Team USA Game Notes 2014 Olympic Winter Games - U.S. Olympic Women’s Team USA vs. Canada • Feb. 20, 2014 Sochi, Russia • Bolshoy Ice Dome • 9:00 p.m (local) Team USA Press Officers USA vs. CANADA: The U.S. is 2-0-0-3 (W-OTW-OTL-L) all-time Rob Koch (Director of Communications, USA Hockey) against Canada in the Olympic Winter Games. Most recently, Team • Email: [email protected] • Cell: 719-207-5217 USA fell to Canada, 3-2, in the preliminary round on Feb. 12. This Dave Fischer (Senior Director of Communications, USA Hockey) game marks the fourth time in five Olympic Winter Games that the • Email: [email protected] • Cell: 719-207-5216 U.S. and Canada have met in the gold-medal game. Canada won in 2010 (2-0) and 2002 (3-2) with the United States taking the 1998 Mike Gilbert (Vice President of Communications, Buffalo Sabres) • Email: [email protected] • Cell: 719-207-5196 matchup (3-1). GAME DAY: The 2014 U.S. Olympic Women’s Overall, the U.S. holds a record of 36-11-12-56-1 (W-OTW-OTL- Ice Hockey Team faces Canada in the gold-med- L-T) in 116 contests against Canada. Team USA and Canada al game of the XXII Olympic Winter Games. The played seven times during the lead up to the 2014 Olympic Winter match-up (Noon ET) will be broadcast live on NBC Games. During that series, the U.S. owned a 4-3-0 record, which in the United States, with Mike “Doc” Emrick provid- included four straight wins prior to coming to Sochi. ing the play-by-play, two-time Olympian AJ Mleczko serving as the analyst and Pierre McGuire doing Additionally, the United States has defeated Canada in the IIHF the rinkside reporting.Three-time Olympian Nata- Women’s World Championship gold-medal game at two of the lie Darwitz will join the in-studio crew. Fans in the three tournaments held since the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. United States can also watch a live stream of all Olympic hockey action via NBC Sports Live Extra. USA vs. CANADA AT THE OLYMPICS -- ALL-TIME RESULTS More information is available at NBCOlympics.com Date Location Round Result THE XXII OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES: The 2014 Feb. 12, 2014 Sochi, Russia Round Robin L, 2-3 Feb. 25, 2010 Vancouver, B.C. Gold-Medal Game L, 0-2 Olympic Winter Games are taking place in Sochi, Feb. 21, 2002 Salt Lake City, Utah Gold-Medal Game L, 2-3 Russia, from Feb. 8-20. The women’s ice hock- Feb. 17, 1998 Nagano, Japan Gold-Medal Game W, 3-1 ey tournament will be held at Shayba Arena with Feb. 14, 1998 Nagano, Japan Round Robin W, 7-4 the medal games taking place at the Bolshoy Ice Dome. Team USA defeated Finland (3-1) and Swit- zerland (9-0) to clinch a spot in the semifinals be- USA vs. CANADA fore falling to Canada, 3-2, in the final preliminary- 2014 Olympic Winter Games Statistical Comparison round game. The U.S. then defeated Sweden, 6-1, in Monday’s semifinal game to advance to the gold- Category USA CAN medal contest. These Games mark the fifth time Record 3-0-0-1 4-0-0-0 that women’s ice hockey has been included in the Goals For/Avg 20/5.0 14/3.5 Goals Against/Avg 5/1.3 3/0.8 Olympics. Team USA garnered the first-ever Olym- Power Play .357 (5-14) .200 (3-15) pic gold medal awarded in the sport in 1998 and Penalty Kill .833 (10-12) .867 (13-15) have subsequently earned silver medals in 2002 Shots For/Avg 193/48.3 190/47.5 and 2010, and bronze in 2006. The United States Shots Against/Avg 65/16.3 77/19.3 has a 21-0-1-3 (W-OTW-OTL-L) overall record in Shorthanded Goals 0 1 Olympic competition. Goaltender Save % .923 .961 Leading Scorers Kessel (3-3) Wickenheiser (2-3) Coyne (2-4) Agosta (3-1) USA Hockey on the Web: usahockey.com Team Information on the Web: olympics.usahockey.com Decker (2-4) Johnston (2-2) Twitter: @usahockey • @usahockeyscores • #TeamUSA Knight (3-2) Spooner (2-2) Facebook: facebook.com/uswomenshockey Bozek (1-4) Two tied (3 pts.) 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. W, 3-1 Shayba Arena NBCSN live (Re-aired 6 p.m. ET) Feb. 10 Switzerland 2 p.m. / 5 a.m. W, 9-0 Shayba Arena NBCSN live (Re-aired 5 p.m. ET) Feb. 12 Canada 4:30 p.m. / 7:30 a.m. L, 2-3 Shayba Arena NBCSN live (Re-aired 5 p.m. ET) Feb. 17 Sweden (Semifinal) 4:30 p.m. / 7:30 a.m. W, 6-1 Shayba Arena NBCSN live (Re-aired 5 p.m. ET) Feb. 20 Canada 9 p.m. / 12 p.m. -- Bolshoy Ice Dome NBC live (Re-aired 5 p.m. ET#) (Gold-Medal Game) #Re-Aired on NBCSN Game Notes • USA vs. Canada • Feb. 20, 2014 • Page 2 PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTION: A few days into their stay year of his 18-year career. in Sochi, some of the U.S. players met Russian President Vladimir Putin through a chance encounter in the athlete’s STATES: The players that make up the roster of the 2014 lounge. U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team Team hail from 10 different states, led by Massachusetts with five players. FIRST-TIMERS: Ten players are representing the United Minnesota (three), Wisconsin (three), Illinois (two), North States for the first time in the Olympics, including five of Dakota (two) and Ohio (two) also have multiple players the seven defensemen and five of the 11 forwards. representing their states. OLYMPIANS: Eleven players that are part of the 2014 COLLEGE: All 21 players on the roster have attended col- U.S. Olympic Women’s Team helped the U.S. capture the lege. Eight different NCAA schools are represented, led by silver medal in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, led by the University of Minnesota (WCHA) with five. Julie Chu, who is making her fourth Olympic appearance. Between them, they have appeared in 66 Olympic Winter PATTY PROUD: The current roster includes five players Games and won 13 medals (silver-12, bronze-1). who have won the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey). Those MAKING HISTORY: Head Coach Katey Stone is the first players include Amanda Kessel (2013), Brianna Decker female to lead a U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team (2012), Meghan Duggan (2011), Jessie Vetter (2009) at the Olympic Winter Games. and Julie Chu (2007). During her breakout junior cam- paign (2012-13), Kessel led the NCAA in goals, assists DUGGAN’S CAPTAINCY: Meghan Duggan is serving and points and became the fourth player in NCAA history as captain of the 2014 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey to reach 100 points in a single season. She was also the Team. She served in the same capacity for the 2013-14 24th player in NCAA history to reach 200-career points U.S. Women’s National Team on the pre-Olympic tour. and only the ninth player to do so in three seasons. Duggan previously served as captain for the U.S. at the 2011 Four Nations Cup and 2008 Under-22 Series and CHAMPIONS ALL AROUND: In total, eight players have was also an alternate captain at the 2013 IIHF Women’s NCAA titles, led by Jessie Vetter who won three champion- World Championship and 2012 Four Nations Cup. ships with the University of Wisconsin (2006, 2007, 2009). DOUBLE TROUBLE: Twin sisters Jocelyne and Monique Amanda Kessel, Megan Bozek and Meghan Duggan all Lamoureux have competed together for Team USA in more won twice. 16 of the 21 players appeared in the Frozen Four than 85 games at various levels of competition and are ap- and a total of 13 National Championships were won. pearing in their second Olympics together. 200 CLUB: Julie Chu is one of six players in the 200 Club, REBOUNDING STRONG: The 2013-14 Bring on the honoring female players who have played more than 200 World Tour, which began in October 2013, marked Kelli games for the U.S. Entering the 2014 Olympic Winter Stack’s first action since suffering a knee injury in Decem- Games, Chu has 234 games which is second all-time to ber 2012. She led the team in scoring during the pre- Angela Ruggiero (256). Olympic tour with 15 points (six goals, nine assists) in 10 games. Prior to missing several months due to her injury, BOSTON STRONG: Seven players (Bellamy, Duggan, she was voted best forward of the 2012 IIHF Women’s Knight, Marvin, Schaus, Schleper, Schleper) competed World Championship. last season for the Boston Blades of the Canadian Wom- en’s Hockey League. One player played for the Montreal WARROAD ROYALTY: Gigi Marvin and U.S. Men’s Team Stars (Chu). Knight earned the CWHL Most Valuable forward T.J. Oshie were voted king and queen of the 2005 Player award last season. Frosty Festival at Warroad (Minn.) High School by their close-knit class of 113 students. CAREER MILESTONES: • UPCOMING: The following players are just shy of 100 DREAMING BIG: Lyndsey Fry is competing not only for games - Kacey Bellamy (99), Meghan Duggan (98), herself and her team, but for her best friend and former Jocelyne Lamoureux (98).