Team USA Game Notes. Monday, Jan Medal Games. USA vs. Canada 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-4) W, 6- Monday, Dec Group A vs. Slovakia (home/white-96) W, - Wednesday, Dec. -- Group A vs. Canada (visitor/white-4) 4: p.m. Friday, Jan. -- Quarterfinal : p.m. (if # seed) 5: p.m. (if # seed) Sunday, Jan Semifinal Monday, Jan Medal Games All games: live on NHL Network U.S. (DirectTV 5, Dish 477), live streamed on NHL.com in U.S. USA vs. Canada Tale of the Tape Category USA Canada Record Goals For/Avg. /.67 6/5. Goals Against/Avg. /. /. Power Play.77 (-).5 (5-) Penalty Killing. (-). (-) Shots For Gm/Avg. 6/45. /.7 Shots Against Gm/Avg. 6/. 57/9. Shorthanded Goals Top Scorers Larkin (---5) Petan (-5--6) Milano (---) Reinhart (---5) Tuch (---) Fabbri (---5) Fasching (---) Domi (---5) Eichel (---) Matthews (---) TEAM HOSTS The U.S. has two team hosts -- J.F. Beaupre and Ryan Hancock. From Montreal, Beaupre s full-time job is as plant manager at Numest in Laval, Quebec, a city just outside of Montreal. Hancock is a risk manager in Toronto. The duo has been instrumental in helping the U.S. have a seamless experience to date at the IIHF World Junior Championship. Both have been embedded with Team USA since its arrival in Montreal on Dec. 4 and will be with the team through the end of the tournament. Team USA Game Notes 5 IIHF World Junior Championship Montreal Bell Centre Team USA (---) vs. Canada (---) Dec., 4 4 p.m. ET Preliminary Round Game #4 USA Hockey Communications Contact: Dave Fischer davef@usahockey.org Cell: TODAY S GAME The United States faces Canada today at Bell Centre (capacity:,87) in the final preliminary-round game for both teams at the 5 IIHF World Junior Championship. On the line is the top seed in Group A. The teams have played nine previous times on New Year s Eve. Canada has won six times, all but one by a single goal. The two U.S. wins came by 5- and 7- counts in 998 and 98 and there has been one tie. This will be the first New Year s Eve meeting between the two teams in Montreal. On New Year s Eve -- Canada, USA (Ufa, Russia) -- Canada, USA (Edmonton, Alberta) 9 -- Canada 5, USA 4 GWS (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) 8 -- Canada 7, USA 4 (Ottawa, Ontario) 5 -- Canada, USA (Vancouver, British Columbia) USA, Canada (Skelleftea, Sweden) USA 5, Canada (Winnipeg, Manitoba) Canada 5, USA 4 (Moscow, Soviet Union) USA 7, Canada (Landsberg, Germany) THE SERIES VS. CANADA The U.S. has a (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) record against Canada all-time in the IIHF World Junior Championship. Canada has won eight of the last games in the series. Six of the last games have been decided by a single goal with three having gone to overtime (two of those to a shootout). See series breakdown later in these notes. IN GOAL TODAY Thatcher Demko returns to the net today for the United States. He has played in two of Team USA s three games to date, with a - shootout victory over Finland on Dec. 6 (8 saves) and a - shutout of Slovakia on Dec. 9 (7 saves). In the tournament, he has a.46 goals against average and a.977 save percentage. 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. Brandon Halverson, who stopped all 4 shots in a 6- win over Germany on Dec. 8, will serve as the back-up. BITS AND PIECES Team USA has allowed just one goal in its first three games, the fewest the U.S. has ever yielded in the first three games of the IIHF World Junior Championship. The next fewest is three in the first three games of the event (bronze medal)... The U.S. looks to win its first four games of the tournament for the fourth time (, 8, 4). In addition, the U.S. was unbeaten after its first four contests in 997 with three wins and one tie... Team USA will play its quarterfinal game in Montreal on Jan.. If the # seed in Group A, the U.S. will play at 5 p.m., and if the # seed it will play at p.m.... Team USA s focus has been on rest and recovery headed into the Canada game. The U.S. had a short practice yesterday and a brief video session. The players/staff also had some time to spend with family and filmed a quick Happy New Year wish to fans... Team USA s motto is US and materials remind players/staff of the mantra through utilizing Team USa and/or USa... The U.S. has three jerseys for the tournament. A blue and white version of the jersey worn by Team USA at the 4 Olympic Winter Games and also a white replica from the 96 gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic men s ice hockey team.

2 THINGS Jack Eichel, Sonny Milano and Alex Tuch each have 4 shots on goal through the first three games to lead Team USA in that category. Dylan Larkin, who is the team s leading point getter with ---5, is not far behind with shots on goal, while Auston Matthews has... The U.S. has two shutouts to its credit to date in the tournament. Team USA has also had two shutouts in three previous tournaments (, 4, 997). The U.S. has never had three shutouts in a single tournament... Jack Eichel and Auston Matthews are roommates here in Montreal... Fourteen of the U.S. forwards/defenseman have recorded at least one point through the first three games of the tournament.. Steven Santini, who has been with Team USA here in Montreal, will return to Boston to be with his Boston College teammates tomorrow. TIDBITS FROM PAST GAME NOTES Team USA s average age is 8 years, months. Last year s team was, on average, 9 years, months old... HAP on the masks of goaltenders Alex Nedeljkovic and Brandon Halverson stands for Have A Purpose... Alex Tuch and Ian McCoshen 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. Tom 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 Dec. 6. Richter helped the U.S. win the 996 World Cup of Hockey Game Notes vs. Canada Dec., 4 Page 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, 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 The United States began a journey with players vying for a spot on the 5 U.S. National Junior Team the night of Dec. 5 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in the Boston area with a team meeting. 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. (-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 (/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 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, 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 -, 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 (99-99) 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. Canada Dec., 4 Page 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, ---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 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 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 (-) F Jack Eichel (-4) F Hudson Fasching (-) F John Hayden (-) F Dylan Larkin (-4) F Anthony Louis (-) F Auston Matthews (-5) F Sonny Milano (-4) F Tyler Motte (-) F Alex Tuch (-4) D Will Butcher (-) D Ryan Collins (-4) D Noah Hanifin (-4) D Zach Werenski (-4) G Thatcher Demko (-) 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. CONNECTIVITY OF U.S. COACH- ING 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 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. 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. Roster Breakdown Home States of Team USA Michigan 4 New York Wisconsin 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. Canada Dec., 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 tournaments. -- Vancouver/Kamloops/Kelowna, B.C. -- 7th /6/ Denmark Preliminary W, - /8/ Finland Preliminary L, -4 // Czech Republic Preliminary L, -5 // Canada Preliminary L, - // Latvia Relegation W, - /4/ Switzerland Relegation W, - -- Regina/Saskatoon, Saskatchewan -- Gold /6/9 Slovakia Preliminary W, 7- /7/9 Switzerland Preliminary W, - /9/9 Latvia Preliminary W, - //9 Canada Preliminary L, 4-5 SO // Finland Quarterfinals W, 6- // 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- //8 Kazakhstan Preliminary W, - //8 Canada Preliminary L, 4-7 //9 Slovakia Quarterfinals L, -5 /4/9 Czech Republic Fifth-Place Game W, - OT 6 -- Vancouver/Kamloops/Kelowna, B.C. -- 4th /6/5 Norway Preliminary W, - /8/5 Finland Preliminary W, 6-5 //5 Switzerland Preliminary T, - //5 Canada Preliminary L, - //6 Czech Republic Quarterfinals W, - //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, - // Belarus Preliminary W, 8- // Slovakia Preliminary W, - // Czech Republic Quarterfinals W, 4- // Canada Semifinals L, - /5/ Finland Bronze Medal Gm L, Winnipeg, Manitoba -- 8th /6/98 Finland Preliminary L, -6 /8/98 Czech Republic Preliminary L, -6 //98 Slovakia Preliminary L, - //98 Canada Preliminary W, 5- //99 Switzerland Relegation W, 5-4 /4/99 Belarus Relegation W, Red Deer, Alberta -- 5th /6/94 Russia Round Robin W, 4- /7/94 Sweden Round Robin L, -4 /9/94 Canada Round Robin L, -8 //94 Finland Round Robin L, 5-7 //95 Germany Round Robin W, 5- //95 Ukraine Round Robin L, - /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- //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, -7 /7/85 Czechoslovakia Round Robin W, 5- /9/85 Canada Round Robin L, -5 //85 Finland Round Robin L, 5-7 //86 West Germany Round Robin W, 4- //86 Switzerland Round Robin W, - /4/86 Sweden Round Robin W, Montreal, Quebec -- 5th //77 Canada Round Robin L, -6 //77 Czechoslovakia Round Robin L, 5-8 /5/77 West Germany Round Robin W, 8-4 /8/77 Switzerland Round Robin W, - //77 West Germany Round Robin W, 6-5 //77 Finland Round Robin W, 8-6

5 Game Notes vs. Canada Dec., 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-) (W, -) No Name /9 / / /6 /8 /9 / Noah Hanifin S A -- 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 W 4 Tyler Motte -- G GG -- A -- 5 John Hayden (A) DND G 7 Alex Tuch -- DND GPP P A -- 8 Chase De Leo WAA W Dylan Larkin DND A A -- GGA# UA*# Hudson Fasching DND A A -- GA -- Zach Werenski DND U AA*A -- A -- 4 Anthony DeAngelo E A -- A Brandon Carlo G A 4 Auston Matthews DND -- GG -- W A 9 Brandon Halverson W (9:4) 6/6 DND ND (:) 9/6 DNP W (6:) 4/4 DNP Thatcher Demko DND W (9:9) 4/4 W (4:) 6/4 W (65:) 9/8 DNP W (6:) 7/7 Alex Nedeljkovic ND (:7) 4/ ND (:) 8/6 DND DND 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. In the 8-year history of the event, Team USA has garnered eight medals ( gold, silver, 4 bronze). U.S. MEDALS AT THE WJC Year Medal Coach 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. Canada Dec., 4 Page 6 Series History vs. Canada Date Opponent Round W OTW OTL L T GF GA //977 Canada Round-Robin L 8 //977 Canada Preliminary-Round L 6 //979 Canada Relegation-Round L 6 //98 Canada Relegation-Round L 4 //98 Canada Relegation-Round W 7 /7/98 Canada Round-Robin L 4 5 /7/98 Canada Round-Robin L 4 /6/98 Canada Round-Robin L 5 /8/984 Canada Round-Robin L 5 7 /9/985 Canada Round-Robin L 5 //987 Canada Round-Robin L 6 //987 Canada Round-Robin L 4 5 /9/988 Canada Round-Robin L 5 /6/989 Canada Round-Robin L /7/99 Canada Round-Robin T 4 4 //99 Canada Round-Robin W 5 /6/99 Canada Round-Robin L //994 Canada Round-Robin L 8 /9/994 Canada Round-Robin L 8 /6/995 Canada Preliminary-Round L 6 /8/996 Canada Preliminary-Round T 4 4 /4/997 Canada Gold-Medal L //998 Canada Placement Round W //998 Canada Preliminary-Round W 5 //999 Canada Preliminary-Round T /4/ Canada Bronze-Medal OTL* 4 // Canada Quarterfinals L // Canada Semifinals L /5/4 Canada Gold-Medal W 4 //5 Canada Preliminary-Round L /7/6 Canada Preliminary-Round L 6 //7 Canada Semifinals OTL* /4/8 Canada Semifinals L 4 //8 Canada Preliminary-Round L 4 7 //9 Canada Preliminary-Round OTL* 4 5 /5/ Canada Gold-Medal OTW 6 5 // Canada Semifinals L 4 // Canada Preliminary-Round L // Canada Preliminary-Round L // Canada Semifinals W 5 // Canada Preliminary-Round L TOTALS 6 8 7

7 Game Notes vs. Canada Dec., 4 Page 7 U.S. National Junior Team Captains 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) Ian McCoshen (FLA-) 5 JT Compher (BUF-) 6 Thatcher Demko (VAN-4) 7 Alex Nedeljkovic (CAR-4) 47 Ryan Collins (CBJ-4) 59 Brandon Halverson (NYR-4) Third Round () 74 John Hayden (CHI-) Fourth Round (4) 99 Chase De Leo (WPG-4) Miles Wood (NJ-4) 8 Hudson Fasching (BUF-) Tyler Motte (CHI-) Fifth Round () Will Butcher (COL-) Sixth Round () 8 Anthony Louis (CHI-) (since 985) By Team Chicago Buffalo Columbus New Jersey Carolina Colorado Detroit Florida Minnesota New York Rangers Tampa Bay Vancouver Winnipeg Jack Eichel Riley Barber Jake McCabe Jason Zucker John Ramage Derek Stepan Jonathon Blum Brian Strait Taylor Chorney Kevin Porter Ryan Suter Mark Stuart Eric Nystrom RJ Umberger Cononr Dunlop Adam Hall Paul Mara Mike York Marty Reasoner Bryan Berard Adam Deadmarsh John Emmons Brent Bilodeau Keith Tkachuk Ted Drury Barry Richter Adam Burt C.J. Young Scott Young Steve Leach Brian Johnson /8/96 /7/94 //9 /6/9 /7/9 6/8/9 //89 /4/88 4/7/87 //86 //85 4/7/84 /4/8 5//8 /5/8 8/4/8 9/7/79 //78 /6/77 /5/77 5//75 8/7/74 //7 /8/7 9//7 9//7 /5/69 //68 //67 /6/66 /7/65

8 ICE HOCKEY IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP Playing Statistics PLAYER STATISTICS BY TEAM As of MON 9 DEC 4 Including Game # USA - United States No Name Pos GP G A PTS PIM +/ - GWG PPG SHG SOG SG% HANIFIN Noah D + 5. McCOSHEN Ian D +. 4 BUTCHER Will D COLLINS Ryan D +. 7 COMPHER J.T. F SCHMALTZ Nick F 8. 9 EICHEL Jack F LOUIS Anthony F + 5. WOOD Miles F + 4. MILANO Sonny F MOTTE Tyler F HAYDEN John F TUCH Alex F de LEO Chase F +. LARKIN Dylan F FASCHING Hudson F WERENSKI Zach D +. 4 DEANGELO Anthony D CARLO Brandon D +. 9 HALVERSON Brandon GK. DEMKO Thatcher GK. NEDELJKOVIC Alex GK. 4 MATTHEWS Auston F Goalkeeping Statistics No Name GPT GKD GPI MIP MIP% GA SVS SOG SVS% GAA SO W L 9 HALVERSON Brandon DEMKO Thatcher NEDELJKOVIC Alex 6: 5: : 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_8 5. Report Created MON 9 DEC 4 8: GMT-5 Page /

9 4 5 U.S. National Junior Team vs. Canada December, 4 Bell Centre Montreal LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING Motte, Tyler* 5-, 85 Shot: Left //95 NHL: CHI (, 4 th -) St. Clair, Mich. 5 WJC: GP, --- Univ. of Michigan (Big Ten): 5 GP: Had assist vs. Germany on Dec. 8 9 Eichel, Jack *% (C) 6-, 9 Shot: Right /8/96 NHL: 5 Eligible North Chelmsford, Mass. 5 WJC: GP, --- Boston Univ. (HEA): 6 GP; First 8-year-old captain for U.S. since Tuch, Alex* 6-, Shot: Right 5//96 NHL: MIN (4, st -8) Baldwinsville, N.Y. 5 WJC: GP, --- Boston College (HEA): 7 GP; Had G vs. SWE in pre-tourney gm on / Wood, Miles 6-, 95 Shot: Left 9//95 NHL: NJ (, 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; Has a point in each of last games Schmaltz, Nick 6-, 7 Shot: Right //96 NHL: CHI (4, st -) Verona, Wis. 5 WJC: GP, --- Univ. of North Dakota (NCHC): 5 GP; ---5 Assisted on GWG vs. Germany on Dec. 8 Milano, Sonny* Larkin, Dylan* Fasching, Hudson*% 5-, 85 Shot: Left 5//96 6-, 9 Shot: Left 7//96 6-, 7 Shot: Right 7/8/95 NHL: CBJ (4, st -6) Massapequa, N.Y. 5 WJC: GP, --- Plymouth Whalers (OHL): GP; 8--- Has G in each of last games; GWG vs. SVK NHL: DET (4, st -5) Waterford, Mich. 5 WJC: GP, ---5 Univ. of Michigan (Big Ten): 5 GP; ---6 Has ---5 in last games NHL: BUF via LAK (, 4 th -8) Apple Valley, Minn. 5 WJC: GP, --- Univ. of Minnesota (Big Ten): 4 GP; Had --- vs. Germany on Dec. 8 Louis, Anthony* Compher, JT* Hayden, John* (A) 5-7, 6 Shot: Left // , 85 Shot: Right 4/8/ , Shot: Right /4/95 NHL: CHI (, 6 th -8) Winfield, Ill. NHL: BUF (, nd -5) Northbrook, Ill. NHL: CHI (, rd -74) Greenwich, Conn. 5 WJC: GP, WJC: GP, WJC: GP, --- Miami Univ. (NCHC): 6 GP; ---4 Univ. of Michigan (Big Ten): 5 GP; -8-- Yale Univ. (ECAC): GP; -7-- U8 gold medalist; U8 silver medalist U8 gold medalist; U8 silver medalist Had goal vs. Slovakia on Monday DEFENSE DEFENSE 4 Butcher, Will*% (A) Carlo, Brandon 5-, Shot: Left /6/ , 95 Shot: Right /6/96 NHL: COL (, 5 th -) Sun Prairie, Wis. NHL: 5 Eligible Colorado Springs, Colo. 5 WJC: GP, WJC: GP, --- Univ. of Denver (NCHC): 5 GP; Tri-City Americans (WHL): GP; ---5 Named U.S. Player of Game vs. Finland Had assist vs. Slovakia on Monday Hanifin, Noah* 6-, 5 Shot: Left /5/97 NHL: 5 Eligible Norwood, Mass. 5 WJC: GP, --- Boston College (HEA): 7 GP; Had assist vs. Germany on Dec. 8 McCoshen, Ian% 6-, 6 Shot: Left 8/5/95 NHL: FLA (, nd -) Hudson, Wis. 5 WJC: GP, --- Boston College (HEA): 6 GP; ---5 One of 5 returning members from 4 WJC Werenski, Zach* DeAngelo, Anthony 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; -9-- Sarnia Sting (OHL): 8 GP; His assist was vs. Germany on Dec. 8 His assist was vs. Finland on Dec. 6 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): 4 GP; Scored GWG in shootout vs. Finland on Dec. 6 GOALTENDER Demko, Thatcher*% 6-, 9 Catch: Left /8/95 NHL: VAN (4, nd -6) San Diego, Calif. 5 WJC: GP (--,.48,.978) Boston College (HEA): 9-6--,.,.97 Had 7 saves in shutout of SVK on Monday 9 Halverson, Brandon 6-4, 9 Catch: Left /9/96 NHL: NYR (4, nd -59) Traverse City, Mich. 5 WJC: GP (---,.,.) Soo Greyhounds (OHL): 6---,.44,.98 Had 4 saves in shutout of GER on Dec. 8 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