Team USA Game Notes 2015 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Ostrava/Prague, Czech Republic USA (6-1-0-1) vs. Russia (5-1-1-1) • Semifinals Saturday, May 16, 2015 • O2 Arena • Prague, Czech Republic Team USA Schedule (times are local/EDT) USA Hockey Communications Contact: Dave Fischer Friday, May 1 - Group B (Ostrava) Email: [email protected] • Cell: +447881030788 USA vs. Finland W, 5-1 • TONIGHT’S GAME Saturday, May 2 - Group B (Ostrava) The U.S. Men’s National Team faces Russia here tonight in the semifinals of the 2015 IIHF Men’s World Championship. The U.S. Norway vs. USA W, 2-1 has faced Russia in the semifinals on one other occasion, that Monday, May 4 - Group B (Ostrava) resulting in a 3-2 loss in 2009 (see boxscore from that game later Russia vs. USA W, 4-2 in these notes). Tonight’s game will be broadcast live on Comcast Thursday, May 7 - Group B (Ostrava) SportNet in the U.S., streamed live in the U.S. via NBC Sports Live Extra and also shown on a same-day delayed basis on NBCSN at USA vs. Belarus L, 2-5 11 p.m. ET. Friday, May 8 - Group B (Ostrava) USA vs. Denmark W, 1-0 • BETWEEN THE PIPES Sunday, May 10 - Group B (Ostrava) Connor Hellebuyck will start in goal today for the fifth straight game. He is 6-0 in the world championship and leads all netminders Slovenia vs. USA W, 3-1 in the tournament with a 1.32 goals against average and .944 save Tuesday, May 12 - Group B (Ostrava) percentage. He has recorded 21 saves in each of his last four out- USA vs. Slovakia W, 5-4 OT ings. Hellebuyck did not face Russia earlier in the tournament. Jack Thursday, May 14 - Quarterfinals Campbell did and made 15 saves in a 4-2 win on May 4. USA vs. Switzerland W, 3-1 • ALL-TIME vs. RUSSIA Saturday, May 16 - Semifinals The U.S. and Russia meet for the 14th time in the world champi- USA vs. Russia 7:15 p.m./1:15 p.m. onship here tonight. Russia leads the series by a slight 6-0-1-5-1 Sunday, May 17 - Bronze-Medal Game (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) margin. Team USA earned a 4-2 victory over Russia earlier this tournament (May 4) in the preliminary round. vs. TBD 4:15 p.m./10:15 a.m. (note: The U.S. is 0-28-0 against the Soviet Union all-time in the Sunday, May 18 - Gold-Medal Game world championship). vs. TBD 8:45 p.m./2:45 p.m. USA vs. Russia Series History NBC Sports Live Extra will live stream all games to U.S. viewers ... Date Round Result GF-GA NBCSN is televising all U.S. games, some on a same-day delayed 5/4/15 Preliminary W 4-2 basis. Comcast SportsNet is televising live both semifinals. 5/12/14 Preliminary L 1-6 5/16/13 Quarterfinals W 8-3 USA vs. Russia 5/7/13 Preliminary L 3-5 Tale of the Tape 5/8/09 Semifinals L 2-3 5/2/09 Qualification L 1-4 Category USA Russia 5/1/04 Qualification W 3-2 Record 6-1-0-1 5-1-1-1 4/29/03 Preliminary L 2-3 Goals For/Avg. 25/3.13 35/4.38 5/1/00 Preliminary W 3-0 Goals Against/Avg. 15/1.88 19/2.38 5/6/97 Round Robin T 1-1 Power Play .167 (4-24) .375 (9-24) 5/4/96 Bronze Medal OTW 4-3 Penalty Killing .920 (23-25) .818 (18-22) 4/25/96 Preliminary L 1-3 Shots For Gm/Avg. 228/28.5 248/31.0 5/4/94 Quarterfinals W 3-1 Shots Against Gm/Avg. 183/22.9 176/22.0 TOTALS -- 5-1-0-6-1 36-36 Shorthanded Goals 0 0 Top Scorers Nelson (6-3--9) Dadonov (4-7--11) • FRESH QUIPS Lewis (2-6--8) Panarin (5-5--10) The U.S. took the Pendolino train from Ostrava to Prague yesterday Eichel (2-4--6) Mozyakin (5-4--9) morning (May 15). Team USA did not practice yesterday, but skat- Top Goalie Hellebuyck Bobrovski ed this morning at O2 Arena ... Alternate captain Justin Faulk will (6-0, 1.32, .944) (5-2, 2.13, .901) play in his 27th game in the men’s world championship tonight. The U.S. has won 20 of the previous 26 games with Faulk in the lineup. • THINGS He helped Team USA to a bronze medal in this event in 2013 and Ron DeGregorio, president of USA Hockey, is at tonight’s game. has also earned bronze at the 2011 World Junior Championship DeGregorio, who is retiring as president in June after 12 years and gold at the 2010 IIHF Men’s U18 Championship ... Team at the helm, is concluding a more than 40-year volunteer career USA plays its ninth game of the world championship tonight. The as one of the most effective and influential leaders in the his- U.S. has played six games in the afternoon, with its only two night tory of USA Hockey. His accomplishments are many, including games coming against Norway and Denmark ... The U.S. has now the vision to begin USA Hockey’s National Team Development won seven games in the world championship for the third time Program ... The U.S. roster includes six players who were part of (2013-bronze; 1939-silver). No U.S. team has ever won eight games USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program -- forwards in a single world championship. Ben Smith and Charlie Coyle both Dylan Larkin, Jack Eichel and Jeremy Morin, defensemen Seth have scored in each of the last two games. In addition, Anders Lee Jones and Connor Murphy and goaltender Jack Campbell. has two points in each of Team USA’s last two games, while Seth The NTDP will be moving to its new home -- USA Hockey Arena Jones and Mark Arcobello come into tonight with two-game point (formerly Compuware Arena) in Plymouth, Michigan, this summer. streaks as well. Team USA Game Notes vs. Russia • Saturday, May 16, 2015 • 2015 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Page Two • THE U.S. IN SEMIFINAL GAMES -- The U.S. is 2-6-0 in eight previous semi- Roster Breakdown final games in the IIHF World Championship. The IIHF has used various for- Average age: 24.3 years mats over its history, including round robin, double round robin and round-robin Average height: 6-0 medal play among the most common. The world championship has included Average weight: 205 semifinal games in most years since 1992. For a complete history of the tourna- Oldest: Matt Hendricks, 33 yrs., 10 months ment, including formats used each year, see the IIHF media guide. Listed below Youngest: Jack Eichel, 18 yrs. 6 months are Team USA’s previous semifinal games. HOME STATES OF TEAM USA 5/18/2013 Switzerland 3, USA 0 Minnesota 8 5/8/2009 Russia 3, USA 2 Michigan 5 5/4/2004 Sweden 3, USA 2 Massachusetts 4 5/12/2001 Finland 3, USA 1 Connecticut 3 Illinois 1 5/3/1996 Czech Republic 5, USA 0 Ohio 1 5/4/1994 Finland 8, USA 0 New York 1 2/10/1934 USA 3, Germany 0 Texas 1 2/24/1933 USA 4, Austria 0 Utah 1 • GOLD MEDALS -- The U.S. has won gold in the last four major international MOST RECENT TEAM competitions, including the 2015 IIHF Women’s U18 World Championship, the NHL (16) 2015 IIHF Women’s World Championship, the 2015 IIHF Men’s U18 World Arizona Coyotes 3 Championship and the 2015 IPC Sled Hockey World Championship. New York Islanders 2 Boston Bruins 1 Carolina Hurricanes 1 BOXSCORE FROM LAST (AND ONLY) USA-RUSSIA SEMIFINAL Colorado Avalanche 1 Columbus Blue Jackets 1 May 8, 2009—at PostFinance Arena • Bern, Switzerland (11,057) Edmonton Oilers 1 L.A. Kings 1 Russia (h) 0 2 1 — 3 Minnesota Wild 1 United States (v) 0 2 0 — 2 Nashville Predators 1 San Jose Sharks 1 1st: No Scoring Toronto Maple Leafs 1 2nd: USA-Brown (unassisted), 3:46 Vancouver Canucks 1 RUS-Kovalchuk (Zinoviev), 11:20 RUS-Frolov (Kovalchuk), 14:25 KHL (2) USA-Okposo (Hainsey, Liles), 15:55 Jokerit 1 3rd: RUS-Gorovikov (Radulov, Nikulin), 5x4 PPG, 18:13 Nizhnekamsk 1 Penalties: RUS 3-6, USA 3-6 Power Plays: RUS 1-3, USA 0-3 AHL (2) Shots: RUS 7-5-11--23, USA 6-8-6--20 St. John’s 1 Saves: RUS-Bryzgalov (6-6-6--18), 60:00 Texas 1 USA-Esche (7-3-10--20); 58:41 NCAA (5) Officials: Refs-Brent Reiber, Marcus Vinnerborg; Lines-Peter Sabelstrom, Daniel Wirth Boston University 1 Notes: Russia scored on a power play with 1:47 to play to foil the U.S. effort to advance Harvard University 1 University of Michigan 1 to the gold-medal game of a World Championship for the first time since 1950 (exclud- University of Minnesota 1 ing the Olympics). It was a valiant effort by a young American team against the defend- Harvard University 1 ing world champions. Kyle Okposo was named Team USA’s Player of the Game. COLLEGE CONNECTION (18) Boston University 3 TEAM USA AND THE WORLD Yale University 2 CHAMPIONSHIP Boston College 1 IN CZECH REPUBLIC/CZECHOSLOVAKIA Bowling Green State University 1 Ferris State University 1 Year Record Result Location Harvard University 1 2004 5-3-1 Bronze Prague/Ostrava Michigan State University 1 1992 1-3-0 7th Prague/Bratislava Notre Dame University 1 1985 4-5-1 4th Prague St.