2016 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp USA Hockey Communications Contact: Jon Gomez teamusa.usahockey.com/worldjuniors • #NJEC Email: [email protected] • Cell: 973.723.5744 @usahockey: Facebook • Twitter • Instagram TODAY’S GAMES 2016 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp Finland and Sweden open the day with a 4 p.m. ET tilt Game Schedule while the United States and Canada meet at 7 p.m. to close competition here at the 2016 USA Hockey National Junior Sunday, July 31 Evaluation Camp in Plymouth, Michigan. USA White vs. Sweden Sweden, 6-3 Both matches will take place in the main rink at USA USA Blue vs. Finland USA Blue, 8-1 Hockey Arena (capacity: 3,600) and will be televised live Monday, August 1 on NHL Network (U.S.) and TSN (Canada) in addition USA Blue vs. Sweden USA Blue, 6-4 to being streamed live at usahockey.fasthockey.com. Live USA White vs. Finland USA White, 8-2 stats will be available at teamusa.usahockey.com and updates will be provided on Twitter (@usahockeyscores) Wednesday, August 3* with the hashtag #NJEC. Canada vs. Finland Finland, 2-1 (OT) USA vs. Sweden USA, 4-3 2016 NJEC STAT LEADERS Friday, August 5* GOALS: 5, Tage Thompson USA Canada vs. Sweden Sweden, 4-1 ASSISTS: 4, Kieffer Bellows USA USA vs. Finland Finland, 2-1 4, Clayton Keller USA POINTS: 7, Kieffer Bellows USA Saturday, August 6* SHOTS: 21, Tage Thompson USA Finland vs. Sweden 4 p.m. SAVES: 102, Veini Vehvillainen FIN USA vs. Canada 7 p.m. GAA: 1.96, Jake Oettinger USA All times Eastern. All streamed live on FASTHockey Live stats will be provided on teamusa.usahockey.com/worldjuniors SV%: .953, Felix Sandstrom SWE *To be televised live on NHL Network (U.S.) and TSN (Canada) DAY BY DAY TEAM USA CAMP HAPPENINGS DAY 8: AUG. 5 DAY 4: AUG. 1 Erik Foley (Mansfield, Mass.) scored and the U.S. outshot Kieffer Bellows (Edina, Minn.) tallied five points to lead Finland, 31-27, but were unable to complete the comeback USA White past Finland, 8-2, while Jeremy Bracco as they fell, 2-1. Earlier, Sweden scored four times in (Freeport, N.Y.) and Tage Thompson (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) the first period to defeat Canada, 5-1. Additionally, each scored twice as USA Blue edged Sweden, 6-4. Colin White (Hanover, Mass.) showed fans a gameday experience for a player here at camp by taking over the DAY 3: JULY 31 USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program’s International play got under way at the USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp. The USA White outshot Instagram account. Sweden, 44-32, including 20-8 in the opening period, but fell, 6-3. In the second game, 10 different players DAY 7: AUG. 4 registered at least a point, including Tage Thompson who The U.S. capped a day off by attending the Summer Drive- netted a hat trick to lead USA Blue past Finland, 8-1. In at USA Hockey Arena where they caught Jason Bourne and The Purge: Election Year. Forward Brock Boeser DAY 2: JULY 30 (Burnsville, Minn.) took over the USA Hockey Instagram Both USA Blue and USA White took the ice for the first account to give fans a behind the scenes look at camp. time before taking part in an intrasquad scrimmage in the evening. USA White, led by associate coaches Greg DAY 6: AUG. 3 Brown (Scituate, Mass.) and Ron Rolston (Fenton, Erik Foley tallied two points and eight other players Mich.), edged USA Blue, who were led by associate registered a point as the U.S. defeated Sweden, 4-3. In coaches Grant Potulny (Minneapolis, Minn.) and Mike the day’s first matchup, Finland defeated Canada, 2-1, in Knuble (East Grand Rapids, Mich.) thanks to a goal by overtime from a goal by Arttu Ruostalainen. Rem Pitlick (Plymouth, Minn.). In the evening, several players took part in interviews, including a one-on-one DAY 5: AUG. 2 session between Charlie McAvoy (Long Beach, N.Y.) The 2017 U.S. National Junior Team staff announced the and Matthew Tkachuk (St. Louis, Mo.). final 32-player U.S. roster for the remainder of camp. After practice, head coach Bob Motzko (St. Cloud, Minn.) took DAY 1: JULY 29 part in a Facebook Live Q&A on USA Hockey’s Facebook The 42 U.S. players and staff members arrived throughout page. The video, which includes comments on the finalized the day and in the evening they attended a meeting where roster, updates on camp and his view of the team moving staff members, including 2017 U.S. National Junior Team forward, can be seen at facebook.com/usahockey. general manager, Jim Johannson (Colorado Springs, Colo.), and head coach, Bob Motzko, discussed camp expectations. July 30 - Aug. 7, 2016 • USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan 2016 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp WHITE, DR. JOHNSON JOINS TEAM USA BROWN, POTULNY, MAYOTTE AND MILLER On Friday (Aug. 5), long-time U.S. National Junior Team ROUND OUT TEAM USA COACHING STAFF physician Dr. Phil Johnson (Fargo, N.D.) joined the team. Greg Brown (Scituate, Mass.), Grant Potulny Johnson, who has served on all three Team USA gold- (Minneapolis, Minn.), Kris Mayotte (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and medal winning squads (2004, 2010, 2013), is set to serve Steve Miller (Colorado Springs, Colo.) are the assistant on his 13th consecutive U.S. National Junior Team. On coaches for the 2017 U.S. National Junior Team. Brown, Thursday, Colin White, who helped the U.S. earn a bronze a two-time U.S. Olympian (1988, 1992) and current medal at the 2016 International Ice Hockey Federation associate head coach at Boston College, is serving on his World Junior Championship in Helsinki, Finland, joined second U.S. National Junior Team after filling the same the United States for the remainder of camp. Set to return role alongside Motzko in 2014. Potulny, an assistant coach for his sophomore season at Boston College, White took at University of Minnesota, returns to the U.S. national part in practices as he continues the recovery process from team staff after helping Team USA claim gold at the 2013 documented wrist surgery earlier this summer. IIHF World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia. Mayotte, an assistant coach at Providence College, and Steve Miller, U.S. SETS FINAL CAMP ROSTER AT 32 PLAYERS director of hockey for Air Force Academy, are both making On Tuesday (Aug. 2), the roster for the 2016 USA Hockey their debuts on a U.S. national team staff. National Junior Evaluation Camp was trimmed to 32 players for the remainder of camp. HOME OF TEAM USA “We’ve been pleased with the level of competition in USA Hockey Arena, home of USA Hockey’s National Team the camp so far,” said Jim Johannson, general manager Development Program, is serving as host of USA Hockey’s of the 2017 U.S. National Junior Team. “This is just one National Junior Evaluation Camp for the first time. All step in the process, but we like the direction our players practices and games are headed and look forward to having our head coach, will take place at USA Bob Motzko, behind the bench for the remaining games as Hockey Arena, a two-sheet we continue to develop our identity. We will continue to facility with regulation evaluate the players released, along with some others not ice (85x200) in the main here, throughout the fall.” arena and Olympic-size ice (100x200) for the MOTZKO TO LEAD TEAM USA FOR FIRST TIME secondary sheet. Bob Motzko (St. Cloud, Minn.), head coach of St. Cloud State University’s men’s ice hockey program, will make JOHANNSON ADDRESSES MEDIA his international head coaching debut as head coach of the Last Sunday (July 31), general manager Jim Johannson 2017 U.S. National Junior Team. This is the second time addressed the media to state that Matthew Tkachuk would Motzko will be behind a Team USA bench after serving not participate in on-ice acvitities at camp and would as an assistant coach for the 2014 U.S. National Junior remain with the team until Tuesday, Aug. 2. Additionally, Team at the IIHF World Junior Championship in Malmo, Johannson mentioned that Colin White would arrive on Sweden. Head coach at his alma mater since 2005, the Thursday, Aug. 4, and be with the team for the remainder 2014 NCHC Coach of the Year and two-time WCHA of the camp. White, who is entering his sophomore seaon Coach of the Year (2007, 2006) has produced seven 20 or at Boston College, is still recovering from a previously more win seasons; seven NCAA tournament appearances; announced offseason surgery. one NCAA Frozen Four appearance; two regular-season conference titles (one each: WCHA, NCHC); and one CAMP GUEST COACHES KNUBLE, ROLSTON NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship. Mike Knuble (East Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Ron Rolston (Fenton, Mich.) served as guest coaches from Friday, July 29, through Tuesday (Aug. 2). A Stanley Cup champion with the Detroit Red Wings and veteran of 1,068 NHL games, Knuble skated for Team USA on five occasions, including four U.S. Men’s National Teams (1995, 1999, 2001, 2005) and the 2006 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team. Rolston, who spent seven seasons (2004-11) as head coach with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, is the only coach in U.S. history to guide the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team to three gold medal finishes at the IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship (2005, 2009, 2011).