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 RUSSIA VS. CZECH REPUBLIC Anttoni Honka, Mikko Kokkonen, Tues, Feb. 13 Czech Republic vs. Finland FIN, 3-2 Day four of the 2018 Under-18 Five Peetro Seppälä, and Toni Utunen (C). Tues, Feb. 13 Sweden vs. USA USA, 5-1 Wed, Feb. 14 Finland vs. Russia RUS, 4-0 Nations Tournament starts with a Wed, Feb. 14 Czech Republic vs. USA CZE, 6-2 matchup between undefeated Russia Team Sweden brought 16 returners to Thu, Feb. 15 Russia vs. Czech Republic 3:30 p.m. ET and Czech Republic, an 1-1 team, USA Hockey Arena from their silver- Thu Feb. 15 Finland vs. Sweden 7 p.m. ET Thursday at 3:30 p.m. ET at USA medal winning team. Those included Fri, Feb. 16 Sweden vs. Czech Republic 3:30 p.m. ET Hockey Arena in Plymouth. are goaltender Olof Lindbom (B); Fri Feb. 16 USA vs. Russia 7 p.m. ET Sat, Feb. 17 Russia vs. Sweden 3:30 p.m. ET forwards Oskar Bäck (B), Filip Hållander Sat, Feb. 17 USA vs Finland 7 p.m. ET Russia enters the matchup after a 4-0 (B), Nils Höglander, Samuel Fagemo shutout of Finland on Wednesday, (C), Jonatan Berggren (C), Linus Nässén USA games in bold | All streamed live on HockeyTV.com earning its first and only win of the (C), Lukas Wernblom (B) and Carl Live stats at USAHockeyNTDP.com/5Nations2018 tournament. The team’s four goals Jakobsson(C); and defensemen Fredrik were scored by Vasili Podkolzin, Ruslan Granberg (B), Filip Johansson (B), Iskhakov, Andrei Svechnikov and Ivan Axel Andersson (B), Nils Lundkvist (C), 2018 U18 FIVE NATIONS TOURNAMENT STANDINGS Morozov. Simon Lundmark, Adam Ginning (B) TEAM PLACE PTS W L T GF GA and Linus Pettersson. Czech is 1-1 after a loss on Tuesday Russia 3 1 0 0 4 0 to Finland and a 6-2 win over Team FINLAND VS. RUSSIA RECAP Czech Republic 3 1 1 0 8 5 USA Wednesday. The team scored six Vasili Podkolzin sent the puck over United States 3 1 1 0 7 7 goals in its second game, four of which Finland’s Jere Huhtamaa’s glove at were courtesy of Matej Blumel, with the 4:50 mark of the second period. Finland 3 1 1 0 3 6 the remaining two coming from Karel Semyon Kizimov and Daniil Zhuravlev Sweden 0 0 1 0 1 5 Plasek and Michal Kvasnica. picked up assists on the goal. FINLAND VS. SWEDEN Ruslan Iskhakov extended Russia’s lead TOURNAMENT MEDIA CONTACT Sweden and Finland enter Thursday’s at 2:17 of the third period, pushing the Kris Nolt game having both come off of a loss. puck past Huhtamaa on the rebound. 717-823-1859 / [email protected] Finland was shutout against Russia Line charts and statistics are available for all scouts and media in on Wednesday, 4-0. Finland’s record Andrei Svechnikov put Russia up, 3-0 the USA Hockey Arena’s Box Office. Line charts and statistics will after two games is 1-1-0. Sweden fell on the power play at 13:46 of the third also be available in the press box for each game. to Team USA on Tuesday, 5-1. Filip period. Denisenko and Zhuravlev both Media should coordinate interviews requests through NTDP Hallander scored the lone goal for picked up their second points of the manager of communications Kris Nolt. He will coordinate media team Sweden in their opening game afternoon with the assists. requests through each team’s respective team manager. of the tournament. Ivan Morozov scored a short-handed TOURNAMENT WEBSITE During the Fall 2017 Under-18 Five empty net goal in the final minute to USAHockeyNTDP.com/5Nations2018 Nations Tournament, Team Finland bring the game to its final of 4-0. took home the gold and Team Sweden FOLLOW ON SOCIAL #5NATIONS won silver. In their last match on Russian goaltender Amir November 12, Jonatan Berggren Miftakhof made 28 saves to earn scored for Sweden, and Arttu the tournament’s first shutout Nevasaari scored for Finland. Lassi performance. Finland goaltender Jere @USAHOCKEYNTDP @USAHOCKEYNTDP Thomson won the game for Finland Huhtamaa made 26 saves on 29 shots. with a goal in overtime. Russia returns to action tomorrow USA HOCKEY'S NATIONAL TEAM Returning players for Team Finland at 3:30 when it faces off with the FACEBOOK.COM/USANTDP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM include: goaltender Justus Annunen Czech Republic while Finland has a (B); forwards Kim Nousiainen, showdown with Sweden at 7 p.m. Konsta Hirvonen, Ville Petman, Jesse Moilanen, Kristian Tanus (C), Arttu @USAHOCKEYARENA @USAHOCKEYARENA Nevasaari (C), Lenni Killinen (B) and Patrik Siikanen (C); and defenseman Lassi Thomson, Juuso Ketola (C), ...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... After a turnover, the Czech Republic Wilde (Birmingham, Mich.), Oliver LEADERBOARD extended its lead at 10:03 of the first to Wahlstrom (Quincy, Mass.) and Jack lead, 3-1 after 20 minutes. Hughes (Orlando, Fla.). Points At 3:27 of the second period, Jack Drew DeRidder (Fenton, Mich.) tallied Matej Blumel (CZE) ........................ 6 DeBoer put a shot on net that was 22 saves in the win while Sweden’s Oliver Wahlstrom (USA) ............... 4 redirected by Erik Middendorf for the Jesper Eliasson recorded 28 saves. second USA goal of the night. Mattias Bode Wilde (USA) ........................... 3 Samuelsson also added an assist on TOURNAMENT DETAILS Jack Hughes (USA) ......................... 3 the play. Each team will compete in four games, Five tied ............................................... 2 with points awarded for wins (3), Blumel netted a natural hat trick with overtime wins (2) and overtime losses (1). Goals two goals in the second period at 13:02 The first-place team will be determined Matej Blumel (CZE) ........................ 4 and 18:45 of the second period and one based on final point standings. at the 16:01 mark of the third to give Nine players tied ............................. 1 the Czech Republic a 6-2 final. TOP NHL-ELIGIBLE TALENT Assists Of the 112 players in the tournament, Drew DeRidder and Jonathon Mor 72 are rated by NHL's Central Scouting Oliver Wahlstrom (USA) ............... 3 combined for 18 saves on the night. The Bureau for the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Matej Blumel (CZE) ........................ 2 Czech Republic’s Daniel Dvorak tallied Thirty-one players in the tournament Jake Wise (USA) ............................... 2 44 saves. are rated in the Top 40 of the North American or International skaters. Bode Wilde (USA) ........................... 2 Team USA returns to action Friday, Jack Hughes (USA) ......................... 2 February 16 when they face off against Team USA has the most players on the Russia at 7 p.m. ET. Central Scouting list with 18. Goals Against Average Amir Miftakhof (RUS) ...............000 TOURNAMENT REWIND U18 FIVE NATIONS HISTORY Daniel Dvorak (CZE) ................2.00 Finland defeated the Czech Republic, The Under-18 Five Nations and Four 3-2 in the opening game of the 2018 Nations tournaments are held twice Justus Annunen (FIN) .............2.00 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament at a season. The U.S. has placed first in at Jonathan Mor (USA) ................2.49 USA Hockey Arena. least one of the two yearly events dating back to the 2007-08 season. In total, the Save Percentage Jesse Moilanen scored the eventual U.S. has won the event 19 times since Amir Miftakhof (RUS) ...........1.000 game winner for Finland at the 14:01 the U.S. began participating in 1997- Daniel Dvorak (CZE) .................957 of the second period. After a series of 1998. passes from Niklas Nordgren, Moilanen Justus Annunen (FIN) ..............917 sent the puck in over the glove of the The U.S. has won both of the yearly Czech Republic’s Lukáš Dostál. tournaments five times (2003-04, 2008- 09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2016-17). USA VS CZECH REPUBLIC REWIND: The Czech Republic pulled within one at Czech Republic opened scoring at 3:21 5:45 of the third period but eventually NOVEMBER'S FIVE NATIONS of the first with a shot from the front fell short. Adam Gajarsky netted the In the November U18 Five Nations of the net by Karel Plasek. Jakub Lauko Czech Republic's second goal on the tournament in Finland, the U18s added an assist on the play. power play, on a shot from the point. went 1-0-2-1 (W-OTW-OTL, L) in the tournament to tie the Czech Republic for Just over a minute after, at the 4:31 Dostál finished the game with 23 saves third place. Joel Farabee (Cicero, N.Y.) mark, Joel Farabee evened the score for the Czech Republic while Finland’s and Oliver Wahlstrom (Quincy, Mass.) at one a piece. He sent the puck in from Justus Annunen finished the game with led Team USA in the tournament with the bottom of the right circle on a pass 22 saves. three points (1-2-3) in their three games. from Oliver Wahlstrom. The U.S. National Under-18 Team Matej Blumel gave the Czech Republic defeated Sweden, 5-1 in its opening the lead at the 7:50 mark of the first game of the Under-18 Five Nations with a goal on the power play. Tournament at USA Hockey Arena behind three point nights from Bode ...Continued on Page 3 2018 UNDER-18 FIVE NATIONS TOURNAMENT || USA HOCKEY ARENA || FEB.