Team USA Game Notes 2014 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Minsk, Belarus USA (3-1-0-2) vs. Germany (1-1-0-4) Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 12:45 p.m. EET (5:45 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 opposes Germany in its final vs. Switzerland W, 3-2 preliminary-round game at the 2014 International Ice Hockey Monday, May 12 - Group B Federation Men’s World Championship. Team USA has vs. Russia L, 1-6 already clinched a top-four finish in Group B, which ensures Thursday, May 15 - Group B a berth into Thursday’s quarterfinals. The U.S. can finish vs. Latvia L, 5-6 second, third or fourth pending today’s games. Russia has Friday, May 16 - Group B secured first place. vs. Kazakhstan W, 4-3 (OT) ALL-TIME vs. GERMANY Sunday, May 18 - Group B Team USA is 7-0-1-2-3 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) against Germany vs. Finland W, 3-1 in the IIHF Men’s World Championship. Most recently in Tuesday, May 20 - Group B 2013, the U.S. notched a 3-0 victory in the preliminary round. vs. Germany 12:45 p.m./5:45 a.m. Thursday, May 22 - Quarterfinals USA vs. Germany Series History vs. TBD TBD Date Round Result GF-GA Saturday, May 24 - Semifinals 5/12/13 Preliminary W 3-0 vs. TBD TBD 5/7/10 Preliminary OTL 1-2 Sunday, May 25 - Bronze-Medal Game 5/8/08 Qualification W 6-4 vs. TBD 4:30 p.m./9:30 a.m. 5/5/07 Qualification W 3-0 5/5/02 Qualification T 2-2 Sunday, May 25 - Gold-Medal Game 5/8/98 Relegation T 1-1 vs. TBD 9:00 p.m./2:00 p.m. 4/23/96 Preliminary W 4-2 All preliminary round games will televised live on NBC Sports Net- work. NBC Sports Live Extra will stream all preliminary round games 4/25/93 Preliminary L 3-6 to U.S. viewers. 4/29/92 Preliminary L 3-5 4/26/91 Preliminary T 4-4 USA vs. Germany 2/4/39 Preliminary W 4-0 2/14/38 Preliminary W 1-0 Tale of the Tape 2/10/34 Semifinals W 3-0 TOTALS 7-0-1-2-3 38-26 Category USA Germany Record 3-1-0-2 1-1-0-4 YOUTHFUL JONES EXCELS Goals For/Avg. 22/3.7 9/1.5 Nineteen-year-old Seth Jones leads all defensemen with Goals Against/Avg. 19/3.2 18/3.0 nine points (2-7). His point total is also tied for third among Power Play .250 (8-32) .048 (1-21) all players. Jones has tallied multiple points in three straight Penalty Killing .864 (19-22) .750 (12-16) games. He contributed three assists vs. Latvia, two goals and Shots For Gm/Avg. 203/33.8 170/28.3 an assist vs. Kazakhstan and two assists vs. Finland. After Shots Against Gm/Avg. 146/24.3 141/23.5 scoring the overtime, game winner against Kazakhstan, he Shorthanded Goals 0 0 was named Team USA’s best player of the game. In addition to leading the U.S. offense, Jones has averaged a team-high Top Scorers Jones (2-7=9) Oppenheimer (4-1=5) 25 minutes, seven seconds of ice time. Johnson (4-3=7) Hospelt (1-2=3) Smith (3-4=7) Mauer (1-1=2) FIRST LINE PRODUCTION Nelson (4-2=6) Hordler (0-2-2) The line of Brock Nelson, Tyler Johnson and Craig Smith Gaudreau (1-5=6) 7 with 1 pt. has contributed 11 goals, including five on the power play, Top Goalies Thomas Zepp and nine assists. Johnson (4-3=7) and Smith (3-4=7) are tied (4-2, 3.27, .870) (1-3, 3.20, .856) for second on the team in points, while Nelson (4-2=6) and Johnson share the team lead in goals. In the 3-1 win over Team USA Bios, History: mensworlds.usahockey.com Finland, Nelson opened the scoring and Johnson scored Twitter: @usahockey • @usahockeyscores • #IIHFWorlds twice, earning best player honors. Additionally, Johnson is Facebook: facebook.com/usahockey Team USA’s top faceoff man, winning 55% of his draws. Team USA Game Notes vs. Germany • Tuesday, May 20, 2014 • 2014 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Page Two SCORING DEPTH CAPTAINS AMERICA Team USA ranks third in the tourna- Justin Abdelkader is serving as cap- U.S. Medals at the ment with 22 goals, an average of 3.7 tain of the 2014 U.S. National Team. World Championship tallies per game. Twelve Americans He is playing in his second Men’s World Year Medal Head Coach Record have lit the lamp. Seventeen players Championship (2012). 2013 Bronze Joe Sacco 6-1-0-3 have at least a point. Craig Smith, who is playing on 2004 Bronze Peter Laviolette 5-3-1 Led by Seth Jones (2-7=9) the blue his fourth straight U.S. Men’s National 1996 Bronze Ron Wilson 5-3-0 line corps has 6-14=20 totals. Team, will serve as a full-time alter- 1962 Bronze John Pleban 5-2-0 nate captain. Colin McDonald and 1960* Gold Jack Riley 7-0-0 IIHF GOOD TO GAUDREAU Tim Stapleton will split the role of 1956* Silver John Mariucci 5-2-0 Johnny Gaudreau is second on Team Team USA’s second alternate captain. 1952* Silver John Pleban 6-1-1 USA with five assists, while his six McDonald will wear an ‘A’ when the 1950 Silver Jim Pleban 5-2-0 points are tied for fourth on the ros- U.S. wears white, and Stapleton will 1949 Bronze Jack Riley 6-2-0 ter. Against Kazakhstan, his second don an ‘A’ when the U.S. wears blue. 1939 Silver John Hutchinson 7-2-0 helper of the day led to the overtime, 1936* Bronze Albert Prettyman 6-2-1 game winner. Gaudreau also tallied a 2013 MEN’S WORLDS RECAP 1934 Silver Walter Brown 3-1-0 game-high three points (1-2) against The 2013 U.S. Men’s National Team 1933 Gold Walter Brown 5-0-0 Belarus. At the 2013 IIHF World Junior (6-1-0-3, W-OTW-OTL-L) captured the 1932* Silver Alfred Winsor 4-1-1 Championship, Gaudreau led the tour- bronze medal in Stockholm, Sweden, 1931 Silver Walter Brown 4-1-0 nament with seven goals and finished earning Team USA’s first medal since 1924* Silver William Haddock 4-1-1 with nine points as Team USA won the 2004. After placing third in the prelim- 1920* Silver Cornelius Fellowes 3-1-1 gold medal. inary round, the U.S. topped Russia, 8-3, in the quarterfinals before falling *From 1920-1968, the Olympic champi- FIRST TIMERS FIND SUCCESS to Switzerland, 3-0, in the semifinals. on was also declared world champion. Fifteen players have made their U.S. Team USA bounced back to defeat Fin- Men’s National Team debuts during the land, 3-2, in a shootout highlighted by MEN’S WORLDS VETERANS tournament. Four of Team USA’s top five Alex Galchenyuk’s heroics. Overall, Nine players are IIHF Men’s World scorers are competing in their first IIHF captain Paul Stastny led the team with Championship veterans. Of particu- Men’s World Championship, including seven goals and 15 points. Craig Smith lar note are Craig Smith, who has Seth Jones (2-7=9), Tyler Johnson notched a team-best 10 assists and had played in a team-high 21 Men’s (4-3=7), Brock Nelson (4-2=6) and 14 points. Goalie John Gibson had a World Championship games, and Tim Johnny Gaudreau (1-5=6). 3-1-0-1 record, 1.56 GAA, .951 SV% Thomas, who is participating in his sev- and one shutout. enth tournament. Only Eric Weinrich (9) POWER PLAY PROWESS and Mark Johnson (8) have played for The U.S. power play has convert- 2013 RETURNEES more U.S. Men’s National Teams than ed 25% (8-for-32) of its power-play Jeff Petry, Craig Smith, Tim Stapleton Thomas. chances, good for fourth-best in the and Jacob Trouba were members of Justin Abdelkader (2012) championship. The eight power-play the 2013 U.S. Men’s National Team that David Leggio (2010) goals are tied for second among the won the bronze medal in Stockholm, Andy Miele (2011) 16 teams. Team USA went 0-for-3 Sweden, by topping Finland, 3-2, in a Peter Mueller (2008) against Finland. Brock Nelson and shootout. Smith led Team USA with Jeff Petry (2012, 2013) Craig Smith have two man-advantage 10 assists, while his 14 points were Craig Smith (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) markers apiece. second-best on the squad. Stapleton Tim Stapleton (2011, 2013) chipped in two goals and three assists. Tim Thomas (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, PENALTY KILL PROFICIENCY Trouba had a goal and two helpers. 2005, 2008) Team USA is 19-for-22 on the penal- Petry did not record a point. Jacob Trouba (2013) ty kill after denying all three Finland power plays. The 86% success rate is tied for fourth in the tournament. Only Germany (16) has faced fewer short- handed situations than the U.S.