2018 UNDER-18 FIVE NATIONS TOURNAMENT CZECH REPUBLIC, FINLAND, SWEDEN, RUSSIA, UNITED STATES || FEB. 13-17 || USA HOCKEY ARENA 2018 U18 FIVE NATIONS TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE TALKING POINTS DATE MATCHUP TIME/RESULT FINLAND VS. RUSSIA Team USA’s roster features five of the Tues, Feb. 13 Czech Republic vs. Finland FIN, 3-2 Finland comes into the game after Top-25 skaters from North America, Tues, Feb. 13 Sweden vs. USA USA, 5-1 Wed, Feb. 14 Finland vs. Russia 3:30 p.m. ET securing a 3-2 win Tuesday night including Oliver Wahlstrom (A) at No. Wed, Feb. 14 Czech Republic vs. USA 7 p.m. ET against the Czech Republic, with goals 7, followed by Joel Farabee at No.11, Thu, Feb. 15 Russia vs. Czech Republic 3:30 p.m. ET from Patrik Siikanen, Kaapo Kakko and Mattias Samuelsson (A) at No. 17, Thu Feb. 15 Finland vs. Sweden 7 p.m. ET Jesse Moilanen. Goaltender Justus Patrick Giles (C) at No. 19 and Bode Fri, Feb. 16 Sweden vs. Czech Republic 3:30 p.m. ET Annunen tallied 22 saves for the win. Wilde (A) at No. 22. Fourteen of Team Fri Feb. 16 USA vs. Russia 7 p.m. ET Sat, Feb. 17 Russia vs. Sweden 3:30 p.m. ET USA’s 21-man roster are featured in Sat, Feb. 17 USA vs Finland 7 p.m. ET Returning players from the 2017 the NHL Central Scouting “Players to Under-18 Five Nations Tournament Watch” List. USA games in bold | All streamed live on HockeyTV.com include: goaltender Justus Annunen Live stats at USAHockeyNTDP.com/5Nations2018 (B); forwards Kim Nousiainen, Konsta Czech Republic features 13 returners Hirvonen, Ville Petman, Jesse Moilanen, from its 2017 Under-18 Five Nations Kristian Tanus (C), Arttu Nevasaari (C), Tournament team, including 2018 U18 FIVE NATIONS TOURNAMENT STANDINGS Lenni Killinen (B) and Patrik Siikanen goaltender Lukas Dostal (C); forwards TEAM PLACE PTS W L T GF GA (C); and defenseman Lassi Thomson, Jan Matiasek, Vojtěch Kropáček, Jakub Juuso Ketola (C), Anttoni Honka, Mikko Lauko (C), Karel Plášek (C), Dominik USA 3 1 0 0 5 1 Kokkonen, Peetro Seppälä, and Toni Sklenář, Petr Čajka, Michal Kvasnica Finland 3 1 0 0 3 2 Utunen (C). (C) and Vojtěch Střondala; and Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 defensemen Vojtěch Doktor, Jakub Russia will begin its tournament Adámek (C), František Klejna and Jan Czech Republic 0 0 1 0 2 3 appearance with the game against Dluhoš. Sweden 0 0 1 0 1 5 Team Finland. Team Russia features nine players on the NHL Central TOURNAMENT REWIND Scouting “Players to Watch” list, Finland defeated the Czech Republic, TOURNAMENT MEDIA CONTACT including goaltender Amir Miftakhov 3-2 in the opening game of the 2018 Kris Nolt (B); forwards Andrei Svechnikov (A), Under-18 Five Nations Tournament at 717-823-1859 / [email protected] Alexander Zhabreyev (C), Alexander USA Hockey Arena. Line charts and statistics are available for all scouts and media in Khovanov (C), Kirill Marchenko (C), the USA Hockey Arena’s Box Office. Line charts and statistics will Ruslan Iskhakov (C), Daniil Isayev (C); Jesse Moilanen scored the eventual also be available in the press box for each game. and defensemen Bogdan Zhilyakov (C) game winner for Finland at the 14:01 Media should coordinate interviews requests through NTDP and Danila Galenyuk (B). of the second period. After a series of manager of communications Kris Nolt. He will coordinate media passes from Niklas Nordgren, Moilanen requests through each team’s respective team manager. USA VS. CZECH REPUBLIC sent the puck in over the glove of the The 7 p.m. ET time slot will be occupied Czech Republic’s Lukáš Dostál. TOURNAMENT WEBSITE by Team USA and the Czech Republic. USAHockeyNTDP.com/5Nations2018 The Czech Republic pulled within Both teams played on Tuesday (Feb. one at 5:45 of the third period but FOLLOW ON SOCIAL #5NATIONS 13), with Team USA recording a 5-1 win eventually fell short. Adam Gajarsky over Sweden while the Czech Republic netted the Czech Republic's second fell to Finland, 3-2. goal on the power play, on a shot from the point. @USAHOCKEYNTDP @USAHOCKEYNTDP The U.S. shutout the Czech Republic, 3-0, in the last meeting on Nov. 12 in Dostál finished the game with 23 saves the Fall 2017 Under-18 Five Nations for the Czech Republic while Finland’s USA HOCKEY'S NATIONAL TEAM Tournament in Hämeenlinna, Finland. Justus Annunen finished the game FACEBOOK.COM/USANTDP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Tyler Weiss (Raleigh, N.C.), Trevor with 22 saves. Janicke (Maple Grove, Minn.) and Patrick Giles (Chevy Chase, Md.) all recorded goals while Drew DeRidder @USAHOCKEYARENA @USAHOCKEYARENA (Fenton, Mich.) made 23 saves to earn his first international shutout of the season. continued on page 2... FACEBOOK.COM/USAHOCKEYARENA 2018 UNDER-18 FIVE NATIONS TOURNAMENT || USA HOCKEY ARENA || FEB. 13-17, 2018 || USAHockeyNTDP.com/5NationsU18 || #5NationsU18 1 TALKING POINTS CONTINUED... overtime wins (2) and overtime losses (1). of Minnesota) scored the game-winner LEADERBOARD The first-place team will be determined at the 6:16 mark of the third period based on final point standings. and St. Cyr stopped 23 shots. With that Points tournament victory, the U.S. National Bode Wilde ..............................................................3 TOP NHL-ELIGIBLE TALENT Under-18 Team has won nine of the Oliver Wahlstrom .................................................3 Of the 112 players in the tournament, last ten international events held each Jack Hughes............................................................3 72 are rated by NHL's Central Scouting November. Matej Blumel ..........................................................2 Bureau for the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Jake Wise ..................................................................2 Thirty-one players in the tournament The 2016-17 U.S. National Under-18 are rated in the Top 40 of the North Team followed November's performance Goals American or International skaters. by claiming its second international 11 players tied .......................................................1 tournament victory of the season by Team USA has the most players on the earning 11 points and posting a 3-1-0- Assists Central Scouting list with 18. 0 (W-OTW-L-OTL) record in Sundsvall, Matej Blumel ..........................................................2 Sweden in February 2017. Jake Wise ..................................................................2 U18 FIVE NATIONS HISTORY Oliver Walhstrom ................................................2 The Under-18 Five Nations and Four In the deciding game against Jack Hughes............................................................2 Nations tournaments are held twice tournament-host Sweden, Josh Norris Bode Wilde ..............................................................2 a season. The U.S. has placed first in at (2015-17/University of Michigan) scored least one of the two yearly events dating a short-handed goal with three seconds Wins back to the 2007-08 season. In total, the remaining in regulation and then tallied Justus Annunen ....................................................1 U.S. has won the event 19 times since two shootout goals in a 5-4 victory at Drew DeRidder......................................................1 the U.S. began participating in 1997- Sundsvall Energi Arena. St. Cyr tallied 25 1998. saves in the game. Goals Against Average Drew DeRidder................................................1.00 The U.S. has won both of the yearly ABOUT THE NTDP Justus Annunen ..............................................2.00 tournaments five times (2003-04, 2008- The pinnacle of amateur player Lukas Dostal .....................................................3.05 09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2016-17). development in the U.S., the NTDP Jesper Eliasson ................................................5.00 scouts and selects the top 22 players NOVEMBER'S FIVE NATIONS in two age groups (Under-17 and Save Percentage In the November U18 Five Nations Under-18) to train and develop in a Drew DeRidder.................................................957 tournament in Finland, the U18s highly competitive two-year program. Justus Annunen ...............................................917 went 1-0-2-1 (W-OTW-OTL, L) in the Lukas Dostal ......................................................885 tournament to tie the Czech Republic for The teams (Under-17 and Under-18) Jesper Eliasson .................................................848 third place. Joel Farabee (Cicero, N.Y.) face a rigorous domestic schedule and Oliver Wahlstrom (Quincy, Mass.) including competition against older, led Team USA in the tournament with more developed players. The U17s play three points (1-2-3) in their three games. a majority of a 60- game junior schedule The U.S. National Under-18 Team in the USHL, while the U18s face USHL, defeated Sweden, 5-1 in its opening LAST YEAR... NCAA Division I and III opponents. game of the Under-18 Five Nations Last year, the U.S. National Under-18 Both squads also compete in several Tournament at USA Hockey Arena Team won both Under-18 Five Nations international events each season. behind three point nights from Bode tournaments. Wilde (Birmingham, Mich.), Oliver Additionally, the players face a daily Wahlstrom (Quincy, Mass.) and Jack In November 2016, the U.S. (1999 routine of off-ice development that Hughes (Orlando, Fla.). birth year) earned victories against includes strength training, cross- Switzerland (7-2), the Czech Republic (5- training, cognitive skill testing and Drew DeRidder (Fenton, Mich.) tallied 3) and Finland (3-2) and fell to Sweden academics. 22 saves in the win while Sweden’s (2-1) to earn nine points,