U.S. MEN’S NATIONAL UNDER-18 TEAM INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION UNDER-18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM USA GAME NOTES | USA VS. FIN | APRIL 23, 2016 | 3:00 P.M. | RALPH ENGELSTAD ARENA TALE OF THE TAPE MEDIA INFO Media Contact SEMIFINAL Jake Wesolek RALPH ENGELSTAD ARENA USA 3:00 p.m. LOCAL | 4:00 p.m. ET FIN Email...................................... [email protected] Cell ........................................................... 810-941-9594 BROADCAST SOCIAL MEDIA ONLINE All media availability with U.S. Men’s National Twitter ........................................ @USAHockey TeamUSA.USAHockey.com Under-18 Team players or staff must be arranged through Jake Wesolek, who will be NHL Network (Live) .......................................... @USAHockeyScores on-site with Team USA throughout the 2016 IIHF ..........................................................#U18Worlds U18Worlds2016.IIHF.com Under-18 Men’s World Championship. All team members, including head coach Danton Cole, will be available for post-game interviews in the THE SERIES: USA vs. FINLAND designated mixed-zone areas. Post-game media availability outside of the mixed zone may be DATE ROUND SCORE requested through Jake Wesolek. Team USA players and Coach Cole will also be available to 4/26/2015 Gold Medal 2-1 (OT) the media following all non-game day practices. Media availability on day-of-game skates will 4/22/2014 Preliminary 4-3 be extremely limited. Members of the media 4/23/2013 Preliminary 1-2 are not allowed in the U.S. dressing room at any time. 4/12/2012 Preliminary 4-0 4/21/2010 Semifinals 5-0 Online Media Guide TeamUSA.USAHockey.com 4/11/2009 Preliminary 4-3 4/18/2008 Preliminary 4-3 Team USA information, including player and staff bios, team schedule, news, and a complete 4/22/2006 Gold Medal 3-1 history section are available at the official 4/16/2005 Preliminary 3-0 website of the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team. 4/17/2003 Preliminary 2-0 4/14/2002 Preliminary 3-2 4/14/2001 Preliminary 3-4 4/15/2000 Preliminary 2-3 4/9/1999 Preliminary 0-5 TEAM USA SCHEDULE 2016 IIHF UNDER-18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP || APRIL 14-24 || GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA APRIL 14 • RALPH ENGELSTAD APRIL 21 • RALPH ENGELSTAD GROUP A RUSSIA W, 8-2 QUARTERS CZECH REPUBLIC W, 8-0 APRIL 16 • RALPH ENGELSTAD APRIL 23 • 3:00 p.m. • RALPH ENGELSTAD GROUP A SWEDEN W, 6-1 SEMIFINALS FINLAND APRIL 17 • RALPH ENGELSTAD GROUP A LATVIA W, 12-1 APRIL 19 • RALPH ENGELSTAD GROUP A SWITZERLAND W, 4-0 2016 U.S. MEN’S NATIONAL UNDER-18 TEAM GAME NOTES 1 2016 U.S. MEN’S NATIONAL UNDER-18 TEAM No. NAME HT (cm) WT (kg) DOB S/C HOMETOWN 2015-16 TEAM (LEAGUE) GOALTENDERS (2) 30 Jake Oettinger 6-4 (193) 206 (93) 12/18/98 Left Lakeville, Minn. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) 29 Joseph Woll 6-3 (191) 201 (91) 7/12/98 Left St. Louis, Mo. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) DEFENSEMEN (7) 8 Adam Fox 5-10 (178) 178 (81) 2/17/98 Right Jericho, N.Y. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) 14 J.D. Greenway 6-4 (193) 211 (96) 4/27/98 Left Potsdam, N.Y. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) 12 Matthew Hellickson 6-0 (183) 183 (83) 3/21/98 Left Rogers, Minn. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) 4 Chad Krys 5-11 (180) 186 (84) 4/10/98 Left Ridgefield, Conn. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) 18 Ryan Lindgren 6-0 (183) 199 (90) 2/11/98 Left Minneapolis, Minn. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) 25 Griffin Luce 6-3 (191) 225 (102) 3/10/98 Left Williamsville, N.Y. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) 2 Luke Martin 6-2 (188) 209 (95) 9/20/98 Right St. Louis, Mo. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) FORWARDS (13) 17 Joey Anderson 5-11 (180) 194 (88) 6/19/98 Right Roseville, Minn. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) 22 Kieffer Bellows 6-0 (183) 193 (88) 6/10/98 Left Edina, Minn. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) 27 Logan Brown 6-6 (198) 218 (99) 3/5/98 Left Raleigh, N.C. Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 7 Trent Frederic 6-2 (188) 200 (91) 2/11/98 Left St. Louis, Mo. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) 11 Keeghan Howdeshell 6-0 (183) 198 (90) 2/24/98 Left Brighton, Mich. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) 19 Clayton Keller 5-10 (178) 165 (75) 7/29/98 Left Swansea, Ill. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) 10 Will Lockwood 5-11 (180) 177 (80) 6/20/98 Right Bloomfield Hills, Mich. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) 21 Graham McPhee 6-0 (183) 181 (82) 7/24/98 Left Bethesda, Md. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) 20 Casey Mittelstadt 5-11 (180) 201 (91) 11/22/98 Left Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie (Minn.) High School 9 Nick Pastujov 6-0 (183) 195 (88) 1/21/98 Left Bradenton, Fla. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) 16 James Sanchez 6-1 (185) 184 (83) 2/25/98 Left Northbrook, Ill. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) 15 Zach Walker 6-0 (183) 201 (91w) 8/2/98 Right Boise, Idaho U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) 23 Kailer Yamamoto 5-8 (173) 159 (72) 9/29/98 Right Spokane, Wash. Spokane Chiefs (WHL) TEAM STAFF USA HOCKEY, INC. General Manager..................................................Scott Monaghan, Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J. President ...................................................................................Jim Smith, Park Ridge Ill. Player Personnel, Director ..........................................Ryan Hardy, Madison, Conn. Executive Director .............................................. Dave Ogrean, Colo. Springs, Colo. Head Coach ........................................................................Danton Cole, Pontiac, Mich. Asst. Executive Dir., Hockey Ops ............... Jim Johannson, Colo. Springs, Colo. Assistant Coach ................................................................. Chris Luongo, Fraser, Mich. Vice President, Int. Council Chair ............................. Gavin Regan, Potsdam, N.Y. Assistant Coach ........................................................ Tyler Walsh, East Lansing, Mich. Co-Chairman of the Board ......................................Walter L. Bush, Jr., Naples, Fla. Assistant Coach ................................................................Kevin Reiter, Pittsburgh, Pa. Co-Chairman of the Board .......................................... Ron DeGregrio, Salem, N.H. Assistant Coach ..............................................................John Gruden, Virginia, Minn. Sr. Director, Communications ......................... Dave Fischer, Colo. Springs, Colo. Team Physician ................................................. Dr. Doug Weiss, Peterborough, N.H. Athletic Trainer .................................................... Dennis MacDonald, Detroit, Mich. Equipment Manager ......................................Brock Bradley, West Stockholm, N.Y. Team Leader .................................................................................Bill Hall, Potsdam, N.Y. Communications ......................................................... Jake Wesolek, Saginaw, Mich. 2016 U.S. MEN’S NATIONAL UNDER-18 TEAM GAME NOTES 2 TALKING POINTS ABOUT TEAM USA TEAM USA ALL-TIME vs. FINLAND TEAM USA FACTS The United States and Finland are meeting for the 15th time in IIHF Under-18 Men’s World AVERAGE HEIGHT ........................................................... 6-0 Championship history with the U.S. leading the all-time series, 9-1–0-4 (W-OTW-OTL-L). TALLEST ................................................Logan Brown (6-6) All four losses to Finland came in the preliminary rounds, and three of four setbacks SHORTEST .....................................Kailer Yamamoto (5-8) occurred in the first three meetings between the countries (1999, 2000, 2001). The U.S. and Finland have met in the semifinals just once (2010), with the U.S. blanking the Finns, AVERAGE WEIGHT ......................................................... 194 5-0, in that contest. Team USA scored once in the first frame Nick( Shore), twice in the HEAVIEST ................................................Griffin Luce (225) second (Matt Nieto, Adam Clendening) and twice more in the third period (Shore, Jarred LIGHTEST .....................................Kailer Yamamoto (159) Tinordi). Holding Finland to just 14 shots on goal, Jack Campbell earned the shutout after 2016 DRAFT ELIGIBLE .....................................................18 stopping all attempts against. Team USA has outscored Finland, 40-27. Eight contests 2017 DRAFT ELIGIBLE ....................................................... 4 have been decided by just one goal including the last three matchups (2013, 2014, 2015). OLDEST ....................................... Nick Pastujov (1/21/98) The United States and Finland have met in the gold-medal game twice, including last year’s dramatic overtime finish. The first time came in 2006, when head coach John Hynes YOUNGEST ............................Jake Oettinger (12/18/98) led the U.S. to a 3-1 win for Team USA’s third gold medal. Finland took a 1-0 lead into SHOOTS LEFT .....................................................................16 the second stanza, but Rhett Rakhshani evened the score at one goal apiece early in the SHOOTS RIGHT .................................................................... 6 period. Chris Summers scored on the power play to seize the lead for the U.S. and Mike Carman added an empty-net marker with two seconds left in the third to claim gold. Between the pipes, Joe Palmer stopped 30 of 31 shots in the victory for Team USA. Last TEAM USA BY STATE year, the Finns put the U.S. on notice when they scored 17 seconds into the game. After a scoreless second stanza, the United States was in need of a goal and Jack Roslovic MINNESOTA .........................................................................