Team USA Game Notes. Friday, Jan Quarterfinal. Sunday, Jan Semifinal. Monday, Jan Medal Round. USA vs. Slovakia Tale of the Tape

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1 Team USA Schedule Friday, Dec Pre-Tournament at Boston University (visitor/white) W, 5- Sunday, Dec. -- Pre-Tournament vs. Germany (home/blue) W, 5- Tuesday, Dec Pre-Tournament vs. Sweden (visitor/blue) W, -5 Friday, Dec Group A vs. Finland (visitor/blue) W, - SO Sunday, Dec Group A vs. Germany (home/white) W, 6- Monday, Dec Group A vs. Slovakia (home/white) 4: p.m. Wednesday, Dec Group A vs. Canada (visitor) 4: p.m. Friday, Jan. -- Quarterfinal Sunday, Jan Semifinal Monday, Jan Medal Round All games: live on NHL Network U.S. (DirectTV 5, Dish 477), live streamed on NHL.com in U.S. USA vs. Slovakia Tale of the Tape Category USA Slovakia Record Goals For/Avg. 8/4. /. Goals Against/Avg. /.5 9/4.5 Power Play.83 (-).67 (-6) Penalty Killing. (8-8). (8-8) Shots For Gm/Avg. 9/45.5 4/. Shots Against Gm/Avg. 43/.5 7/36. Shorthanded Goals Top Scorers Larkin (---3) Reway (---) Eichel (---) Holenda (---) Tuch (---) Cehlarik (---) Fasching (---) Jaros (---) CONNECTIVITY OF U.S. COACHING STAFF Check out the story of the connectivity of the 5 U.S. National Junior Team coaching staff at worldjuniors.usahockey.com. Head Coach Mark Osiecki and Assistant Coach Don Granato played together for Burnsville (Minn.) High School beginning at age 3 where the pair helped the Braves to a Minnesota State High School League hockey championship; went on to play junior hockey together for the Madison Capitols; and helped the University of Wisconsin win the NCAA men s ice hockey national championship in 99. Team USA Game Notes 5 IIHF World Junior Championship Montreal Bell Centre Team USA (---) vs. Slovakia (---) Dec. 9, 4 4 p.m. ET Preliminary Round Game #3 USA Hockey Communications Contact: Dave Fischer davef@usahockey.org Cell: TODAY S GAME The United States faces Slovakia at Bell Centre (capacity:,87) in its third of four preliminary round games at the 5 IIHF World Junior Championship. The teams last met in last year s IIHF World Junior Championship with the U.S. gaining a 6-3 victory. Jack Eichel had --- in the contest. Today s game will be televised live in the U.S. on NHL Network and streamed live on NHL.com. THE SERIES VS. SLOVAKIA - The U.S. has a (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) record against Slovakia all-time in the IIHF World Junior Championship. Team USA has won the last four games between the two teams in the IIHF World Junior Championship. See game-by-game series breakdown later in these notes. IN GOAL TODAY Thatcher Demko returns to the net today for the United States. He played the tournament opener against Finland on Friday (Dec. 6) and stopped 8-of-9 shots in a - shootout victory. Demko, who plays at Boston College and hails from San Diego, California, is a second round pick of the Vanouver Canucks. Demko has a tribute to U.S gold medal goaltenders Jack McCartan (96 U.S. Olympic Team) and Jim Craig (98 U.S. Olympic Team) on the back of his mask (see photo at left). Brandon Halverson, who stopped all 4 shots in his Team USA debut last night (6- win over Germany), will serve as the back-up. STARTING 3- The U.S. looks to win its first three games in the IIHF World Junior Championship for the sixth time in the last eight years. Team USA opened the tournament with three straight wins last year and also in four straight years from 8-. BITS Ray Shero, a member of the player evaluation team for the 5 U.S. National Junior Team, arrived in Montreal today... A total of different players earned points in last night s 6- victory over Germany... Dylan Larkin had ---3 vs. Germany last night and a gamehigh nine shots on goal... Auston Matthews won -of-3 faceoffs against Germany last night... Team USA s average age is 8 years, months. Last year s team was, on average, 9 years, 3 months old... The four players on Team USA that play at the University of Michigan (Tyler Motte, Dylan Larkin, JT Compher, Zach Werenski) were happy headed into the game last night. Their Wolverines edged Michigan Tech by a - count in the semifinals of the 5th anniversary of the Great Lakes Invitational tournament at Joe Louis Arena earlier in the day. The four turned that happiness into a combined on the scoresheet for the U.S. against Germany last night... A total of 4 of the top women s players in the USA are in the midst of the five-day U.S. Women s National Team Winter Training Camp in Blaine, Minnesota, that began on Dec. 7...The U.S. Women s National Under-8 Team is in Buffalo, New York, preparing for the 5 IIHF Under-8 Women s World Championship that begins Jan. 5 at the brand new HARBORCENTER in downtown Buffalo.

2 BANTAM TEAMMATES The 5 U.S. National Junior Team includes three players that were teammates on the Westchester Express Bantam team in Brewster, New York, during the 7-8 season. The group includes John Hayden, Anthony DeAngelo and Sonny Milano. In addition, Steven Santini, who likely would have made the U.S. National Junior Team this year had he been healthy, also played on that squad. Santini s father, who owns the Brewster Ice Arena (which he built in 998), coached the squad to a third-place finish at the USA Hockey National Championships that year. TIDBITS FROM PAST GAME NOTES HAP on the masks of goaltenders Alex Nedeljkovic and Brandon Halverson stand for Have A Purpose. Netminder... Team USa is seen throughout the U.S. lockerroom... Alex Tuch and Ian Mc- Coshen are roommates at Boston College, while Dylan Larkin and Zach Werenski are roommates at the University of Michigan... Members of Team USA give Dylan Larkin the nod as the best sewer ball player in the group... Head Coach Mark Osiecki s wife Robin and daughter Emily (7) and son Jake (4) are here in Montreal. Osiecki s father, Tom, is also here. He spent more than 4 years coaching hockey at various levels in the state of Minnesota, including 4 seasons as the head coach of Burnsville High School, where he led the team to two state titles... Assistant Coach Don Granato s sister Cammi Granato is here in Montreal. Cammi is married to Ray Ferraro, who is the lead analyst on TSN s broadcasts of the IIHF World Junior Championship... Nina Maria Fite, the U.S. consul general in Montreal, joined Team USA for lunch on Dec. 7. Scott Bocksel, assistant attaché for U.S. immigration and customs enforcement, and his wife Maria accompanied Fite. Fite, who grew up a fan of the Philadelphia Flyers, spoke briefly to the players and staff and welcomed them to Montreal. She was presented a USA Hockey wimple by Jack Eichel, captain of Team USA, who thanked her for taking the time to stop by and meet the team... Mike Richter, a member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame and one of the finest netminders in the country s history, visited the U.S. lockerroom following Team USA s - shootout victory over Finland on Friday (Dec. 6). Richter helped the U.S. win the 996 World Cup of Hockey and was named the tournament s MVP. He also led the New York Rangers to the 994 Stanley Cup... JT Compher was the lone player of the that dressed in all three pre-tournament games (Butcher, Carlo, Collins, Compher, DeAngelo, De Leo, Hanifin, Game Notes vs. Slovakia Dec. 9, 4 Page Motte, Schmaltz, Wood) to have at least one point in every game. Compher, who is an alternate captain at the University of Michigan, had a goal in each game... The U.S. scored goals in its three pre-tournament games (6.67/game)... Team USA went to the movie Unbroken on Christmas afternoon... Perhaps the most popular gifts among the players during the team s gift exchange on Christmas Eve were a Lululemon gift card and a USA hat... A number of players and staff, including Head Coach Mark Osiecki and team captain Jack Eichel, attended mass at St. Patrick s Basilica on Christmas Eve. The team was treated to front-pew seating and a warm round of applause from the more than, people attending the service when welcomed by Msgr. Francis John Coyle at the beginning of mass. PRE-TOURNAMENT RECAP Today marks day for the United States in a journey that began the evening of Dec. 5 with a team meeting at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in the Boston area with 3 candidates vying for a spot on the 5 U.S. National Junior Team. The U.S. had a camp at Boston University from Dec. 6-9 that culminated with a 5- victory over BU in a pre-tournament game at Walter Brown Arena on Dec. 9. The team had a dinner at Fenway Park the night of Dec. 8 at which Mike Eruzione, captain of the gold medal-winning 98 U.S. Olympic Team, spoke to the group. The U.S. then moved to Kingston, Ontario, on Dec. where it continued preparation for the IIHF World Junior Championship through noon on Dec. 4. The time in Kingston included pre-tournament games against Germany on Dec. (5- win) and Sweden on Dec. 3 (-5 win). Team USA arrived in Montreal the afternoon of Dec. 4. LEADERSHIP TEAM Jack Eichel is serving as captain of Team USA and is the youngest captain of a U.S. National Junior Team since Bryan Berard (3/5/77) in 996. Will Butcher and John Hayden are the alternate captains. A year ago, Eichel helped Team USA capture the gold medal at the 4 IIHF Men s Under-8 World Championship in Lappeenranta, Finland. He contributed five goals and five assists. Butcher and Hayden were teammates on the U.S. squad that earned the silver medal at the 3 IIHF Men s Under-8 World Championship in Sochi, Russia. HEAD COACH MARK OSIECKI Mark Osiecki is serving as head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team for the first time. A three-time assistant coach for the U.S. National Junior Team, Osiecki helped Team USA capture gold medals in and 3, plus a bronze medal in. Osiecki has had a variety of U.S. coaching positions. In, he was head coach of the U.S. Under-8 Select Team that placed second at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. He led the U.S. Junior Select Team to a first-place finish at the 999 Freedom Challenge. He was an assistant coach for the 999 U.S. Under-8 Select Team that finished second at the Ivan Hlinka Tournament. Osiecki also served as video coordinator for the 6 U.S. Men s National Team at the IIHF Men s World Championship. Currently, Osiecki is in his second season as an associate coach for the American Hockey League s Rockford IceHogs. From -3, Osiecki was head coach of the Ohio State University men s ice hockey team. He served as an assistant coach for the University of Wisconsin men s ice hockey team from 4-, helping the Badgers to the 6 NCAA national title and the NCAA national championship game. From 997-4, Osiecki was the general manager and head coach of the United States Hockey League s Green Bay Gamblers. The Gamblers won four straight division titles (999-) and captured the Clark Cup in. Osiecki was named the USHL Coach of the Year in 999. The former University of Wisconsin defensemen (987-9) served as an alternate captain for the 99 NCAA national championship team. He played two seasons in the National Hockey League (99-993) with the Calgary Flames, Ottawa Senators, Winnipeg Jets and the Minnesota North Stars. He also competed for the U.S. at the 99 IIHF Men s World Championship in Prague.

3 Game Notes vs. Slovakia Dec. 9, 4 Page 3 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPION- SHIP EXPERIENCE The U.S. has five players with experience in the IIHF World Junior Championship, all who played in last year s event. They are listed below with stats from the tournament in parentheses. D Will Butcher (5GP, -3--5) G Thatcher Demko (GP) F Jack Eichel (5GP, -4--5) F Hudson Fasching (5GP, ---4) D Ian McCoshen (5GP, ---) SUCCESS AT U8 WORLDS The United States has medaled in each of the last IIHF Under-8 Men s World Championships (7 gold, silver, bronze). Team USA has reached the gold medal game in six consecutive tournaments, claiming gold five times. Seven players on the 5 U.S. National Junior Team helped Team USA to the gold medal at the 4 IIHF Under-8 Men s World Championship, including Ryan Collins, Jack Eichel, Dylan Larkin, Auston Matthews, Sonny Milano, Alex Nedeljkovic and Alex Tuch. Eight players were silver medalists at the 3 IIHF Under-8 Men s World Championship, including Will Butcher, JT Compher, Thatcher Demko, Jack Eichel, Hudson Fasching, John Hayden, Anthony Louis and Tyler Motte. Additionally, Will Butcher and JT Compher were members of the U.S. team that won gold at the IIHF Under-8 Men s World Championship. NTDP CONNECTION Fifteen of the 3 players on the 5 U.S. National Junior Team roster were or are members of USA Hockey s National Team Development Program. The list includes: F JT Compher (-3) F Jack Eichel (-4) F Hudson Fasching (-3) F John Hayden (-3) F Dylan Larkin (-4) F Anthony Louis (-3) F Auston Matthews (3-5) F Sonny Milano (-4) F Tyler Motte (-3) F Alex Tuch (-4) D Will Butcher (-3) D Ryan Collins (-4) D Noah Hanifin (3-4) D Zach Werenski (-4) G Thatcher Demko (-3) YOUTHFUL EXUBERANCE The 5 U.S. National Junior Team has under-agers including nine players born in 996 (Brandon Carlo, Ryan Collins, Jack Eichel, Brandon Halverson, Dylan Larkin, Sonny Milano, Alex Nedeljkovic, Nick Schmaltz, Alex Tuch) and three in 997 (Noah Hanifin, Auston Matthews, Zach Werenski). FAMILY TIES A number of U.S. players have family roots in college and/or professional hockey. - Will Butcher s dad, Joe, skated for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. - Ryan Collins dad, Dan, played for Connecticut College. Ryan s uncle, Jim Warner, played at Colorado College and in the NHL. - Tyler Motte s brother, C.J., skated for Ferris State University. - Nick Schmaltz s brother, Jordan, also plays at the University of North Dakota and was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in. - Miles Wood s father, Randy, played seasons in the NHL, while Miles uncle skated at Boston University. LEAGUE LEADERS A number of U.S. players are prominent scorers in their respective leagues. Leading the way is Jack Eichel (Boston University), who tops NCAA Division I with.69 points per game. Eichel leads the nation with 9 assists and his 7 points are tied for first. Chase De Leo (Portland Winterhawks) is ninth on the Western Hockey League s points list with 4 (7-5). Anthony DeAngelo (Sarnia Sting) leads all Ontario Hockey League defensemen with 36 points in 8 games. Goalie Brandon Halverson (Soo Greyhounds) is third in the OHL in wins (6) and eighth in goals against average (.93). Also in the OHL, Alex Nedeljkovic is tied for second-best in shutouts (three) and fourth in saves (89). Roster Breakdown Home States of Team USA Michigan 4 New York 3 Wisconsin 3 California Illinois Massachusetts Minnesota Arizona Colorado Connecticut Ohio Pennsylvania Birth Year By College Boston College 4 University of Michigan 4 University of Minnesota Boston University Miami University University of Denver University of North Dakota Yale University Other Leagues OHL 4 WHL USHL Tale of the Tape Average Age: 8 years, months Average Height: 6 Average Weight: 94 lbs. Shoots/Catches: Left: 4; Right:9 Oldest Player: Will Butcher (/6/95) Youngest Player: Auston Matthews (9/7/97)

4 Game Notes vs. Slovakia Dec. 9, 4 Page 4 IN CANADA -- Team USA is (W-OTW-OTL- L-T) in the previous World Junior Championships held in the Canada.Below is a look at Team USA s results in those seven tournaments. -- Vancouver/Kamloops/Kelowna, B.C. -- 7th /6/ Denmark Preliminary W, -3 /8/ Finland Preliminary L, -4 /3/ Czech Republic Preliminary L, -5 /3/ Canada Preliminary L, -3 /3/ Latvia Relegation W, - /4/ Switzerland Relegation W, - -- Regina/Saskatoon, Saskatchewan -- Gold /6/9 Slovakia Preliminary W, 7-3 /7/9 Switzerland Preliminary W, 3- /9/9 Latvia Preliminary W, - /3/9 Canada Preliminary L, 4-5 SO // Finland Quarterfinals W, 6- /3/ Sweden Semifinals W, 5- /5/ Canada Gold Medal Gm W, 6-5 OT 9 -- Ottawa, Ontario -- 5th /6/8 Germany Preliminary W, 8- /8/8 Czech Republic Preliminary W, 4-3 /3/8 Kazakhstan Preliminary W, - /3/8 Canada Preliminary L, 4-7 //9 Slovakia Quarterfinals L, 3-5 /4/9 Czech Republic Fifth-Place Game W, 3- OT 6 -- Vancouver/Kamloops/Kelowna, B.C. -- 4th /6/5 Norway Preliminary W, - /8/5 Finland Preliminary W, 6-5 /3/5 Switzerland Preliminary T, - /3/5 Canada Preliminary L, -3 //6 Czech Republic Quarterfinals W, - /3/6 Russia Semifinals L, -5 /5/6 Finland Bronze Medal Gm L, Halifax/Sydney, Nova Scotia -- 4th /6/ Russia Preliminary L, -5 /8/ Switzerland Preliminary W, 3- /3/ Belarus Preliminary W, 8- /3/ Slovakia Preliminary W, 3- //3 Czech Republic Quarterfinals W, 4-3 /3/3 Canada Semifinals L, -3 /5/3 Finland Bronze Medal Gm L, Winnipeg, Manitoba -- 8th /6/98 Finland Preliminary L, 3-6 /8/98 Czech Republic Preliminary L, 3-6 /3/98 Slovakia Preliminary L, -3 /3/98 Canada Preliminary W, 5- /3/99 Switzerland Relegation W, 5-4 /4/99 Belarus Relegation W, Red Deer, Alberta -- 5th /6/94 Russia Round Robin W, 4-3 /7/94 Sweden Round Robin L, -4 /9/94 Canada Round Robin L, 3-8 /3/94 Finland Round Robin L, 5-7 //95 Germany Round Robin W, 5-3 //95 Ukraine Round Robin L, -3 /4/95 Czech Republic Round Robin W, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan -- 4th /6/9 Soviet Union Round Robin L, -4 /7/9 Canada Round Robin T, 4-4 /9/9 Finland Round Robin W, 6-3 /3/9 Czechoslovakia Round Robin L, -5 //9 Norway Round Robin W, 9- //9 Sweden Round Robin W, 5- /4/9 Switzerland Round Robin W, Hamilton, Ontario -- Bronze Medal /6/85 Soviet Union Round Robin L, 3-7 /7/85 Czechoslovakia Round Robin W, 5- /9/85 Canada Round Robin L, -5 /3/85 Finland Round Robin L, 5-7 //86 West Germany Round Robin W, 4- //86 Switzerland Round Robin W, -3 /4/86 Sweden Round Robin W, Montreal, Quebec -- 5th //77 Canada Round Robin L, 3-6 /3/77 Czechoslovakia Round Robin L, 5-8 /5/77 West Germany Round Robin W, 8-4 /8/77 Switzerland Round Robin W, - /3/77 West Germany Round Robin W, 6-5 /3/77 Finland Round Robin W, 8-6

5 Game Notes vs. Slovakia Dec. 9, 4 Page 5 5 U.S. National Junior Team Game-by-Game Scoring BU GER SWE FIN GER SVK CAN (W, 5-) (W, 5-) (W, -5) (W, - SO) (W, 6-) No Name /9 / /3 /6 /8 /9 /3 Noah Hanifin S A 3 Ian McCoshen DND -- A Will Butcher (A) A -- A Ryan Collins -- A JT Compher G G S Nick Schmaltz A -- P(W)AAA -- A* 9 Jack Eichel (C) S DND -- A G Anthony Louis A* G DND Miles Wood -- W Sonny Milano A*A DND AA*AAA -- U 4 Tyler Motte -- G GG -- A 5 John Hayden (A) DND Alex Tuch -- DND GPP P A 8 Chase De Leo WAA W -- Dylan Larkin DND A A -- GGA Hudson Fasching DND A A -- GA 3 Zach Werenski DND U AA*A -- A 4 Anthony DeAngelo E A -- A -- 6 Brandon Carlo G Auston Matthews DND -- GG -- W 9 Brandon Halverson W (9:43) 6/6 DND ND (:) 9/6 DNP W (6:) 4/4 3 Thatcher Demko DND W (9:9) 4/4 W (4:) 6/4 W (65:) 9/8 3 Alex Nedeljkovic ND (3:7) 4/ ND (3:3) 8/6 DND DND # = Game s Best Player Key: G-goal; S-shorthanded goal; U-unassisted goal; W-game-winning goal; A-assist; asterik-assist on game-winning goal; DND-did not dress; DNP-did not play MEDAL SUCCESS The United States has medaled in three of the last five IIHF World Junior Championships. During that span, the U.S. finished atop the podium twice, in and 3. In the 38-year history of the event, Team USA has garnered eight medals (3 gold, silver, 4 bronze). U.S. MEDALS AT THE WJC Year Medal Coach 3 Gold Phil Housley Bronze Keith Allain Gold Dean Blais 7 Bronze Ron Rolston 4 Gold Mike Eaves 997 Silver Jeff Jackson 99 Bronze Walt Kyle 986 Bronze Dave Peterson USA Hockey on the Web: usahockey.com Bios, Record Book, Video, Clips: #USAWJC Facebook: facebook.com/usahockey BOB SUTER A MENTOR U.S. defenseman Will Butcher had Bob Suter from the 98 U.S. Olympic Miracle on Ice Team as a mentor growing up in Wisconsin. Butcher played in the Madison Capitols organization at the rink Suter owned in Middleton, Wisconsin, just outside Madison, from the third grade until he went to USA Hockey s National Team Development Program in. Butcher s father, Joe, who coached him growing up, was good friends with Suter and Will had regular interaction with Bob Suter and the entire Suter family. Butcher s brother, Mike, is currently member of the Madison Capitols U6 Midget Minor Team coached by Bob s son Garrett. Bob Suter passed away unexpectedly this past September 9 at the age of 57. Suter lived by the motto, It s all about the kids. WINNING A BYLSMA STICK U.S. forward Chase De Leo won the stick of Dan Bylsma in a raffle when he was playing for his first-ever hockey team -- the Norwalk Knights in Norwalk, California. De Leo grew up attending Anaheim Ducks game, where Bylsma played from -4. The stick still hangs in De Leo s bedroom today. Bylsma is providing color commentary on the NHL Network s Team USA broadcasts in the 5 IIHF World Junior Championship.

6 Game Notes vs. Slovakia Dec. 9, 4 Page 6 Series History vs. Slovakia Date Opponent Round W OTW OTL L T GF GA /5/997 Slovakia Preliminary-Round L 3 6 /3/998 Slovakia Preliminary-Round L 3 /8/999 Slovakia Preliminary-Round W /8/ Slovakia Preliminary-Round W 7 /3/ Slovakia Placement Round W 3 /3/ Slovakia Preliminary-Round T 4 4 /3/ Slovakia Preliminary-Round W 3 /8/3 Slovakia Preliminary-Round W 5 /3/6 Slovakia Preliminary-Round W 6 //9 Slovakia Quarterfinals L 3 5 /6/9 Slovakia Preliminary-Round W 7 3 /8/ Slovakia Preliminary-Round W 6 /3/ Slovakia Preliminary-Round W 9 3 /8/3 Slovakia Preliminary-Round W 6 3 TOTALS Team USA and the NHL Overall NHL Draft Picks (8) 5 Draft Eligible (4) 6 Draft Eligible () First Round (5) 5 Dylan Larkin (DET-4) 6 Sonny Milano (CBJ-4) 8 Alex Tuch (MIN-4) 9 Anthony DeAngelo (TBL-4) Nick Schmaltz (CHI-4) Second Round (6) 3 Ian McCoshen (FLA-3) 35 JT Compher (BUF-3) 36 Thatcher Demko (VAN-4) 37 Alex Nedeljkovic (CAR-4) 47 Ryan Collins (CBJ-4) 59 Brandon Halverson (NYR-4) By Team Chicago 4 Buffalo Columbus New Jersey Carolina Colorado Detroit Florida Minnesota New York Rangers Tampa Bay Vancouver Winnipeg Third Round () 74 John Hayden (CHI-3) Fourth Round (4) 99 Chase De Leo (WPG-4) Miles Wood (NJ-4) 8 Hudson Fasching (BUF-3) Tyler Motte (CHI-) Fifth Round () 3 Will Butcher (COL-3) Sixth Round () 8 Anthony Louis (CHI-3)

7 ICE HOCKEY IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP Playing Statistics PLAYER STATISTICS BY TEAM As of SUN 8 DEC 4 Including Game # USA - United States No Name Pos GP G A PTS PIM +/ - GWG PPG SHG SOG SG% HANIFIN Noah D McCOSHEN Ian D. 4 BUTCHER Will D COLLINS Ryan D +. 7 COMPHER J.T. F SCHMALTZ Nick F 6. 9 EICHEL Jack F +. LOUIS Anthony F + 4. WOOD Miles F +. 3 MILANO Sonny F MOTTE Tyler F HAYDEN John F 4. 7 TUCH Alex F +. 8 de LEO Chase F LARKIN Dylan F FASCHING Hudson F WERENSKI Zach D +. 4 DEANGELO Anthony D CARLO Brandon D +. 9 HALVERSON Brandon GK. 3 DEMKO Thatcher GK. 3 NEDELJKOVIC Alex GK. 34 MATTHEWS Auston F Goalkeeping Statistics No Name GPT GKD GPI MIP MIP% GA SVS SOG SVS% GAA SO W L HALVERSON Brandon DEMKO Thatcher NEDELJKOVIC Alex 6: 65: : LEGEND A Assists D Defence F Forward G Goals GA Goals against GAA Goals against as average per 6 minutes GK Goalkeeper GKD Goalkeeper dressed GP Number of games played GPI Games played indeed GPT Number of games played by team GWG Game winning goals L Number of games lost MIP Minutes and seconds played MIP% MIP as percentage No Jersey number PIM Penalties in minutes Pos Position on team PPG Power play goals PTS Points SG% Percentage of goals from total shots SHG Shorthanded goals SO Shutouts SOG Shots on goal SVS Saves SVS% SVS as percentage of total SOG W Number of games won +/- Plus/minus net IHM47_83. Report Created SUN 8 DEC 4 :4 GMT-5 Page /

8 4 5 U.S. National Junior Team vs. Slovakia December 9, 4 Bell Centre Montreal LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING Motte, Tyler* 5-, 85 Shot: Left 3//95 NHL: CHI (3, 4 th -) St. Clair, Mich. 5 WJC: GP, ---a Univ. of Michigan (Big Ten): 5 GP: Had assist yesterday vs. Germany 9 Eichel, Jack *% (C) 6-, 9 Shot: Right /8/96 NHL: 5 Eligible North Chelmsford, Mass. 5 WJC: GP, --- Boston Univ. (HEA): 6 GP; Has point in each of st two WJC contests 34 7 Tuch, Alex* 6-3, Shot: Right 5//96 NHL: MIN (4, st -8) Baldwinsville, N.Y. 5 WJC: GP, --- Boston College (HEA): 7 GP; Had 5 SOG vs. GER yesterday and one assist Wood, Miles 6-, 95 Shot: Left 9/3/95 NHL: NJ (3, 4 th -) Buffalo, N.Y. 5 WJC: GP, --- Noble and Greenough School: GP; Father, Randy, played 74 NHL games Matthews, Auston* 6-, 99 Shot: Left 9/7/97 NHL: 6 Eligible Scottsdale, Ariz. 5 WJC: GP, --- U.S. National U-8 (USHL): 7 GP; Had GWG vs. Germany yesterday Schmaltz, Nick 6-, 7 Shot: Right /3/96 NHL: CHI (4, st -) Verona, Wis. 5 WJC: GP, --- Univ. of North Dakota (NCHC): 5 GP; Assisted on GWG vs. Germany yesterday Milano, Sonny* Larkin, Dylan* Fasching, Hudson*% 3 5-, 85 Shot: Left 5//96 6-, 9 Shot: Left 7/3/96 6-, 7 Shot: Right 7/8/95 NHL: CBJ (4, st -6) Massapequa, N.Y. 5 WJC: GP, --- Plymouth Whalers (OHL): GP; Had goal yesterday vs. Germany NHL: DET (4, st -5) Waterford, Mich. 5 WJC: GP, ---3 Univ. of Michigan (Big Ten): 5 GP; Had 9 SOG and ---3 vs. GER yesterday NHL: BUF via LAK (3, 4 th -8) Apple Valley, Minn. 5 WJC: GP, --- Univ. of Minnesota (Big Ten): 4 GP; Had --- vs. Germany yesterday Louis, Anthony* Compher, JT* Hayden, John* (A) 5-7, 6 Shot: Left // , 85 Shot: Right 4/8/ , Shot: Right /4/95 NHL: CHI (3, 6 th -8) Winfield, Ill. NHL: BUF (3, nd -35) Northbrook, Ill. NHL: CHI (3, 3 rd -74) Greenwich, Conn. 5 WJC: GP, WJC: GP, WJC: GP, --- Miami Univ. (NCHC): 6 GP; Univ. of Michigan (Big Ten): 5 GP; Yale Univ. (ECAC): GP; U8 gold medalist; 3 U8 silver medalist U8 gold medalist; 3 U8 silver medalist Favorite NHL player is Brandon Dubinsky DEFENSE DEFENSE 4 Butcher, Will*% (A) Carlo, Brandon 5-, Shot: Left /6/ , 95 Shot: Right /6/96 NHL: COL (3, 5 th -3) Sun Prairie, Wis. NHL: 5 Eligible Colorado Springs, Colo. 5 WJC: GP, WJC: GP, --- Univ. of Denver (NCHC): 5 GP; Tri-City Americans (WHL): 3 GP; Named U.S. Player of Game vs. Finland on Fri. Favorite NHL player as kid: Rob Blake Hanifin, Noah* 6-3, 5 Shot: Left /5/97 NHL: 5 Eligible Norwood, Mass. 5 WJC: GP, --- Boston College (HEA): 7 GP; Had assist yesterday vs. Germany 3 McCoshen, Ian% 6-3, 6 Shot: Left 8/5/95 NHL: FLA (3, nd -3) Hudson, Wis. 5 WJC: GP, --- Boston College (HEA): 6 GP; One of 5 returning members from 4 WJC Werenski, Zach* DeAngelo, Anthony 3 6-, 4 Shot: Left 7/9/ , 77 Shot: Right /4/95 NHL: 5 Eligible Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. NHL: TBL (4, st -9) Philadelphia, Pa. 5 WJC: GP, WJC: GP, --- Univ. of Michigan (Big Ten): 5 GP; Sarnia Sting (OHL): 8 GP; Had assist vs. Germany yesterday Had assist vs. Finland on Friday 6 Collins, Ryan* 6-4, 4 Shot: Right 5/6/96 NHL: CBJ (4, nd -47) Bloomington, Minn. 5 WJC: GP, --- Univ. of Minnesota (Big Ten): GP; U8 gold medalist; Uncle, Jim, played in NHL Pronunciation Guide Chase De LEO... deh-lee-oh Jack EICHEL... EYE-kuhl JT COMPHER... com-fuhr Noah HANIFIN...HAN-uh-fihn Hudson FASCHING... FASH-ing Anthony LOUIS... lewis Ian McCOSHEN...Mc-CAWSH-en Tyler MOTTE... MAHT Alex NEDELJKOVIC... Ne-DELL-koh-vitch Mark OSIECKI... oh-see-key Alex TUCH...tuck 8 8 De Leo, Chase 5-, 75 Shot: Left /5/95 NHL: WPG (4, 4 th -99) La Mirada, Calif. 5 WJC: GP, --- Portland Winterhawks (WHL): 34 GP; Scored GWG in shootout vs. Finland on Fri. 3 GOALTENDER Demko, Thatcher*% 6-3, 9 Catch: Left /8/95 NHL: VAN (4, nd -36) San Diego, Calif. 5 WJC: GP (--,.9,.966) Boston College (HEA): 9-6--,.,.97 Made 8 saves in - SO win Fri. vs. Finland 9 Halverson, Brandon 6-4, 9 Catch: Left 3/9/96 NHL: NYR (4, nd -59) Traverse City, Mich. 5 WJC: GP (---,.,.) Soo Greyhounds (OHL): 6-3--,.44,.98 Had 4 saves in shutout of GER yesterday Head Coach: Mark Osiecki Assistant Coaches: Don Granato, Kevin Patrick, Mike Ayers, Adam Nightingale * current or former member of USA Hockey s National Team Developoment Program % member of 4 U.S. National Junior Team