Team USA Game Notes World Cup of Hockey 2016 Team USA (visitor) vs. Czech Republic (home) • Preliminary Round Gm 3 Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 • Air Canada Centre • Toronto Team USA Schedule (all times are ET) USA Hockey Communications Contacts: Friday, Sept. 9 - Pre-Tournament (Columbus, Ohio) Dave Fischer ... [email protected] • 719.684.5940 Kimber Auerbach ... [email protected] • 973.714.1808 Canada vs. USA (ESPNU) W, 4-2 Saturday, Sept. 10 - Pre-Tournament (Ottawa, Ont.) • TONIGHT’S GAME USA vs. Canada (ESPN3) L, 2-5 Team USA faces the Czech Republic tonight in the final prelim- Tuesday, Sept. 13 - Pre-Tournament (Washington, D.C.) inary round game of the World Cup for both teams. Neither the Finland vs. USA (ESPN) W, 3-2 U.S. or Czech can advance to the semifinals of the World Cup this weekend, regardless of the outcome of tonight’s contest. Saturday, Sept. 17 - Group A USA vs. Team Europe (ESPN2) L, 0-3 • LINEUP TONIGHT Tuesday, Sept. 20 - Group A Ben Bishop will start in goal for the U.S., with Cory Schneider Canada vs. USA (ESPN) L, 2-4 also dressing. Brandon Dubinsky and Jack Johnson, who did not play Tuesday (Sept. 20) vs. Canada, are both in the Thursday, Sept. 22 - Group A lineup tonight. Erik Johnson, David Backes, and Jonathan USA vs. Czech Republic (ESPN2) 8:00 p.m. Quick will not dress. Bishop, who played in parts of both Team All World Cup of Hockey games will be televised live on the ESPN USA pre-tournament games vs. Canada, is playing in his first family of networks in the U.S. and also streamed live by ESPN. World Cup game. He has played in six games in a Team USA uniform previously, including five (3-0-0-2-0, 2.83, .876) for the bronze medal-winning 2013 U.S. Men’s National Team at the USA vs. Czech Rep./Czechoslovakia IIHF Men’s World Championship. He also appeared in one Series History in World Cup/Canada Cup game at the 2010 IIHF Men’s World Championship. Date Round Result GF-GA 9/5/91 Preliminary* W 4-2 VS. CZECH REPUBLIC/CZECHOSLOVAKIA 9/6/87 Preliminary* L 1-3 The U.S. has never faced the Czech Republic before in World 9/6/84 Preliminary* W 3-2 Cup/Canada Cup play. It has played Czechoslovakia on five 9/7/81 Preliminary* W 6-2 previous occasions and has a 3-0-0-1-1 record (w-otw-otl- 9/7/76 Preliminary* T 4-4 l-t). The last meeting came on Sept. 5, 1991, when the U.S. gained a 4-2 victory in the preliminary round. TOTALS 3-0-0-1-1 18-13 BITS AND PIECES *Indicates game was played against Czechoslovakia Team USA did not practice yesterday. All players participated in a pre-game skate this morning at 10:15 a.m. ... Team USA’s training staff has set-up seven different lockerrooms (some multiple times) during the World Cup journey that began on Sept. 4 in Columbus and will end here tonight ... The U.S. is the visiting team tonight and will wear its white jerseys. It is occu- pying the Toronto Raptors lockerroom ... Canada outshot the U.S. in both of the pre-tournament games played in advance of the World Cup, but the U.S. had a 36-34 shots-on-goal advantage in its 4-2 loss to the Canadians on Tuesday (Sept. 20). Team USA hit three posts in the contest ... Including the five games the U.S. has played during its World Cup journey (three exhibition, two World Cup), Derek Stepan is Team USA’s top point producer (2-3--5), with Patrick Kane next (1-3--4) ... Team USA players and staff will depart Toronto TONIGHT IN PHILLY tomorrow and join their respective NHL teams for training The 5th annual CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects camp ... USA Hockey is the host for the 2017 IIHF Women’s Game takes place tonight at the Wells Fargo Center in World Championship which will be staged March 31-April 7 at Philadelphia with 40 of the top American-born prospects USA Hockey Arena in the Detroit suburb of Plymouth ... The eligible for the 2017 NHL Draft competing. The players U.S. National Junior Team will be in Toronto for the 2017 IIHF are split into two teams for the contest, with John LeClair World Junior Championship later this year. The tournament and Mark Howe serving as head coaches. The game, set runs from Dec. 26-Jan. 5. USA Hockey will host the 2018 IIHF for a 7 p.m. ET faceoff, is available live on World Junior Championship in Buffalo, New York, with an out- door game at Ralph Wilson Stadium part of the tournament in USAHockey.com or FASTHockey.com. the preliminary round ... Story behind T.J. in T.J. Oshie -- “My For more information visit: first name is Timothy and my mom, when I was really young, AllAmericanProspectsGame.com watched the movie “The Champ” and the little boy in the mov- Team USA Bios, History: teamusa.usahockey.com ie’s name is T.J. She liked it and figured it would work out. The Twitter: @usahockey • @usahockeyscores • #WCH2016 #TeamUSA “J” actually (doesn’t stand for anything). Just something my Facebook: facebook.com/usahockey mom gave me.” Team USA Game Notes vs. Czech Republic • Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 • 2016 World Cup of Hockey • Page Two • BITS AND PIECES FROM USA uniform in 10 previous events. Roster Breakdown PREVIOUS GAME NOTES Four other members of Team USA Defenseman Ryan Suter and goalten- have played in 40 or more games in a Average age: 28.9 years der Jonathan Quick were both born U.S. uniform, including Erik Johnson Average height: 6-2 on Jan. 21, Suter in 1985 and Quick (50), Zach Parise (45), Ryan Kesler Average weight: 211 in 1986 ... Forwards Patrick Kane (41), and James van Riemsdyk (41) Oldest: David Backes, 32 yrs., 4 months and Max Pacioretty were born exactly ... U.S. Head Coach John Tortorella Youngest: Kyle Palmieri, 25 yrs. 7 one day apart (Kane on 11/19/88 and met Washington Wizards Head Coach months Pacioretty on 11/20/88) ... A total of 13 Scott Brooks on Sept. 12 at Verizon of Team USA’s players were born in Center. Brooks took in Team USA’s HOME STATES OF TEAM USA the first six months of the year, while practice ... Team USA is 8-0-1-3 the other 10 were born in the second (w-otw-otl-l) all-time in the two previous Alaska 1 six months ... The year 1986 is the World Cup Tournaments ... Nationwide Colorado 1 most popular year for members of Arena in Columbus has a special place Connecticut 2 Team USA as seven players were born in the hearts of a number of Team USA Massachusetts 2 in that year ... Frank Henry, one of players as it was the location where Michigan 3 Team USA’s security staff for the Word they were drafted into the NHL in June Minnesota 9 Cup, appeared on the game show of 2007. Patrick Kane was the #1 New Jersey 1 Family Feud with his family in 1994 pick that year (Chicago Blackhawks), New York 2 ... Kimber Auerbach from the N.Y. while James van Riemsdyk was the Wisconsin 2 Islanders, who is assisting with PR for #2 choice (Philadelphia Flyers), Ryan Team USA during the World Cup, is a McDonagh was picked 12th (Montreal second cousin to basketball icon Red Canadiens) and Max Pacioretty was MOST RECENT TEAM Auerbach ... A fire alarm awakened chosen 22nd (Montreal Canadiens). It NHL (23) players and staff at their host hotel in was the first time ever American-born Anaheim Ducks 1 Toronto on Monday (Sept. 19) at 7:30 players went 1-2 in an NHL Draft. Boston Bruins 1 a.m. The shrill of the alarm lasted for Chicago Blackhawks 1 approximately 10 minutes and fortu- • QUANTICO VISIT ON SEPT. 12 Colorado Avalanche 1 nately there was no fire ... A total of 15 Team USA visited Quantico in Virginia Columbus Blue Jackets 2 of Team USA’s 23 players have chil- on Sept. 12 where it met and ate lunch Detroit Red Wings 1 dren ... Team USA and Team Russia with a contingent of U.S. Marines. Los Angeles Kings 1 are staying together in the same hotel Following, the scene shifted to a shoot- Minnesota Wild 2 in Toronto ... Forward Derek Stepan ing range where players and staff Montreal Canadiens 1 was the lone U.S. player to record at received a safety briefing before hav- New Jersey Devils 2 least one point in each of Team USA’s ing a chance to fire a number of weap- New York Rangers 2 three pre-tournament games. He led ons regularly used by the Marines. The San Jose Sharks 1 the team with four points (2-2) ... Team day also included a briefing and team Tampa Bay Lightning 1 USA includes seven players who were photo on the stairway leading up to the Toronto Maple Leafs 1 full-time members of USA Hockey’s entrance of the Pentagon and a som- Washington Capitals 3 National Team Development Program ber visit to the National 9/11 Pentagon Winnipeg Jets 2 (Jack Johnson, Erik Johnson, Patrick Memorial. Kane, Ryan Kesler, Kyle Palmieri, Ryan Suter, James van Riemsdyk) ... • AVERAGE AGE COLLEGE CONNECTION (19) Players on Team USA were the first The 2016 U.S.