Team USA Game Notes 2016 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Moscow/St. Petersburg, Russia USA (3-0-0-3) vs. Slovakia (2-0-0-4) • Game 7 Tues., May 17, 2016 • Yubileiny Sports Palace • St. Petersburg, Russia • Prelim Round Team USA Schedule/Results (times are local/ET) USA Hockey Communications Contact: Dave Fischer Friday, May 6 - Group B (St. Petersburg) Email: [email protected] • Cell: +79 254 033 816 USA vs. Canada* L, 1-5 • TODAY’S GAME Saturday, May 7 - Group B (St. Petersburg) The U.S. Men’s National Team takes on Slovakia today in Belarus vs. USA W, 6-3 the final preliminary round games for both teams at the 2016 Monday, May 9 - Group B (St. Petersburg) IIHF Men’s World Championship at Yubileiny Sports Palace Finland vs. USA* L, 2-3 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Today’s game will be televised live by NBCSN in the U.S., and also streamed live NBC Sports Thursday, May 12 - Group B (St. Petersburg) Live Extra. The U.S. needs to earn one point in the game to USA vs. France W, 4-0 advance to the quarterfinal round of the tournament. Friday, May 13 - Group B (St. Petersburg) USA vs. Hungary W, 5-1 • LINEUP TODAY Sunday, May 15 - Group B (St. Petersburg) Keith Kincaid will start in goal today for the U.S. In his last outing, he made made 7 saves in a 5-1 win over Hungary Germany vs. USA L, 2-3 last Friday (May 13). He is 1-1 in the world championship Tuesday, May 17 - Group B (St. Petersburg) with a 3.00 goals against average and .854 save percent- USA vs. Slovakia* 12:15 p.m./5:15 a.m. age. Forward Jordan Schroeder and goaltender Thatcher Thursday, May 19 - Quarterfinals (Moscow) Demko (healthy scratches) will not dress today. Kyle Connor vs. TBD TBD returns to the U.S. forward lineup after having been a healthy scratch the last two games. Saturday, May 21 - Semifinals (Moscow) vs. TBD TBD • ALL-TIME vs. SLOVAKIA Sunday, May 22 - Bronze-Medal Game (Moscow) The U.S. and Slovakia meet for the 10th time here today. vs. TBD 4:15 p.m./9:15 a.m. Team USA won the last meeting in the series, that by a 5-4 Sunday, May 22 - Gold-Medal Game (Moscow) count in overtime a year ago (see summary below). vs. TBD 8:15 p.m./1:15 p.m. USA vs. Slovakia Series History All games streamed lived on NBC Sports Live Extra. Date Round Result GF-GA 5/12/2015 Preliminary OTW 5-4 Games with * above live on NBC Sports Network. Others in preliminary round delayed as follows: Belarus-1:30 am ET/Hungary-9:45 a.m./Germany-3 p.m. ET 5/14/2013 Preliminary L 1-4 5/7/2012 Preliminary L 2-4 5/3/2007 Qualification W 4-2 THINGS 5/9/2004 Bronze Medal OTW 1-0 Team USA needs one point in today’s game to advance to the 4/26/2004 Preliminary T 3-3 quarterfinal round of the world championship on Thursday. The 5/8/2001 Qualification W 3-1 U.S. would play the top team from Group A in the quarterfinals with the game being played in Moscow ... The U.S. has allowed 5/11/200 Quarterfinals L 1-4 the third fewest shots on goal by any team in the tournament 4/27/1996 Preliminary W 4-3 (119). Only Finland (96) and Canada (110) have allowed less ... TOTALS -- 3-2-0-3-1 24-25 Brock Nelson leads all the players in the world championship May 12, 2015—at CEZ Arena • Ostrava, Czech Republic (8,812) in faceoff percentage (1.000/8-8). Nelson’s uncle Dave Chris- tian was a member of the 1980 “Miracle On Ice” U.S. Olympic United States (h) 2 2 0 1 — 5 Hockey Team. In addition, his grandfather, Bill Christian and Slovakia (v) 0 4 0 0 — 4 great uncle, Roger Christian, were both on the 1960 gold-med- al-winning U.S. Olympic Team and another great uncle, Gor- 1st: USA-Smith (Moore, Arcobello), 2:36 don Christian, played for the U.S. at the 1956 Olympic Winter USA-Jones (Eichel, Lewis), 5x4 PPG, 4:11 Games where the team won the silver medal. Brock’s middle 2nd: USA-Lee (Faulk, Bonino), :27 name is ... you guessed it - Christian ... Connor Murphy, who SVK-Gaborik (Dravecky, Meszaros), 5x4 PPG, 6:29 starts the day with a four-game point streak, is second among SVK-Janosik (Gaborik, Sersen), 10:36 tournament defenseman with five points (3-2--5), while Chris SVK-Dravecky (Saloga, Kopecky), 16:27 SVK-Bartovic (Granak); 18:22 Wideman is eighth (2-2--4) ... Defenseman David Warsofsky USA-Coyle (Redmond, Lee), 19:08 is the only player on Team USA with a May birthday. Warsof- 3rd: No Scoring sky will turn 26 on May 30 ... Team USA had an hour-long prac- OT: USA-Eichel (unassisted); 4:32 tice late yesterday morning in preparation for today’s game. Following, some members of the team and their guests visited Penalties: USA 5-10, SVK 6-12 Power Plays: USA 1-2, SVK 1-1 Church on Spilled Blood and the museum of Siege of Leningrad Saves: USA-Hellebuyck (8-11-2-0--21); 64:32 ... USA Hockey announced yesterday that John Wroblewski SVK-Laco (2-x-x-x--2); 4:11 has been named a head coach at its National Team Develop- SVK-Hudacek (8-7-9-3--27); 60:21 ment Program to replace Don Granato. Wroblewski is a former Shots: USA 12-9-9-4--34; SVK 8-15-2-0--25 player (1997-99) and assistant coach at the NDTP (2007-10). Officials: Refs-Tobias Wehrli, Daniel Piechaczek; Lines-Jimmy Dahmen, Nicolas Fluri He spent the 2015-16 season as head coach at Youngstown Notes: The U.S. led 3-0, trailed 4-3 and won it on Jack Eichel’s goal with :28 left in the of the United States Hockey League ... The U.S. is the home five-minute overtime period. The victory gave U.S. the Group B title. Anders Lee, with 1-1--2, team today and will wear its white jerseys ... Team USA has was named the U.S. Player of the Game. It was a wild, festive atmosphere at CEZ Arena before allowed three or fewer goals in all but one game. a sellout crowd. Team USA Game Notes vs. Slovakia • Tuesday, May 17, 2016 • 2016 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Page Two • TIBITS FROM PREVIOUS GAME turned to the hotel, while many members 2007, Team USA went 4-0-1-2 and finished NOTES of the staff enjoyed a boat cruise through fifth in Moscow & Mythschi, while in 2002 Team USA flew from NYC to Helsinki the canal arranged by its team host Misha here in St. Petersburg, the U.S. was also Saturday, April 30, with an early Sunday Manchik. The staff learned that each time fifth with a record of 4-1-2. Team USA also arrival. The team trained in Helsinki Sun- you pass under a bridge, you’re supposed participated in two world championships in day-Tuesday and played an exhibition to yell and/or celebrate with a toast. By the former USSR (1986, 5th, 4-6-0; 1979, game against Finland Tuesday evening doing so, the legend is that your wishes 7th, 2-2-3). Additionally, the U.S. was in the (May 3). Auston Matthews left the U.S. will come true. A St. Petersburg, Russia, B Pool when the top level world champi- with his parents on Friday, April 29, and resident, Manchik has previously served onship was held in the USSR in 1973 and arrived Saturday in Helsinki in time to be as the massage therapist for multiple U.S. the U.S. did not compete in the 1957 world hooked up live via satellite to the NHL Draft national teams and also for the 2002 U.S. championship that was held in the USSR Lottery Selection Show. The U.S. arrived in Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team ... USA ... The U.S. has hosted just one men’s St. Petersburg via train Wednesday after- Hockey is the host federation for the 2017 world championship outside the Olym- noon, May 4, from Helsinki ... Dale Tallon IIHF Women’s World Championship. The pic Winter Games, that in 1962 when the was with Team USA from its time in Hel- event will be staged the first week of April event was staged in Colorado Springs and sinki through May 9. Tallon is part of the in Plymouth, Michigan, at USA Hockey Denver, Colorado (Sweden-gold, Cana- U.S. Men’s National Team Advisory Group Arena ... USA Hockey will also host the da-silver, USA-bronze). Colorado Springs which is responsible for selecting players 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship is the current home of USA Hockey, the and staff for the U.S. Men’s National Team Dec. 26-Jan. 5 in Buffalo, New York. In a governing body for ice hockey in the U.S. ... Chris Drury is part of the U.S. manage- unique twist, the U.S. is expected to fa- ... Stan Bowman, a member of the U.S. ment group for this year’s men’s national ceoff against Canada in preliminary round Men’s National Team Advisory Group, is team and was with the team through May play outdoors at Ralph Wilson Stadium ... here through May 20.