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GAME FOUR (SEMIFINALS) • USA (2-0-1-0) VS. (3-0-0-0) • ROGERS PLACE • AUGUST 10, 2018 TONIGHT'S GAME THINGS TO KNOW Team USA is 0-2 (W-L) over the last five years against Canada at The U.S. will look to advance to the Hlinka Gretzky Cup the Hlinka Tournament. The teams last met in the 2014 semifinals championship when it takes on Canada tonight. when Canada defeated the U.S. and proceeded to win the Team USA lost its first game of the tournament on Wednesday, falling to Russia. Trailing 3-0 after one period, the U.S. rallied back tournament. Team USA went on to defeat Sweden 3-2 in its final with three-straight goals in the second period to tie the game, but game of the tournament to take home third place. would fall 8-3. Nodler recorded his team-leading fourth assist of The rival countries also met the year prior, in 2013, with Canada the tournament while Colangelo and Arthur Kaliyev (Delray Beach, defeating the U.S. in the championship game. Fla.) each scored a goal for the second-straight game. The last time Team USA played in a Hlinka Cup semifinal (2016), Over the years, a number of players who skated with Team USA it defeated the Russians 4-3 in overtime. Michael Pastujov at the Hlinka Tournament went on to establish prominent NHL and (Bradenton, Fla.), now at the University of Michigan, scored the international careers. Among them are Stanley Cup champions game-winning goal in overtime. The U.S. has made it to the Dustin Brown, John Carlson and Alec Martinez. For an expanded tournament seminfinals in three of the last five years. list, see page 2. TALKING POINTS TEAM USA SCHEDULE THREE'S COMPANY, FOUR'S A CROWD DATE EVENT TIME (LOCAL)/RESULT The U.S. Under-18 Men's Select Team has three skaters with City Venue (Eastern) three points and four with four through three games at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. SAT., AUGUST 4 (exh.) W, 10-4 Captain John Farinacci (Chatham, N.J.) (1G, 2A), Jackson Sylvan Lake Sylvan Lake NexSource Centre Jutting (Savage, Minn.) (2G, 1A) and Mitchell Miller (Sylvania, Ohio) (0G, 3A) have all recorded three points over the first three MON., AUGUST 6 W, 6-0 games of the tournament. Red Deer Servus Arena Meanwhile, Josh Nodler (Oak Park, Mich.) (0G, 4A), Robert TUES., AUGUST 7 FINLAND W, 6-2 Mastrosimone (East Islip, N.Y.) (3G, 1A), Grant Silianoff (Edina, Red Deer Servus Arena Minn.) (1G, 3A) and Luke Toporowski (Bettendorf, Iowa) (3G, 1A) have each recorded four points through the team's first three WED., AUGUST 8 RUSSIA L, 8-3 games. Red Deer Servus Arena FAMILIAR FACES FRI., AUGUST 10 CANADA (SEMIFINALS) TBD Several members of the U.S. team have experience as Edmonton Rogers Place teammates with numerous youth hockey organizations across SAT., AUGUST 11 THIRD PLACE GAME 1:30 P.M. the country. Toporowski and Dylan Davies (Traverse City, Edmonton Rogers Place 3:30 P.M. Mich.) were teammates with the Chicago Mission organization SAT., AUGUST 11 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 6:00 P.M. while Miller, Nodler and Michael Mancinelli (Northville, Mich.) skated together with HoneyBaked Hockey Club in Suburban Edmonton Rogers Place 8:00 P.M. Detroit. U.S. semifinal will be broadcasted live on NHL Network and TSN Sam Colangelo (Stoneham, Mass.) and Cade Webber (Meadville, Pa.) joined forces in Boston with the Little Bruins ALL-TIME FINISHES while Farinacci and Derek Mullahy (Scituate, Mass.) spent time together at Dexter School in Brookline, Massachusetts. Since the tournament was renamed the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Several skaters have also crossed paths at Shattuck-St. Mary's Tournament in 2006, the U.S. has claimed five top-three finishes, Prep School in Minnesota, including Farinacci, Mastrosimone, three of which have come in the last five years. Mullahy, Silianoff andJackson LaCombe (Chaska, Minn.). LaCombe also spent time with goaltender Dustin Wolf (Tustin, TEAM USA TOP-THREE FINISHES SINCE 2006 Calif.) with the Los Angeles Jr. Kings, a USA Hockey Model YEAR FINISH RECORD Association. 2017 Fiffth 1-1-0-2 2016 Second 2-2-0-1 SETTING THE STAGE 2015 Fifth 2-0-0-2 After skating in Red Deer at Servus Arena for the first three games 2014 Third 3-0-0-2 of the tournament, Team USA will play the next two contests 2013 Second 3-0-1-1 at Rogers Arena, home of the NHL's and the 2012 Seventh 1-0-1-2 WHL's Edmonton Oil Kings. The game will be broadcasted live 2011 Fifth 1-2-0-1 on NHL Network in the U.S. and on TSN in Canada. 2010 Second 2-1-1-1 BACK IN NORTH AMERICA 2009 Fourth 2-0-0-2 The Hlinka Tournament hasn't been played on North American 2008 Seventh 1-0-0-3 soil since 1996, when it was known as the Pacific Cup and hosted 2007 Fifth 1-1-0-2 in Nelson and Castlgar, British Columbia, Canada. The U.S. 2006 Second 2-1-0-0 Under-18 Men's Select Team skated to a second-place finish MEDIA INFORMATION at the event, paced by 10 points (4G, 6A) from Erik Westrum (Apple Valley, Minn.), who would go on to star at the University of Team USA players and head coach Cory Laylin will be available Minnesota before playing in the NHL with the Phoenix Coyotes, for interviews in designated mixed-zone areas following games. Minnesota Wild and Toronto Maple Leafs. Westrum also helped Media availability on day-of-game skates will be limited. the U.S. Men's National Team claim a bronze medal at the 2004 Members of the media are not allowed in the U.S. dressing room. IIHF Men's World Championship, scoring the game-winning goal in a shootout against Slovakia. MEDIA CONTACT: CHRIS KRENN Among the other members of the 1996 U.S. Under-18 813.210.3376 [email protected] Men's Select Team was Brian Gionta, who served as captain All media availability with U.S. team members must be arranged of the 2018 U.S. Olympic Men's Team, as well as through Chris Krenn, who is on-site with the U.S. Under-18 future NHLers Scott Gomez, John Pohl, Paul Mara and Mike Men's Select Team here in Alberta. Pandolfo. U.S. Olympian Mark Kumpel (Wakefield, Mass.) served on ONLINE GUIDE TEAMUSA.USAHOCKEY.COM/2018HLINKA the 1996 team's coaching staff and he's serving as team leader Team USA information, including player and staff bios, team for the 2018 U.S. Under-18 Men's Select Team. schedule, news and team history is available online.

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BY THE NUMBERS TEAM USA TIDBITS Average Height 6ft. 0in. USA HOCKEY HAPPENINGS Tallest Webber (6-5/196 cm) Each August, USA Hockey invites approximately 40 players to the World Junior Summer Shortest Robertson (5-9/175 cm) Showcase, which took place in 2018 in Kamloops, British Columbia, from July 28 - Aug. Average Weight 179.1 lbs 4. The Summer Showcase serves as part of the process to select the U.S. National Heaviest Paquette (200 lbs) Junior Team that will compete at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Lightest Wolf (150 lbs) : : Championship, which takes place each December. Shoot/Catch Left 14 Right 8 The 2018 USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game, which features the top HOME STATES (11) 40 American-born prospects eligible for the 2019 NHL Draft, will be hosted by the Michigan 5 Minnesota Wild and Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday, September 19. The seventh Minnesota 5 annual contest, which will be staged in Minnesota for the very first time, is set for a 7 California 2 p.m. CT faceoff. Massachusetts 2 The 2018 USA Hockey Women's National Festival, which takes place Aug. 6-13, is a Pennsylvania 2 training session that will also be used to select two 22-player rosters for a pair of series Florida 1 against Canada that will be held simultaneously from Aug. 14-19 in Calgary, Alberta. The Illinois 1 U.S. entries will feature an Under-18 Select Team and Under-22 Select Team. Iowa 1 New Jersey 1 New York 1 USA HOCKEY PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CAMPS Ohio 1 The 2018 U.S. Under-18 Men's Select Team was chosen from players skating at USA Hockey's 2018 Boys Select 17 Player Development Camp in Amherst, New York. The COLLEGE COMMITMENTS (17) USA Hockey National Player Development Camps for 15-year olds, 16-year olds, and University of Minnesota 3 17-year olds provide the nation's top young players with age-appropriate on- and off-ice University of North Dakota 3 training and coaching from elite-level instructors, as well as the opportunity to compete Boston University 2 against their peers from throughout the country. Harvard University 2 Players earn invitations to the national camps through their performance at a series Michigan State University 2 Colorado College 1 of state- and district-level camps held each season. The camps are designed so players Northeastern University 1 return home afterward with the toold to further develop their skills over the course of Penn State University 1 the coming season and beyond. Since their launch in 1977, USA Hockey's National University of Michigan 1 Player Development Camps have been a springboard for countless future Olympians University of Notre Dame 1 and professional players. Uncommitted 1 NOTABLE U.S. ALUMNI 2018 U.S. UNDER-18 MEN'S SELECT TEAM GAME-BY-GAME SCORING PLAYER YEAR PLAYED SVK CZE FIN RUS CAN TBD 2018 Cam Atkinson 2006 W, 10-4 W, 6-0 W, 6-2 L, 8-3 TBD TBD HGC Brock Boeser 2014 NO NAME POS. 08/04 08/06 08/07 08/08 08/10 08/11 TOTAL Dustin Brown 2001 2 Dylan Davies D ------0-0 (0) 2013 3 Mike Koster D G A* ------0-1 (1) John Carlson 2007 4 Mitchell Miller D A A A A -- -- 0-3 (3) Charlie Coyle 2009 5 Luke Reid D A -- A A -- -- 0-2 (2) 6 Michael Feenstra D G -- A ------0-1 (1) Brian Dumoulin 2008 7 Jackson LaCombe D ------0-0 (0) Alex Galchenyuk 2011 8 Sam Colangelo F -- -- G P -- -- 2-0 (2) Jake Gardiner 2007 9 John Farinacci F GAA A G A -- -- 1-2 (3) 2010 10 Josh Groll F GGA -- A ------0-1 (1) 2009 11 Arthur Kaliyev F GA -- W P -- -- 2-0 (2) 2011 12 Aaron Huglen F -- G ------1-0 (1) Alec Martinez 2004 14 Jackson Jutting F A S AG ------2-1 (3) Ryan McDonagh 2006 15 Tyler Paquette F G ------0-0 (0) Matt Niskanen 2003 16 Michael Mancinelli F A -- -- A -- -- 0-1 (1) 17 Robert Mastrosimone F -- W/PG A G -- -- 3-1 (4) Kyle Okposo 2005 18 Josh Nodler F AA AA A A -- -- 0-4 (4) Max Pacioretty 2005 19 Nicholas Robertson F GGAA -- A ------0-1 (1) Zach Parise 2000 20 Grant Silianoff F GA A*AAG ------1-3 (4) Brett Pesce 2011 21 Cade Webber D -- A A ------0-2 (2) Jaccob Slavin 2011 22 Luke Toporowski F -- S GAS ------3-1 (4) 2010 1 Derek Mullahy G 29:00 DNP DNP L, 60:00 -- -- 0-1 (W-L) Keith Yandle 2003 9/11 47/55 -- -- 8.00 GAA 30 Dustin Wolf G W, 31:00 W, 60:00 A W, 60:00 DNP -- -- 2-0 (W-L) 16/18 23/23 29/31 -- -- 1.00 GAA TEAM USA STAT LEADERS Key: G - goal P* - penalty shot A* - assist on GWG SKATERS A - assist U - unassisted goal P - powerplay goal GOALS Mastrosimone, W - game-winning goal ^ - Exhibition Game S - shorthanded goal Toporowski (3) W* - shootout game-winning goal DNP - Did Not Play ASSISTS Nodler (4) *Exhibition game statistics do not count towards Hlinka Gretzky Cup totals POINTS Mastrosimone, Nodler, Silianoff, Toporowski (4) GOALTENDERS GAA Wolf (1.00) SV% Wolf (.963%) WINS Wolf (2)

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