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General PARTNERS SUPPLIERS Information team usa team usa HOCKEY staff usa hockey leadership history & Results 2012 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP | TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE General DATE GAME COMPETING TEAMS TIME LOCATION BROADCAST Monday, Dec. 26 1 Canada vs. Finland 1:30 p.m. Rexall Place NHL Network Information 2 Sweden vs. Latvia 3:30 p.m. Saddledome 3 United States vs. Denmark 6:00 p.m. Rexall Place NHL Network team usa 4 Russia vs. Switzerland 8:00 p.m. Saddledome Tuesday, Dec. 27 5 Denmark vs. Czech Republic 6:00 p.m. Rexall Place NHL Network 6 Latvia vs. Slovakia 8:00 p.m. Saddledome team usa Wednesday, Dec. 28 7 Finland vs. United States 1:30 p.m. Rexall Place NHL Network staff 8 Switzerland vs. Sweden 3:30 p.m. Saddledome 9 Czech Republic vs. Canada 6:00 p.m. Rexall Place NHL Network 10 Slovakia vs. Russia 8:00 p.m. Saddledome GROUP A usa hockey Thursday, Dec. 29 11 Canada vs. Denmark 6:00 p.m. Rexall Place NHL Network Russia leadership 12 Russia vs. Latvia 8:00 p.m. Saddledome Sweden Friday, Dec. 30 13 Czech Republic vs. United States 1:30 p.m. Rexall Place NHL Network Switzerland 14 Slovakia vs. Sweden 3:30 p.m. Saddledome Slovakia history & 15 Denmark vs. Finland 6:00 p.m. Rexall Place NHL Network Latvia Results 16 Latvia vs. Switzerland 8:00 p.m. Saddledome Saturday, Dec. 31 17 Finland vs. Czech Republic 2:00 p.m. Rexall Place GROUP B 18 Switzerland vs. Slovakia 4:00 p.m. Saddledome Canada 19 United States vs. Canada 6:00 p.m. Rexall Place NHL Network United States 20 Sweden vs. Russia 8:00 p.m. Saddledome Finland Sunday, Jan. 1 DAY OFF Czech Republic Monday, Jan. 2 21 4A vs. 5B 11:00 a.m. Saddledome Norway 22 2A vs. 3B* 3:00 p.m. Saddledome NHL Network 23 2B vs. 3A* 7:00 p.m. Saddledome NHL Network Tuesday, Jan. 3 24 4B vs. 5A 11:00 a.m. Saddledome 25 1B vs. W22** 3:00 p.m. Saddledome NHL Network 26 1A vs. W23** 7:00 p.m. Saddledome NHL Network Wednesday, Jan. 4 27 5A vs. 5B 11:00 a.m. Saddledome 28 4A vs. 4B 3:00 p.m. Saddledome 29 L22 vs. L23 7:00 p.m. Saddledome Thursday, Jan. 5 30 L25 vs. L26 1:30 p.m. Saddledome NHL Network 31 W25 vs. W26 6:00 p.m. Saddledome NHL Network *If Canada qualifies for the quarterfinal round, it will play in Game 23. **If Canada qualifies for the semifinal round, it will play in Game 26. 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What’s your policy?TM ©2010 Liberty Mutual Insurance Company 2012 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP | MEDIA GUIDELINES & TOURNAMENT INFORMATION MEDIA GUIDELINES IIHF TOURNAMENT Format USA HOCKEY Communications Staff General IIHF Tournament Media Protocol Three-Point System for Preliminary Round Dave Fischer • All accredited media shall have free access to cover • Three points shall be awarded to the winning team at Senior Director of Communications Information all team practices, game-day skates and games. the conclusion of regulation. [email protected] | 719-538-1171 • Locker rooms are closed to all media. • One point will be awarded to both teams at the • All player interviews will be conducted in a designated conclusion of regulation if the game is tied. Alex Clark* team usa mixed zone area within the arena. Requests for • An additional point shall be awarded to the team Manager of Communications players should be directed to the appropriate media/ winning the game in either the overtime period or the [email protected] | 719-538-1176 public relations staff assigned to each team. The Game-Winning Shots procedure. Courtney Welch interviews will then take place in the mixed zone area. team usa Manager of Communications & Social Media • Players will be made available in the mixed zone Overtime Procedures staff [email protected] | 719-538-1169 no later than 10 minutes after the conclusion of the • If a preliminary-round game is tied after three periods, a five-minute four-on-four sudden-death game, with a general media access period of 30 Jake Wesolek overtime period shall be played immediately after an minutes. Manager of Communications, NTDP usa hockey intermission of three minutes. The teams will defend • Following the conclusion of Team USA games, a [email protected] | 734-327-9251, Ext. 317 leadership formal press conference will be held with head coach the same goals as in the third period. Dean Blais. • If a playoff, quarterfinal, semifinal or bronze-medal Alex DiFilippo • All media requests for the U.S. National Junior Team game is tied after three periods, a 10-minute four-on- Brian Fishman Intern history & should be directed to Alex Clark. four sudden-death overtime period shall be played [email protected] | 719-538-1172 • The official television partners of the event will be immediately after an intermission of three minutes. *Primary U.S. National Junior Team media contact Results given priority for all interviews. The teams will defend the same goals as in the third period. Information: Up-to-date statistics, news, features and other • If the gold-medal game is tied after three periods, a various media resources are available at USAHockey.com. 20-minute four-on-four sudden-death overtime will USA Hockey information and updates can also be found start immediately after a 15-minute intermission on Facebook (Facebook.com/USAHockey) and Twitter (@ during which time the ice will be cleaned. The teams usahockey). Use the Twitter hashtag #USAWJC for event will change ends. specific tweets. • If no goal is scored in the overtime period of any game, the Game-Winning Shots procedure will apply. CREDITS Game-Winning Shots Procedure The 2012 U.S. National Junior Team media guide • Shots will be taken at both ends of the ice surface. was produced by USA Hockey, the national Three players from each team will take shots governing body for the sport of ice hockey in the alternately until a decisive goal is scored. If the United States. score is still tied after three shots by each team, the procedure will continue with a tiebreak sudden-death Editorial Staff: Alex Clark, Alex DiFilippo, Dave shootout by one player from each team. The teams Fischer, Courtney Welch and Jake Wesolek may use the same player or new players for each shot Photos: Getty Images, IIHF-HHOF Images On Ice, in the tiebreak shootout, until the outcome is decided. USA Hockey Layout: Dana Ausec Template Design: Greg Kleinert Design 2012 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP | COMPETING TEAMS CANADA CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK General Information ALL-TIME VS. TEAM USA ALL-TIME VS. TEAM USA ALL-TIME VS. TEAM USA Record: 25-3-1-5-3 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) Record: 6-1-1-8-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) Record: 0-0-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) Goals For: 161 Goals For: 54 Goals For: N/A team usa Goals Against: 102 Goals Against: 49 Goals Against: N/A Years Faced: 33 Years Faced: 12 Years Faced: 0 Last Win: 1/3/11 (4-1) Last Win: 1/4/05 (3-2, OT) Last Win: N/A team usa Last Loss: 1/5/10 (5-6, OT) Last Loss: 1/4/09 (2-3, OT) Last Loss: N/A staff TEAM Staff TEAM Staff TEAM Staff Head Coach: Don Hay Head Coach: Miroslav Prerost Head Coach: Not Available Assistant Coaches: George Burnett, Ryan Huska Assistant Coaches: Jiri Fischer, Jiri Jurik Assistant Coaches: Not Available usa hockey and Scott Walker and Roman Visnak leadership 2011 TOURNAMENT Results 2011 TOURNAMENT Results 2011 TOURNAMENT Results Finish: DNP Finish: Second – Silver Medal Finish: Seventh Record: DNP history & Record: 5-0-1-1 Record: 3-0-0-3 Goals For: DNP Results Goals For: 39 Goals For: 18 Goals Against: 19 Goals Against: 25 Goals Against: DNP TEAM COLORS TEAM COLORS TEAM COLORS Red and White White, Red and Blue Red and White WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE www.hockeycanada.ca www.hokej.cz www.ishockey.dk 2012 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE 2012 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE 2012 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE vs. Finland: Dec. 26 1:30 p.m. Rexall Place vs. Denmark: Dec. 27 6:00 p.m. Rexall Place vs. United States: Dec. 26 6:00 p.m. Rexall Place vs. Czech Republic: Dec. 28 6:00 p.m. Rexall Place vs. Canada: Dec. 28 6:00 p.m. Rexall Place vs. Czech Republic: Dec. 27 6:00 p.m. Rexall Place vs. Denmark: Dec. 29 6:00 p.m.