Team USA Game Notes
2017 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship.
USA vs. Sweden • January 8, 2017 • 1:30 p.m. ET
Zlin, Czech Republic • PSG Arena
Team USA Press Officer
Rob Koch (Director of Communications, USA Hockey)
USA vs. SWEDEN:The U.S. and Sweden are meeting
for the ninth time at the IIHF Under-18 Women’s World
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Championship. Team USA holds a 8-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTLL) record against Sweden with the last meeting taking
GAME DAY: The 2017 U.S. Women’s National Under-18
place on Janurary 14, 2016. The U.S. won 4-0 in the
Team opened the 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation
semifinal game. The U.S. has outscored Sweden 56-4
Women’s Under-18 World Championship with a 6-1 victory
overall and has not allowed a goal in the last six meetings
over Russia yesterday (January 7) at PSG Arena in Zlin,
Czech Republic. The U.S. will continue preliminary round play dating back to 2010. The U.S. has outscored Sweden
41-0 during that span.
today against Sweden at 1:30 p.m. ET. The match-up will be
streamed live at u18worldwomen2017.iihf.com.
IIHF U18 WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: The 2017
IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship is currently in its
10th year after the inaugural tournament was held in Calgary in 2008. Subsequently, the event was held in Fussen,
Germany, in 2009, Chicago in 2010, Stockholm, Sweden, in
2011, Zlin, Czech Republic in 2012, Heinola, Finland in 2013,
Budapest, Hungary in 2014, Buffalo, New York in 2015 and
St. Catharines, Ontario in 2016.
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS - TEAM USA
AT U18 WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Year
Head Coach
Record *
Finish
2017 Joel Johnson
1-0-0-0-0
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4-1-0-0-0
Gold Medal
2015 Joel Johnson
3-2-0-0-0
Gold Medal
2014 Jeff Kampersal
4-0-0-1-0
Silver Medal
2013 Jeff Kampersal
4-0-1-0-0
Silver Medal
2012 Heather Linstad 4-0-0-1-0
Silver Medal
2011
Jodi McKenna
5-0-0-0-0
Gold Medal
GETTING OFFENSIVE: Cayla Barnes netted a pair of goals 2010 Katie King
4-0-1-0-0
Silver Medal
and was one of four players to register multiple-point games, 2009 Mark Johnson
4-1-0-0-0
Gold Medal
as the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team defeated
2008 Katey Stone
5-0-0-0-0
Gold Medal
Russia, 6-1,yesterday in its opening game of the tourna*(W-OTW-OTL-L-T)
ment. Natalie Heising (1-1), Anneke Linser (1-1) and
Taylor Wente (1-1) also had multiple point games. In total,
CAREER RESULTS - TEAM USA
10 players had at least one point in the game. Barnes, who
AT U18 WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
celebrated her 18th birthday yesterday, was named the U.S.
USA vs. GP W OTW OTL L T GF GA SOF SOA
Player of the Game.
THE PUCK STOPS HERE: Alex Gulstene stopped 14 of
15 shots she faced against Russia to earn her first win of
the tournament. She is now undefeated in four games at the
IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship over the past
two years.
TEAM USA FIRSTS: Eleven players made their national
team debuts in the opening game against Russia on Saturday and four players recorded their first points. Anneke
Linser (1-1), Clair DeGeorge (0-1), Delaney Drake (0-1)
and Maureen Murphy (1-0).
Canada 11
3
4
Czech Rep.
12
12
0
Finland
110
Germany 220
Hungary 110
Japan
220
Russia
880
Sweden 880
Switzerland110
Totals
46384
22
031
27
00
00
0116
380
0 005 01 0
0 001811 0
0 007 01 0
0 001820 0
0 006835 0
0 005646 0
0 001101 0
2 20 3304023 0
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2017 IIHF UNDER-18 WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP • TEAM USA SCHEDULE & RESULTS
(All Games at PSG Arena)
Date Jan. 7
Jan. 8
Jan. 10
Preliminary Round
Russia
Sweden
Canada
Time (Local / ET) 3:30 p.m. / 9:30 a.m.
7:30 p.m. / 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. / 9:30 a.m.
Result
U.S. Player of Game
W, 6-1
Cayla Barnes
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Date Jan. 13
Semifinal Round
TBD
Time (ET) TBD
Result
U.S. Player of Game
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Date Jan. 14
Medal Game
TBD
Time (ET) TBD
Result
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U.S. Player of Game
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COACHES’ CORNER: Joel Johnson, associate
head coach of the University of Minnesota women’s
ice hockey team, was named head coach of the U.S.
Women’s Under-18 Team for the 2016-17 seasons ...
Joining him as assistant coaches are Katie Lachapelle,
assistant women’s ice hockey coach at Boston University, and Courtney Kennedy, associate head women’s
ice hockey coach at Boston College. Molly Schaus,
Fan Development Coordinator with the Anaheim Ducks,
is the goaltending coach.
REPEAT PERFORMANCE: Team USA’s roster features
eleven players who helped the 2016 U.S. Women’s
National Under-18 Team earn a gold medal at the
IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship. They
are Cayla Barnes, Jesse Compher, Alex Gulstene,
Taylor Heise, Natalie Heising, Emily Oden, Gracie
Ostertag, Catherine Skaja, Taylor Wente, Madeline
Wethington and Grace Zumwinkle. Twenty players on
the roster also participated in the 2016 Under-18 Series
vs. Canada in August.
A NATIONAL APPEARANCE: Cayla Barnes helped
the U.S. Women’s National Team as the youngest member of the roster for a pair of exhibiiton games against
Canada last month.
UNDER-18 SERIES PERFORMERS: Twenty players on
the roster also participated in the 2016 Under-18 Series
vs. Canada in August.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Eleven players are making their
debut in this particular tournament, including two players, Nicole LaMantia and Allyson Simpson, who are
representing Team USA for the first time in their career.
CAPTAIN BARNES: Cayla Barnes is serving as team
captain and the alternate captains are Taylor Wente
and Grace Zumwinkle. It is the second consecutive
event that Barnes has served as captain for Team USA,
after fulfilling the same capacity for the U.S. Women’s
Under-18 Select Team at the Under-18 Series vs. Canada in August.
AGE APPROPRIATE: The average age of Team USA is
16.6 years old. Cayla Barnes, who turned 18 on January 7, is the oldest member of the team, while 15-year
old Dominique Petrie is the youngest.
MAKING A STATEMENT: Members of Team USA represent eight different states. Minnesota leads the pack
with 11 representatives, followed by Illinois with three
players. California and New York have two players each
and Alaska, Michigan, New Jersey and Texas all had
one.
TEAM FIRST: Some members of Team USA are already teammates on other teams, including five players
who skate for Shattuck St. Mary’s (Natalie Buchbinder,
Clair DeGeorge, Maureen Murphy, Gracie Ostertag,
Allyson Simpson)
ROSTER BREAKDOWN
HOME STATES OF TEAM USA
Minnesota
11
Illinois
3
California
2
New York
2
BIRTH YEAR
1999: 15
Alaska
Michigan
New Jersey
Texas
2000: 6
1
1
1
1
2001: 1
Average Age: 16 years, 6 months
Average Height: 5’7”
Average Weight: 147 lbs.
Oldest Player: Cayla Barnes (1/7/99)
Youngest Player: Dominique Petrie (1/21/01)
NUMERICAL ROSTER
No.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
14
16
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
29
30
Name Gracie Ostertag
Natalie Buchbinder
Madeline Wethington
Nicole LaMantia
Elizabeth Norton
Cayla Barnes
Allyson Simpson
Maureen Murphy
Dominique Petrie
Jesse Compher
Taylor Wente
Grace Zumwinkle
Delaney Drake Anneke Linser
Emily Oden
Catherine Skaja
Taylor Heise
Gabrielle Hughes
Natalie Heising
Clair DeGeorge
Alex Gulstene
Lindsay Reed
TEAM STAFF
General Manager
Manager of Women’s Hockey
Head Scout
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Assistant Coach
Goaltending Coach
Team Doctor
Athletic Trainer
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Sports Dietician
Equipment Manager
Director of Communications
Video Coordinator
Position
Defense
Defense
Defense
Defense
Defense
Defense
Defense
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Goaltender
Goaltender
Reagan Carey
Marissa Halligan
Matt Kelly
Joel Johnson
Courtney Kennedy
Katie Lachapelle
Molly Schaus
Amy Costa
Paul Rucci
Jill Zeller
Carrie Aprik
Logan Fischer
Rob Koch
Ryan Zapolski
Game Notes • USA vs. Sweden • Jan. 8, 2017 • Page 3
2017 U18 WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - TEAM USA STATISTICS
Game-By-Game Individual Player Stats
NO.PLAYER
USA-RUSUSA-SWE USA-CAN USA-TBD USA-TBD
Jan. 7
Jan. 8
Jan. 10. Jan. 13 Jan. 14
2
Gracie Ostertag
0-1
3
Natalie Buchbinder
0-0
4
Madeline Wethington 0-1
5
Nicole LaMantia
0-0
6
Elizabeth Norton
0-0
7
Cayla Barnes
2-0
8
Allyson Simpson
0-0
9
Maureen Murphy
1-0
11 Dominique Petrie
0-0
14 Jesse Compher
0-0
16 Taylor Wente
1-1
18 Grace Zumwinkle
0-0
19 Delaney Drake 0-1
20 Anneke Linser
1-1
21 Emily Oden
0-0
22 Catherine Skaja
0-1
23 Taylor Heise
0-0
24 Gabrielle Hughes
0-0
25 Natalie Heising
1-1
26 Clair DeGeorge
0-1
29 Alex Gulstene
0-0
30 Lindsay Reed
DNP
Overall Team Statistics
NO. PLAYER
POS.GP G A PTS PIM
2Gracie Ostertag
D 1011 0
3
Natalie Buchbinder
D
1
0
0 0
0
4
Madeline Wethington D
1
0
1 1
0
5
Nicole LaMantia
D
1
0
0 0
0
6
Elizabeth Norton
D
1
0
0 0
0
7
Cayla Barnes
D
1
2
0 2
0
8
Allyson Simpson
D
1
0
0 0
0
9
Maureen Murphy
F
1
1
0 1
0
11
Dominique Petrie
F
1
0
0 0
0
14
Jesse Compher
F
1
0
0 0
2-
16
Taylor Wente
F
1
1
1 2
0
18
Grace Zumwinkle
F
1
0
0 0
0
19
Delaney Drake F
1
0 1 1
0
20
Anneke Linser
F
1
1
1 2
0
21
Emily Oden
F
1
0
0 0
0
22
Catherine Skaja
F
1
0
1 1
0
23
Taylor Heise
F
1
0
0 0
0
24
Gabrielle Hughes
F
1
0
0 0
2
25
Natalie Heising
F
1
1
1 2
0
26
Clair DeGeorge
F
1
0
1 1
0
29
Alex Gulstene
G
1
0
0 0
0
30
Lindsay Reed
G
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Notes - DNP - did not play; first number represents goals, second number assists.
Game-By-Game Goaltender Record
NO.PLAYER
USA-RUSUSA-SWE USA-CAN USA-TBD USA-TBD
Jan. 7
Jan. 8
Jan. 10. Jan. 13 Jan. 14
29 Alex Gulstene
1-0
30 Lindsay Reed
DNP
Overall Team Goaltender Record
NO.NAME
GPMINW-L GA SV GAA SV%
29Alex Gulstene 1 601-0 1 141.00-.933
30 Lindsay Reed
RECAPPING LAST YEAR: The 2016 U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team racked up
three preliminary-round wins against Czech Republic (6-0), Russia (6-0) and Canada (4-1)
to finish atop Group A and earn a quarterfinal bye. In the semifinal, the U.S. defeated Sweden 4-0 to secure a match up with rival Canada in the gold-medal game. The U.S. topped
Canada, 3-2, in an exciting overtime victory to claim the gold medal, The United States
finished the tournament 4-1-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L), outscoring opponents 23-3.
TEAM BUILDING: USA Hockey announced the 22-player roster for the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team on Dec. 9. The team held a pre-tournament camp from Dec. 30-Jan.
2 in Newark, New Jersey in preparation for the tournament.
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