- Ten players on the 2017 U.S. Men’s National Team are onship, had a hat trick in helping the U.S. to a 7-2 win over playing in an IIHF Men’s World Championship for the first Denmark last Sunday (May 7). Keller was Team USA’s time, including Anders Bjork, Daniel Brickley, Andrew top point getter (3-8--11) and second in the tournament as Copp, Christian Dvorak, Jordan Greenway, Clayton the U.S. won the gold medal in the 2017 IIHF World Junior Keller, Charlie McAvoy, Cal Petersen, Nick Schmaltz Championship in Montreal and Toronto. Below is a look at and Trevor van Riemsdyk. the most recent hat tricks for U.S. players in the men’s world championship. • MEDAL MOMENTS Twenty players on the 2017 U.S. Men’s National Team U.S. Hat Tricks in IIHF Men’s World Championship Since 2006 have earned a combined 37 medals at IIHF world champi- May 7, 2017 Clayton Keller USA 7, Denmark 2 onships, including 14 players who have won gold. Jacob May 8, 2013 Craig Smith USA 4, Finland 1 Trouba leads the way with three gold medals, while Jordan May 5, 2010 Matt Gilroy USA 10, Kazakhstan 0 Greenway, Clayton Keller, Charlie McAvoy and Connor May 12, 2008 Brandon Dubinsky USA 9, Norway 1 Murphy each have two. Below is a list of all the players who have earned gold for Team USA: • LEADERSHIP TEAM Defenseman Connor Murphy is the captain of Team USA. Anders Bjork: 2014 U18 Worlds Murphy is playing in the world championship for the fourth JT Compher: 2012 U18 Worlds straight season. Forwards Brock Nelson (4th straight world Andrew Copp: 2012 U18 Worlds championship) and Dylan Larkin (3rd straight world cham- Jack Eichel: 2014 U18 Worlds pionship) are the team’s alternate captains. Johnny Gaudreau: 2013 World Juniors Jordan Greenway: 2017 World Juniors/2015 U18 Worlds • MEN’S WORLDS EXPERIENCE Noah Hanifin: 2014 U18 Worlds Fifteen players have experience playing in the IIHF Men’s Jimmy Howard: 2002 U18 Worlds World Championship. The group includes six players that Clayton Keller: 2017 World Juniors/2015 U18 Worlds competed a year ago (JT Compher, Noah Hanifin, Dylan Dylan Larkin: 2014 U18 Worlds Larkin, Connor Murphy, Brock Nelson, Brady Skjei). Charlie McAvoy: 2017 World Juniors/2015 U18 Worlds Connor Murphy: 2013 World Juniors/2011 U18 Worlds • PLAYING FOR TEAM USA Brady Skjei: 2012 U18 Worlds A total of 22 players on the 2017 U.S. Men’s National Team Jacob Trouba: 2013 World Juniors/2012 U18 Worlds/ 2011 U18 Worlds have competed for Team USA at IIHF world championships in their career (U18, World Juniors, Men’s Worlds). Below • YOUTH MOVEMENT is a list with total games played heading into the 2017 IIHF The 2017 U.S. Men’s National Team has an average age Men’s World Championship. of 22.7. Below is a look at the average age of Team USA since 2004. Connor Murphy: 38 games played Jacob Trouba: 36 games played Average Age Since 2004 Jack Eichel: 34 games played 2017 22.7 Dylan Larkin: 31 games played 2016 23.0 2015 24.3 Brock Nelson: 29 games played 2014 24.8 JT Compher: 28 games played 2013 25.8 Nick Bjugstad: 22 games played 2012 25.2 Noah Hanifin: 22 games played 2011 24.4 Clayton Keller: 21 games played 2010 24.4 Charlie McAvoy: 21 games played 2009 24.8 2008 24.6 Brady Skjei: 21 games played 2007 24.5 Jimmy Howard: 16 games played 2006 24.7 Johnny Gaudreau: 15 games played 2005 28.1 Anders Bjork: 14 games played 2004 27.6 Jordan Greenway: 14 games played Nick Schmaltz: 12 games played • TEAM USA COACHING STAFF Andrew Copp: 11 games played Jeff Blashill is serving as head coach of the U.S.