Team USA Game Notes 2014 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Minsk, Belarus USA (2-0-0-1) vs. Latvia (2-0-0-1) Thursday, May 15, 2014, 4:45 p.m. EET (9:45 a.m. EDT) • Preliminary Round Team USA Schedule (times are local/EDT) USA Hockey Communications Contact: Matt Trevor Friday, May 9 - Group B Email: [email protected] • Cell: +469 274 5667 vs. Belarus W, 6-1 TODAY’S GAME Saturday, May 10 - Group B The U.S. Men’s National Team takes on Latvia at Minsk vs. Switzerland W, 3-2 Arena at the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s Monday, May 12 - Group B World Championship. The U.S. and Latvia enter the game vs. Russia L, 1-6 tied with Belarus for second place in Group B. Thursday, May 15 - Group B vs. Latvia 4:45 p.m./9:45 a.m. ALL-TIME vs. LATVIA Friday, May 16 - Group B Team USA is 8-0-0-2-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) against Latvia in vs. Kazakhstan 4:45 p.m./9:45 a.m. the IIHF Men’s World Championship. Last year, the U.S. won a 4-1 meeting in the preliminary round to extend its series Sunday, May 18 - Group B winning streak to six games. Tim Stapleton had a goal and vs. Finland 4:45 p.m./9:45 a.m. an assist. Craig Smith and Jacob Trouba each had an Tuesday, May 20 - Group B assist. vs. Germany 12:45 p.m./5:45 a.m. Thursday, May 22 - Quarterfinals USA vs. Latvia Series History vs. TBD TBD Date Round Result GF-GA Saturday, May 24 - Semifinals 5/5/13 Preliminary W 4-1 vs. TBD TBD 4/25/09 Preliminary W 4-2 Sunday, May 25 - Bronze-Medal Game 5/2/08 Preliminary W 4-0 vs. TBD 4:30 p.m./9:30 a.m. 5/13/06 Qualification W 4-2 Sunday, May 25 - Gold-Medal Game 5/3/05 Preliminary W 3-1 vs. TBD 9:00 p.m./2:00 p.m. 4/29/02 Preliminary W 3-2 All preliminary round games will televised live on NBC Sports Net- 4/30/01 Preliminary L 0-2 work. NBC Sports Live Extra will stream all preliminary round games to U.S. viewers. 5/7/00 Qualification T 1-1 5/11/98 Relegation L 2-3 USA vs. Latvia 4/27/97 Preliminary W 5-4 Tale of the Tape 2/12/38 Preliminary W 1-0 TOTALS -- 8-0-0-2-1 31-18 Category USA Latvia BALANCED SCORING Record 2-0-0-1 2-0-0-1 Team USA’s 10 goals have been scored by nine players. Goals For/Avg. 10/3.33 10/3.33 Only Jacob Trouba has multiple goals. On Monday, Justin Goals Against/Avg. 9/3.00 9/3.00 Abdelkader scored his first goal of the tournament. Power Play .235 (4-17) .364 (4-11) Overall, 15 players have at least a point through three Penalty Killing .917 (11-12) .750 (12-16) games. The defense corps has 3-5=8 totals. Shots For Gm/Avg. 103/34.3 74/24.7 Shots Against Gm/Avg. 73/24.3 86/28.7 JOHNSON CONTINUES FIRST-YEAR SUCCESS Shorthanded Goals 0 0 Tyler Johnson, a Calder Trophy finalist as NHL Rookie of the Top Scorers Johnson (1-3=4) Redlihs (2-3=5) Year, is off to a fast start in his first IIHF World Championship. He has four points (1-3) in three games to lead the U.S. He Gaudreau (1-2=3) Kulda (3-0=3) posted two assists vs. Belarus and the game-winning goal Trouba (2-0=2) Daugavins (1-2=3) plus an assist against Switzerland. Additionally, he has been Smith/Nelson (1-1=2) Indrasis (1-2=3) Team USA’s top faceoff man, winning 61% of his draws. Petry (0-2=2) Kenins (0-3=3) Top Goalies Thomas Masalskis PENALTY KILL PICKS UP (2-1, 3.18, .877) (2-0, 3.00, .887) Team USA has not allowed a power-play goal in the last two games. It killed five penalties against Russia and another Team USA Bios, History: mensworlds.usahockey.com five versus Switzerland. Overall, the U.S. penalty kill rate of Twitter: @usahockey • @usahockeyscores • #IIHFWorlds 91.7% (11-for-12) is third-best in the tournament. Facebook: facebook.com/usahockey Team USA Game Notes vs. Latvia • Monday, May 15, 2014 • 2014 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Page Two FIRST LINE PRODUCTION Craig Smith, who is playing on Three goals and five assists have come his fourth straight U.S. Men’s National U.S. Medals at the from the trio of Brock Nelson (1-1=2), Team, will serve as a full-time alter- World Championship Tyler Johnson (1-3=4) and Craig nate captain. Colin McDonald and Year Medal Head Coach Record Smith (1-1=2). They have posted two Tim Stapleton will split the role of 2013 Bronze Joe Sacco 6-1-0-3 of the team’s four power-play goals. Team USA’s second alternate captain. 2004 Bronze Peter Laviolette 5-3-1 McDonald will wear an ‘A’ when the 1996 Bronze Ron Wilson 5-3-0 POWER PLAY PROWESS U.S. wears white, and Stapleton will 1962 Bronze John Pleban 5-2-0 The U.S. was unable to capitalize on don an ‘A’ when the U.S. wears blue. 1960* Gold Jack Riley 7-0-0 its six power plays against Russia. 1956* Silver John Mariucci 5-2-0 With a success rate of 23.5%, Team FIRST TIMERS FIND SUCCESS 1952* Silver John Pleban 6-1-1 USA ranks fourth in the tournament. Fourteen of 20 forwards and defense- 1950 Silver Jim Pleban 5-2-0 Team USA was 1-for-5 against the men made their U.S. Men’s National 1949 Bronze Jack Riley 6-2-0 Swiss, with Craig Smith’s marker tying Team debuts versus Belarus. Jake 1939 Silver John Hutchinson 7-2-0 the game 2-2 early in the third period. Gardiner, Johnny Gaudreau, Colin 1936* Bronze Albert Prettyman 6-2-1 Against Belarus, Brock Nelson, Jacob McDonald and Brock Nelson each 1934 Silver Walter Brown 3-1-0 Trouba and Jake Gardiner scored on scored a goal. Tallying assists were 1933 Gold Walter Brown 5-0-0 the man-advantage. Danny DeKeyser, Jimmy Hayes, 1932* Silver Alfred Winsor 4-1-1 Kevin Hayes and Tyler Johnson (2). 1931 Silver Walter Brown 4-1-0 FRESH LEGS Gaudreau also had a pair of assists. 1924* Silver William Haddock 4-1-1 Team USA’s two youngest players, 1920* Silver Cornelius Fellowes 3-1-1 defensemen Jacob Trouba and Seth 2013 MEN’S WORLDS RECAP Jones, lead the team in ice time. The 2013 U.S. Men’s National Team *From 1920-1968, the Olympic champi- Trouba has averaged 23:03 per game, (6-1-0-3, W-OTW-OTL-L) captured the on was also declared world champion. while Jones is at 22:35. Split up during bronze medal in Stockholm, Sweden, five-on-five play, the duo plays together earning Team USA’s first medal since World Championship games, and Tim on top U.S. power-play unit. 2004. After placing third in the prelim- Thomas, who is participating in his sev- inary round, the U.S. topped Russia, enth tournament. Only Eric Weinrich (9) TRACKING TROUBA 8-3, in the quarterfinals before falling and Mark Johnson (8) have played for Twenty-year old Jacob Trouba to Switzerland, 3-0, in the semifinals. more U.S. Men’s National Teams than notched the 19th and 20th points of his Team USA bounced back to defeat Fin- Thomas. international career by scoring twice land, 3-2, in a shootout highlighted by Justin Abdelkader (2012) against Belarus. He has nine goals and Alex Galchenyuk’s heroics. Overall, David Leggio (2010) 11 assists in 36 IIHF contests. In five captain Paul Stastny led the team with Andy Miele (2011) previous IIHF events he has won three seven goals and 15 points. Craig Smith Peter Mueller (2008) gold medals -- 2011 & 2012 Men’s notched a team-best 10 assists and had Jeff Petry (2012, 2013) Under-18 World Championship, 2013 14 points. Goalie John Gibson had a Craig Smith (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) World Junior Championship -- and a 3-1-0-1 record, 1.56 GAA, .951 SV% Tim Stapleton (2011, 2013) bronze medal -- 2013 Men’s World and one shutout. Tim Thomas (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, Championship. He also competed at 2005, 2008) the 2012 World Junior Championship. 2013 RETURNEES Jacob Trouba (2013) Jeff Petry, Craig Smith, Tim Stapleton IIHF GOOD TO GAUDREAU and Jacob Trouba were members of • TRANSLATING JUNIOR SUCCESS In his first IIHF Men’s World the 2013 U.S. Men’s National Team that Eleven players have won gold medals Championship contest, Johnny won the bronze medal in Stockholm, at the IIHF World Junior Championship, Gaudreau tallied a game-high three Sweden, by topping Finland, 3-2, in a while four more have earned bronze points (1-2) against Belarus. At the shootout. Smith led Team USA with medals. (continued on page 3) 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship, 10 assists, while his 14 points were Gaudreau led the tournament with second-best on the squad. Stapleton 2013 (gold): Johnny Gaudreau, Seth seven goals and he finished with nine chipped in two goals and three assists. Jones, Jake McCabe, Connor Murphy, points as Team USA won the gold Trouba had a goal and two helpers.