2018 U.S. OLYMPIC MEN'S ICE HOCKEY TEAM GAME NOTES 2018 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES | PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA Quarterfinals • Czech Republic (2-1-0-0) vs. USA (2-0-1-1) • Gangneung Hockey Centre • Gangneung, Gangwon-do, South Korea • Feb. 21, 2018 TODAY'S GAME The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team faces the Czech USA vs. Czech Republic Republic today in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Team USA is the visiting team, will wear its white jersey and Tale of the Tape occupy the right bench (from the player’s perspective looking onto the ice). Today's game will be televised on CNBC and streamed live Category USA Czech Republic at NBCOlympics.com. Record 2-0-1-1 2-1-0-0 THE LATEST Goals For/Avg. 9/2.25 9/3.00 Goals Against/Avg. 9/2.25 4/1.33 GOALTENDING TODAY Power Play .250 (4-16) .286 (2-7) Ryan Zapolski will start his fifth straight game for Team USA here today. Penalty Killing .917 (11-12) .818 (9-11) He owns a 2-0-1-1 record with a 2.24 goals against average and a .906 save percentage. Zapolski is the first U.S. netminder since Ryan Miller Shots For Gm/Avg. 129/32.3 89/29.7 in 2010 to start the first five games of an Olympic tournament. Zapolski Shots Against Gm/Avg. 96/24.0 80/26.7 plays for Jokerit of the KHL and leads the league in shutouts with nine. Shorthanded Goals 0 1 He played NCAA Division I college hockey at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Top Scorers Donato (4-1--5) Repik (3-1--4) Pa. Brandon Maxwell will again serve as the back-up to Zapolski today. Terry (0-4--4) Kovar (2-1--3) LOOKING TO GET TO SEMIFINALS O'Neill (1-2--3) Birner (0-3--3) The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team looks to advance to the Top Goalie Zapolski Francouz semifinals of the Olympic tournament for the third straight Games and fourth time in the last five Olympics. With a win here today, the U.S. will (2-2, 2.24, .906) (2-1, 1.30, .950) advance to play the winner of the O.A.R.-Norway quarterfinal game on Friday (Feb. 23) at the Gangneung Hockey Centre. game, some members of the U.S. ski and snowboard team – including Arielle Gold and Faye Gulini – visited Team USA’s lockerroom. Gold won ALL-TIME IN THE QUARTERFINALS a bronze medal in the snowboard halfpipe competition on Feb. 13 ... Mark The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team is 4-3-0 in the quarterfinal Arcobello leads the U.S. in faceoff percentage at .650, having won 39 of round, most recently earning a 5-2 win over the Czech Republic in the 60 draws through the first four games ... The U.S. had four total goals in its 2014 Olympic Winter Games. The U.S. is 1-1 vs. the Czech Republic in first three games of the Olympic Tournament and erupted for five markers in Olympic quarterfinals. yesterday's 5-1 win over Slovakia in the qualification round ... Ryan Donato Feb. 19, 2014 -- USA 5, Czech Republic 2 had his second two-goal performance of these Olympics, the first player to Feb. 24, 2010 -- USA 2, Switzerland 0 have a pair of two-goal showings in one Games since Brian Rafalski did so Feb. 26, 2006 -- Finland 4, USA 3 in 2010 ... The U.S. has nine total goals in the Olympic tournament and eight Feb. 20, 2002 -- USA 5, Germany 0 of the nine goals have one of the team's three collegiate players who have Feb. 18, 1998 -- Czech Republic 4, USA 1 competed part of the scoring ... The U.S. has outshot each of its first four Feb. 23, 1994 -- Finland 6, USA 1 opponents in the Olympic tournament .... Team USA allowed its first power Feb. 18, 1992 -- USA 4, France 1 play goal of the Olympics yesterday against Slovakia. All total, the U.S. has killed off 11 of 12 opponent power play attempts ... Both times the U.S. has ALL-TIME VS. CZECH REPUBLIC IN THE OLYMPICS won gold in the Olympics (1960, 1980), its journey has included a victory The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team is 1-0-0-2-0 (W-OTW-OTL- over Czechoslovakia ... Troy Terry told NBC's Pierre McGuire in a pre-game L-T) against the Czech Republic in Olympic competition. The last meet- interview prior to yesterday's game against Slovakia -- "We don't want to ing between the two teams was in the quarterfinals of the 2014 Olympics make this a wrestling match, we want to make it a track meet." ... Noah with the U.S. taking a 5-2 victory. The U.S. had five different goal scorers Welch and Matt Gilroy will wear the A on their jersey for today's game. The and Ryan Suter recorded three assists to pace the U.S. attack. U.S. has three alternate captains, also including forward Jim Slater. USA vs. Czech Republic Series History TEAM USA SCHEDULE Date Round Result GF-GA 2/19/14 Quarterfinal W 5-2 DATE OPPONENT TIME (LOCAL/ET)/RESULT 2/18/98 Quarterfinal L 1-4 2/24/94 Classification L 3-5 WED., FEB. 14 USA VS. SLOVENIA L, 2-3 OT Kwandong Hockey Centre NBCSN . TOTALS -- 1-0-0-2-0 9-11 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) BIRTHDAY BOY FRI., FEB. 16 USA VS. SLOVAKIA W, 2-1 Gangneung Hockey Centre CNBC U.S. defenseman James Wisniewski celebrates his 34th birthday here in South Korea today. Wisniewski's parents are here, but both are recov- ering from Norovirus and cannot attend today's contest. When he's fin- SAT., FEB. 17 O.A.R. VS. USA L, 0-4 ished with his hockey career, Wisniewski hopes to go into broadcasting. Gangneung Hockey Centre NBCSN TIDBITS TUES., FEB. 20 USA VS. SLOVAKIA (QUALIF.) W, 5-1 Troy Terry tied an Olympic record yesterday with three assists in one Gangneung Hockey Centre NBCSN 10:10 p.m. (Feb. 19) period. Terry assisted on all three U.S. goals in the second period of Team USA's 5-1 win over Slovakia. Terry's three assists were one short of the U.S. single-game Olympic record of four held by . Further, WED., FEB. 21 CZECH REPUBLIC VS. USA 12:10 P.M. Eddie Olczyk Gangneung Hockey Centre CNBC (quarterfinal) 10:10 p.m. (Feb. 20) Terry is only the second player in U.S. history to have three assists in one period, joining John Mayasich, who had three assists in the third period of a 9-4 win over Czechoslovakia on Feb. 4, 1956 ... U.S. head coach FRI., FEB. 23 SEMIFINALS TBD Gangneung Hockey Centre NBCSN Tony Granato is one of 10 men's players all-time for the U.S. to record three assists in a single Olympic game. He did it on Feb. 13, 1988, in a 10-6 victory over Austria. His third assist in the game was the primary SAT., FEB. 24 BRONZE-MEDAL GAME 9:10 P.M. helper on a goal by U.S. assistant coach Scott Young ... Yesterday's 5-1 Gangneung Hockey Centre NBCSN 7:10 a.m. win over Slovakia included the first Olympic goals for Mark Arcobello, James Wisniewski and Garrett Roe. Wisniewski's goal marked the first SUN., FEB. 25 GOLD-MEDAL GAME 1:10 P.M. for a U.S. defenseman in the Olympic tournament ... After yesterday's Gangneung Hockey Centre NBCSN 11:10 p.m. (Feb. 24) @usahockey • TeamUSA.USAHockey.com • USAHockey.com • #WinterOlympics 1 2018 U.S. OLYMPIC MEN'S ICE HOCKEY TEAM GAME NOTES Quarterfinal Round • Czech Republic vs. USA • February 21, 2018 TIDBITS FROM PREVIOUS GAME NOTES Ryan Donato's father Ted Donato, who is the head men's ice hockey (201) of any team in the tournament on average ... Five U.S. players arrived coach at Harvard University, arrived in South Korea on Feb. 19 and is here in Gangneung the evening of Feb. 7, while 17 others arrived the evening of until the U.S. is finished playing. Ted Donato competed for Team USA in Feb. 8. Brian Gionta, Bobby Sanguinetti and Ryan Bourque had travel the 1992 Olympic Winter Games and co-led the team in points (4-3-7) with delays and didn't arrive until just after Team USA's practice on Feb. 9 Marty McIinnis (5-2--7) and Tim Sweeney (3-4--7) ... The U.S. had the day concluded ... The U.S. had six off on Sunday (Feb. 18) and many players and their families visited the practices before its first game beach ... Jim Smith, president of USA Hockey, arrived in South Korea on Feb. 14 vs. Slovenia. The first on Feb. 17 and is here for the duration of the Olympics. Ron DeGregorio, practice included all but the three former USA Hockey president and current chairman of the board of USA players above, with the other Hockey, is also here. DeGregorio is a member of the IIHF Council ... Some practices including all 25 rostered of the players and staff attended the U.S. women's semifinal game vs. players ... Captain Brian Gionta Finland on Feb. 19. The U.S. earned a 5-0 was in studio with NBCSN's Liam win to advance to the gold-medal game ... McHugh the morning of Feb.