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Seven Players Added To 2006 U.S. Mens National Team
Team to compete at 2006 IIHF World Championship beginning tomorrow
// USA Hockey // May 4, 2006
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey today announced the addition of seven players to the U.S. Men’s National Team that will compete at the 2006 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship May 5-21 in Riga, Latvia. The new faces join the 15 players previously named to the roster. Team USA plays its first preliminary-round game of the IIHF World Championship against Norway tomorrow (May 5) at 9:15 a.m. EDT.
Among the players joining Team USA are U.S. Men’s National Team veterans Adam Hall (Kalamazoo, Mich./Nashville Predators/Michigan State University), Ryan Suter (Madison, Wis./Nashville Predators/University of Wisconsin) and Yan Stastny (Quebec City, Quebec/Providence Bruins/The Ohio State University). Hall will be taking part in his fourth consecutive IIHF World Championship. Suter and Stastny, meanwhile, will skate for the U.S. Men’s National Team for the second straight year.
USA Hockey also named four players that will be making their first appearance on the U.S. Men’s National Team, including defensemen Mike Komisarek (West Islip, N.Y./Montreal Canadiens/University of Michigan) and Freddy Meyer (Sanbornville, N.H./Philadelphia Flyers/Boston University); and forwards Phil Kessel (Madison, Wis./University of Minnesota) and R.J. Umberger (Pittsburgh, Pa./Philadelphia Flyers/The Ohio State University).
Following its game against Norway, the United States will play two additional preliminary-round games against Denmark (May 7) and Canada (May 9) before the qualification round begins.
NOTES: All Team USA games will be audiocast live on usahockey.com with Clay Matvick calling the action … The average age of Team USA is 24.4 years old … The United States defeated Slovenia, 6-0, Tuesday (May 2) in an exhibition game in Jesenice, Slovenia … Hall (2000, 2001), Kessel (2005, 2006), Komisarek (2001, 2002), Suter (2003-05) and Umberger (2001, 2002) have all played for Team USA in the IIHF World Junior Championship, while Kessel (2004 and 2005), Komisarek (2000), Meyer (1999), Suter (2002) and Umberger (2000) have competed for Team USA at the IIHF World Under-18 Championship … Mike Eaves (Madison, Wis.), head coach of the 2006 NCAA champion University of Wisconsin Badgers, was named head coach of the 2006 U.S. Men’s National Team on April 12. Keith Allain (Centerville, Mass.), who was recently named the head men’s ice hockey coach at Yale University and Jay Leach (Snellville, Ga.), assistant coach of the Washington Capitals, will serve as the team’s assistant coaches.
Team USA 2006 IIHF World Championship Schedule
Riga, Latvia • May 5-21
Date Opponent Location/Arena Time (Local/EDT)/Result
May 2 Slovenia (exhibition) Jesenice, Slovenia W, 6-0
May 5 Norway Arena Skonto 4:15 p.m./9:15 a.m.
May 7 Denmark Arena Skonto 4:15 p.m./9:15 a.m.
May 9 Canada Arena Skonto 8:15 p.m./1:15 p.m.
May 12-16 Qualification Round Arena Riga TBD
May 17-18 Quarterfinal Round Arena Riga TBD
May 20 Semifinal Round Arena Riga 4:15 p.m./9:15 a.m.
8:15 p.m./1:15 p.m.
May 21 Bronze Medal Game Arena Riga 4:15 p.m./9:15 a.m.
Gold Medal Game Arena Riga 8:15 p.m./1:15 p.m.
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