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Johnson, Palushaj and Trouba Added to 2013 U.S. Men's National Team
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Team USA Opens Tournament May 4 vs. Austria
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Defenseman Erik Johnson (Bloomington, Minn./Colorado Avalanche/Univ. of Minnesota), forward Aaron Palushaj (Northville, Mich./Colorado Avalanche/Univ. of Michigan) and defenseman Jacob Trouba (Rochester, Mich./Winnipeg Jets/Univ. of Michigan) have been added to the the 2013 U.S. Men's National Team that will compete at the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship, USA Hockey announced today. The tournament is scheduled for May 3-19 in Helsinki, Finland, and Stockholm, Sweden.
Johnson has played for six U.S. National Teams, highlighted by the 2010 U.S. Men's Olympic Ice Hockey Team. He helped Team USA to a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, B.C. He played on the U.S. Men's National Team at the 2007 IIHF Men's World Championship. Johnson skated in the 2006 and 2007 IIHF World Junior Championships, collecting a bronze medal in 2007. He helped Team USA win back-to-back gold medals at the 2005 and 2006 IIHF Men's Under-18 World Championships.
Palushaj previously represented Team USA at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Trouba has won a gold medal at three of the four IIHF World Championship events in which he has competed. Most recently, he was an alternate captain for the gold-medal winning U.S. squad at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia. Trouba earned the directorate award as the tournament's best defenseman. He was a member of the 2012 U.S. National Junior Team as well. Trouba helped Team USA win gold medals at the 2011 and 2012 IIHF Men's Under-18 World Championships.
The first 15 players for the U.S. Men's National Team were announced on April 24. Team USA now has eight forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders on its roster. The maximum roster size is 25, which includes three goaltenders and 22 forwards and defensemen.
For Team USA's updated roster, click here.
NOTES: Seventeen of 18 announced members of Team USA played U.S. college hockey ... Seven of the 18 players announced are products of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, including Matt Carle, Justin Faulk, Matt Hunwick, Erik Johnson, Danny Kristo, Jamie McBain and Jacob Trouba ... Seven NHL teams are represented on the roster. The Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Winnipeg Jets ... Joe Sacco, head coach of the NHL's Colorado Avalanche, was named head coach of the 2013 U.S. National Men's Team. Tim Army, Danton Cole and Phil Housley will serve as assistant coaches ... For an up-to-date list of players named to the 2013 U.S. Men's National Team, click here ... The 2013 U.S. Men's National Team is under the direction of the U.S. Men's National Team Advisory Group, led by Jim Johannson, assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey. Other members include NHL general managers Stan Bowman (Chicago), Paul Holmgren (Philadelphia), Dean Lombardi(Los Angeles), David Poile (Nashville), Ray Shero (Pittsburgh) and Dale Tallon (Florida) and NHL scouts Brian Burke (Anaheim) and Don Waddell (Pittsburgh) ... USA Hockey's international council, chaired by Tony Rossi, vice president of USA Hockey, has oversight responsibilities for all U.S. national teams ... Sixteen teams will compete at 2013 IIHF Men's World Championship. There will be two groups of eight with one group playing in Helsinki, Finland and the other playing in Stockholm, Sweden. The semifinals and medal games will be conducted in Stockholm.
U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team Topples Russia, 4-3, in Shootout
in Semifinals at 2013 IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship
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SOCHI, Russia – Tyler Kelleher (Longmeadow, Mass.) and J.T. Compher (Northbrook, Ill.) scored in the shootout and Thatcher Demko (San Diego, Calif.) stopped both opposing shooters, leading the U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team past Russia, 4-3, in a shootout here tonight at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in the semifinal round at the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 Men's World Championship. Team USA will compete for its fifth straight gold medal against Canada on Sunday.
"I'm proud of how hard we played tonight," said Don Granato, head coach of the U.S. National Under-18 Team. "We'll take a moment to enjoy this victory, but its right back to work tomorrow. Any time you have an opportunity to play for a medal is special and we look forward to a great matchup with Canada."
Team USA opened scoring at 16:09 of the first period on the power play. Michael McCarron (Macomb, Mich.) jammed the puck past Russian netminder Igor Shestyorkin in a scramble in front of the net.
Early in the second stanza, the U.S. was whistled for two penalties simultaneously resulting in a 5-on-3 opportunity for Russia. Team USA killed off all but 15 seconds of the two-man advantage before surrendering the game-tying goal at 5:14. Russia then took a 2-1 lead at 12:49.
Tommy Vannelli (Minnetonka, Minn.) evened the score at 4:04 of the third period, wristing a shot past Shestyorkin. Kelleher created the opportunity by skating toward the front of the crease, holding the puck and freezing the goalie, before dropping it back to Vannelli who buried the puck. Evan Allen (Sterling Heights, Mich.) also assisted on the play. Russia regained the lead at 16:41, before Anthony Louis (Winfield, Ill.) struck back for the U.S. Falling down; Louis knocked it off Shestyorkin's leg pad and into the net. Time expired in the third period with the squads deadlocked at three.
Team USA put seven shots on net in the extra frame, while Russia had five. Both netminders turned aside each shot they faced to force a decisive, three-round shootout.
Kelleher scored first in the shootout, while Demko made a stop on Russia's first shooter. After a U.S. miss and another save by Demko, Compher lit the lamp to send Team USA to the gold-medal game on Sunday.
The U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team will face Canada in the gold-medal game on Sunday (April 28) at 8 p.m. local time (12 p.m. EDT), at the Bolshoy Ice Dome. The gold-medal game will be streamed live on FASTHockey.com. Team USA's complete schedule can be found below.
NOTES: Steven Santini was named Team USA's Player of the Game ... The U.S. outshot Russia, 57-29 ... Team USA finished 1-for-4 on the power play, while Russia went 1-for-5 with the man advantage ... For Team USA's full roster, click here ... Twenty-two players on the U.S. roster come from USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program ... The U.S. enters the tournament having captured a record nine consecutive medals, including back-to-back gold medals in 2005-06, four straight gold medals from 2009-12, two silver medals (2004, 2007) and one bronze medal (2008). Team USA’s seven gold medals are the most of any country in IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship history (event began in 1999). Team USA earned its first gold medal in 2002 … The U.S. is in Group A with the Czech Republic, Finland, Latvia and Russia. Group B consists of Canada, Germany, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland ... Follow @USAHockeyScores on Twitter for live scoring updates during the tournament. Scores will be designated with #U18MWC ... More information about the tournament can be found here. ... The U.S. National Under-18 Team trains with The Hockey IntelliGym, a revolutionary new software program released on October 1, 2010, that trains hockey sense. To learn more, visit USAHockeyIntelliGym.com.
GAME SUMMARY
Scoring By Period
| RUS | 0 - | 2 - | 1 - | 0 - | 0 - | 3 |
| USA | 1 - | 0 - | 2 - | 0 - | 1 - | 4 |
First Period - Scoring: 1, USA, Kelleher (McCarron, Motte), 16:09, (pp). Penalties: USA, McCarron (interference), 8:43; RUS, Barbashev (boarding), 14:15; RUS, Stetsenko (tripping), 16:40.
Second Period - Scoring: 2, RUS, Buchnevich (Nichushkin), 5:14, (5-on-3); 3, RUS, Nichushkin (Buchnevich), 12:49. Penalties: USA, Compher (slashing), 3:28; USA, Ausmus (roughing), 3:28.
Third Period - Scoring: 4, USA, Vannelli (Kelleher, Allen), 4:04; 5, RUS, Leshenko (Barbashev), 16:41; 6, USA, Louis (unassisted), 17:55. Penalties: USA, Fasching (tripping), 4:57; RUS, Leshenko (hooking), 14:22.
Overtime Period - Scoring: None. Penalties: USA, Butcher (hooking), 6:31.
Shots by Period
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Total
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| RUS | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 |
| USA | 12 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 57 |
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| Goaltenders (SH/SV) | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Total |
| RUS, Shestyorkin, 70:00 | 12/11 | 16/16 | 22/20 | 7/7 | 57/54 |
| USA, Demko, 70:00 | 8/8 | 11/9 | 5/4 | 5/5 | 29/26 |
Power Play: RUS 1-5; USA 1-4
Penalties: RUS 4-8; USA 5-10
Team USA 2013 IIHF Men's World Under-18 Championship Schedule
April 18-28 • Sochi, Russia
| Date | Opponent | Time (Local/EDT) | Live Webcast |
| Sun., April 14 | Canada* | W, 4-1 | FASTHockey.com |
| Thu., April 18 | Russia | L, 3-4 | FASTHockey.com |
| Sat., April 20 | Czech Republic | W, 4-3 | FASTHockey.com |
| Sun., April 21 | Latvia | W, 7-1 | FASTHockey.com |
| Tue., April 23 | Finland | L, 1-2 | FASTHockey.com |
| Thu., April 25 | Sweden (QF) | W, 4-0 | FASTHockey.com |
| Fri., April 26 | Russia (SF) | W, 4-3 (SO) | FASTHockey.com |
| Sun., April 28 | Canada (Gold Medal) | 8 p.m./12 p.m. | FASTHockey.com |
*pre-tournament game
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