Posts About "Team U.S.A."
Team USA Playing in Germany, Preparing for the Olympics
October 21st, 2017 Unlike other national teams like Canada or Russia, Team USA decided to play in only one international tournament before assembling the roster for the 2018 Olympic Games in South Korea. The Deutschland Cup, scheduled for November 10-12 in Augsburg, Germany, will most likely be some sort of try-out for players skating in European leagues...
Team USA Has Disappointing Finish at World Championships
May 19th, 2017 In 2017, the United States has won the men's World Junior Championship, the men's and women's U18 tournaments and the women's World Championship. For two weeks, it looked like the Americans were on the road to adding another gold medal at the men's World Championships. After a tournament-opening loss to Germany, the U.S. rebounded,...
United States Building Strong World Championship Roster
April 21st, 2017 For the past two days, Jack Eichel's name has been around all the news in the hockey world. On Wednesday, reports stated that the 2015 second overall pick wouldn't sign an extension with the Buffalo Sabres if coach Dan Bylsma was still there. He and his agent later refuted those reports, but Thursday, Eichel was again a popular name...
Sledge Hockey: Can Team Canada Catch Team USA?
October 18th, 2016 The fierce rivalry between Team Canada and Team USA is alive and well in the Paralympic sport of sledge hockey. If you haven’t seen a game yet, sledge hockey made its debut at the Lillehammer Paralympic Winter Games in 1994. The sport is fast-paced, highly physical and played by war-veterans and other male and female athletes with a...
USA Hockey Has Bright Future
September 27th, 2016 With Team USA's disappointing performance in the World Cup of Hockey, many are questioning the direction of one of the world's top hockey programs. Led by GM Dean Lombardi and coach John Tortorella, this year's World Cup rendition of Team USA had some questionable inclusions and roster snubs. Talented scorers such as Phil Kessel and...
With Byfuglien and Palmieri Back, Team USA Needs a Win
September 20th, 2016 It's do-or-die for Team USA on Tuesday as they take on Team Canada. If the U.S. loses, they're eliminated from the World Cup and the third game of the group stage will purely be ornamental. If they win, it's a tough path, but they live to fight another day. That kind of pressure amplifies every little roster decision. That's...
Can Team USA Overcome Must-Win Scenario?
September 20th, 2016 Team USA could not be in a worse spot going into their game against Team Canada on Tuesday night. After losing their first game of the tournament to Team Europe, coupled with Team Canada's throttling of Team Czech Republic, Team USA's chances at advancing took a major hit, after just one game. Team Europe then decided to be the...
Wings at the World Cup - Abdelkader and Larkin
September 12th, 2016 The Red Wings are sending seven players to compete in the eight-team 2016 World Cup of Hockey in Toronto. The series 'Wings at World Cup' will feature each of those players and the impact they will have on their respective teams as well as chronicle the player’s history of international play. Two U.S.-born players, Justin Abdelkader...
Joe Pavelski is Named Captain America
September 7th, 2016 As has been rumored for weeks, San Jose's Joe Pavelski has emerged as the new Captain America. Ryan Suter and Patrick Kane have been tapped to play Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes to Pavelski's Steve Rogers. The most surprising part might be the USA Hockey announcement might be that Zach Parise, captain at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, won't...
Team USA's Tough Decision in Net
September 6th, 2016 Team USA opened their training camp for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey yesterday. The 23 players that will represent the United States will come together at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio where they will practice and participate in a pre-tournament game against Team Canada later this week. The United States will end their tune...
Kings Well Represented in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey
May 29th, 2016 The final rosters for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey were announced yesterday. Last summer the Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi was named general manager for Team USA, and he made his final seven selections for the full 23-player roster yesterday, which included Kings goalie Jonathan Quick. Lombardi has been on the United Stated...
Full 2016 World Cup of Hockey Rosters
May 28th, 2016 The final choices were made Friday for each of the eight teams (six national teams and two compilation teams) for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, taking place in Toronto from September 17th to October 1st. Each team announced their first 16 selections back in early March, and the final seven players were added to fill out the 23-man...
Matthews, Team USA Advance to IIHF Semifinals
May 19th, 2016 Super-prospect Auston Matthews of the ZSC Lions scored the only goal of the shootout to propel Team USA past the Czech Republic and into the Semifinals at the IIHF World Hockey Championships on Thursday morning in Moscow. The shootout winner was Matthews’ second goal of the contest, his first tied the game 1-1 in the second...
