Team USA Game Notes 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship • Ufa, Russia Team USA (2-0-0-2) vs. Czech Republic (2-1-0-1) Jan. 2, 2013, 3:00 p.m. (4:00 a.m. ET) • Quarterfinal Round Team USA Schedule USA Hockey Communications Contact: Matt Trevor Thursday, Dec. 27 -- Ufa, Russia Email: [email protected] • Cell: 011 7 892 601 092 02 vs. Germany W, 8-0 TODAy’S GAME Friday, Dec. 28 -- Ufa, Russia The United States and the Czech Republic enter today’s quar- vs. Russia L, 1-2 terfinal matchup at Ufa Arena coming off wins on Dec. 31. The U.S. beat Slovakia, 9-3, while the Czech Republic defeated Swit- Sunday, Dec. 30 -- Ufa, Russia zerland, 4-3 in overtime. Today’s winner will face Canada in the vs. Canada L, 1-2 semifinals Thursday (Jan. 3). The Czech Republic finished second in Group A. After a tour- Monday, Dec. 31 -- Ufa, Russia nament-opening loss to Sweden (4-1), the Czechs won three in a vs. Slovakia W, 9-3 row against Finland (3-1), Latvia (4-2) and Switzerland (4-3 OT). Wednesday, Jan. 2 -- Ufa, Russia TEAM USA IN THE PLAYOFFS vs. Czech Republic (Quarterfinal) 3 p.m. (4 a.m. ET) - The U.S. National Junior Team has qualified for the playoff Thursday, Jan. 3 -- Ufa, Russia round of the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior vs. Canada (Semifinal) 3 p.m. (4 a.m. ET) Championship in 13 out of the last 14 tournaments. - The U.S. has won five of its last six quarterfinal games and is Saturday, Jan. 5 -- Ufa, Russia 6-5 all-time in the round. Gold Medal Game 3 p.m. (4 a.m. ET) - Team USA is 3-7 in semifinals, 2-5 in bronze medal games Bronze Medal Game 7 p.m. (8 a.m. ET) and 2-1 in gold medal games. All games: live on NHL Network ((DirectTV 215, Dish 403), live streamed on NHL.com. Jan. 2 game to be re-aired at 5:30 & 10:30 p.m. ET. THE SERIES VS. CZECH REPUBLIC - The U.S. leads the all-time series vs. the Czech Republic, 8-1- USA vs. Czech Republic 1-7-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T). - The U.S. is 2-1 vs. the Czechs in quarterfinals. In all quarterfi- Tale of the Tape nal, semifinal and medal games, Team USA is 3-3. Category USA Czech Rep. All-Time Results vs. Czech Republic Record 2-0-0-2 2-1-0-1 Goals For/Avg. 19/4.75 12/3.00 Year Round Result Goals Against/Avg. 7/1.75 10/2.50 2012 Preliminary L, 2-5 Power Play .292 (7-24) .167 (3-18) 2009 5th Place Game W, 3-2 OT Penalty Killing .882 (15-17) .722 (13-18) Preliminary W, 4-3 Shots For Gm/Avg. 165/41.3 118/29.5 2006 Quarterfinal W, 2-1 Shots Against Gm/Avg. 117/29.3 120/30.0 2005 Bronze Medal L, 2-3 OT Shorthanded Goals 0 0 Preliminary L, 1-3 Top Scorers Galchenyuk (2-5-7) Jaskin (2-3--5) 2003 Quarterfinal W, 4-3 2002 Placing Game W, 4-3 Trouba (4-0--4) Sidlik (0-4--4) Preliminary W, 3-1 Top Goalies Gibson Bartosak 2001 Preliminary L, 2-4 (2-2, 1.93, .936) (3-0, 1.98, .924) 2000 Semifinal L, 1-4 Preliminary T, 2-2 OT WINTER TOURNAMENT UPDATE 1999 Preliminary L, 3-6 • At the 2013 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship in 1998 Quarterfinal L, 1-4 Heinola & Vierumäki, Finland, the U.S. Women’s Nation- 1997 Semifinal W, 5-2 al Under-18 Team is through to the semifinals. Collec- Preliminary W, 2-1 tively, Team USA out-scored Russia, the Czech Republic 1995 Preliminary W, 7-5 and Sweden 25-0 in the preliminary round. 1994 Preliminary L, 3-7 • At the 2013 World Under-17 Challenge in Drummond- ville and Victoriaville, Quebec, the U.S. National Un- USA Hockey on the Web: usahockey.com der-17 Team is 2-1-0-0 and leads its group. Team USA Media Guide, Video, Clips: worldjuniors.usahockey.com beat Canada Quebec 5-1 on Dec. 31 and wraps up pre- Twitter: @usahockey • @usahockeyscores • #USAWJC liminary round play vs. Slovakia on Jan. 2. Facebook: facebook.com/usahockey Game Notes • USA vs. Czech Republic • Jan. 2, 2013 • Page 2 TEAM USA STATISTICAL LEADERS SPOTLIGHT ON BLAKE PIETILA Height: 6-0 Weight: 195 Points Goals Assists ‘D’ Points Plus/Minus NHL: NJD (‘12, 5th rd., 129th) Galchenyuk (7) Trouba (4) Galchenyuk (5) Trouba (4-0--4) Bardreau (+4) Current Team: Trouba (4) Galchenyuk (2) Vesey (3) Jones (1-2--3) Pietila (+4) Michigan Tech University Hometown: Brighton, Mich. 7 Tied (3) Gaudreau (2) Barber (2) Reilly (1-1--2) Hartman (+3) (suburb of Detroit) Trocheck (2) Jones (2) Gostisbehere (1-1--2) Jones (+3) Kuraly (2) McCabe (1-1--2) Gostisbehere (+3) Miller (2) Murphy (+3) On the “grind line” nickname: Pietila (2) Reilly (+3) “It was a group decision. Two years ago Full team stats on page 10 Cole Bardreau and I played with Zac Lar- raza on the U.S. NTDP Under-18 Team and we had the “grind line.” It’s now carried LAST GAME: Dec. 31 • USA 9, SVK 3 PRODUCTIVE BLUE LINE over here, except we’ve added Ryan Hart- Tied 1-1 fi ve minutes into the game, Team USA’s defense corps has con- man. I was a Red Wings fan growing up so Team USA scored four straight goals tributed eight of the team’s 19 goals, it’s from there too.” to seize control of the game. John including four on the power play. Ja- Gaudreau and Vince Trocheck each cob Trouba has a goal in every game, On Bardreau’s U.S. Player of the Game: had two goals and an assist to lead all while Shayne Gostisbehere, Seth “It was a great effort from all three of us scorers. Seventeen players recorded Jones, Jake McCabe and Mike Reil- to get that plate. Hartman and I haven’t decided what we’re going to do with it yet, a point. The U.S. went four-for-nine ly have a goal apiece. The seven-man if we’re going to cut it up or destroy the evi- on the power play and denied seven- group also has six assists. dence. It’s an honor to win a plate like that. of-eight Slovakian man-advantages. All three of us went into getting that. It’s not John Gibson had 26 saves. FACE-OFF FORTUNES often that happens, but when it does it’s Each of Team USA’s four primary cen- nice and it compliments all three of us.” TOURNAMENT LEADERS ters is succeeding at above 50% in the Alex Galchenyuk’s seven points face-off circle. Cole Bardreau leads On his hunting past time: (2-5) are tied for second-best on the the way at 65% (36-19), followed by “The most interesting place I’ve been is 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship Vince Trocheck (64% (53-30), J.T. probably South Dakota. I went pheasant points list. His fi ve assists are tied for Miller (64%, 38-21) and Sean Kuraly hunting and had some success. I went with second-best in the tournament. He (54%, 35-30). about 10 of my family members during a has a point in all four games. Thanksgiving weekend.” is tied for fi rst in Jacob Trouba MULTI-POINT PERFORMERS On his dad attending this tournament: tournament scoring with four goals. Six U.S. players posted multiple points “It means a lot to me. It’s about an eight His four points (4-0) are tied for fi rst in a 9-3 win vs. Slovakia. John Gaud- and a half hour drive from home to Michi- among all defensemen. reau (2-1--3) and Vince Trocheck gan Tech to see me and my brother, Chad, John Gibson ranks third among his (2-1--3) each scored their fi rst points and he’s probably only missed one home peers with a .936 save percentage. of the tournament, as did Jim Vesey weekend this year. When I was with the His 1.93 goals against average stands (0-3--3) and Jake McCabe (1-1--2). U.S. NTDP he probably made all the trips second in the tournament. J.T. Miller tallied his fi rst two assists. a oversees to Slovakia, Sweden, Germany As a team, the U.S. leads the tour- pair of assists vs. Slovakia. Alex Gal- and the Czech Republic.” nament in penalty killing success at chenyuk posted a goal and an assist .882 (15-for-17). for his second multi-point effort of the On the number of people in his family: “To be honest I don’t know how many fi rst tournament. He had a a goal and two cousins I have. My dad has nine broth- LEANING LEFT LOOKS RIGHT assists vs. Germany. ers and one sister. And my mom has one Team USA’s all-lefty line of John brother and four sisters. I must have 100 Gaudreau, J.T. Miller and Jim Vesey cousins between the two families and I do made its debut vs. Slovakia. The trio U.S. MEDALS AT THE WJC know them all. Hockey-wise, my cousin, produced two goals, both by Gaud- Aaron, my brother and I have made it the reau, and six assists.