4:15 p.m./10:15 a.m. USA vs. Russia Tale of the Tape

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1 Team USA Game Notes 15 IIHF Men s World Championship Ostrava/Prague, Czech Republic Russia (---) vs. USA (---) Game 3 Monday, May 4, 15 CEZ Arena Ostrava, Czech Republic Preliminary Round Team USA Schedule (times are local/edt) Friday, May 1 - Group B (Ostrava) USA vs. Finland W, 5-1 Saturday, May - Group B (Ostrava) Norway vs. USA W, -1 Monday, May 4 - Group B (Ostrava) Russia vs. USA 4:15 p.m./1:15 a.m. Thursday, May 7 - Group B (Ostrava) USA vs. Belarus 4:15 p.m./1:15 a.m. Friday, May 8 - Group B (Ostrava) USA vs. Denmark 8:15 p.m./:15 p.m. Sunday, May 1 - Group B (Ostrava) Slovenia vs. USA 4:15 p.m./1:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 1 - Group B (Ostrava) USA vs. Slovakia 4:15 p.m./1:15 a.m. Thursday, May 14 - Quarterfinals TBD Saturday, May 16 - Semifinals TBD Sunday, May 17 - Bronze-Medal Game 4:15 p.m./1:15 a.m. Sunday, May 18 - Gold-Medal Game 8:45 p.m./:45 p.m. All preliminary round games will televised on NBC Sports Network in the U.S. NBC Sports Live Extra will live stream all preliminary round games to U.S. viewers. USA vs. Russia Tale of the Tape Category USA Russia Record Goals For/Avg. 6/3. 11/5.5 Goals Against/Avg. /1. 5/.5 Power Play. (-7).333 (-6) Penalty Killing 1. (8-8) 1. (4-4) Shots For Gm/Avg. 6/31. 71/35.5 Shots Against Gm/Avg. 53/6.5 44/. Shorthanded Goals Top Scorers Hendricks (-1--3) Dadonov (-3--5) Nelson (1---3) Shipachyov (3---5) Krug (-3--3) Panarin (1-3--4) Top Goalie Hellebuyck Bobrovski (-, 1.,.96) (1-,.,.895) ANOTHER GOLD The U.S. Men s National Sled Team defeated Canada, 3-, last night in the gold-medal game of the 15 IPC Sled Hockey World Championship in Buffalo, New York. The U.S. has now won the last four gold medals awarded in 15 in major international competition, including the IIHF U18 Women s, IIHF Women s and IIHF U18 Men s World Championships. Many players and staff of the 15 U.S. Men s National Team watched the game last night. The team sent a video message to the U.S. National Sled Team wishing them good luck in the game prior to last night s contest. USA Hockey Communications Contact: Dave Fischer davef@usahockey.org Cell: TODAY S GAME The U.S. Men s National Team faces Russia today in the third preliminary round game for both teams. The game will be broadcast live in the U.S. on NBCSN and also streamed live via NBC Sports Live Extra. LINEUP TODAY Jack Campbell will get the call in goal today. He is among the most decorated players on the U.S. Men s National Team in terms of medals. Campbell is a two-time gold medalist at the IIHF U18 Men s World Championship (9, 1) and also helped the U.S. earn a gold (1) and bronze (11) at the IIHF World Junior Championship. Campbell recently finished his third professional season, all with the Texas Stars of the AHL. He was (3.3,.97) in the regular season and -1- in the Calder Cup playoffs (3.3,.889) in Campbell in IIHF World Championships Year/Event GP GA GAA SVS SV% Record SO Medal 9 U Gold 1 U Gold 1 U Gold 11 U Bronze 11 MWC dressed for one game as back-up. DNP -- 1 U TOTALS ALL-TIME vs. RUSSIA The U.S. and Russia meet for the 13th time in the world championship here today. Russia has won four of the last five games in the series and has a (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) advantage overall. Last year in the preliminary round, Russia defeated the U.S. by a 6-1 count. (note: The U.S. is -8- against the Soviet Union all-time in the world championship). USA vs. Russia Series History Date Round Result GF-GA 5/1/14 Preliminary L 1-6 5/16/13 Quarterfinals W 8-3 5/7/13 Preliminary L 3-5 5/8/9 Semifinals L -3 5//9 Qualification L 1-4 5/1/4 Qualification W 3-4/9/3 Preliminary L -3 5/1/ Preliminary W 3-5/6/97 Round Robin T 1-1 5/4/96 Bronze Medal OTW 4-3 4/5/96 Preliminary L 1-3 5/4/94 Quarterfinals W 3-1 TOTALS BIT AND PIECES Team USA has won its first two games of the IIHF Men s World Championship in 1 of the last 11 years (1 was exception)... Dean Lombardi, part of the U.S. Men s National Team Advisory Group, will arrive in Ostrava on Wednesday (May 6). Dale Tallon is returning to the U.S. tomorrow... Team USA is -7 on the power play in its first two games and has killed off all eight opponent power plays.

2 Team USA Game Notes vs. Russia Monday, May 4, IIHF Men s World Championship Page Two TWO NUGGETS Andrew Schapiro, the U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic, is attending today s game with his family... Team USA has the day off tomorrow. The players and staff have the option to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland... The U.S. has allowed just two goals in its first two games, the fewest in the opening two contests for a U.S. team since 8. LOOKING TO START With a victory today vs. Russia, Team USA would start the IIHF Men s World Championship with three straight wins for the first time since 1997 and the 1th time overall. Below is a look at Team USA s 3- starts, including the teams it defeated. Russia has foiled Team USA s attempt to start 3- in each of the last two world championships (Latvia, Norway, Italy) 1995 (Austria, Norway, Czech Republic) 1994 (France, Norway, Czech Republic) 1949 (Switzerland, Norway, Belgium) 1939 (Italy, Germany, Finland) 1938 (Latvia, Norway, Germany) 1934 (Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany) 1933 (Switzerland, Poland, Czechoslovakia) 1931 (Romania, Austria, Sweden) BACK FROM LAST YEAR Team USA returns five players from the 14 U.S. Men s National Team, including defensemen Jake Gardiner, Seth Jones and Connor Murphy; forward Brock Nelson; and goaltender Connor Hellebuyck. Jones was the team s leading point getter a year ago (-9--11) and earned the directorate award as the top defenseman in the world championship. ROOKIES Eleven players on the 15 U.S. Men s National Team are playing in an IIHF world championship for the first time, including goaltender Alex Lyon; defensemen Torey Krug, John Moore and Zach Redmond; and forwards Mark Arcobello, Nick Bonino, Matt Hendricks, Anders Lee, Steve Moses, Dan Sexton, and Ben Smith. MEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE Seven players have experience playing in the IIHF Men s World Championship. The group includes five players that competed a year ago (Jake Gardiner, Connor Hellebuyck, Seth Jones, Connor Murphy, Brock Nelson), as well as Justin Faulk and Jack Campbell. PLAYING FOR TEAM USA -- A total of 13 players on the 15 U.S. Men s National Team have competed for Team USA at IIHF world championships in their career (U18, World Juniors, Senior). Below is a list with total games played heading into the 15 IIHF Men s World Championship. Faulk games played Jones - 7 games played Morin - 5 games played Campbell -- 5 games played Eichel -- 4 games played Murphy games played Gardiner games played Nelson games played Larkin games played Lewis -- 7 games played Vesey -- 7 games played Reilly -- 7 games played Hellebuyck -- games played (on 14 USMNT-backup) YOUTH MOVEMENT The 15 U.S. Men s National Team has an average age of 4.3. Below is a look at the average age of Team USA since MANY GOLDEN MOMENTS A total of 1 players on the 15 U.S. Men s National Team have earned gold medals at IIHF world championships. Seth Jones and Jack Campbell lead the way, each with three gold medals. Jack Campbell 9 & 1 U18 Worlds/1 World Juniors Seth Jones 11 & 1 U18 Worlds/13 World Juniors Jeremy Morin 9 U18 Worlds/1 World Juniors Connor Murphy 11 U18 Worlds/13 World Juniors Jack Eichel 14 U18 Worlds Jake Gardiner 1 World Juniors Justin Faulk 1 U18 Worlds Dylan Larkin 14 U18 Worlds Mike Reilly 13 World Juniors Jimmy Vesey 13 World Juniors Roster Breakdown Average age: 4.3 years Average height: 6- Average weight: 4 Oldest: Matt Hendricks, 33 yrs., 1 months Youngest: Jack Eichel, 18 yrs. 6 months HOME STATES OF TEAM USA Minnesota 8 Michigan 5 Massachusetts 3 Connecticut 3 Illinois 1 Ohio 1 New York 1 Texas 1 Utah 1 MOST RECENT TEAM NHL (15) Arizona Coyotes 3 New York Islanders Boston Bruins 1 Carolina Hurricanes 1 Colorado Avalanche 1 Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Edmonton Oilers 1 L.A. Kings 1 Nashville Predators 1 San Jose Sharks 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Vancouver Canucks 1 KHL () Jokerit 1 Nizhnekamsk 1 AHL () St. John s 1 Texas 1 NCAA (5) Boston University 1 University of Michigan 1 University of Minnesota 1 COLLEGE CONNECTION (18) Boston University Yale University Boston College 1 Bowling Green State University 1 Ferris State University 1 Michigan State University 1 Notre Dame University 1 St. Cloud State University 1 UMass Lowell 1 University of Michigan 1 University of Minnesota 1 University of Minnesota Duluth 1 University of New Hampshire 1 University of North Dakota 1 University of Wisconsin 1

3 Team USA Game Notes vs. Russia Monday, May 4, IIHF Men s World Championship Page Three LEADERSHIP TEAM Matt Hendricks is the captain of the 15 U.S. Men s National Team. Hendricks is playing on his first U.S. national team. He is the oldest member of Team USA at 33. Hendricks has served as an alternate captain throughout his professional career, including at Edmonton the last two seasons. He was team captain of his college team, St. Cloud State University, in 3-4. Justin Faulk and Trevor Lewis are the team s alternate captains. Faulk was a member of the 14 U.S. Olympic men s ice hockey team, while Lewis played on the 7 U.S. Men s National Junior Team that earned a bronze medal at the IIHF World Junior Championship in Leksand and Mora, Sweden. JACK EICHEL U.S. forward Jack Eichel won the Hobey Baker Award, significant of the top player in NCAA Division I men s ice hockey. He led the nation in points playing for Boston University. Eichel, who is eligible for the NHL Entry Draft this June, is expected to be one of the top two picks in the draft. He played for the U.S. National Junior Team this past December/January in the IIHF World Junior Championship. BITS FROM PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF THESE GAME NOTES Dale Tallon, GM of the Florida Panthers and Don Waddell, president of Gale Force Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the Carolina Hurricanes, are here with Team USA. Both are members of the U.S. Men s National Team Advisory Group... The U.S. is 7-4- in games on May 1 alltime at the world championship after its win over Finland yesterday (May 1)... Team USA arrived in Ostrava early Wednesday evening (April 9) from Vienna where it played an exhibition game against Austria on Tuesday (April 8). The U.S. received goals from Mike Reilly, Steve Moses, Auston Matthews and Jeremy Morin in the win... U.S. forward Mark Arcobello has played for four different NHL teams in He joins Dennis O Brien ( ) and Dave McLlwain (1991-9) as the only players in NHL history to play on four different teams in one campaign... The U.S. has won gold at the last three IIHF world championships played this season (U18 Women, Women, U18 Men)... Team USA s host is Ostrava native Andre Niec. He played hockey in the Austrian second league this season for Kapfenberg. Niec speaks four languages fluently, including Russian, English, Czech and German... Stan Wong is serving as an athletic trainer for a U.S. team for the 34th time. This year marks his ninth straight men s world championship. He has also served as a trainer for three Olympic teams, 13 national junior squads, eight Deutschland Cup teams and for Team USA at one Youth Olympic Games. Wong will be inducted into the Professional Hockey Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame on June 18 in San Antonio, Texas... The last time the IIHF Men s World Championship was played in the Czech Republic (4), the U.S. earned a bronze medal under head coach Peter Laviolette. Team USA s last medal came when it earned bronze in 13 in Helsinki and Stockholm with Joe Sacco as head coach... Two U.S. players have birthdays in the month of May. Netminder Connor Hellebuyck will turn on May 19 and a week later (May 6) Jimmy Vesey will also hit... In 4 here in Ostrava at the world championship, the U.S. played six games. It went in Group B play before advancing to the qualifying round where it won two of three games to advance to Prague and the quarterfinals. Team USA ultimately earned a bronze medal in the event. TEAM USA COACHING STAFF Todd Richards is serving as head coach of the U.S. Men s National Team for the first time. Richards was an assistant coach for the 14 U.S. Olympic Men s Ice Hockey Team and also for the 1 U.S. Men s National Team. Dan Bylsma and Greg Carvel are both serving as assistant coach of the U.S. Men s National Team for the first time. Bylsma was the head coach of the 14 U.S. Olympic Men s Ice Hockey Team. NBC COVERAGE Team USA games at the 15 IIHF Men s World Championship. All seven preliminary round games will air live and/or same-day delay. Additionally, all Team USA preliminary round games will be streamed live online through NBC Sports Live Extra. Dennis Beyak and Shane Hnidy will call the action of Team USA s preliminary round games from Ostrava, with Russ Thaler and Anson Carter serving as studio hosts. U.S. Medals at the World Championship Year Medal Head Coach Record 13 Bronze Joe Sacco Bronze Peter Laviolette Bronze Ron Wilson Bronze John Pleban * Gold Jack Riley * Silver John Mariucci * Silver John Pleban Silver Jim Pleban Bronze Jack Riley Silver John Hutchinson * Bronze Albert Prettyman Silver Walter Brown Gold Walter Brown * Silver Alfred Winsor Silver Walter Brown * Silver William Haddock * Silver Cornelius Fellowes *From , the Olympic champion was also declared world champion. 14 Men s World Championship A Look Back The 14 U.S. Men s National Team (4-1--3, W-OTW-OTL-L) finished sixth of 16 teams at the IIHF Men s World Championship in Minsk, Belarus. Seth Jones was named by the directorate as the tournament s best defenseman. Jones, the youngest player on the team at 19, led all players on the squad with Johnny Gaudreau was second on Team USA in points with -8--1, while Tyler Johnson was third (6-3--9). Tim Thomas was the goaltender of record for all eight U.S. contests and finished with a 3.49 goals against average and.869 save percentage. MANAGEMENT TEAM The 15 U.S. Men s National Team is under the direction of the U.S. Men s National Team Advisory Group, including NHL general managers Stan Bowman (Chicago), Dean Lombardi (Los Angeles), David Poile (Nashville), and Dale Tallon (Florida). Also involved are Don Waddell, president of Gale Force Sports & Entertainment and Ray Shero. The group is led by Jim Johannson, USA Hockey s assistant executive director for hockey operations. Bill Zito, assistant general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets, is also part of the management group for the 15 U.S. Men s National Team. The U.S. Men s National Team Advisory Group was formed in February of 7.

4 Team USA Game Notes vs. Russia Monday, May 4, IIHF Men s World Championship Page Four AUT (ex.) FIN NOR RUS BLR DEN SLO SVK (W, 4-1) (W, 5-1) (W, -1) No Name 4/8 5/1 5/ 5/4 5/7 5/8 5/1 5/1 3 Seth Jones DND Connor Murphy Mike Reilly G# Jack Eichel Ben Smith Nick Bonino -- G Steve Moses G GA# John Moore Jimmy Vesey A 1 Dylan Larkin -- A -- Trevor Lewis A* -- WA* 3 Matt Hendricks -- WEA -- 4 Zach Redmond A DND DND 6 Jeremy Morin G Justin Faulk Brock Nelson DND AA G 36 Mark Arobello Dan Sexton A GA* Torey Krug A AA A* 51 Jake Gardiner Anders Lee DND Jack Campbell DND DNP DNP 34 Alex Lyon ND (:) 1/1 DND DND 37 Connor Hellebuyck W (4:) 18/19 W (6:) 9/3 W (6:) /3# # = U.S. Player of the Game 15 U.S. Men s National Team Game-by-Game Scoring Key: G-goal; S-shorthanded goal; E-empty net goal; U-unassisted goal; P-power play goal; W-game-winning goal; A-assist; asterik-assist on game-winning goal; DND-did not dress; DNP-did not play Overall Record Wearing White Wearing Blue Situationally Speaking Team USA Records In Various Situations Leading After 1 Period Trailing After 1 Period Tied After 1 Period Games Decided By One Goal or Less Goal Games Goal Games Goal Games Scoring 5+ Goals Scoring 4 Goals Scoring 3 Goals Scoring Goals Scoring 1 Goal Allowing 1 or Fewer Allowing Goals Allowing 3 Goals Allowing 4 Goals Allowing 5+ Goals Scoring a Power-Play Goal Allowing a Power-Play Goal Scoring First Opponent Scoring First Leading After Periods Trailing After Periods Tied After Periods OT Record Shootout Record Having 1-19 Shots Having -9 Shots Having 3-39 Shots Having 4-49 Shots Having 5+ Shots Allowing 1-19 Shots Allowing -9 Shots Allowing 3-39 Shots Allowing 4-49 Shots Allowing 5+ Shots Outshooting Opponent Outshot By Opponent Even Shots

5 PLAYER STATISTICS BY TEAM As of SAT MAY 15 Including Game #1 USA - United States Playing Statistics No Name Pos GP G A PTS PIM +/ - GWG PPG SHG SOG SG% TM M/G TSh AT/ 1 CAMPBELL Jack GK. 3 JONES Seth D :4 :1 65 :41 5 MURPHY Connor D 1. 3:39 15:19 5 :3 6 REILLY Mike D :4 15:3 41 :45 9 EICHEL Jack F :59 16:9 4 :49 1 SMITH Ben F 1. 1:18 6:9 4 :3 13 BONINO Nick F :17 17:38 53 :39 14 MOSES Steve F :56 14:8 4 :41 17 MOORE JR John D :19 14:39 48 :36 19 VESEY Jimmy F :51 1:55 37 :41 1 LARKIN Dylan F :9 13:14 41 :38 LEWIS Trevor F :4 17:1 45 :46 3 HENDRICKS Matt F :3 1:46 38 :4 4 REDMOND Zach D. : : : 6 MORIN Jeremy F :15 8:37 7 :38 7 FAULK Justin D :14 :7 6 :4 9 NELSON Brock F :59 15:9 44 :4 36 ARCOBELLO Mark F :18 13:39 43 :3 37 HELLEBUYCK Connor GK. 4 SEXTON Dan F :3 9:1 9 :3 47 KRUG Torey D :56 1:58 61 :4 51 GARDINER Jake D 1. 14:47 7:3 1 :4 9 LEE Anders F :46 1:3 39 :3 Goalkeeping Statistics No Name GPT GKD GPI MIP MIP% GA SVS SOG SVS% GAA SO W 1 37 CAMPBELL Jack HELLEBUYCK Connor : 1: LEGEND A Assists AT/S Average time per shift 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 M/G Minutes per game 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 TM Total minutes played TSh Total shifts played W Number of games won +/- Plus/minus net