2021 U.S. MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM GAME NOTES 2021 IIHF Men’s World Championship | Arena Riga | Riga, Latvia | May 21-June 6, 2021 Quarterfinals • USA (6-0-0-1) vs. Slovakia (4-0-0-3) • Thursday, June 3, 2021 TODAY'S GAME TEAM USA STAT LEADERS The U.S., winners of Group B, meets Slovakia, fourth-place in Group A, here today in the quarterfinals. Team USA will be the Goals Moore.....4 home team and will wear its blue jerseys for the third time. Assists Garland.....5 Points Garland.....8 (3-5) THE SERIES VS. SLOVAKIA Shots on Goal Moore.....15 The U.S. owns a 4-2-1-4-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) record in 12 Faceoff Win % Rooney.....65.45 tournament meetings against Slovakia. In 2019, the two teams +/- Robertson.....+9 opened tournament play in Kosice, Slovakia, where the host Time On Ice Jones.....19:35 nation skated to a 4-1 victory. Today marks just the second-ever Wins Petersen, Oettinger.....2 quarterfinal meeting between the U.S. and Slovakia. On May 11, Goals Against Average Petersen.....1.01 2000, Slovakia defeated the U.S. by a 4-1 and went on to reach Save Percentage Petersen.....0.959 the gold-medal game where they fell to the Czech Republic, 5-3. TEAM USA AMONG TOURNAMENT LEADERS 10TH-STRAIGHT QUARTERFINAL APPEARANCE This is the 10th straight Men's World Championship the U.S. has PLAYERS advanced to the quarterfinal round. All-time, Team USA is 6-3- Goals Moore, T-Fifth.....4 3-11 (W-OTW-OTL-L) in 23 appearances and has won three of Assists Garland, T-Fourth.....5 its last five quarterfinal berths (2-1-0-2). Quarterfinal games have Points Garland, Ninth.....8 been played in the tournament since 1992 with the exception of Points, Defensemen Clendening, Seventh.....(2-2=4; 5GP) 1997, 1998 and 1999. Of the 23 years quarterfinals have been Tennyson, T-Eighth.....(2-2=4; 7GP) played, the U.S. has qualified all but twice. Faceoff Win % Rooney, Second.....65.45 +/- Robertson, Third.....9 ALL-TIME QUARTERFINAL APPEARANCE Goals Against Average Petersen, Second.....1.01 YEAR OPPONENT W OTW OTL L GF GA Save Percentage Petersen, First.....0.959 2019 Russia L 3 4 2018 Czech Republic W 3 2 TEAM 2017 Finland L 0 2 Goals For T-Sixth.....21 2016 Czech Republic SOW 2 1 Goals Against First.....8 2015 Switzerland W 2 1 Power Play % Ninth.....21.05 2014 Czech Republic L 3 4 Penalty Kill Efficiency First.....95.00 2013 Russia W 8 3 Fewest Penalties Fifth.....23 2012 Finland L 2 3 2011 Czech Republic L 0 4 TEAM USA SCHEDULE 2010 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 2009 Finland W 3 2 Date Game Time (Local/ET)/Result 2008 Finland OTL 2 3 Sat., May 22 Finland vs. USA L, 1-2 2007 Finland SOL 4 5 Arena Riga U.S. POG: Jason Robertson 2006 Sweden L 0 6 Sun., May 23 Canada vs. USA W, 5-1 2005 Czech Republic SOL 2 3 Arena Riga U.S. POG: Trevor Moore 2004 Czech Republic SOW 3 2 2003 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - Tues., May 25 USA vs. Kazakhstan W, 3-0 2002 Finland L 1 3 Arena Riga U.S. POG: Cal Petersen 2001 Canada OTW 4 3 Thurs., May 27 USA vs. Latvia W, 4-2 2000 Slovakia L 1 4 Arena Riga U.S. POG: Brian Boyle 1996 Sweden W 2 3 Sat., May 29 Norway vs. USA W, 2-1 1995 Canada L 1 4 Arena Riga U.S. POG: Colin Blackwell 1994 Russia W 3 1 1993 Sweden L 0 5 Mon., May 31 USA vs. Germany W, 2-0 1992 Czechoslovakia L 1 8 Arena Riga U.S. POG: Cal Petersen Record: 6 3 3 11 45 69 Tues., June 1 Italy vs. USA W, 4-2 Arena Riga U.S. POG: Conor Garland QUICK HITS Thurs., June 3 USA vs. Slovakia (QF) 4:15 p.m./9:15 a.m. Team USA's eight goals allowed is the fewest by a U.S. entry in group play since the tournament format change in 2012 ... Arena Riga With Team USA's win over Italy (4-2), the U.S. is now 9-1-0- Sat., June 5 Semifinals 2:15 p.m./7:15 a.m OR 1 (W-OTW-OTL-L) on the second night of back-to-backs and Arena Riga 6:15 p.m./11:15 a.m 15-2-0-4 (W-OTW-OTL-L) overall in back-to-back situations Sun., June 6 Bronze Medal Game 3:15 p.m./8:15 a.m. since 2016 ... On June 1, it was announced that captain Justin Arena Riga Abdelkader will miss the remainder of the tournament due to a Gold Medal Game 8:15 p.m./1:15 p.m. lower-body injury and Brian Boyle will serve as captain moving Arena Riga forward ... The U.S. record in Latvia has been similar to the gold medal-winning U.S. National Junior Team this past year. More Home Team Listed First • All U.S. games televised live on NHL Network on page 2 ... U.S. defenseman Matt Tennyson and Slovakian forward Marian Studenic skated this season together with the Team USA Media Officer: New Jersey Devils while Slovakian goaltender knows both U.S. Jon Gomez • +1.310.508.2880 • [email protected] forwards Tage Thompson (through Univ. of Connecticut) and Per the IIHF, media are encouraged to submit requests for Team USA Colin Blackwell (through Hartford Wolf Pack) ... Slovakia's head players and head coach Jack Capuano. Media availability on day- coach, Craig Ramsey, was both an assistant and interim head of-game skates will be limited. Postgame zoom conferences will be coach (Florida Panthers 1992-95; Philadelphia Flyers (1998- moderated by the IIHF and feature two players and Coach Capuano. 2000) for teams that featured goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck, who's here with the U.S. Men's National Team in Riga, Latvia. Online Media Information: TeamUSA.USAHockey.com/2021mensworlds @usahockey • teamusa.usahockey.com/2021mensworlds • usahockey.com • #MensWorlds 1 2021 U.S. Men's National Team Game Notes Quarterfinal vs. Slovakia • Thursday, June 3, 2021 ABDELKADER OUT; BOYLE TABBED CAPTAIN TEAM USA IN RECENT BACK-TO-BACKS AT MEN'S WORLDS On June 1, USA Hockey announced that U.S. captain and forward With Team USA's wins over Germany (2-0) and Italy (4-2), the U.S. Justin Abdelkader (Muskegon, Mich.) will miss the remainder of is now 9-1-0-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L) on the second night of back- the 2021 IIHF Men’s World Championship due to a lower-body to-backs and 15-2-0-4 (W-OTW-OTL-L) overall in back-to-back injury sustained during the second period of Team USA’s 2-0 win situations since the 2016 IIHF Men's World Championship. Here over Germany. He is expected to remain with Team USA here in is a breakdown of Team USA's back-to-back outings since 2016 Riga, Latvia, and in Team USA's win over Italy was able to stand (oldest to most recent): behind the bench with the coaching staff. In addition, forward Brian Boyle (Hingham, Mass.) has been 2016 MWC May 6 vs. Canada L, 1-5 tabbed captain of Team USA for the remainder of the tournament May 7 vs. Belarus W, 6-3 alongside alternate captains Matt Roy (Detroit, Mich.) and Colin 2016 MWC May 12 vs. France W, 4-0 Blackwell (North Andover, Mass.). A veteran of 13 NHL seasons with the Florida Panthers, LA Kings, Nashville Predators, New May 13 vs. Hungary W, 5-1 Jersey Devils, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs, Boyle 2016 MWC May 21 vs. Canada L, 3-4 was named the 2017-18 Bill Masterton Trophy award winner as May 22 vs. Russia L, 2-7 the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, 2017 MWC May 7 vs. Denmark W, 7-2 sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. During training camp May 8 vs. Sweden W, 4-3 that season, he was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a 2017 MWC May 13 vs. Latvia W, 5-3 type of bone marrow cancer. He made his season debut Nov. 1 and scored 10 goals in his first 25 games, including one on Hockey May 14 vs. Slovakia W, 6-1 Fights Cancer Night. 2018 MWC May 4 vs. Canada SOW, 5-4 May 5 vs. Denmark W, 4-0 RECAPPING GROUP B PLAY 2018 MWC May 19 vs. Sweden L, 0-6 The current tournament format, with seven games in the preliminary May 20 vs. Canada W, 4-1 round, began in 2012. In the nine tournaments since, the U.S. has 2019 MWC May 12 vs. France W, 7-1 finished second or better in group play five times (1st - 2015, 2017, 2021; 2nd - 2012, 2014, 2018). May 13 vs. Finland OTW, 3-2 Following its tournament-opening 2-1 defeat to Finland, the 2019 MWC May 18 vs. Denmark W, 7-1 U.S. claimed six-straight regulation wins. It is the third time ever May 19 vs. Germany W, 3-1 the U.S. has won six-straight in a Men's World Championship 2021 MWC May 22 vs. Finland L, 1-2 (1990, 2017). With overtimes and shootouts, the U.S. also won six May 23 vs. Canada W, 5-1 preliminary-round games in 2015 and 2018. The most wins a U.S.