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Curry Added to 2012 U.S. Men's National Team

April 19, 2012 - United States Hockey League (USHL) U.S. National Team

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Goaltender John Curry (Shorewood, Minn./Hamburg Freezers/Boston University) has been added to the U.S. Men's National Team roster for the 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship it was announced today by USA Hockey. The tournament is scheduled for May 4-20, 2012, in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden.

Curry will be making his U.S. National Team debut, however, he has represented Team USA at the 2007 and 2011 Deutschland Cups in Germany. The U.S. was the runner-up in 2007.

The first 17 players for the U.S. Men's National Team were announced on April 11. Forward Joey Crabb and defenseman Chris Butler were added on April 12 and 13, respectively. Team USA now has 12 forwards, six defensemen and two goaltenders on its roster. The maximum roster size is 25, which includes three goaltenders and 22 forwards and defensemen.

NOTES: Seventeen of the 20 members of Team USA announced played U.S. college hockey ... FIve of the 20 players announced are products of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, including Joey Crabb, Justin Faulk, Cam Fowler, Nathan Gerbe and Jack Johnson ... Thirteen NHL teams are represented on the roster. The Dallas Stars, Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning have two players apiece ... Scott Gordon is the head coach of the 2012 U.S. Men's National Team. Greg Cronin and David Quinn have been announced as assistant coaches ... The 2012 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), Brian Burke (Toronto), Paul Holmgren (Philadelphia), Dean Lombardi (Los Angeles), David Poile (Nashville), Ray Shero (Pittsburgh) and Dale Tallon (Florida) and Pittsburgh Penguins pro scout Don Waddell ... 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 2012 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 Helsinski ... NBC Sports is scheduled to televise all Team USA games in the 2012 IIHF Men's World Championship. A final broadcast schedule will be available in the near future.

Team USA 2012 IIHF Men's World Championship Schedule

May 4 - 20 - Helsinki, Finland & Stockholm, Sweden

Date Opponent Location Time (Local/EDT)

Fri., May 4 France Helsinki 12:15 p.m./5:15 a.m.

Sat., May 5 Canada Helsinki 7:00 p.m./12:00 p.m.

Mon., May 7 Slovakia Helsinki 8:15 p.m./1:15 p.m.

Thurs., May 10 Belarus Helsinki 4:15 p.m./9:15 a.m.

Fri., May 11 Kazakhstan Helsinki 4:15 p.m./9:15 a.m.

Sun., May 13 Finland Helsinki 4:15 p.m./9:15 a.m.

Tues., May 15 Switzerland Helsinki 8:15 p.m./1:15 p.m.

Thurs., May 17 Quarterfinals Helsinki TBD

Sat., May 19 Semifinals Helsinki TBD

Sun., May 20 Bronze-Medal Game Helsinki 4:00 p.m./9:00 a.m.

Gold-Medal Game Helsinki 8:30 p.m./1:30 p.m.

Arenas: Hartwall Arena (Helsinki); Ericsson Globe (Stockholm)

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