Team USA Game Notes 2014 Olympic Winter Games - U.S. Women’s Olympic Team USA vs. Finland • Feb. 8, 2014 Sochi, Russia • Shayba Arena • 12 p.m (local) GAME DAY: The 2014 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team USA Press Officers Team opens the XXII Olympic Winter Games against Fin- Rob Koch (Director of Communications, USA Hockey) land on Saturday, Feb. 8 with a noon face-off at Shayba • Email: [email protected] • Cell: 719-207-5217 Arena. The match-up will be broadcast live on NBCSN in the Dave Fischer (Senior Director of Communications, USA Hockey) United States, with Mike “Doc” Emrick providing the play-by- • Email: [email protected] • Cell: 719-207-5216 play, two-time Olympian AJ Mleczko serving as the analyst and Pierre McGuire doing the rinkside reporting.Three-time Mike Gilbert (Vice President of Communications, Buffalo Sabres) Olympian Natalie Darwitz will join the in-studio crew. • Email: [email protected] • Cell: 719-207-5196 USA vs. FINLAND: The U.S. holds a 5-0-0-0 record THE XXII OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES: The 2014 Olympic against Finland in Olympic play, with the last meeting tak- Winter Games are taking place in Sochi, Russia, from Feb. ing place on Feb. 18, 2010, where Team USA earned a 6-0 8-20. The women’s ice hockey tournament will be held at victory. Since the last Olympics, the U.S. holds a 7-0-0-1 Shayba Arena with the medal games taking place at the Bol- record against the Finns. shoy Ice Dome. These games mark the fifth time that wom- en’s ice hockey has been included in the Olympics. Team The teams last faced off at the 2013 Four Nations Cup, USA garnered the first-ever Olympic gold medal awarded in where Finland defeated the U.S., 3-1, despite the U.S. the sport in 1998 and have subsequently earned silver med- holding a 59-16 advantage in shots. It was the first loss to als in 2002 and 2010, and bronze in 2006. The United States Finland at the Four Nations Cup. hold a 18-0-1-2 (W-OTW-OTL-L) overall record in Olympic competition. Team USA is undefeated in tournament-opening In 2013, the U.S. and Finland also met in international play games at the Olympics, and has outscored its opponents, 33- during the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation Wom- 1, overall - 5-0 over China in 1998, 10-0 over Germany in en’s World Championship in Ottawa, Ont. There, Team USA 2002, 6-0 over Switzerland in 2006 and 12-1 over China in defeated Finland twice, on April 3, 4-2, and April 8, 3-0, in 2010 the semifinal game. RESIDENCY: The 2013-14 U.S. Women’s National Team In all international play, the U.S. has lost just three games gathered in Massachusetts on Sept. 2, 2013 and began to Finland. Overall, the teams have played 44 times, with training and competing together for the 2014 Olympic Win- the U.S. owning a 40-0-1-1-2 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) record. ter Games. The team primarily trained on-ice at The Edge USA vs Finland at the Olympics - Results Sports Center in Bedford. Mass., and off-ice at MBSC in Date Venue Location Result Woburn, Mass. Close to half of the players billeted with host Feb. 18, 2010 Canada Hockey Pl. Vancouver, Canada USA 6, FIN 0 families in the area. Feb. 20, 2006* Palasport Olympico Torino, Italy USA 4, FIN 0 Feb. 14, 2006 Palasport Olympico Torino, Italy USA 7, FIN 3 FIRST-TIMERS: Ten players are representing the United Feb. 16, 2002 E Center West Valley City, Utah USA 5, FIN 0 Feb. 11, 1998 Aqua Wing Arena Nagano, Japan USA 4, FIN 2 States for the first time in the Olympics, including five of the *Bronze-Medal Game seven defensemen and five of the 11 forwards. OLYMPIANS: Eleven players that are part of the 2014 U.S. Olympic Women’s Team helped the U.S. capture the USA Hockey on the Web: usahockey.com silver medal in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, led by Team Information on the Web: olympics.usahockey.com Julie Chu, who is making her fourth Olympic appearance. Twitter: @usahockey • @usahockeyscores • #TeamUSA Between them, they have appeared in 66 Olympic Winter Facebook: facebook.com/uswomenshockey Games and won 13 medals (silver-12, bronze-1). 2014 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES - TEAM USA SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Event Time (local / ET) Result Arena Broadcast (U.S.) Feb. 8 Finland 12 p.m. / 3 a.m. -- Shayba Arena NBCSN live (Re-aired 6 p.m. ET) Feb. 10 Switzerland 2 p.m. / 5 a.m. -- Shayba Arena NBCSN live (Re-aired 5 p.m. ET) Feb. 12 Canada 4:30 p.m. / 7:30 a.m. -- Shayba Arena NBCSN live (Re-aired 5 p.m. ET) Feb. 17 Semifinal* 4:30 p.m. -- Shayba Arena NBCSN live (Re-aired 5 p.m. ET) Feb. 17 Semifinal 9 p.m. -- Shayba Arena NBCSN live (Re-aired 5 p.m. ET) Feb. 20 Bronze Medal Game 4 p.m. / 7 a.m. -- Bolshoy Ice Dome NBCSN live (Re-aired 3 p.m. ET) Feb. 20 Gold Medal Game 9 p.m. / 12 p.m. -- Bolshoy Ice Dome NBC live (Re-aired 5 p.m. ET#) *TBD which semifinal game Team USA will play. #Re-Aired on NBCSN Game Notes • USA vs. Finland • Feb. 8, 2014 • Page 2 MAKING HISTORY: Head Coach Katey Stone is the first Minnesota (three), Wisconsin (three), Illinois (two), North female to lead a U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team Dakota (two) and Ohio (two) also have multiple players at the Olympic Winter Games. representing their states. OLYMPIC TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The final 2014 U.S. COLLEGE: All 21 players on the roster have attended Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team, was announced dur- college. Eight different NCAA schools are represented, led ing the second intermission of the Bridgestone NHL Winter by the University of Minnesota (WCHA) with five. Eleven Classic in Ann Arbor, Mich., live on NBC Sports players come from the WCHA, five from the HEA, four from ECACH, and one from the CHA. DUGGAN’S CAPTAINCY: Meghan Duggan is serving as captain of the 2014 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey PATTY PROUD: The current roster includes five play- Team. She served in the same capacity for the 2013-14 ers who have won the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award U.S. Women’s National Team on the pre-Olympic tour. (top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey). Duggan previously served as captain for the U.S. at the Those players include Amanda Kessel (2013), Brianna 2011 Four Nations Cup and 2008 Under-22 Series and Decker (2012), Meghan Duggan (2011), Jessie Vetter was also an alternate captain at the 2013 IIHF Women’s (2009) and Julie Chu (2007). During her breakout junior World Championship and 2012 Four Nations Cup. campaign (2012-13), Kessel helped the Gophers to an unblemished 41-0-0 record. She led the NCAA in goals, DOUBLE TROUBLE: Twin sisters Jocelyne and Monique assists and points and became the fourth player in NCAA Lamoureux have competed together for Team USA in more history to reach 100 points in a single season. She was than 85 games at various levels of competition and are ap- also the 24th player in NCAA history to reach 200-career pearing in their second Olympics together. points and only the ninth player to do so in three seasons. REBOUNDING STRONG: The 2013-14 Bring on the CHAMPIONS ALL AROUND: In total, eight players have World Tour, which began in October 2013, marked Kelli NCAA titles, led by Jessie Vetter who won three champion- Stack’s first action since suffering a knee injury in Decem- ships with the University of Wisconsin (2006, 2007, 2009). ber 2012. She led the team in scoring during the pre- Amanda Kessel, Megan Bozek and Meghan Duggan all Olympic tour with 15 points (six goals, nine assists) in 10 won twice. 16 of the 21 players appeared in the Frozen Four games. Prior to missing several months due to her injury, and a total of 13 National Championships were won. she was voted best forward of the 2012 IIHF Women’s World Championship. 200 CLUB: Julie Chu is one of six players in the 200 Club, honoring female players who have played more than 200 SIBLING SUPPORT: Amanda Kessel and brother Phil games for the U.S. Entering the 2014 Olympic Winter are both competing for Team USA at the 2014 Olympic Games, Chu has 234 games which is second all-time to Winter Games. Angela Ruggiero (256). DREAMING BIG: Lyndsey Fry is competing not only for BOSTON STRONG: Seven players (Bellamy, Duggan, herself and her team, but for her best friend and former Knight, Marvin, Schaus, Schleper, Schleper) competed teammate, Elizabeth Turgeon, who was tragically killed last season for the Boston Blades of the Canadian Wom- in a car accident in 2010. If not for the accident, Turgeon en’s Hockey League. One player played for the Montreal would likely have been considered for a spot on the 2014 Stars (Chu). Knight earned the CWHL Most Valuable U.S. Olympic Team as well. Fry carries Turgeon’s Team Player award last season. USA jersey on this journey as inspiration. CAREER MILESTONES (ENTERING OLYMPIC GAMES): BLOODLINES: Forward Alex Carpenter is doing one of • UPCOMING: The following players are just shy of 100 the few things her father, Bobby, did not during his illustri- games - Gigi Marvin (97), Kacey Bellamy (95), Meghan ous career.