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U.S. Men's National Team Loses to Russia, 6-1, at 2014 IIHF Men's World Championship

May 12, 2014 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
U.S. National Team News Release


MINSK, Belarus - Justin Abdelkader (Muskegon, Mich./Michigan State University/Detroit Red Wings) scored and Team USA held a 40-23 advantage in shots on goal, but the U.S. Men's National Team fell to Russia, 6-1, in its third preliminary-round game of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship here today.

"Tonight wasn't our night," said Peter Laviolette, head coach of the 2014 U.S. Men's National Team. "We will regroup and come back and be ready to play the next game. We have a young team and I do see progress. Sometimes you take a small step backwards to take four more forward. We'll look at tonight and get better from it."

The Russians jumped out to a 3-0 lead after a pair of first-period goals and a tally 20 seconds into the middle stanza before Abdelkader scored 37 second later to cut the advantage to 3-1. Jeff Petry (Ann Arbor, Mich./Michigan State University/Edmonton Oilers) picked up the puck just inside the offensive blue line and sent a shot towards the net. Abdelkader, who was parked just outside the crease, redirect the puck past Russian goaltender Andrei Vasilevski.

Team Russia picked up three more goals in the second frame to build a 6-1 lead entering the second intermission despite the U.S. holding a 26-17 edge in shots on goal.

Neither team scored in the final stanza.

Tim Thomas (Flint, Mich./University of Vermont/Dallas Stars) started for the U.S. and stopped 11 shots. David Leggio (Williamsville, N.Y./Clarkson University) entered the game at 11:07 of the second period and made seven saves.

The U.S. Men's National Team (2-0-0-1, W-OTW-OTL-L) is back in action Thursday (May 15) vs. Latvia at 9:45 a.m. ET. The game will be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network.

NOTES: Tonight's box score, highlights, photos and more comments from Head Coach Peter Laviolette are available here ... Justin Abdelkader was named Team USA's best player ... The U.S. dropped to 4-1-0-6-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) all-time against Russia in the IIHF Men's World Championship ... Team USA's captain is Justin Abdelkader. The alternate captains are Craig Smith, Colin McDonald and Tim Stapleton ... Peter Laviolette is serving as head coach of the 2014 U.S. Men's National Team for the third time (2004-bronze, 2005). The assistant coaches are Joe Sacco, Phil Housley and Don Granato ... For Team USA's roster, click here ... Twenty of the 25 members of Team USA played U.S. college hockey ... Seven of the 25 players are products of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, including Jimmy Hayes, Seth Jones, Jake McCabe, Peter Mueller, Connor Murphy, Drew Shore and Jacob Trouba ... Thirteen NHL teams are represented on the roster: Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators, New York Islanders, Phoenix Coyotes, San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets ... The staff and players of the 2014 U.S. Men's National Team are selected by the U.S. Men's National Team Advisory Group, led by Jim Johannson, assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey. Other members, all affiliated with National Hockey League teams, include Stan Bowman (Chicago), Brian Burke (Calgary), Paul Holmgren (Philadelphia), Dean Lombardi (Los Angeles), David Poile (Nashville), Ray Shero (Pittsburgh), Dale Tallon (Florida), and Don Waddell (Pittsburgh). Tom Kurvers (Tampa Bay) will be part of the advisory group for this year's championship ... USA Hockey's international council, chaired by Gavin Regan, vice president of USA Hockey, has oversight responsibilities for all U.S. national teams ... Sixteen teams are competing at the 2014 IIHF Men's World Championship, divided into two groups of eight. Teams will play a round-robin format among their group with the top four teams from each group advancing to quarterfinals ... NBC Sports Network is televising and streaming all Team USA games in the 2014 IIHF Men's World Championship.

Team USA 2014 IIHF Men's World Championship Schedule

May 9-25 - Minsk, Belarus

Date Opponent Venue Time (Local/EDT)/Result NBCSN Broadcast

Fri., May 9 Belarus Minsk Arena W, 6-1

Sat., May 10 Switzerland Minsk Arena W, 3-2

Mon., May 12 Russia Minsk Arena L, 1-6

Thurs., May 15 Latvia Minsk Arena 4:45 p.m./9:45 a.m. Live

Fri., May 16 Kazakhstan Minsk Arena 4:45 p.m./9:45 a.m. Live

Sun., May 18 Finland Minsk Arena 4:45 p.m./9:45 a.m. Live

Tues., May 20 Germany Minsk Arena 12:45 p.m./5:45 a.m. Live

Thurs., May 22 Quarterfinals TBD TBD tape delay

Sat., May 24 Semifinals Minsk Arena 2:45 p.m./7:45 a.m.

6:45 p.m./11:45 a.m.

tape delay

tape delay

Sun., May 25 Bronze-Medal Game Minsk Arena 4:30 p.m./9:30 a.m. tape delay

Gold-Medal Game Minsk Arena 9:00 p.m./2:00 p.m. Live

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