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2008 UNITED STATES MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM

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The 2008 United States Men’s National Team Media Guide wasproduced by USA Hockey, Inc., the national governing body for thesport of ice hockey in the United States.

Editorial Staff: Chris Peters, Dave Fischer and Christy JeffriesLayout & Design: Dana AusecTemplate Design: Apex Communications; Colorado Springs, Colo.

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GENERAL INFORMATION2008 IIHF Men’s World Championship Schedule ........................................................ 1

TEAM USA2008 United States Men’s National Team Roster ........................................................ 4Players ........................................................................................................................ 5

By the Numbers .......................................................................................................... 49

TEAM USA STAFFBrian Burke, David Poile, Ray Shero, Don Waddell – Advisory Group ................................ 52Jim Johannson – Assistant Executive Director, Hockey Operations ............................................ 56John Tortorella – Head Coach .......................................................................................... 57Kurt Kleinendorst – Assistant Coach ................................................................................ 58Mike Sullivan – Assistant Coach ...................................................................................... 59Support Staff .............................................................................................................. 60

USA HOCKEY LEADERSHIPRon DeGregorio – President .......................................................................................... 67Dave Ogrean – Executive Director .................................................................................... 67Tony Rossi – Vice President, International Council Chair .......................................................... 68Walter L. Bush, Jr. – Chairman of the Board ........................................................................ 68

HISTORY AND RECORD BOOK2007 IIHF Men’s World Championship Team USA Statistics ........................................ 712007 IIHF Men’s World Championship Team USA Recap.............................................. 72IIHF Men’s World Championship Year-By-Year Results .................................................. 74IIHF Men’s World Championship All-Time Team USA Roster .......................................... 77

Craig Anderson ................................ 5David Backes .................................. 7Keith Ballard .................................. 9David Booth .................................... 11Dustin Brown .................................. 13Adam Burish.................................... 15Robert Esche .................................. 16Tom Gilbert .................................... 18Tim Gleason .................................... 19Matt Greene .................................... 21Jeff Halpern .................................... 23Patrick Kane .................................. 25

Phil Kessel ...................................... 27Paul Martin .................................... 29Peter Mueller .................................. 31Patrick O’Sullivan ............................ 33Zach Parise .................................... 35Jason Pominville.............................. 37Drew Stafford .................................. 39Lee Stempniak ................................ 41Mark Stuart .................................... 43Tim Thomas .................................... 45James Wisniewski ............................ 47


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TOURNAMENT scheduleTOURNAMENT Schedule

Group A

Sweden

Switzerland

Belarus

France

Group B

Canada

United States

Latvia

Slovenia

Group C

Finland

Slovakia

Germany

Norway

Group D

Czech Republic

Russia

Denmark

Italy

PRELIMINARY ROUND

Date Game Match-Up Group Time (Local) VenueFriday, May 2 1 Denmark-Czech Republic D 1:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi

2 Canada-Slovenia B 4:30 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre3 Russia-Italy D 7:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi4 United States-Latvia B 8:15 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre

Saturday, May 3 5 Belarus-Sweden A 1:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi6 Germany-Finland C 4:30 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre7 Switzerland-France A 7:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi8 Slovakia-Norway C 8:15 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre

Sunday, May 4 9 Czech Republic-Russia D 1:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi10 Latvia-Canada B 4:30 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre11 Italy-Denmark D 7:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi12 United States-Slovenia B 8:15 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre

Monday, May 5 13 Switzerland-Belarus A 1:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi14 Finland-Norway C 4:30 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre15 Sweden-France A 7:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi16 Slovakia-Germany C 8:15 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre

Tuesday, May 6 17 Russia-Denmark D 1:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi18 Canada-United States B 4:30 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre19 Czech Republic-Italy D 7:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi20 Slovenia-Latvia B 8:15 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre

Wednesday, May 7 21 Sweden-Switzerland A 1:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi22 Finland-Slovakia C 4:30 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre23 France-Belarus A 7:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi24 Norway-Germany C 8:15 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre


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QUALIFICATION, RELEGATION AND FINAL ROUNDS

Date Game Match-Up Group Time (Local) Venue

Thursday, May 8 25 2A-3D Qualification 3:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi26 1B-2C Qualification 4:30 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre27 1A-2D Qualification 7:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi28 2B-3C Qualification 8:15 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre

Friday, May 9 29 1C-3B Qualification 11:30 a.m. Colisée Pepsi30 1D-3A Qualification 2:00 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre31 4B-4C Relegation 3:30 p.m. Colisée Pepsi32 4A-4D Relegation 8:00 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre

Saturday, May 10 33 2D-3A Qualification 12:30 p.m. Colisée Pepsi34 3C-1B Qualification 4:30 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre35 1D-2A Qualification 4:30 p.m. Colisée Pepsi36 4C-4B Relegation 8:15 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre37 4D-4A Relegation 8:15 p.m. Colisée Pepsi

Sunday, May 11 38 2C-3B Qualification 12:30 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre39 3D-1A Qualification 1:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi40 1C-2B Qualification 4:30 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre41 2A-2D Qualification 7:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi

Monday, May 12 42 2B-2C Qualification 12:30 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre43 1A-1D Qualification 1:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi44 1B-1C Qualification 4:30 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre45 3A-3D Qualification 7:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi46 3B-3C Qualification 8:15 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre

Tuesday, May 13 47 4A-4D Relegation 7:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi48 4B-4C Relegation 8:15 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre

Wednesday, May 14 49 E1-F4 Quarterfinal 1:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi50 E2-F3 Quarterfinal 4:30 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre51 F1-E4 Quarterfinal 7:15 p.m. Colisée Pepsi52 F2-E3 Quarterfinal 8:15 p.m. Halifax Metro Centre

Friday, May 16 53 W49-W52 Semifinal 1:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi54 W51-W50 Semifinal 5:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi

Saturday, May 17 55 L53-L54 Bronze 3:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi

Sunday, May 18 56 W53-W54 Gold 1:00 p.m. Colisée Pepsi

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Championship appearance. 2005-06: Appeared in five games with the U.S. Men’s National Team at the

2006 IIHF Men’s World Championship in Riga, Latvia … Posted a 3-2-0 record, 2.36 goals-against

average, .908 save percentage and one shutout.

NHL EXPERIENCE: Appeared in 17 games for the Florida Panthers in his sixth National Hockey League

season (2007-08) … Posted an 8-6-1 record, 2.25 GAA, .935 save percentage and two shutouts … Set

an NHL record for most saves in a shutout game with 53 on March 2, 2008, against the New York

Islanders … Earned his second consecutive shutout with 40 saves against the Boston Bruins on March

4, 2008 … Recorded a 2.21 GAA in five games with the Panthers in 2006-07 … Played in 56 games with

the Chicago Blackhawks over three seasons (2002-04, 2005-06) … Over those three seasons, compiled

a record of 12-29-6, 3.38 GAA, .882 save percentage and two shutouts.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Played in 34 regular-season games for the Rochester Americans of the

American Hockey League in 2006-07 … Recorded a 2.56 GAA, .916 save percentage and one shutout

… Amassed a 23-10-0 record … In 2004-05, appeared in 15 regular-season games with the AHL’s

Norfolk Admirals before suffering an injury … Went 9-4-1 with a 1.83 GAA and .929 save percentage …

Posted a 2.36 GAA and .925 save percentage in six playoff games … Appeared in an AHL career-high 37

regular-season games for the Admirals in 2003-04 and recorded a 2.11 GAA and .914 save percentage

… In five playoff games that year, put up a 1.84 GAA and .934 save percentage … His 1.94 GAA in 2003-

04 led the AHL and ranked fourth best in league history … Amassed a record of 15-11-5 with a .923

save percentage … Recorded a 2.61 GAA and .920 save percentage in five postseason games …

Appeared in 28 regular-season games and one postseason game for Norfolk in 2001-02 … Posted a 30-

19-9 record during the 2000-01 regular season with the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League …

Ranked second in the OHL with a .918 save percentage … Selected as an OHL First Team All-Star …

Earned OHL Goaltender of the Year laurels … Went 12-17-2 in 38 regular-season games with Guelph in

1999-2000 … Appeared in 24 games with the Storm in 1998-99 and posted a 12-7-1 record.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the third round (73rd overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry

Draft … Traded by the Blackhawks to Florida on July 25, 2006, in exchange for a sixth round draft pick in

the 2008 NHL Entry Draft … Born on May 21, 1981, in Park Ridge, Ill.


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Most Recent Team: Florida Panthers (NHL)


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CRAIG Anderson

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP MIN W-L-T GAA GA SVS SV% SO2006 Men’s World Championship 5 280 3-2-0 2.36 11 108 .908 1

TEAM USA TOTALS 5 280 3-2-0 2.36 11 108 .908 1

NHL STATISTICS

Year Team GP MIN W-L-OTL GAA GA SVS SV% SO2007-08 Florida 17 934 8-6-1 2.25 35 500 .935 2

Playoffs — — — — — — — —2006-07 Florida 5 216 1-1-1 2.21 8 108 .931 0

Playoffs — — — — — — — —2005-06 Chicago 29 1552 6-12-4 2.93 76 671 .886 1

Playoffs — — — — — — — —2003-04 Chicago 21 1205 6-14-0* 2.84 49 545 .905 1

Playoffs — — — — — — — —2002-03 Chicago 6 270 0-3-2* 4.00 57 107 .856 0

Playoffs — — — — — — — —NHL TOTALS 78 4180 21-36-2 2.93 204 1,931 .904 4PLAYOFF TOTALS — — — — — — — —

* Record denoted is wins-losses-ties

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS

Year Team (League) GP MIN W-L-OTL GAA GA SVS SV% SO2006-07 Rochester (AHL) 34 2060 23-10-0 2.56 88 999 .919 1

Playoffs 6 376 2-4 2.87 18 179 .909 02004-05 Norfolk (AHL) 15 886 9-4-1 1.83 27 352 .929 2

Playoffs 6 356 2-4 2.36 14 172 .925 02003-04 Norfolk (AHL) 37 2108 17-20-0* 2.11 74 783 .914 3



Playoffs 1 21 0-1 2.83 1 15 .938 02000-01 Guelph (OHL) 59 3555 30-19-9* 2.63 156 1757 .918 3



Playoffs 3 114 0-2 4.74 9 n/a n/a 0


USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his second International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s WorldChampionship appearance. 2006-07: Appeared in all seven games for the U.S. Men’s National Team atthe 2007 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Tallied one goal and added two assists … Scored one ofTeam USA’s three shorthanded goals in the tournament.

NHL EXPERIENCE: Appeared in 72 regular-season games for the St. Louis Blues in 2007-08 … Totaled31 points (13-18) … Recorded 23 points (10-13) in 49 games during his first National Hockey Leagueseason with the Blues in 2006-07.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Skated in 27 games with the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey Leaguein 2006-07 … Scored nine goals and added two assists … Joined Peoria following his third and finalseason of collegiate hockey in 2005-06 … Skated in 12 regular-season games and totaled 10 points (5-5) … Added a goal and an assist in three playoff games … Played three seasons (2003-06) at MinnesotaState University Mankato of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association … Tied for first on the Maverickswith a career-best 42 points (13-29) as MSU-Mankato’s captain in 2005-06 … Selected to the RBK All-America West Second Team as well as the All-WCHA Second Team … Named MSU-Mankato’s MVP in2004-05 after playing in 38 games and finishing first on the team in points (40), goals (17), power-playpoints (21), power-play goals (10) and game-winning goals (3), while finishing second in assists (23) …Selected to the All-WCHA Third Team … Finished second on the team in goals (16), assists (21) andpoints (37) in 2003-04 … Played two seasons (2001-03) with the Lincoln Stars of the United StatesHockey League … Earned All-USHL First Team honors in 2002-03 after registering 69 points (28-41) in57 contests … Tied for third in the league in points, ranked fourth in assists and finished seventh in goals… Played in the 2003 USHL All-Star Game.

PERSONAL: Selected by the St. Louis Blues in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2003 NHL EntryDraft … Born on May 1, 1984, in Minneapolis, Minn.


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Birthdate: 5/1/84 | Hometown: Minneapolis, Minn.

Most Recent Team: St. Louis Blues (NHL)

College Team: Minnesota State University Mankato (WCHA)


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DAVID Backes

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A PTS PIM2007 Men’s World Championship 7 1 2 3 6

TEAM USA TOTALS 7 1 2 3 6

NHL STATISTICSREGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 St. Louis 72 13 18 31 99 — — — — —2006-07 St. Louis 49 10 13 23 37 — — — — —

NHL TOTALS 121 33 21 54 136 — — — — —

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSREGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS

Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2006-07 Peoria (AHL) 27 9 2 11 34 — — — — —2005-06 Peoria (AHL) 12 5 5 10 10 3 1 1 2 8

MSU-Mankato (WCHA) 38 13 29 42 91 — — — — —2004-05 MSU-Mankato (WCHA) 38 17 23 40 55 — — — — —2003-04 MSU-Mankato (WCHA) 39 16 21 37 66 — — — — —

COLLEGE TOTALS 135 46 73 119 222 — — — — —

2002-03 Lincoln (USHL) 57 28 41 69 126 — — — — —2001-02 Lincoln (USHL) 30 11 10 21 54 3 0 0 0 2

USHL TOTALS 87 39 51 90 180 3 0 0 0 2

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his third International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World

Championship appearance. 2006-07: Played in all seven games with the U.S. Men’s National Team at the

2007 IIHF Men’s World Championship and dished out three assists. 2003-04: Skated in eight games with

the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2004 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Recorded one goal in

helping Team USA to the bronze medal. 2001-02: Played in seven games for the U.S. National Junior Team

at the 2002 IIHF World Junior Championship and tallied two points (1-1). 1999-2000: Played for the U.S.

National Under-18 Team within USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and led all NTDP

defensemen with 33 points (12-21) in 58 games … Appeared in all six games for the U.S. National Under-

18 Team at the 2000 IIHF World Under-18 Championship … Scored one goal and added an assist.

NHL EXPERIENCE: Played in all 82 games during his third National Hockey League season with the

Phoenix Coyotes in 2007-08 … Recorded six goals and 15 assists … Skated in 69 games for the Coyotes

in 2006-07 … Notched 27 points (5-22) … Tallied 39 points (8-31) while playing in all 82 games during

his rookie campaign in 2005-06.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Spent the 2004-05 season with the Utah Grizzlies of the American Hockey

League and totaled 20 points (2-18) in 60 contests … Played three seasons (2001-04) at the University

of Minnesota of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and totaled 100 points (33-67) in 122 games

… Collected 36 points (11-25) and was a top-10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award during his

final season (2003-04) at Minnesota … A JOFA West First Team All-America selection … Recorded 41

points (12-29) during his sophomore campaign to help Minnesota capture its second consecutive NCAA

title … Earned All-WCHA First Team honors… Tallied 23 points (10-13) to help Minnesota capture the

NCAA championship during his freshman season and was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team … Spent

the 2000-01 season with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League and recorded 51

points (22-29) in 56 games … Helped lead the Lancers to the Clark Cup title and was an All-USHL First

Team selection.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round (11th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft

… Traded to the Colorado Avalanche for Steve Reinprecht on July 3, 2003 … Acquired by Phoenix along

with Derek Morris in a trade for Chris Gratton, Ossi Vaananen and the Coyotes’ second-round selection

(Paul Stastny) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft … Born on November 26, 1982, in Baudette, Minn.


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College Team: University of Minnesota (WCHA)


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KEITH Ballard

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A PTS PIM2007 Men’s World Championship 7 0 3 3 162004 Men’s World Championship 8 1 0 1 22002 World Junior Championship 7 1 1 2 42000 World Under-18 Championship 6 1 1 2 4



Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 Phoenix 82 6 15 21 85 — — — — —2006-07 Phoenix 69 5 22 27 59 — — — — —2005-06 Phoenix 82 8 31 39 99 — — — — —

NHL TOTALS 233 19 68 87 243 — — — — —


Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Utah Grizzlies (AHL) 60 2 18 20 88 — — — — —2003-04 Univ. of Minnesota (WCHA) 37 11 25 36 83 — — — — —2002-03 Univ. of Minnesota (WCHA) 44 12 29 41 78 — — — — —2001-02 Univ. of Minnesota (WCHA) 41 10 13 23 42 — — — — —

COLLEGE TOTALS 122 33 67 100 203 — — — — —

2000-01 Omaha Lancers (USHL) 56 22 29 51 168 10 1 6 7 81999-2000 U.S. National Under-18 Team* 58 12 21 33 119 — — — — —

* Part of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his first International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championshipappearance. 2003-04: Skated in all six games for the U.S. National Junior Team as it captured its first-evergold medal at the 2004 IIHF World Junior Championship … Scored one goal and added an assist. 2001-02: Played in 58 games for the U.S. National Under-18 Team within USA Hockey’s National TeamDevelopment Program … Totaled 29 points (17-12) … Helped the U.S. National Under-18 Team capture itsfirst-ever gold medal at the 2002 IIHF World Under-18 Championship … Tallied two of Team USA’s three goalsagainst Russia in the gold-medal game … Finished tournament with four points (2-2).

NHL EXPERIENCE: Appeared in 73 regular-season games in his second National Hockey League seasonwith the Florida Panthers in 2007-08 … Recorded 40 points (22-18) … Ranked first on the team with sixgame-winning goals … Skated in 48 regular-season games with Florida in 2006-07… Notched three goalsand seven assists.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Totaled 14 points (7-7) in 25 regular-season games with the RochesterAmericans of the American Hockey League in 2006-07 … Notched two shorthanded goals … Tallied twoassists in six playoff games for Rochester … Skated in 134 games in four years (2002-06) at Michigan StateUniversity of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association … As a senior in 2005-06, finished third on the teamwith 35 points (13-22) … As a junior, appeared in 29 games in 2004-05 … Tallied seven goals and nineassists … As a sophomore in 2003-04, totaled 18 points (10-8) in 30 games … As a freshman in 2002-03, led all Spartan freshmen and finished fourth on the team with 36 points (17-19) in 39 games … EarnedCCHA All-Rookie Team honors … Named Michigan State’s Rookie of the Year … Appeared in 47 regular-season games for Detroit Compuware of the North American Hockey League in 2000-01 … Recorded 30points (17-13) … Earned NAHL Rookie of the Year laurels … Selected to NAHL All-Rookie Team.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Florida Panthers in the second round (53rd overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft… Born on November 24, 1984, in Detroit, Mich.


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Birthdate: 11/24/84 | Hometown: Detroit, Mich.

Most Recent Team: Florida Panthers (NHL)

College Team: Michigan State University (CCHA)


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TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A PTS PIM2004 World Junior Championship 6 1 1 2 42002 World Under-18 Championship 8 2 2 4 10



Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 Florida 73 22 18 40 26 — — — — —2006-07 Florida 48 3 7 10 12 — — — — —

NHL TOTALS 121 25 25 50 38 — — — — —


Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2006-07 Rochester (AHL) 25 7 7 14 26 6 0 2 2 42005-06 Michigan State Univ. (CCHA) 37 13 22 35 50 — — — — —2004-05 Michigan State Univ. (CCHA) 29 7 9 16 30 — — — — —2003-04 Michigan State Univ. (CCHA) 30 8 10 18 30 — — — — —2002-03 Michigan State Univ. (CCHA) 39 17 19 36 53 — — — — —

COLLEGE TOTALS 134 45 60 105 163 — — — — —

2001-02 U.S. National Under-18 Team* 58 17 12 29 41 — — — — —2000-01 Detroit Compuware (NAHL) 42 17 13 30 44 2 1 0 1 2


USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his third International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World

Championship appearance. 2005-06: Led the U.S. Men’s National Team with seven points (5-2) in seven

games at the 2006 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Took part in the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey

Orientation Camp in August 2005. 2003-04: Skated in all nine games for the U.S. Men’s National Team

that earned the bronze medal at the 2004 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Tallied a goal and added

three assists … Selected to U.S. National Junior Team for the third consecutive year, but was unable to

participate due to injury. 2002-03: Skated in all seven games for the U.S. National Junior Team at the

2003 IIHF World Junior Championship … Recorded two goals and two assists. 2001-02: Tallied a game-

winning goal and added three assists as the youngest member of the U.S. National Junior Team at the

2002 IIHF World Junior Championship.

NHL EXPERIENCE: Appeared in 78 regular-season games in his fourth National Hockey League season

with the Los Angeles Kings in 2007-08 … Led the NHL with 311 hits … Led the Kings with 33 goals and

finished third on the team with 60 points (33-27) … Won the Ace Bailey Memorial Award as the Kings’

Most Inspirational Player … Finished with six multi-goal games and 13 multi-point games … Skated in

81 regular-season games with the Kings in 2006-07 … Totaled 46 points (17-29) … Led LA and finished

second in the NHL with 258 hits … Ranked second on the Kings with 13 power-play goals … Tallied 14

goals and added 14 assists in 79 regular-season games with the Kings in 2005-06 … As a rookie in

2003-04, played in 31 regular-season games for Los Angeles and recorded five points (1-4).

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Spent the 2004-05 season with the Manchester Monarchs of the American

Hockey League … Averaged nearly a point a game, totaling 74 points (29-45) in 79 regular-season games

… Played in the AHL’s All-Star Classic … Scored five goals and added two assists in six playoff games …

Played three seasons (2000-03) with the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League … Totaled 91

points (41-50) in 69 games during the 2002-03 season … Led Guelph in goals (41) in 2001-02 and

finished tied for fourth in the OHL with 16 power-play markers … As a rookie with Guelph in 2000-01,

played in 35 regular-season games and recorded 22 goals and 20 assists … Scored 10 power-play goals

and was the 10th leading rookie point-getter in the OHL.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round (13th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry

Draft … Born on November 4, 1984, in Ithaca, N.Y.


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Height: 6’0” (183) | Weight: 200 (91) | Shoots: Right

Birthdate: 11/4/84 | Hometown: Ithaca, N.Y.

Most Recent Team: Los Angeles Kings (NHL)


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DUSTIN Brown

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A PTS PIM2006 Men’s World Championship 7 5 2 7 102004 Men’s World Championship 9 1 3 4 42003 World Junior Championship 7 2 2 4 102002 World Junior Championship 7 1 3 4 10



Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 Los Angeles 78 33 27 60 55 — — — — —2006-07 Los Angeles 81 17 29 46 54 — — — — —2005-06 Los Angeles 79 14 14 28 80 — — — — —2003-04 Los Angeles 31 1 4 5 16 — — — — —

NHL TOTALS 269 65 74 139 205 — — — — —


Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Manchester (AHL) 79 29 45 74 96 6 5 2 7 102002-03 Guelph (OHL) 58 34 42 76 89 11 7 8 15 62001-02 Guelph (OHL) 63 41 32 73 56 9 8 5 13 142000-01 Guelph (OHL) 53 23 22 45 45 4 0 0 0 10

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his first International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s WorldChampionship appearance.

NHL EXPERIENCE: Skated in 81 regular-season games during his rookie season with the National HockeyLeague’s Chicago Blackhawks in 2007-08 … Recorded four goals and four assists … Tallied oneshorthanded goal and one game-winning marker … Named Blackhawks Man of the Year by the AmateurHockey Association of Illinois … Appeared in nine games for Chicago in 2006-07.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Played in 64 regular-season games with American Hockey League’s NorfolkAdmirals in 2006-07 … Totaled 21 points (11-10) … Scored a goal and added an assist in sixpostseason contests … Played four seasons (2002-06) at the University of Wisconsin of the WesternCollegiate Hockey Association … Captained the Badgers to the NCAA championship during his seniorseason in 2005-06 … Named to the Frozen Four All-Tournament Team … Ranked third on the team witha career-best 33 points (9-24) … As a junior in 2004-05, skated in 41 games and served as teamcaptain … Totaled 20 points (13-7) … Led the WCHA with four shorthanded goals and ranked second inthe league with five game-winning markers … Played in all 43 games during his sophomore season(2003-04) … Recorded six goals and 13 assists … Appeared in 19 games as a freshman (2002-03) …Notched six assists … Played for the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League in 2001-02 … Ranked second on the team with 57 points (24-33) in 61 games … Led the team with 12 power-play goals and eight game-winning markers … Named to the USHL All-Star Team.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the ninth round (282nd overall) of the 2002 NHLEntry Draft … Born on January 6, 1983, in Madison, Wis.


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Birthdate: 1/6/83 | Hometown: Madison, Wis.

Most Recent Team: Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)

College Team: University of Wisconsin (WCHA)


Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 Chicago 81 4 4 8 214 — — — — —2006-07 Chicago 9 0 0 0 2 — — — — —

NHL TOTALS 90 4 4 8 216 — — — — —

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSYear Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2006-07 Norfolk (AHL) 64 11 10 21 146 6 1 1 2 42005-06 Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) 42 9 24 33 67 — — — — —2004-05 Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) 41 13 7 20 41 — — — — —2003-04 Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) 43 6 13 19 63 — — — — —2001-02 Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) 19 0 6 6 32 — — — — —

COLLEGE TOTALS 145 28 50 78 203 — — — — —

2001-02 Green Bay (USHL) 61 24 33 57 122 1 0 0 0 0

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his third International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championshipappearance. 2005-06: Member of the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team at the 2006 Olympic Winter Gamesin Torino, Italy. 2003-04: Appeared in four games at the World Cup of Hockey 2004 … Compiled a 1-3-0 record,while posting a 2.53 goals-against average and .909 save percentage. 2000-01: Posted a 4-2-1 record, 2.17GAA and .939 save percentage at the 2001 IIHF Men’s World Championship. 1999-2000: Went 1-0-1 in twostarts at the 2000 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Surrendered just one goal in his two-game performance,which included a 3-0 shutout of Russia. 1997-98: Posted 2-2-0 record in four games at the 1998 IIHF WorldJunior Championship. 1996-97: Member of the U.S. National Junior Team that earned the silver medal at the1997 IIHF World Junior Championship.

NHL EXPERIENCE: Appeared in 186 regular-season games over eight National Hockey League seasons with thePhiladelphia Flyers (2002-07) and Phoenix Coyotes (1998-2002) … Went 5-9-1 in 18 games for the Flyers in2006-07 … In 2005-06, posted a career-best 22 wins, while recording a 2.97 GAA, .897 save percentage andone shutout … Put up career-bests in GAA (2.04), save percentage (.915) and shutouts (3) in 40 appearanceswith the Flyers in 2003-04 … Ranked fifth among NHL goaltenders in GAA in the regular season … Owned an11-7-0 playoff record and notched one shutout while reaching the 2004 Eastern Conference finals … Won PelleLindbergh Trophy for Flyer who has improved most from the previous season as voted by his teammates … Went12-9-3 and ranked ninth in the NHL in GAA (2.20) in 2002-03 … Shared the William Jennings Trophy withRoman Cechmanek and Martin Brodeur as goaltenders from the team (Philadelphia and New Jersey Devils) withthe fewest goals against … Won the Yanick Dupree Class Guy Memorial Award as the Flyer who best illustratescharacter, dignity and respect for the sport, both on and off the ice … In 2001-02, played in 22 games forPhoenix … Owned a 6-10-2 record and registered a 2.72 GAA and a .902 save percentage … Saw action in 25games with Phoenix in 2000-01 … Registered a 10-8-4 record in the regular season … Appeared in eight gamesfor the Coyotes in 1999-2000 … Appeared in three games with Phoenix in 1998-99.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Saw action in 29 games for Ak Bars Kazan of the Russian Super League in 2007-08 … Posted a 15-2-2 record in the regular season and went 7-3-0 in the playoffs … Recorded a 1.82 GAA inthe regular season … Posted a shutout in his only game with the Springfield Falcons of the American HockeyLeague in 2001-02 … Played his second season of professional hockey with Springfield in 1999-2000 … Posteda 9-9-2 record with a 3.03 GAA and a .912 save percentage … Also played in seven regular-season games withthe Houston Aeros of the International Hockey League in 1999-2000, earning a 4-2-1 mark and 2.29 GAA …In 1998-99, recorded a 24-20-6 mark with a 2.80 GAA for Springfield … Played one season with the OntarioHockey League’s Plymouth Whalers (1997-98) … Named a 1998 OHL Second Team All-Star … Had a 29-13-4record with a 2.88 GAA during the regular season … Appeared in 15 playoff games for Plymouth in 1997-98and posted an 8-7-0 record with a 3.11 GAA … Spent two seasons (1995-97) with the Detroit Whalers of theOHL … Posted a 24-28-2 record with a 3.81 GAA in 1996-97 and a 13-6-0 mark with 3.74 GAA in 1995-96.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the sixth round (139th overall) of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft …Traded from Phoenix to Philadelphia along with Michael Handzus for Brian Boucher and a third round pick (JoeCallahan) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft … Signed with Ak Bars Kazan in November 2008 … Born on January 22,1978, in Utica, N.Y.


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Height: 6’0” (183) | Weight: 204 (92) | Catches: Left

Birthdate: 1/22/78 | Hometown: Utica, N.Y.

Most Recent Team: Ak Bars Kazan (Russia Super League)


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ROBERT Esche

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP MIN GA SOG GAA SV% SO W-L-T2006 Olympic Winter Games 1 59 0-1-0 5.10 5 16 .762 02004 World Cup of Hockey 4 237 1-3-0 2.53 10 100 .909 02001 Men’s World Championship 6 359 4-2-0 2.17 13 175 .931 02000 Men’s World Championship 2 120 1-0-1 0.50 1 62 .984 11998 World Junior Championship 4 238 2-2-0 3.28 16 129 .908 01997 World Junior Championship 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 0 .000 .000 0

TEAM USA TOTALS 17 954 8-8-1 2.83 45 482 .914 1

NHL STATISTICS

Year Team GP MIN W-L-OTL GAA GA SVS SV% SO2006-07 Philadelphia 18 860 5-9-1 4.33 62 421 .872 1

Playoffs — — — — — — — —2005-06 Philadelphia 40 2286 22-11-5 2.97 113 986 .897 1

Playoffs 6 314 2-4 4.20 22 154 .875 02003-04 Philadelphia 40 2322 21-11-7* 2.04 79 853 .915 3

Playoffs 18 1060 11-7 2.32 41 451 .918 12002-03 Philadelphia 30 1638 12-9-3* 2.20 60 587 .907 2

Playoffs 1 30 0-0 2.00 1 13 .929 02001-02 Phoenix 22 1144 6-10-2* 2.73 52 481 .902 1

Playoffs 0 0 0-0 0.00 0 0 .000 02000-01 Phoenix 25 1349 10-8-4* 3.02 68 589 .896 2

Playoffs — — — — — — — —1999-2000 Phoenix 8 408 2-5-0* 3.38 23 192 .893 0

Playoffs — — — — — — — —1998-99 Phoenix 3 129 0-1-0* 3.24 7 43 .860 0

Playoffs — — — — — — — —NHL TOTALS 186 10139 78-64-22 2.75 464 4,152 .900 10PLAYOFF TOTALS 25 1405 13-11 2.73 64 624 .907 1


ADDITIONAL STATISTICSYear Team (League) GP MIN W-L-OTL GAA GA SVS SV% SO2007-08 Ak Bars Kazan+ 29 1703 22-5-2 2.01 57 n/a .912 4

Playoffs — — — — — — — —2001-02 Springfield (AHL) 1 60 1-0-0* 0.00 0 35 1.000 1

Playoffs — — — — — — — —1999-2000 Springfield (AHL) 21 1207 9-9-2* 3.03 61 629 .912 2

Playoffs 3 180 1-2 4.01 12 86 .878 0Houston (IHL) 7 419 4-2-1 2.29 16 190 .922 2Playoffs — — — — — — — —

1998-99 Springfield (AHL) 55 2957 24-20-6* 2.80 138 1318 .905 1Playoffs 1 60 0-1 4.02 4 26 .867 0

1997-98 Plymouth (OHL) 48 2810 29-13-4 2.88 135 1162 .896 3Playoffs 15 869 8-7 3.11 45 n/a n/a 0

1996-97 Detroit (OHL) 58 3241 24-28-2 3.81 206 1480 .878 2Playoffs 5 317 1-4 3.60 19 n/a n/a 0

1995-96 Detroit (OHL) 23 1219 13-6-0 3.74 76 n/a n/a 1Playoffs 3 105 0-2 2.29 4 n/a n/a 0

+ Regular season and playoff stats combined in Russian Super League* Record denoted is wins-losses-ties


NHL EXPERIENCE: Skated in all 82 regular-season games during his rookie National Hockey Leagueseason with the Edmonton Oilers in 2007-08 … Led all Oilers defensemen with 33 points (13-20) …Ranked 10th among NHL rookie point-getters … Led all NHL rookie blueliners while setting an Edmontonrecord for most goals by a rookie defenseman with 13 … Appeared in 12 games with the Oilers in 2006-07 … Scored one goal and added five assists.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Played in 48 regular-season games for the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguinsof the American Hockey League in 2006-07 … Totaled 30 points (4-26) … Recorded a goal and sevenassists in 10 playoff games with the Penguins … Played in 162 games over four years (2002-06) at theUniversity of Wisconsin of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association … In his senior season, scored thegame-winning goal as the Badgers defeated Boston College in the 2006 NCAA championship game …Led all Wisconsin blueliners with 31 points (12-19) while serving as an alternate captain … Named tothe All-WCHA First Team … A RBK West Second Team All-America selection … In his junior season (2004-05), finished second among Badger defensemen with 17 points (8-9) in 41 games, while serving as analternate captain … In his sophomore season (2003-04), skated in 39 games for Wisconsin … Tallied sixgoals and 15 assists … In his freshman campaign (2002-03), finished third on the team with 20 points(7-13) in 39 games … Skated in 57 regular-season games for the Chicago Steel of the United StatesHockey League in 2001-02 … Recorded 13 goals and 15 assists.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the fourth round (129th overall) of the 2002 NHLEntry Draft … Obtained from Colorado in exchange for Tommy Salo and Edmonton's sixth round choice(Justin Mercier) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft on March 8, 2004 … Born on January 10, 1983, inMinneapolis, Minn.


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AN Height: 6’3” (191) | Weight: 206 (93) | Shoots: Right


Most Recent Team: Edmonton Oilers (NHL)

College Team: University of Wisconsin (WCHA)


Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 Edmonton 82 13 20 33 20 — — — — —2006-07 Edmonton 12 1 5 6 0 — — — — —

NHL TOTALS 94 14 25 39 20 — — — — —


Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2006-07 Wilkes-Barre Scranton (AHL) 48 4 26 30 32 10 1 7 8 102005-06 Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) 43 12 19 31 32 — — — — —2004-05 Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) 41 8 9 17 48 — — — — —2003-04 Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) 39 6 15 21 36 — — — — —2001-02 Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) 39 7 13 20 36 — — — — —

COLLEGE TOTALS 162 33 56 89 152 — — — — —

2001-02 Chicago (USHL) 57 13 15 28 62 4 0 0 0 42000-01 Chicago (USHL) 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his first International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World

Championship appearance. 2002-03: Member of the U.S. National Junior Team at the 2003 IIHF World

Junior Championship … Limited to one game due to injury. 2000-01: Skated in all seven games for the

U.S. National Junior Team at the 2001 IIHF World Junior Championship … Recorded one assist.

NHL EXPERIENCE: Appeared in a career-high 80 regular-season games in his fourth National Hockey

League season and second with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2007-08 … Led all Hurricane defensemen

with 151 hits … Recorded three goals and 16 assists … Finished the season with a career-high plus-5

rating … Skated in 57 regular-season games with the Hurricanes in 2006-07 … Notched two goals and

added four assists … Played in 78 regular-season games in his first full NHL season with the Los Angeles

Kings in 2005-06 … Finished second on the team with 141 hits and third on the squad with 117 blocked

shots … Notched a career-best 21 points (2-19) … Made his NHL debut with the Kings in 2003-04 …

Appeared in 47 regular-season games and recorded seven assists.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Skated in 67 regular-season games for the Manchester Monarchs of the

American Hockey League in 2004-05 … Led all Monarch blueliners with 10 goals and finished second

among the team’s defensemen with 24 points … Finished the regular season with a plus-17 rating …

Appeared in five playoff games for the Monarchs … Tallied eight assists in 22 regular-season games for

Manchester in 2003-04 … Recorded one assist in six postseason games … Totaled 151 points (37-114)

in 216 regular-season games over four seasons (1999-2003) with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario

Hockey League … Captained the team and led all Windsor defensemen with 38 points (7-31) in 2002-

03 … Represented the Western Conference in the 2002 OHL All-Star Game … Led all defensemen and

finished second overall among Spitfire point-getters with 59 points (17-42) in a team-high 67 games in

2001-02 … Totaled 20 points (7-13) in 16 postseason games … Served as an alternate captain for

Windsor and led all Spitfire defensemen with 36 points (8-28) in 2000-01 … Named Windsor’s Most

Outstanding Defenseman … Appeared in 55 games in his rookie season with Windsor in 1999-2000 …

Named to OHL All-Rookie Second Team … Led all Windsor blueliners with six points (2-4) in 12

postseason games.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Ottawa Senators in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft

… Acquired by Carolina along with Eric Belanger from the Los Angeles Kings for Oleg Tverdovsky and Jack

Johnson on Sept. 29, 2006 … Born on January 29, 1983, in Clawson, Mich.


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Birthdate: 1/29/83 | Hometown: Clawson, Mich.

Most Recent Team: Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)


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TIM Gleason

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A PTS PIM2003 World Junior Championship 1 0 0 0 02001 World Junior Championship 7 0 1 1 2



Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 Carolina 80 3 16 19 84 — — — — —2006-07 Carolina 57 2 4 6 57 — — — — —2005-06 Los Angeles 78 2 19 21 77 — — — — —2003-04 Los Angeles 47 0 7 7 21 — — — — —

NHL TOTALS 262 7 46 54 239 — — — — —


Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Manchester (AHL) 67 10 14 24 112 5 0 0 0 42003-04 Manchester (AHL) 22 0 8 8 19 6 0 1 1 42002-03 Windsor (OHL) 45 7 31 38 75 7 5 2 7 172001-02 Windsor (OHL) 67 17 42 59 109 16 7 13 20 402000-01 Windsor (OHL) 47 8 28 36 124 9 1 2 3 231999-2000 Windsor (OHL) 55 5 13 18 101 12 2 4 6 14

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his second International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s WorldChampionship appearance. 2006-07: Skated in all seven games for the U.S. Men’s National Team at the2007 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Recorded two assists and led Team USA with a plus-4 rating.2002-03: Member of the U.S. National Junior Team that competed at the 2003 IIHF World JuniorChampionship … Tallied one assist in seven games as Team USA finished fourth. 2001-02: Skated withthe U.S. Junior Select Team at the 2002 Viking Cup and tallied three assists in five games. 2000-01:Played for the U.S. National Under-18 Team within USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program …Notched 10 assists in 54 games … Skated for the U.S. National Under-18 Team at the 2001 IIHF WorldUnder-18 Championship … Appeared in all six games and recorded one assist.

NHL EXPERIENCE: Skated in 46 regular-season games with the Edmonton Oilers in 2007-08 ... Tallied10 points (1-9) in 78 regular-season games with Edmonton during his first full National Hockey Leagueseason in 2006-07 … Recorded two assists in 27 regular-season games during the 2005-06 campaignand added one assist in 18 playoff games during the Oilers’ run to the Stanley Cup Finals.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Skated in 26 regular-season games with the Iowa Stars of the AmericanHockey League in 2005-06 … Totaled seven points (2-5) and was named to the PlanetUSA roster for the2006 RBK Hockey AHL All-Star Classic, but did not play due to his call-up to the Oilers … Played threeseasons (2002-05) at the University of North Dakota of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association …Totaled 31 points (3-28) in 122 games with the Fighting Sioux … Captained North Dakota to the NCAAchampionship game in 2005 … Spent the 2001-02 season with the Green Bay Gamblers of the UnitedStates Hockey League … Named to the All-USHL Second Team after recording 24 points (4-20) in 55contests.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round (44th overall) of the 2002 NHL EntryDraft … Born on May 13, 1983, in Grand Ledge, Mich.


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#5 MATT GreeneMATT GreeneD

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Birthdate: 5/13/83 | Hometown: Grand Ledge, Mich.

Most Recent Team: Edmonton Oilers (NHL)

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MATT Greene

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A PTS PIM2007 Men’s World Championship 7 0 2 2 62003 World Junior Championship 7 0 1 1 342001 World Under-18 Championship 6 0 1 1 10



Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 Edmonton 46 0 1 1 53 — — — — —2006-07 Edmonton 78 1 9 10 109 — — — — —2005-06 Edmonton 27 0 2 2 43 18 0 1 1 34

NHL TOTALS 105 1 12 13 205 18 0 1 1 34


Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2005-06 Iowa Stars (AHL) 26 2 5 7 47 — — — — —2004-05 Univ. of North Dakota (WCHA) 43 2 8 10 126 — — — — —2003-04 Univ. of North Dakota (WCHA) 40 1 16 17 86 — — — — —2002-03 Univ. of North Dakota (WCHA) 39 0 4 4 135 — — — — —

COLLEGE TOTALS 122 3 28 31 347 — — — — —

2001-02 Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 55 4 20 24 150 7 0 1 1 312000-01 U.S. National Under-18 Team* 54 0 10 10 59 — — — — —


USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his fifth International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s WorldChampionship appearance. 2004-05: Member of the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2005 IIHF Men’sWorld Championship … Skated in all seven games and recorded one goal. 2003-04: Skated in fourgames for the U.S. Men’s Select Team that finished first at the 2004 Deutschland Cup … Appeared in fourgames for the 2004 U.S. World Cup of Hockey Team … Helped the U.S. Men’s National Team capture thebronze medal at the 2004 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Skated in all nine games and recorded fourpoints (2-2). 2000-01: Played in all nine games for the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2001 IIHF Men’sWorld Championship … Notched one goal and added an assist ... Invited to the 2001 U.S. Olympic Men’sIce Hockey Orientation Camp. 1999-2000: Registered two points (1-1) in seven games for the U.S. Men’sNational Team at the 2000 IIHF Men’s World Championship.

NHL EXPERIENCE: Closed out the 2007-08 National Hockey League season playing for the Tampa BayLightning after being traded from the Dallas Stars … In 83 regular-season games, compiled 42 points(20-22) … Registered 24 points (10-14) in 64 regular-season games with the Stars … Scored 10 goalsand added eight assists in 19 games with the Lightning … Appeared in 76 regular-season games withDallas in 2006-07 … Recorded 25 points (8-17) … Tallied four game-winning goals … Played in his 500thcareer NHL game on March 4, 2007 … Led the Stars with two goals in seven playoff games … Skated in70 regular-season games for the Washington Capitals in 2005-06 … Served as the 12th captain inCapitals history … Recorded a career-high 33 assists, scored 11 goals and ranked third on the team with44 points … Tallied six power-play markers … Led the Capitals in goals (19), assists (27) and points (46)in 2003-04 … Tallied a career-best seven power-play goals … Appeared in all 82 regular-season gamesfor the Capitals in 2002-03 … Totaled 34 points (13-21) … Recorded one assist in six playoff games …In 2001-02, posted 19 points (5-14) in 48 games with the Capitals … Notched four game-winningmarkers … Established career-highs in goals (21), assists (21), points (42) and game-winning goals (5)in 80 regular-season games for the Capitals in 2000-01 … Tied for first on the team with five points (2-3) in six playoff games … In 1999-2000, appeared in 79 regular-season games during his rookie seasonwith the Capitals … Put up 29 points (18-11) … Set the Capitals record for shorthanded goals by a rookiewith four … Scored two goals and added an assist in five playoff games.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: In 2004-05, posted 11 points (7-4) in nine games for Kloten of the SwissLeague and recorded 17 points (5-12) in 15 games for Ajoie of the Swiss-2 League … In 1998-99,appeared in six games with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League upon the completion ofhis collegiate season ... Scored two goals and added an assist … Played in 132 games over four years(1995-99) for Princeton University of ECAC Hockey … Ranks first on the school’s career games playedlist, third in points (141) and third in assists (82) … Won Princeton’s Blackwell Trophy as the team’s mostvaluable player three times … In his senior season (1989-99), appeared in 33 games for the Tigers …


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Birthdate: 5/3/76 | Hometown: Potomac, Md.

Most Recent Team: Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)

College Team: Princeton University (ECACH)


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Totaled 44 points (22-22) …Tied for first in the conferencein goals and was named to theAll-ECAC Second Team and theECAC All-Tournament Team …Earned All-Ivy League FirstTeam honors … Appeared in acareer-high 36 games in1997-98 as a junior … Postedcareer-bests in goals (28),assists (25) and points (53).

PERSONAL: Signed as a free agent by Washington on March 30, 1999 … Signed as a free agent by Dallason July 5, 2006 … Traded to Tampa Bay along with Jussi Jokinen and Mike Smith, by Dallas for BradRichards and Johan Holmqvist … Born on May 3, 1976, in Potomac, Md.

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A PTS PIM2005 Men’s World Championship 7 1 0 1 62004 Men’s World Championship 9 2 2 4 4

World Cup of Hockey 4 0 0 0 7Deutschland Cup 4 0 1 1 14

2001 Men’s World Championship 9 1 1 2 82000 Men’s World Championship 7 1 1 2 4



Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 Tampa Bay 19 10 8 18 14 — — — — —

Dallas 64 10 14 24 40 — — — — —2006-07 Dallas 76 8 17 25 78 7 2 1 3 42005-06 Washington 70 11 33 44 79 — — — — —2003-04 Washington 79 19 27 46 56 — — — — —2002-03 Washington 82 13 21 34 88 6 0 1 1 22001-02 Washington 48 5 14 19 29 — — — — —2000-01 Washington 80 21 21 42 60 6 2 3 5 171999-2000 Washington 79 18 11 29 39 5 2 1 3 0

NHL TOTALS 597 115 166 281 483 24 6 6 12 23


Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Ajoie (Swiss-2) 15 5 12 17 52 — — — — —

Kloten (Swiss) 9 7 4 11 6 — — — — —1998-99 Portland (AHL) 6 2 1 3 4 — — — — —

Princeton (ECACH) 33 22 22 44 32 — — — — —1997-98 Princeton (ECACH) 36 28 25 53 46 — — — — —1996-97 Princeton (ECACH) 33 7 24 31 35 — — — — —1995-96 Princeton (ECACH) 29 3 11 14 30 — — — — —

COLLEGE TOTALS 132 60 82 142 143 — — — — —

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his first International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s WorldChampionship appearance. 2006-07: Skated in all seven games at the 2007 IIHF World JuniorChampionship as Team USA earned the bronze medal … Led the team with five goals and finishedsecond with nine points (5-4) … Named to the six-member Media All-Star Team. 2005-06: Played withthe U.S. National Under-18 Team within USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program … Competedin 58 games and broke the single-season record for points (102), while tying the single-season recordsfor goals (52, Phil Kessel) and assists (50, Andy Hilbert) … Notched 19 power-play markers and ninegame-winning goals … Finished second on the program’s all-time list in career goals (84) and points(172) and tied the career assist record (88, J.D. Forrest) … Helped Team USA capture the gold medal atthe 2006 IIHF World Under-18 Championship … Named to tournament’s all-star team after leading theteam in goals (7) and topping both the team and tournament leaderboards in points (12) … Finishedwith a plus-5 rating. 2004-05: Skated with the U.S. National Under-17 Team within the NTDP andrecorded 70 points (32-38). 2003-04: Played on the U.S. Under-17 Select Team at the 2004 Under-17Five Nations Tournament … Finished as the leading point-getter with seven (4-3) in four games.

NHL EXPERIENCE: Skated in all 82 regular-season games during his National Hockey League rookieseason with the Chicago Blackhawks … Led the Blackhawks and all NHL rookies with 72 points (21-51)… Broke Chicago’s single-season record for assists by a rookie (51) … Tallied seven power-play goals andfour game-winning goals … Participated in the NHL YoungStars game during All-Star Weekend … NamedNHL’s Rookie of the Month for October

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Led the Ontario Hockey League with 145 points (62-83) in 58 regular-seasongames as the London Knights claimed their fourth straight Hamilton Spectator Trophy as the OHL regular-season champion in 2006-07 … Recorded 22 power-play goals … Named the Emms Family Award winneras OHL Rookie of the Year … Earned OHL First Team All-Star honors … Named London’s Team MVP andRookie of the Year … Played 70 games for Honeybaked (Mich.) and recorded 160 points (83-77) in2003-04 … Earned the Leading Scorer Award at the Kamloops Invitational Bantam Ice HockeyTournament and was named MVP of the Marlies Tournament.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round (1st overall) of the 2007 NHL EntryDraft, becoming the sixth American-born player (Erik Johnson, 2006; Rick DiPietro, 2000; Bryan Berard,1995; Mike Modano, 1988; Brian Lawton, 1983) to be selected with the first overall pick … Born onNovember 19, 1988, in Buffalo, N.Y.


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TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A PTS PIM2007 World Junior Championship 7 5 4 9 42006 World Under-18 Championship 7 7 5 12 2



Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 Chicago 82 21 51 72 52 — — — — —

NHL TOTALS 82 21 51 72 52 — — — — —


Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2006-07 London (OHL) 58 62 83 145 52 16 10 21 31 162005-06 U.S. National Under-18 Team* 58 52 50 102 22 — — — — —2004-05 U.S. National Under-17 Team* 63 32 38 70 22 — — — — —

NTDP TOTALS 121 84 88 172 38 — — — — —


USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his third International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s WorldChampionship appearance. 2006-07: Appeared in all seven games for the U.S. Men’s National Team atthe 2007 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Led Team USA with five assists and finished third with sevenpoints … Recorded a team-high 26 shots on goal. 2005-06: Was a member of the U.S. Men’s NationalTeam that competed at the 2006 IIHF Men’s World Championship ... Tallied one goal and added an assistin seven games ... Member of the U.S. National Junior Team that competed in the 2006 IIHF World JuniorChampionship ... Totaled one goal and 10 assists for a tournament-high 11 points in seven games. 2004-05: Helped the U.S. National Under-18 Team capture the gold medal at the 2005 IIHF World Under-18Championship ... Led Team USA with nine goals and seven assists in six games … Captured thedirectorate award as the tournament’s best forward and was also named to the Media All-Star Team ...Member of the U.S. National Junior Team that competed at the 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship ...Recorded six points (4-2) and a team-high 34 shots in seven games ... … Played for the U.S. NationalUnder-18 Team within USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and led the team in goals (52),assists (46), power-play goals (14), shorthanded goals (7) and game-winning goals (13) … Became theNTDP’s all-time leader in career goals (104) and points (180). 2003-04: Played for the U.S. NationalUnder-18 Team within the NTDP and led the team with 82 points (52-30) in 62 games … Helped the U.S.National Under-18 Team win the silver medal at the 2004 IIHF World Under-18 Championship … Totaled10 points (7-3) in six games.

NHL EXPERIENCE: Appeared in all 82 games during his second National Hockey League season with theBoston Bruins in 2007-08 … Registered career-bests in goals (19) and points (37), and tied his career-high with 18 assists … Tallied five power-play goals and three game-winning markers … Scored a team-leading three goals and tied for third on the Bruins with four points in four playoff games … Totaled 29points (11-18) during his rookie campaign with the Bruins in 2006-07 … Had seven multi-point games… Missed 11 games following cancer surgery on Dec. 11, 2006 … Competed in the NHL YoungStars gameduring All-Star Weekend and notched a hat trick while adding an assist … Won the NHL’s Bill MastertonAward for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Scored one goal in two games during a rehab stint with the Providence Bruinsof the American Hockey League in 2006-07 … Played one season (2005-06) at the University ofMinnesota of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association … Scored 18 goals and added 33 assists to leadthe nation’s freshman class with 51 points ... Named WCHA Rookie of the Year ... Finished second on theGophers in points and ranked 11th nationwide ... Had 14 multi-point games and two multi-goal games.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Boston Bruins in the first round (5th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft ...Honored with the Bob Johnson Award at the 2005 USA Hockey Annual Congress for excellence ininternational hockey competition during a specific season of play … Sister, Amanda, was a member ofthe U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team that captured the first-ever gold medal at the 2008 IIHF WorldWomen’s U18 Championship … Born on October 2, 1987, in Madison, Wis.


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Birthdate: 10/2/87 | Hometown: Madison, Wis.

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TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A PTS PIM2007 Men’s World Championship 7 2 5 7 62006 World Junior Championship 7 1 10 11 2

Men’s World Championship 7 1 1 2 22005 World Junior Championship 7 4 2 6 2

World Under-18 Championship 6 9 7 16 22004 World Under-18 Championship 6 7 3 10 6



Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 Boston 82 19 18 37 28 4 3 1 4 22006-07 Boston 70 11 18 29 12 — — — — —

NHL TOTALS 152 30 36 66 40 4 3 1 4 2


Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2006-07 Providence (AHL) 2 1 0 1 2 — — — — —2005-06 Univ. of Minnesota (WCHA) 39 18 33 51 28 — — — — —2004-05 U.S. National Under-18 Team* 47 52 46 98 35 — — — — —2003-04 U.S. National Under-18 Team* 62 52 30 82 26 — — — — —

NTDP TOTALS 109 104 76 180 61 — — — — —


USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his second International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World

Championship appearance. 2005-06: Named to the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team reserve squad

for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy. 2004-05: Skated in all seven games for the U.S. Men’s

National Team at the 2005 IIHF Men’s World Championship. 2003-04: Recorded one assist in three

games with the U.S. Men’s National Team at the World Cup of Hockey 2004 … Played in all four games

for the U.S. Men’s Select Team as it captured first place at the 2004 Deutschland Cup. 2000-01:

Competed in all seven games for the U.S. National Junior Team at the 2001 IIHF World Junior

Championship … Recorded four assists.

NHL EXPERIENCE: Played in 73 regular-season games in his fourth National Hockey League season with

the New Jersey Devils … Led the Devils’ defensive corps with 32 points (5-27) … Finished second on the

team with a career-best plus-20 rating … Led all New Jersey blueliners with three points (1-2) in five

postseason contests … Appeared in all 82 regular-season games for the Devils in 2006-07 … Finished

second among Devils defensemen with 26 points (3-23) … Posted four assists and a team-leading plus-

6 rating in 11 playoff games … In 2005-06, skated in 80 regular-season contests for the Devils …

Recorded 37 points (5-32) to finish second among New Jersey defensemen … Dished out three assists

in nine playoff games … Played in 70 regular-season games during his rookie campaign with New Jersey

in 2003-04 … Tallied six goals and 18 assists … Recorded a plus-12 rating … Scored a goal and added

an assist in five playoff contests … Selected by the Devils Fan Club as the team’s rookie of the year.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Played in 11 games for Fribourg of the Swiss League in 2004-05 … Posted

seven points (3-4) … Played three seasons (2000-03) at the University of Minnesota of the Western

Collegiate Hockey Association … Helped the Golden Gophers earn back-to-back NCAA national

championships (2002-03) and the 2003 WCHA tournament championship … As a junior in 2002-03,

totaled 39 points (9-30) in 45 games … Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team and All-WCHA Second

Team … A 2003 JOFA West All-America selection … As a sophomore in 2001-02, recorded 38 points (8-

30) in 44 games … Earned All-WCHA Second Team honors ... As a freshman in 2000-01, tallied three

goals and 17 assists … Named to All-WCHA Rookie Team.

PERSONAL: Selected by the New Jersey Devils in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry

Draft … Born on March 5, 1981, in Minneapolis, Minn.


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TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A PTS PIM2005 Men’s World Championship 7 0 0 0 22004 World Cup of Hockey 3 0 1 1 0

Deutschland Cup 4 0 0 0 02001 World Junior Championship 7 0 4 4 2



Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 New Jersey 73 5 27 32 22 5 1 2 3 22006-07 New Jersey 82 3 23 26 18 11 0 4 4 62005-06 New Jersey 80 5 32 37 32 9 0 3 3 42003-04 New Jersey 70 6 18 24 4 5 1 1 2 4

NHL TOTALS 305 19 100 119 76 30 2 10 12 16


Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Fribourg (Swiss) 11 3 4 7 2 — — — — —2002-03 Univ. of Minnesota (WCHA) 45 9 30 39 32 — — — — —2001-02 Univ. of Minnesota (WCHA) 44 8 30 38 22 — — — — —2000-01 Univ. of Minnesota (WCHA) 38 3 17 20 8 — — — — —

COLLEGE TOTALS 127 20 77 97 62 — — — — —

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his first International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s WorldChampionship appearance. 2006-07: Member of U.S. National Junior Team at the 2007 IIHF World JuniorChampionship as Team USA earned the bronze medal … Played in all seven games and tied for third onthe team with six points (3-3). 2005-06: Member of the U.S. National Junior Team for the 2006 IIHF WorldJunior Championship … Notched two goals and added four assists in seven games … Tied for fourth onthe squad with six points. 2004-05: Played for the U.S. National Under-18 Team within USA Hockey’sNational Team Development Program … Skated in 57 games and finished second on the team in goals(38), assists (40) and points (78) … Ranks sixth on the NTDP’s all-time list with 122 points (55-67) …Had a goal and an assist in four games as Team USA won the Four Nations Cup … Notched six points (3-3) to help the United States to a first-place finish at the Five Nations Tournament … Helped Team USAwin the gold medal at the 2005 IIHF World Under-18 Championship … Scored four goals and added threeassists in six games at the tournament. 2003-04: Skated in 67 games for the U.S. National Under-17Team within the NTDP and totaled 44 points (17-27).

NHL EXPERIENCE: Played in 81 regular-season games during his National Hockey League rookie seasonwith the Phoenix Coyotes in 2007-08 … Ranked third among all NHL rookies with 54 points (22-32) …Tallied seven power-play goals and three game-winning markers … Named NHL Rookie of the Month forJanuary … Competed in the NHL YoungStars game during All-Star Weekend … Collected five multi-pointgames including two hat tricks.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Totaled 78 points (21-57) in 51 regular-season games during his secondseason with the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League in 2006-07 … Earned WHL WesternConference First Team All-Star laurels … Ranked fourth in the WHL with 57 assists … Named WHL Rookieof the Year after ranking second among all league rookies with 58 points (26-32) in 2005-06 … Rankedsecond on the Silvertips in goals and third in points … Added 16 points (7-9) in 12 playoff contests.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round (8th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft… Born on April 14, 1988, in Bloomington, Minn.


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Birthdate: 4/14/88 | Hometown: Bloomington, Minn.

Most Recent Team: Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)


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TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A PTS PIM2007 World Junior Championship 7 3 3 6 82006 World Junior Championship 7 2 4 6 262005 World Under-18 Championship 6 4 3 7 20



Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 Phoenix 81 22 32 54 32 — — — — —

NHL TOTALS 81 22 32 54 32 — — — — —


Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2006-07 Everett (WHL) 51 21 57 78 45 12 7 9 16 122005-06 Everett (WHL) 52 26 32 58 44 15 7 6 13 102004-05 U.S. National Under-18 Team* 57 38 40 78 73 — — — — —2003-04 U.S. National Under-17 Team* 67 17 27 44 55 — — — — —

NTDP TOTALS 124 55 67 122 128


USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his second International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s WorldChampionship appearance. 2005-06: Appeared in three games with the U.S. Men’s National Team at the2006 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Tallied one goal. 2004-05: Skated in all seven games for theU.S. National Junior Team at the 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship … Tied for second on the teamwith eight points (2-6). 2003-04: Helped the U.S. National Junior Team capture its first-ever gold medalat the 2004 IIHF World Junior Championship … Tallied three goals in six games. 2001-02: Appeared in12 games with the U.S. National Under-18 Team within USA Hockey’s National Team DevelopmentProgram … Recorded 19 points (10-9) … Led the U.S. National Under-18 Team to its first-ever gold medalat the 2002 IIHF World Under-18 Championship … Ranked first on the team and tied for second in thetournament with 15 points (7-8). 2000-01: Led the U.S. National Under-17 Team within the NTDP with75 points (30-45) in 64 games.

NHL EXPERIENCE: Played in all 82 regular-season games in his second National Hockey League seasonwith the Los Angeles Kings in 2007-08 … Finished fourth on the team with 53 points (22-31) … Tied forthe team lead with three shorthanded goals … Selected as the Kings’ Best Defensive Player … Appearedin 44 regular-season games in his rookie season for Los Angeles in 2006-07 … Recorded five goals and14 assists.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Spent time with the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League in2006-07 … Totaled 39 points (18-21) in 41 regular-season games … Played in 16 postseason gamesfor the Monarchs … Recorded 17 points (8-9) … Tallied three power-play goals and one game-winninggoal … Skated in 78 regular-season games for the Houston Aeros of the AHL in 2005-06 … Led all AHLrookies with 47 goals and 93 points, while setting Houston’s all-time record for goals and points by arookie … Ranked third in the AHL in goals and finished fourth in league in points … Tallied 17 power-playgoals … Led the Aeros with 10 points (5-5) in eight postseason games … Received the Dudley “Red”Garrett Memorial Trophy as the AHL’s Outstanding Rookie … Played for the PlanetUSA team in the 2006AHL All-Star Classic … Played four seasons (2001-05) with the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors of theOntario Hockey League … Played 57 regular-season games for the Majors in 2004-05 … Totaled 90points (31-59) … Notched four assists in five playoff games … Skated in 53 regular-season games forMississauga in 2003-04 … Scored an OHL career-high 43 goals while posting 82 points … Tallied 23points (12-11) in 24 postseason games … In 2002-03, played 56 regular-season games for the Majors… Notched 81 points (40-41) … Scored two goals and added nine assists in five playoff games … In2001-02, received the Jack Ferguson Award as the top pick in the 2001 OHL Draft … Registered careerbests in games played (68), goals (34) and points (92) during his rookie season with the Majors in 2001-02… Earned Canadian Major Junior Rookie of the Year Award and received OHL Rookie of the Year laurels.


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Birthdate: 2/1/85 | Hometown: Winston-Salem, N.C.

Most Recent Team: Los Angeles Kings (NHL)


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PERSONAL: First North Carolina native to play in the NHL … Selected by the Minnesota Wild in the secondround (56th overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft … Acquired by Los Angeles along with a first round pick(Trevor Lewis) from Minnesota for Pavol Demitra on June 24, 2006 … Born on February 1, 1985, inWinston-Salem, N.C.

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A PTS PIM2006 Men’s World Championship 3 1 0 1 02005 World Junior Championship 7 2 6 8 122004 World Junior Championship 6 3 0 3 122002 World Under-18 Championship 8 7 8 15 37



Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 Los Angeles 82 22 31 53 36 — — — — —2006-07 Los Angeles 44 5 14 19 14 — — — — —

NHL TOTALS 126 27 45 72 50 — — — — —


Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2006-07 Manchester (AHL) 41 18 21 39 12 16 8 9 17 102005-06 Houston (AHL) 78 47 46 93 64 8 5 5 10 42004-05 Mississauga (OHL) 57 31 59 90 63 5 0 4 4 62003-04 Mississauga (OHL) 53 43 39 82 32 24 12 11 23 162002-03 Mississauga (OHL) 56 40 41 81 57 5 2 9 11 182001-02 Mississauga (OHL) 68 34 58 92 61 — — — — —

U.S. National Under-18 Team* 12 10 9 19 39 — — — — —2000-01 U.S. National Under-17 Team* 64 30 45 75 69 — — — — —

NTDP TOTALS 76 40 54 94 108 — — — — —


USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his third International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s WorldChampionship appearance. 2006-07: Appeared in one game with the U.S. Men’s National Team at the2007 IIHF Men’s World Championship. 2004-05: Recorded two assists in three games for the U.S. Men’sNational Team at the 2005 IIHF Men’s World Championship. 2003-04: Led the U.S. National Junior Teamto its first-ever gold medal at the 2004 IIHF World Junior Championship with 11 points (5-6) … NamedMost Valuable Player of the tournament … Earned directorate award as the tournament’s best forward …Selected to the Media All-Star Team. 2002-03: Skated in all seven games for the U.S. National JuniorTeam at the 2003 IIHF World Junior Championship … Led Team USA with eight points (4-4). 2001-02:Helped the U.S. National Under-18 Team capture its first-ever gold medal at the 2002 IIHF World Under-18 Championship … Ranked fourth on the team with 10 points (7-3) … Appeared in 12 games with theU.S. National Under-18 Team within USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program … Recordedseven goals and seven assists.

NHL EXPERIENCE: Played in 81 regular-season games in his third National Hockey League season withthe New Jersey Devils in 2007-08 … Led the Devils in goals (32), points (65), power-play goals (10) andtied for the team lead with eight game-winning goals … Appeared in five playoff games … Finished secondon the team with five points (1-4) … Skated in all 82 regular-season games with New Jersey in 2006-07… Led the team with 31 goals, tied for first with seven game-winning markers and finished second on thesquad with 62 points … Tallied seven goals and added three assists in 11 playoff games … Played in 81regular-season games during his rookie campaign with the Devils in 2005-06 … Totaled 32 points (14-18) … Tallied a goal and two assists in nine playoff games.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Spent time with the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League in2004-05 … Finished second on the squad in assists (40) and points (58) … Appeared in the AHL All-Star Classic … Recorded 15 multi-point games … Played two seasons (2002-04) at the University ofNorth Dakota of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association … As a sophomore in 2003-04, finishedsecond on the team with 55 points (23-32) … Named to the All-WCHA First Team … A JOFA West FirstTeam All-America selection … As a freshman in 2002-03, led all NCAA rookies with 61 points (26-35) …Named to All-WCHA Third Team and All-WCHA Rookie Team … Only freshman to be selected as a top-10finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award … Co-winner of North Dakota’s Jeff Anderson HockeyScholarship as the team’s most valuable player … Named Fighting Sioux’s rookie of the year.

PERSONAL: Selected by the New Jersey Devils in the first round (17th overall) of the 2003 NHL EntryDraft … Born on July 24, 1984, in Minneapolis, Minn.


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Most Recent Team: New Jersey Devils (NHL)



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TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A PTS PIM2007 Men’s World Championship 1 0 0 0 02005 Men’s World Championship 3 0 2 2 22004 World Junior Championship 6 5 6 11 42003 World Junior Championship 7 4 4 8 42002 World Under-18 Championship 8 7 3 10 6



Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 New Jersey 81 32 33 65 25 5 1 4 5 22006-07 New Jersey 82 31 31 62 30 11 7 3 10 82005-06 New Jersey 81 14 18 32 28 9 1 2 3 2

NHL TOTALS 244 77 82 159 83 25 9 9 18 12


Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Albany (AHL) 73 18 40 58 56 — — — — —2003-04 Univ. of North Dakota (WCHA) 37 23 32 55 24 — — — — —2002-03 Univ. of North Dakota (WCHA) 39 26 35 61 34 — — — — —

COLLEGE TOTALS 76 49 67 116 58 — — — — —

2001-02 U.S. National Under-18 Team* 12 7 7 14 6 — — — — —



NHL EXPERIENCE: Skated in all 82 regular-season games with the National Hockey League’s BuffaloSabres in 2007-08 … Served as team captain and finished second on the Sabres with a career-high 80points (27-53) … Appeared in all 82 regular-season games for the Sabres in 2006-07 … Tallied a career-best 33 goals, while collecting 68 points … Recorded 10 points (4-6) in 16 playoff games … Played in57 regular-season games during his rookie season with Buffalo in 2005-06 … Totaled 30 points (18-12)... Skated in 18 playoff games … Tallied 10 points (5-5) to lead all rookies in playoff scoring … Appearedin one regular-season game for the Sabres in 2003-04.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Spent part of the 2005-06 season with the Rochester Americans of theAmerican Hockey League … Skated in 18 regular-season games and recorded 26 points (19-7) …Appeared in 78 regular-season games with the Americans in 2004-05 … Collected 68 points (30-38)… Missed 2005 Calder Cup playoffs due to an ankle injury … Totaled 64 points (34-30) in 68 regular-season games with Rochester in 2003-04 … Led team with 34 goals … Led the AHL with 22 power-playgoals … Named a starter for the 2004 AHL All-Star Classic … Ranked fifth in the AHL with 19 points (9-10) in 16 playoff games … Tied for the league lead with five postseason power-play goals … In 2002-03,recorded 34 points (13-21) in 73 regular-season games with the Americans … Notched one goal andadded an assist in three playoff games … Played three full seasons with the Shawinigan Cataractes of theQuebec Major Junior Hockey League … Finished second on the Cataractes with a career-best 121 points(57-64) in 67 games in 2001-02 … Tied for first in the league with 57 goals … Earned QMJHL First TeamAll-Star honors … Received the league award for most sportsmanlike player … Earned Canadian HockeyLeague Third Team All-Star laurels … Played for the Robert-Lebel Conference All-Star Team at the 2002CHL All-Star Cup … In 2000-01, collected 113 points (46-67) in 71 regular-season games forShawinigan … Helped lead the Cataractes to a first-place finish in the league … Registered 12 points (6-6) in 10 postseason contests … Played for the Robert-Lebel Conference All-Star Team at the 2001 CHLAll-Star Cup … Participated in the 2001 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … Played in 60 regular-seasongames during his first full season with Shawinigan … Scored four goals and added 14 assists … Talliedfive points (2-3) in 13 postseason contests.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round (55th overall) of the 2001 NHL EntryDraft … Born on November 30, 1982, in Repentigny, Quebec … Has dual-citizenship (United States andCanada).


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Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 Buffalo 82 27 53 80 20 — — — — —2006-07 Buffalo 82 34 34 68 30 16 4 6 10 02005-06 Buffalo 57 18 12 30 22 18 5 5 10 82003-04 Buffalo 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

NHL TOTALS 222 79 99 178 72 34 9 11 20 8


Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2005-06 Rochester (AHL) 18 19 7 26 11 — — — — —2004-05 Rochester (AHL) 78 30 38 68 43 — — — — —2003-04 Rochester (AHL) 66 34 30 64 30 16 9 10 19 62002-03 Rochester (AHL) 73 13 21 34 16 3 1 1 2 02001-02 Shawinigan (QMJHL) 66 57 64 121 32 2 0 0 0 02000-01 Shawinigan (QMJHL) 71 46 67 113 24 10 6 6 12 01999-2000 Shawinigan (QMJHL) 60 4 17 21 12 13 2 3 5 01998-99 Shawinigan (QMJHL) 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his second International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s WorldChampionship appearance. 2005-06: Appeared in all seven games for the U.S. Men’s National Team atthe 2006 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Dished out one assist. 2004-05: Named the U.S. NationalJunior Team’s Most Outstanding Player at the 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship … Scored five goalsand added four assists in seven games. 2003-04: Member of the U.S. National Junior Team that tookhome the gold medal at the 2004 IIHF World Junior Championship … Assisted on two goals in six gamesand finished with a plus-4 rating.

NHL EXPERIENCE: Played in 64 regular-season games in his second National Hockey League Season forthe Buffalo Sabres in 2007-08 … Totaled 38 points (16-22) … Finished second on the team with fivegame-winning goals … Appeared in 41 regular-season games for Buffalo in 2006-07 … Collected 13goals and 14 assists … Notched three power-play goals and three game-winning markers … Totaled fourpoints (2-2) in 10 playoff games … Named NHL Rookie of the Month in March of 2007.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Spent part of the 2006-07 season with the Rochester Americans of theAmerican Hockey League … Totaled 44 points (22-22) in 34 regular-season games … Played in 120games over three years (2003-06) for the University of North Dakota of the Western Collegiate HockeyAssociation … In 2005-06, heled the Fighting Sioux to its second straight NCAA Men’s Frozen Fourappearance … Named to the All-WCHA Third Team and All-WCHA Academic Team … Set collegiate careerhighs in goals (24), assists (24) and games played (41) … Led the NCAA in shorthanded goals (7) …Named a Third Team All-American by InsideCollegeHockey.com … Paced North Dakota in game-winninggoals (5) in 2004-05 … Totaled 38 points (13-25) in 42 games and helped the Fighting Sioux reach the2005 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four … Scored 11 goals and added 21 assists in 36 games in 2003-04.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round (13th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft… Born on October 30, 1985, in Milwaukee, Wis.


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Most Recent Team: Buffalo Sabres (NHL)



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TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A PTS PIM2006 Men’s World Championship 7 0 1 1 02005 World Junior Championship 7 5 4 9 142004 World Junior Championship 6 0 2 2 2



Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 Buffalo 64 16 22 38 51 — — — — —2006-07 Buffalo 41 13 14 27 33 10 2 2 4 4

NHL TOTALS 105 29 36 65 84 10 2 2 4 4


Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2006-07 Rochester (AHL) 34 22 22 44 30 — — — — —2005-06 Univ. of North Dakota (WCHA) 42 24 24 48 63 — — — — —2004-05 Univ. of North Dakota (WCHA) 42 13 25 38 34 — — — — —2003-04 Univ. of North Dakota (WCHA) 36 11 21 32 30 — — — — —

COLLEGE TOTALS 120 48 70 118 127 — — — — —

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his second International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s WorldChampionship appearance. 2006-07: Led the U.S. Men’s National Team with 10 points (6-4) in sevengames at the 2007 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Tallied at least one point in all of Team USA’sgames … Led the squad with two game-winning goals.

NHL EXPERIENCE: Tallied 38 points (13-25) in 80 regular-season games for the St. Louis Blues in 2007-08 … Led St. Louis in goals (27) and finished second in points (52) in 2006-07 … Competed in theNational Hockey League YoungStars game during All-Star Weekend … Tallied 27 points (14-13) during hisrookie season with St. Louis in 2005-06.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Spent part of the 2005-06 season with the Peoria Rivermen of the AmericanHockey League and notched 15 points (8-7) in 26 regular-season games … Notched three assists inthree playoff games … Played four seasons (2001-05) at ECAC Hockey’s Dartmouth College … Nevermissed a game in his four seasons and totaled 151 points (63-88) in 135 career contests … CaptainedDartmouth during his senior campaign (2004-05) and led the team in points (43) and assists (29) …Named to the CCM All-America East Second Team and earned All-ECAC First Team honors … LedDartmouth in points (38) and tied for first in goals (16) and assists (22) in 2003-04 … Earned All-ECACFirst Team laurels and was a JOFA East First Team All-America selection … Posted 49 points (21-28)during the 2002-03 season to rank first on the team and second in the ECAC … Earned All-ECACHonorable Mention laurels … Selected to the ECAC All-Rookie Team in 2001-02 after totaling 21 points(12-9) in 32 contests.

PERSONAL: Selected by the St. Louis Blues in the fifth round (148th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft… Born on February 4, 1983, in West Seneca, N.Y.


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Most Recent Team: St. Louis Blues (NHL)

College Team: Dartmouth College (ECACH)


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TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A PTS PIM2007 Men’s World Championship 7 6 4 10 27



Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 St. Louis 80 13 25 38 40 — — — — —2006-07 St. Louis 82 27 25 52 33 — — — — —2005-06 St. Louis 57 14 13 27 22 — — — — —

NHL TOTALS 219 54 63 117 95 — — — — —


Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2005-06 Peoria (AHL) 26 8 7 15 32 3 0 3 3 22004-05 Dartmouth College (ECACH) 35 14 29 43 34 — — — — —2003-04 Dartmouth College (ECACH) 34 16 22 38 42 — — — — —2002-03 Dartmouth College (ECACH) 34 21 28 49 32 — — — — —2001-02 Dartmouth College (ECACH) 32 12 9 21 8 — — — — —

COLLEGE TOTALS 135 63 88 151 116 — — — — —

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his first International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s WorldChampionship appearance. 2003-04: Captained the U.S. National Junior Team to its first-ever gold medalat the 2004 IIHF World Junior Championship … Skated in all six games and recorded two assists. 2002-03: Appeared in all seven games for the U.S. National Junior Team at the 2003 IIHF World JuniorChampionship … Notched one assist. 2001-02: Skated in 61 games for the U.S. National Under-18 Teamwithin USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program … Totaled 20 points (9-11) … Played in alleight games for the U.S. National Under-18 Team that captured its first-ever gold-medal at the 2002 IIHFWorld Under-18 Championships … Served as team captain … Tallied one goal and added two assists.2000-01: Competed in 64 games for the U.S. National Under-17 Team within the NTDP … Led alldefensemen with 19 points (3-16).

NHL EXPERIENCE: Appeared in all 82 regular-season games in his first full National Hockey Leagueseason with the Boston Bruins in 2007-08 … Registered eight points (4-4) … Recorded one assist inseven playoff games … Notched one assist in 15 regular-season games with the Bruins in 2006-07 …Skated in 17 regular-season games with Boston in 2005-06 … Scored one goal and added an assist.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Spent time with the American Hockey League’s Providence Bruins in 2006-07 … Appeared in 49 regular-season games … Notched four goals and 16 assists … Recorded one assistin three postseason contests … Competed in 60 regular-season games for Providence in 2005-06 …Collected seven points (4-3) … Appeared in six playoff games … Played three seasons (2002-2005) atColorado College of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association … As captain junior season in 2004-05,helped the Tigers advance to the 2005 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four … Registered 19 points (5-14) in 43games … A CCM West First Team All-America selection … Named WCHA Defensive Player of the Year …Earned All-WCHA Second Team honors … As a sophomore in 2003-04, totaled 15 points (4-11) in 37games … Earned All-WCHA Third Team laurels … In his freshman campaign in 2002-03, recorded 20points (3-17) in 38 games and was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Boston Bruins in the first round (21st overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft... Born on April 27, 1984, in Rochester, Minn.


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College Team: Colorado College (WCHA)


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Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 Boston 82 4 4 8 81 7 0 1 1 82006-07 Boston 15 0 1 1 14 — — — — —2005-06 Boston 17 1 1 2 10 — — — — —

NHL TOTALS 114 5 6 11 105 7 0 1 1 8


Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2006-07 Providence (AHL) 49 4 16 20 62 3 0 1 1 92005-06 Providence (AHL) 60 4 3 7 76 6 0 0 0 252004-05 Colorado College (WCHA) 43 5 14 19 94 — — — — —2003-04 Colorado College (WCHA) 37 4 11 15 100 — — — — —2002-03 Colorado College (WCHA) 38 3 17 20 81 — — — — —

COLLEGE TOTALS 118 12 42 54 275

2001-02 U.S. National Under-18 Team* 61 9 11 20 120 — — — — —2000-01 U.S. National Under-18 Team* 64 3 16 19 120 — — — — —

NTDP TOTALS 125 12 27 39 240 — — — — —


USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his sixth International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s WorldChampionship appearance. 2004-05: Member of the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2005 IIHF Men’sWorld Championship. 1998-99: Appeared in two games for the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 1999IIHF Men’s World Championship … Posted a .910 save percentage. 1997-98: Member of the U.S. Men’sNational Team at the 1998 IIHF Men’s World Championship. 1995-96: Played in one game for the U.S.Men’s National Team that earned the bronze medal at the 1996 IIHF Men’s World Championship …Recorded a 2.04 goals-against average and .950 save percentage … Played for the U.S. Men’s SelectTeam at the 1996 Tampere Cup. 1994-95: Member of the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 1995 IIHFMen’s World Championship … Competed for the U.S. Men’s Select Team at the 1995 Tampere Cup. 1993-94: Played for the U.S. Men’s Select Team at the 1994 Tampere Cup.

NHL EXPERIENCE: Appeared in 57 regular-season games for the Boston Bruins during his third fullNational Hockey League season in 2007-08 … Posted career-highs in GAA (2.44), save percentage(.921) and tied his career best with three shutouts … Compiled a 28-19-6 record … Played in the 2008NHL All-Star Game and earned the winning decision for the Eastern Conference … Started all sevengames for the Bruins during the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs … Went 3-4 and recorded a 2.65 GAA and.914 save percentage … Played in a career-high 66 regular-season games for the Bruins in 2006-07 …Established career highs with 30 wins and 1,985 saves … Posted a 3.13 GAA, .905 save percentage andthree shutouts … Appeared in 38 regular-season games for Boston in 2005-06 … Registered a 2.77 GAA,.917 save percentage and one shutout … Made his NHL debut with the Bruins in 2002-03 … Competedin four games and posted a 3-1-0 record, 3.01 GAA and .907 save percentage.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Saw action in 28 regular-season games with the Providence Bruins of theAmerican Hockey League in 2005-06 … Posted a 2.26 GAA, .923 save percentage and one shutout …Appeared in 54 regular-season games for Jokerit of the Finnish National League in 2004-05 … Registereda 34-13-7 record, 1.58 GAA and professional career-best 15 shutouts … Played in 43 regular-seasongames for Providence in 2003-04 … Recorded AHL career-bests with a 1.84 GAA, .941 save percentageand nine shutouts … Posted a 20-16-6 record … Compiled an 18-12-5 record in 35 regular-seasongames with Providence in 2002-03 … Earned one shutout and posted a 2.87 GAA and .906 savepercentage … Recorded a 2.44 GAA in 32 appearances with Karpat of the FNL in 2001-02 … Appearedin 43 regular-season games for AIK of the Swedish Elite League in 2000-01 … Played in 36 games forthe Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League in 1999-2000 … Split time between the HamiltonBulldogs of the AHL and HIFK of the FNL in 1998-99 … Spent time with HIFK, the Birmingham Bulls ofthe East Coast Hockey League and the Houston Aeros of the IHL in 1997-98 … Played four seasons(1993-97) at the University of Vermont, formerly of ECAC Hockey … Compiled an 81-43-15 record and2.70 GAA in 140 career games … Named to the All-ECAC First Team in both 1994-95 and 1995-96, wasa Second Team All-America selection in 1994-95 and a First Team All-America selection in 1995-96 …Earned ECAC Goaltender of the Year Award in 1995-96 … Holds Vermont’s all-time records for wins (81),saves (3,950) and minutes (8,286) … Named to the University of Vermont’s All-Time Men’s Hockey Teamin 2006.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Quebec Nordiques in the ninth round (217th overall) of the 1994 NHL EntryDraft … Signed by Boston as a free agent on September 14, 2005 … Born on April 14, 1974, in Flint, Mich.


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Birthdate: 4/14/74 | Hometown: Flint, Mich.


College Team: University of Vermont (ECACH)


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TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP MIN W-L-T GAA GA SVS SV% SO2005 Men’s World Championship 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 0 0 .000 01999 Men’s World Championship 2 99 — — 4.35 7 n/a .950 01998 Men’s World Championship 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 0 0 .000 01996 Men’s World Championship 1 30 0-0-0 2.04 1 n/a .910 01995 Men’s World Championship 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 0 0 .000 0

TEAM USA TOTALS 3 129 0-0-0 3.72 8 — .930 0

NHL STATISTICS

Year Team GP MIN W-L-OTL GAA GA SVS SV% SO2007-08 Boston 57 3341 28-19-6 2.44 136 1595 .921 3

Playoffs 7 430 3-4 2.65 19 202 .914 02006-07 Boston 66 3619 30-29-4 3.13 189 1796 .905 3

Playoffs — — — — — — — —2005-06 Boston 38 2186 12-13-10 2.77 101 1112 .917 1

Playoffs — — — — — — — —2002-03 Boston 4 219 3-1-0* 3.01 11 107 .907 0

Playoffs 0 0 0-0 0.00 0 0 .000 0NHL TOTALS 165 9367 73-62-20 2.80 437 4610 .913 7PLAYOFF TOTALS 7 430 3-4 2.65 19 202 .914 0


ADDITIONAL STATISTICSYear Team (League) GP MIN W-L-T GAA GA SVS SV% SO2005-06 Providence (AHL) 26 1515 15-11-0* 2.26 57 680 .923 1

Playoffs — — — — — — — —2004-05 Jokerit (FNL) 54 3266 34-13-7 1.58 86 n/a n/a 15

Playoffs 12 720 8-4 1.83 22 n/a n/a 02003-04 Providence (AHL) 43 2544 20-16-6 1.84 78 1247 .941 9

Playoffs 2 84 0-2 7.13 10 19 .655 02002-03 Providence (AHL) 35 2049 12-12-5 2.87 98 1045 .906 1

Playoffs — — — — — — — —2001-02 Karpat (FNL) 32 1937 15-12-5 2.44 79 n/a n/a 4

Playoffs 3 180 1-2 4.00 12 n/a n/a 02000-01 AIK (SEL) 43 2542 n/a 2.48 105 n/a n/a 3

Playoffs 5 299 n/a 4.01 20 n/a n/a 01999-2000 Detroit (IHL) 36 2020 10-21-3 3.56 129 989 .892 1

Playoffs — — — — — — — —1998-99 Hamilton (AHL) 15 837 6-8-0 3.23 45 430 .905 0

Playoffs — — — — — — — —HIFK (FNL) 14 833 8-3-3 2.23 31 n/a n/a n/aPlayoffs 11 658 7-4 2.28 25 n/a n/a 0

1997-98 HIFK (FNL) 18 1034 13-4-1 1.62 28 n/a n/a 2Playoffs 9 551 9-0 1.52 14 n/a n/a 3Houston (IHL) 1 59 0-1-0 4.01 4 23 .852 0Playoffs — — — — — — — —Birmingham (ECHL) 6 360 4-1-1 2.17 13 218 .944 1Playoffs — — — — — — — —

1996-97 U. Vermont (ECAC) 36 2158 22-11-3 2.81 101 n/a n/a 2Playoffs — — — — — — — —

1995-96 U. Vermont (ECAC) 37 2254 26-7-4 2.34 88 1069 .924 3Playoffs — — — — — — — —

1994-95 U. Vermont (ECAC) 34 2010 18-13-2 2.69 90 n/a n/a 4Playoffs — — — — — — — —

1993-94 U. Vermont (ECAC) 33 1864 15-12-6 3.03 94 n/a n/a 0Playoffs — — — — — — — —COLLEGE TOTALS 140 8286 81-43-15 2.70 373 N/A N/A 9PLAYOFF TOTALS — — — — — — — —

* Record denoted is wins-losses-overtime losses

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: Making his first International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World

Championship appearance. 2003-04: Helped the U.S. National Junior Team capture its first-ever gold

medal at the 2004 IIHF World Junior Championship … Skated in all six games and notched four points

(1-3). 2002-03: Played in all seven games for the U.S. National Junior Team at the 2003 IIHF World Junior

Championship … Recorded four assists as Team USA finished fourth. 2001-02: Played in three games for

the U.S. National Under-18 Team in helping Team USA win its first-ever gold medal at the 2002 IIHF World

Under-18 Championship … Scored a goal and added two assists.

NHL EXPERIENCE: Skated in 68 regular-season games during his second full National Hockey League

season with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2007-08 … Registered career highs in goals (7), assists (19),

points (26) and plus/minus (+12) … Appeared in 50 games for Chicago in 2006-07 … Tallied two goals

and added eight assists … Played in 19 games for the Blackhawks in 2005-06 … Notched seven points

(2-5).

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Played 10 regular-season games for the Norfolk Admirals of the American

Hockey League in 2006-07 … Recorded six assists … In 2005-06, totaled 35 points (7-28) in 61 regular-

season games for the Admirals … Tallied one goal and added two assists in five playoff games … Appeared

in an AHL career-high 66 regular-season games with Norfolk in 2004-05 … Registered 25 points (7-18)

… Put up a goal and three assists in four postseason games … Spent four seasons (2000-04) with the

Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League … Recorded 70 points (17-53) and a plus-31 rating in

50 regular-season games for the Whalers in 2003-04 … Earned Canadian Hockey League and OHL

Defenseman of the Year laurels … Garnered 10 points (3-7) in nine playoff games … Averaged a point-

per-game (18-34—52) in 52 regular-season games for Plymouth in 2002-03 … Registered a plus-35

rating … Notched 12 points (2-10) in 18 playoff games … Appeared in an OHL career-high 62 regular-

season games with the Whalers in 2001-02 … Recorded 36 points (11-25) and a career-best plus-39

rating … Scored one goal and added two assists in six playoff games … In 2000-01, appeared in 53

games in his rookie campaign with the Whalers … Tallied six goals and 23 assists … Named Plymouth’s

Rookie of the Year and was a member of the OHL All-Rookie First Team … Put up 13 points (3-10) in 19

postseason contests.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the fifth round (156th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry

Draft … Born on February 21, 1984, in Canton, Mich.


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Year Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 Chicago 68 7 19 26 103 — — — — —2006-07 Chicago 50 2 8 10 39 — — — — —2005-06 Chicago 19 2 5 7 36 — — — — —

NHL TOTALS 137 11 32 43 178 — — — — —


Year Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2006-07 Norfolk (AHL) 10 0 6 6 8 — — — — —2005-06 Norfolk (AHL) 61 7 28 35 67 4 1 2 3 62004-05 Norfolk (AHL) 66 7 18 25 110 5 1 3 4 22003-04 Plymouth (OHL) 50 17 53 70 63 9 3 7 10 82002-03 Plymouth (OHL) 52 18 34 52 60 18 2 10 12 142001-02 Plymouth (OHL) 62 11 25 36 100 6 1 2 3 62000-01 Plymouth (OHL) 53 6 23 29 72 19 3 10 13 34


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BY THE Numbers2 0 0 8 U . S . M E N ’ S N A T I O N A L T E A M

TEAM USA AVERAGESHeight 6’1” (185 cm)Weight 199.4 lbs (90 kg)Age 24.6 years

YOUNGEST/OLDESTOverall

Patrick Kane (11/19/88)Tim Thomas (4/14/74)

GoaltenderCraig Anderson (5/21/81)Tim Thomas (4/14/74)

DefensemanMark Stuart (4/27/84)Paul Martin (3/5/81)

ForwardPatrick Kane (11/19/88)Jeff Halpern (5/3/76)

HOME STATEMinnesota ................................ 7Michigan .................................. 5New York .................................. 5Wisconsin ................................ 3Illinois ...................................... 1Maryland .................................. 1North Carolina.......................... 1

CURRENT TEAMBoston Bruins .......................... 3 Chicago Blackhawks ................ 3Buffalo Sabres.......................... 2Edmonton Oilers ...................... 2Florida Panthers ...................... 2Los Angeles Kings .................... 2New Jersey Devils .................... 2Phoenix Coyotes ...................... 2St. Louis Blues ........................ 2Ak Bars Kazan .......................... 1Carolina Hurricanes.................. 1Tampa Bay Lightning ................ 1

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY

University of Minnesota ............ 3

University of North Dakota ...... 3

University of Wisconsin ............ 2

Colorado College ...................... 1

Dartmouth College .................. 1

Michigan State University ........ 1

Minn. State Univ. Mankato ...... 1

Princeton University .................. 1

University of Vermont ................ 1

OVERALL DRAFT PICK

1 Patrick Kane (CHI 07)

5 Phil Kessel (BOS 06)

8 Peter Mueller (PHX 06)

11 Keith Ballard (BUF 02)

13 Dustin Brown (LA 03)

13 Drew Stafford (BUF 04)

17 Zach Parise (NJ 03)

21 Mark Stuart (BOS 03)

23 Tim Gleason (OTT 01)

44 Matt Greene (EDM 02)

53 David Booth (FLA 04)

55 Jason Pominville (BUF 01)

56 Patrick O’Sullivan (MIN 03)

62 David Backes (STL 03)

62 Paul Martin (NJ 00)

73 Craig Anderson (CHI 01)

129 Tom Gilbert (COL 02)

139 Robert Esche (PHX 96)

148 Lee Stempniak (STL 03)

156 James Wisniewski (CHI 02)

217 Tim Thomas (QUE 94)

282 Adam Burish (CHI 02)

Undrafted: Jeff Halpern

NUMERICAL ROSTER2 Keith Ballard D5 Matt Greene D6 Tim Gleason D7 David Booth F8 Phil Kessel F9 Patrick O’Sullivan F

10 Paul Martin D11 Jeff Halpern F12 Lee Stempniak F17 Zach Parise F19 Drew Stafford F22 Mark Stuart D23 Dustin Brown F27 Patrick Kane F29 Jason Pominville F30 Tim Thomas G31 Craig Anderson G35 Robert Esche G37 Adam Burish F42 David Backes F43 James Wisniewski D77 Tom Gilbert D88 Peter Mueller F

David Backes (BAK-ihs)Keith Ballard (BAL-uhrd)Adam Burish (BUHR-ish)Robert Esche (EHSH)Jeff Halpern (HAL-purn)Phil Kessel (KEHS-uhl)Peter Mueller (MEW-luhr)Zach Parise (puh-REE-see)Jason Pominville

(paw-MIHN-vihl)Drew Stafford (STA-fuhrd)Lee Stempniak

(STEHMP-nee-ak)Mark Stuart (STOO-ert)James Wisniewski

(Wihz-NOO-skee)

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Brian Burke was named executive vice president and general manager of the National Hockey League’sAnaheim Ducks on June 20, 2005. In his second season, he led the team to its first-ever Stanley Cup,which was the first for a team from California. The Ducks have made the Stanley Cup Playoffs in each ofBurke’s three seasons with the organization.

He joined Anaheim after a six-year stint as president and general manager of the Vancouver Canucks,where he revitalized the team and community en route to consecutive 100+ point seasons and aNorthwest Division title in 2003-04.

Burke was named president and general manager for the Canucks on June 22, 1998. Under hisleadership, the team increased its point total four consecutive years from 1999-2003. Over his last fourseasons with the team, Burke engineered four consecutive seasons of at least 90 points. For his efforts,Burke was named by The Sporting News as NHL Executive of the Year in 2001.

Prior to joining the Canucks organization, Burke worked in the NHL front office as senior vice presidentand director of hockey operations (1993-98). While at the league office, he served as the chiefdisciplinarian, ruling on violations for on-ice player conduct. He worked closely with Commissioner GaryBettman on league direction, including collective bargaining matters.

For USA Hockey, Burke served as general manager of the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 1993International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship in Munich and Dortmund, Germany.

Burke and his wife, Jennifer, currently reside in Newport Beach, Calif.

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David Poile, president and general manager of the National Hockey League’s Nashville Predators, has 25consecutive years of experience as an NHL general manager (15 with the Washington Capitals and 10with Nashville), which ranks as the second-longest current streak in the league and eighth in NHL history.

Since becoming Nashville’s first general manager in 1997, Poile has turned the Predators into perennialcontenders. The 2007-08 season marked the fourth straight year the Predators earned a spot in theStanley Cup Playoffs. In 2006-07, Poile was recognized by The Sporting News as its executive of the year,as voted by his peers.

With Washington, Poile took the reins of a team that had never made the Stanley Cup playoffs and ledthe Capitals to the postseason 14 times during his 15-year tenure.

In 2005, Poile was selected as one of four NHL general managers to sit on the first NHL competitioncommittee, the steering body that formulates and recommends rule changes for approval by the NHLBoard of Governors. In this role, he helped usher in a new era of NHL hockey, featuring on-ice innovationssuch as the regular-season shootout and the elimination of the red line.

For USA Hockey, Poile served as the general manager for both the 1998 and 1999 U.S. Men’s NationalTeams at the International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championships.

A 2001 recipient of the Lester Patrick Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to hockey inthe United States, Poile resides in Nashville, Tenn., with his wife, Elizabeth.

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Ray Shero, currently the executive vice president and general manager of the National Hockey League’sPittsburgh Penguins, brings 16 years of NHL management experience to USA Hockey’s National TeamAdvisory Group. Shero inherited a Pittsburgh franchise that finished with the league’s second-worst recordduring the 2005-06 season and turned the Penguins into a playoff team in his first season. Pittsburgh’s47-point improvement from the year before was the fourth largest turnaround in NHL history from oneseason to the next.

In 2007-08, Pittsburgh earned the Atlantic Division championship and returned to the playoffs for asecond straight season.

Prior to his arrival in Pittsburgh, Shero spent eight years as assistant general manager of the NashvillePredators after serving for six years in a similar role with the Ottawa Senators.

During his time in Nashville, Shero worked closely with fellow National Team Advisory Group member andPredators’ general manager David Poile on all aspects of the club’s hockey operations. His responsibilitiesincluded scouting at the amateur and professional levels, contract negotiations and personal matterssuch as arbitration, in addition to overseeing operations of the Predators’ top minor-league affiliate, theMilwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League.

Shero played an important role in the success of the Admirals. In 2003-04, the Milwaukee led the AHL inwins (43) and points (102) and won the Calder Cup. In 2005-06, the Admirals won their second AHLWestern Conference championship in three seasons.

Both Ottawa and Nashville made significant improvement during Shero’s tenure as assistant generalmanager. The Predators went 49-25-8 and established a club record with 106 points in 2005-06,qualifying for the playoffs for the second straight season.

Ray and his wife, Karen, reside in Upper St. Clair, Pa. The couple has two sons, Christopher and Kyle.

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Don Waddell, the executive vice president and general manager of the National Hockey League’s AtlantaThrashers, has had a long-standing relationship with USA Hockey.

On June 23, 1998, Waddell was named the first-ever vice president and general manager of the AtlantaThrashers, an NHL expansion franchise at the time that began play in 1999-2000.

Under his guidance in 2006-07, the Thrashers earned a franchise-best 43-28-11 record, earning theirfirst Southeast Division Championship and qualifying for their first appearance in the Stanley CupPlayoffs. Waddell also assumed head coaching duties during the 2007-08 season, and remained behindthe bench for the duration of the season. It was the second time during his NHL tenure that he servedin that capacity following a 10-game stint in 2002-03.

Prior to joining Atlanta,Waddell served as assistant general manager for the Stanley Cup champion DetroitRed Wings in 1997-98.

His most recent USA Hockey assignment came as the general manager for the U.S. Olympic Men’s IceHockey Team that competed at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy. He held the same positionwith the U.S. Men’s National Team that participated in the 2005 International Ice Hockey FederationMen’s World Championship.Waddell served as the assistant general manager for the World Cup of Hockey2004 team and held the same position for the U.S. Men’s National Team that captured the bronze medalat the 2004 IIHF Men’s World Championship in the Czech Republic, a feat that qualified the United Statesfor the 2006 Olympic Winter Games.

Waddell also served as general manager for both the 2001 and 2002 U.S. Men’s National Teams and wasthe assistant general manager of the U.S. Men’s National Team that competed in the 1999 IIHF Men’sWorld Championship.

His international playing experience includes helping lead the 1983 U.S. Men’s National Team to the IIHFPool B World Championship in Tokyo, Japan. Waddell was also a member of the first-ever U.S. NationalJunior Team in 1977 at the IIHF World Junior Championship and returned with the 1978 U.S. NationalJunior Team.

Don, his wife, Cheryl, and their daughter, Chelsea, reside in Duluth, Georgia.

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Jim Johannson, assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey, is serving on the staffof his tenth U.S. Men’s National Team. In his nine previous International Ice Hockey Federation Men’sWorld Championships, Johannson spent six years as the team leader, two as the assistant generalmanager (2005-06) and one as the senior director of hockey operations (2007).

A two-time U.S. Olympian (1988, 1992), Johannson brings extensive experience in international icehockey both as a player and administrator. He served as team leader for the silver medal-winning U.S.Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, and was thesenior director of hockey operations for Team USA at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy.

A full-time employee of USA Hockey, Johannson joined the organization on Sept. 1, 2000, as manager ofinternational activities and U.S. Olympic Committee relations. He was promoted to senior director ofhockey operations, a newly created position, on August 5, 2003. On June 25, 2007, Johannson waselevated to assistant executive director of hockey operations and is responsible for the day-to-daymanagement and integration of all in-sport related initiatives. He handles USA Hockey representation inobtaining players and coaches for national teams in international competition. In addition, Johannsoninterfaces with the USOC on matters of mutual interest.

He has worked with eight U.S. National Junior Teams, including the 2007 squad that earned the bronzemedal at the IIHF World Junior Championship. He also was the lead administrator in hosting the 2005IIHF World Junior Championship in Grand Forks, N.D., and Thief River Falls, Minn., and served as teamleader for the gold medal-winning 2004 U.S. National Junior Team.

A former U.S. National Team member, Johannson spent five years as the general manager of the Twin CitiesVulcans, a Junior A team in the United States Hockey League. Under his guidance, the Vulcans capturedthe 2000 USA Hockey Junior A National Championship in Green Bay, Wis.

Johannson, a native of Rochester, Minn., played nine seasons in the International Hockey League, splittingtime among three teams. His most productive campaign came in 1988-89 when he tallied 75 points (35-40) in 82 games with the Salt Lake City Golden Eagles.

Prior to embarking on his professional career, Johannson played at the University of Wisconsin, where hehelped the Badgers capture the 1983 NCAA Division I national championship.

Johannson resides in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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John Tortorella, head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning and all-time leader in wins by an American-bornhead coach in the National Hockey League, is making his second appearance with the U.S. Men’sNational Team. He served as the associate coach on the 2005 U.S. Men’s National Team at theInternational Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship in Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria.

As head coach of the Lightning, Tortorella led the club to its first-ever Stanley Cup title in 2003-04 andwas voted the winner of the Jack Adams Award as the league’s top coach. His championship team, whichalso won Tampa’s first-ever Eastern Conference title and second consecutive Southeast Division crown,established franchise records with 46 wins and 106 points before embarking on its successful playoffcampaign.

Tortorella, a 16-year NHL coaching veteran, recently completed his seventh season at the helm of TampaBay. He joined the club in 2000-01 as the associate coach.

A Boston native, Tortorella began his playing career at Salem State College before transferring to theUniversity of Maine. He spent three seasons with the Black Bears and was twice named an ECAC all-star.After playing in Sweden, Tortorella skated in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League with Virginia, HamptonRoads and Erie. He spent two seasons as the general manager and head coach of the Virginia Lancers(ACHL) from 1986-88, where he garnered coach of the year honors during both campaigns and led his1986-87 team to the league championship.

In 1988-89, Tortorella was hired as an assistant coach with the New Haven Nighthawks of the AmericanHockey League. He became an assistant coach with the Buffalo Sabres the following year and remainedwith the Sabres organization through the 1996-97 season. The Sabres named him head coach of theirAHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, prior to the 1995-96 campaign. His Rochester team won theCalder Cup in 1996 and followed that up with the best record in the AHL’s North Division during the 1996-97 regular season.

Tortorella returned to the NHL in 1997 as an assistant with the Phoenix Coyotes, where he spent twoseasons before joining the New York Rangers for 1999-2000. He served as the Rangers’ interim headcoach for the final four games of that campaign.

John and his wife, Chris, reside in Valrico, Fla., with their children, Brittany and Dominick.

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Kurt Kleinendorst, who was a member of the 1981 U.S. Men’s National Team and also played for TeamUSA during its 1984 pre-Olympic tour, is making his first USA coaching appearance at the 2008 IIHFMen’s World Championship.

He recently completed his second season as head coach of the Lowell Devils of the American HockeyLeague, the top development team of the NHL’s New Jersey Devils.

Kleinendorst joined the Devils organization on August 22, 2000, and was an assistant to Larry Robinsonin New Jersey for the 2000-01 season. He then served for five seasons as a member of the club’sscouting staff until being named the first-ever head coach of the Lowell Devils with the start of the 2006-07 campaign.

Prior to joining the Devils, he spent three seasons (1997-2000) as general manager/coach of theManchester (U.K.) Storm, leading the team to the Super League Championship, while also receivingcoach of the year honors during his second season. Kleinendorst served two terms spanning five seasonsas head coach/director of hockey operations for the Raleigh Ice Caps of the East Coast Hockey League(1991-94, 1995-97) and was named the league’s top coach in 1992-93. He spent the 1994-95campaign as assistant coach/assistant general manager of the International Hockey League’s San DiegoGulls.

Kleinendorst began his coaching career in 1989 as president/founder of the Salt Lake City, Utah-basedNorth American Sports, Inc., where he was responsible for teams of select college and professionalplayers that participated in a series of tours throughout Europe.

He played two seasons in Europe -- with the Rotterdam Pandas (Netherlands) in 1987-88 and Iserlohn(Germany) and Peliitat (Finland) in 1986-87. Kleinendorst played professional hockey in North Americafor parts of five seasons between 1983-1990 in the Central Hockey League, AHL and IHL, including anine-game stint in 1987-88 with the AHL’s Utica Devils.

Kleinendorst played four seasons (1979-83) at Providence College, and was inducted into the school’sAthletic Hall of Fame in 1997. As a senior, he earned All-America honors, was named ECAC Player of theYear and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award.

The Grand Rapids, Minn., native and his wife, Deon, have four children, Ryan, Kollin, Kaitlyn and Jake.

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Mike Sullivan, currently the assistant coach of the National Hockey League’s Tampa Bay Lightning andan 11-year NHL veteran, is making his third U.S. coaching appearance. Last year, Sullivan served as thehead coach for the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2007 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s WorldChampionship in Moscow, Russia. In 2006, Sullivan served as an assistant coach under Peter Laviolettewith the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team at the Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy.

Sullivan is in his first season as the assistant coach of the Lightning. Prior to joining Tampa Bay, he spenttwo seasons (2003-05) as the Boston Bruins’ head coach after becoming the 26th head coach in teamhistory on June 23, 2003. In his first season behind the Boston bench, Sullivan led the club to theNortheast Division title and the second-best record in the Eastern Conference with a 41-19-15-7 mark,104 points and a .634 win percentage.

Sullivan went to Boston after serving one season as the head coach of the Bruins’ American HockeyLeague affiliate in Providence. Under his watch, Providence captured its third division title as it won theNorth Division with a 44-20-11-5 record. His record behind the Providence bench was 41-17-9-4 throughMarch 20, 2003, when he was promoted to Boston as an assistant coach under interim head coach MikeO’Connell. Sullivan returned to Providence following the 2003 NHL playoffs and was behind the bench forthe final three games of Providence’s four-game AHL playoff series loss.

Sullivan played four seasons of college hockey at Boston University (1986-90) and totaled 138 points(61-77) in 141 games. The center was drafted by the New York Rangers as their fourth pick (69th overall)in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.

He played 11 years in the NHL (1991-2002) with San Jose, Calgary, Boston and Phoenix. During thattime, he scored 54 goals and added 82 assists in 709 games.

Sullivan is an active supporter of hockey in the United States. Among his many efforts, he took part inUSA Hockey’s 2005 National Hockey Coaches Symposium in Grand Rapids, Mich. There, he delivered apresentation titled “Teaching the Intellectual Side of Hockey and the Use of Small Games” to coachesworking to achieve their Level 5 coaching certification, the highest level offered by USA Hockey’s CoachingEducation Program.

Sullivan and his wife, Kate, live in Duxbury, Mass., with their daughters, Kaitlin and Kiley, and son, Matthew.

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Bob Webster, whose extensive involvement with USA Hockey spans more than 20 years, returns as teamleader of the U.S. Men’s National Team for the fourth straight year.

Typically in the role of equipment manager, Webster has worked with 15 previous U.S. Men’s NationalTeams (1979, 1982, 1986-87, 1989-96, 2002-04). He has served in a similar capacity for the 1988U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team, the gold medal-winning 1998 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice HockeyTeam, the U.S. men’s team that captured the World Cup of Hockey 1996 championship and the U.S.Women’s National Team from 1997-2002.

Webster first served as an apprentice equipment manager with the Omaha Knights of the Central HockeyLeague before moving on to the Roanoke Valley Rebels of the Southern Hockey League in 1975. In 1976,he joined the Colorado Rockies, serving as the team’s equipment manager until 1981.

Webster currently works in sales in the construction industry in the Denver area. The Omaha, Neb., nativeand his wife, Jane, reside in Littleton, Colo. The couple has two children, Ryan and Shannon.

BOB WebsterT E A M L E A D E R

Nigel Kirwan, who recently completed his 16th year with the National Hockey League’s Tampa BayLightning, and 12th year as a member of the coaching staff, is joining the U.S. Men’s National Team forthe first time. At Tampa Bay, he is responsible for breakdown of film, formulation of scouting reports onopposing clubs and the creation of highlight and specialty film for use by the Lightning coaches andplayers. Additionally, Kirwan tutored Lightning prospects who participated in the six-team NHL rookietournament in Traverse City, Mich.

Kirwan has coached amateur hockey at various levels for 17 years and is very active in youth hockeycamps and clinics during the NHL's off-season. He is a founding member of Statewide Amateur HockeyAssociation of Florida.

He started with the Lightning as a member of the front office staff for four years before being hired intohis current position prior the start of the 1996-97 season.

Kirwan resides in Tampa, Fla.

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Joe Guilmet, who is joining the U.S. Men’s National Team for the second time, recently completed hiseighth season as assistant equipment manager with the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League.Guilmet served as an equipment manager for the 2001 U.S. Men’s National Team at the International IceHockey Federation Men’s World Championship in Cologne and Hannover, Germany.

He also served as an equipment manager for the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team at the 2006Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy.

Prior to joining the Thrashers, Guilmet worked as assistant equipment manager for the Orlando SolarBears of the former International Hockey League for four seasons from 1995-99. The San Diego, Calif.,native spent five years with the equipment department of the San Diego Gulls (IHL) before joiningOrlando.

Guilmet, and his wife, Kim, reside in the Virginia-Highland area of Atlanta.

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Ray Thill, who recently completed his ninth season as equipment manager for the Tampa Bay Lightningof the National Hockey League, joins the U.S. Men’s National Team for the first time.

Prior to joining the Lightning, Thill served as the equipment manager for the Detroit Vipers of theInternational Hockey League for one season. He also spent four seasons on the equipment staff of theChicago Wolves of the IHL, which won the Turner Cup Championship in 1997-98.

A native of Chicago, Thill resides in Tampa, Fla.

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Tom Mulligan recently completed his sixth year with the National Hockey League’s Tampa Bay Lightningas head athletic trainer, where he oversees each aspect of the team’s medical and training operations.He was part of the staff for Tampa Bay during its 2004 run to the Stanley Cup. He joins the U.S. Men’sNational Team for the first time, but has worked with USA Hockey before. He served as an athletic trainerfor the 2004 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp in Grand Forks, N.D.

Prior to joining the Lightning organization, Mulligan spent four seasons as the head athletic trainer andphysical therapist for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League. While with the Bruins,Mulligan’s responsibilities included all traditional athletic training duties as well as massages andstrength and conditioning of all players. He was part of the Bruins staff when the team won the CalderCup in 1999.

A native of New Bedford, Mass., Mulligan and his wife, Kellie, reside in Tampa, Fla., with their sons, Tylerand Zachary, and daughter, Abigail.

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Stan Wong, who brings a wealth of experience to the 2008 U.S. Men’s National Team, will serve as theathletic trainer for Team USA at the International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship forthe second consecutive year. He previously served as head athletic trainer for both the WashingtonCapitals (1986-99) and the Florida Panthers (1999-2002) of the National Hockey League. In 1991 and1999, Wong earned the honor of being named athletic trainer for the NHL All-Star Game.

In addition to a Stanley Cup Finals appearance with Washington during the 1997-98 season, Wong alsoserved as an athletic trainer at Super Bowl XV for the Philadelphia Eagles and for the United StatesFootball League’s Boston Breakers (1983-85).

Wong also worked for USA Hockey as an athletic trainer at the 2005 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice HockeyOrientation Camp and the 2007 Deutschland Cup with the U.S. Men’s Select Team in Hannover, Germany.Most recently, he served as athletic trainer for the U.S. National Junior Team for the sixth consecutive year(2002-08).

Wong resides in Boca Raton, Fla.

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Dr. Bob Arciero is joining the U.S. Men’s National Team for the second time. He served as the lead teamphysician at the 2004 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship in Prague, CzechRepublic, where Team USA captured the bronze medal.

Arciero is a professor of orthopedic surgery and the chief of the sports medicine division of theDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery at the UConn Health Center’s New England Musculoskeletal Institute.He also serves as an active team physician for the University of Connecticut basketball, football andhockey programs.

Arciero is also a clinical assistant professor at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in Bethesda, Md.,and an instructor for orthopedic residents from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.Arciero served as an officer in the United States Army for twenty years (1980-2000), ultimately attainingthe rank of Colonel. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his service with the United States Army inOperation Desert Storm.

Arciero and his wife, Cathy, have five children: Cristina, Michael, Laura, Jonathan and Matthew, and residein Avon, Conn.

DR. BOB ArcieroT E A M P H Y S I C I A N

Inar Treiguts, massage therapist for the National Hockey League’s Atlanta Thrashers, joins the U.S. Men’sNational Team for the second time. He served as massage therapist for the 2005 U.S. Men’s NationalTeam that competed at the International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship in Vienna andInnsbruck, Austria.

Treiguts has been with the Thrashers since their inaugural season in 1999-2000, bringing over 16 yearsof experience. Prior to joining the Thrashers, he spent time at Spa Sydell in Atlanta, Body Works in SantaMonica, Calif., Cal-Med Clinic in Los Angeles and in private practice in Knoxville, Tenn.

Treiguts, a native of Latvia, earned his U.S. citizenship on March 26, 2003. He resides in Atlanta.

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Dave Fischer is in his fourth year as director of media and public relations for USA Hockey. Prior to joiningthe organization, Fischer spent 17 years at Michigan Tech University, where he served as assistant athleticdirector for communications and marketing.

While at Tech, Fischer spent five years (1989-94) simultaneously serving as information director for theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Additionally, Fischer served on the Western CollegiateHockey Conference’s television committee and has been a part of the event management staff of theNCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four since 1989.

Fischer and his wife, Angie, reside in Colorado Springs, Colo., with their daughter, Jennifer.

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A lifetime and career spent dedicated to advancing the sport of hockey in America culminated on June14, 2003, with Ron DeGregorio’s election as just the fourth president in the history of USA Hockey.

DeGregorio has been involved in the sport for more than 40 years as a player, coach, administrator andteam owner. His first appointment with USA Hockey came in 1973 when he was named registrar for theNew England District. DeGregorio was first elected to the USA Hockey Board of Directors in 1975 and wasthe organization’s first vice president of youth hockey. In the 1980s, he served as treasurer of USA Hockey.In 1995, he was elected as a vice president and the international council chairperson, positions he helduntil being named president.

He has represented the United States at countless events during his tenure with USA Hockey. He servedas team leader of Team East at the 1979 United States Olympic Festival, from which the 1980 “MiracleOn Ice” U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team was chosen and also for the 1994 U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team.DeGregorio has represented the United States at the 1998, 2002 and 2006 Olympic Winter Games andat numerous International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s, Women’s and Junior World Championships.

Honored with the National Hockey League’s Lester Patrick Award in 2002 for outstanding service to icehockey in the United States, DeGregorio is president of the PenFacs Group, an investment and insurancefirm specializing in the design, administration and funding of executive benefit plans. He resides in Salem,N.H., with his wife, Susan. He has four grown children, Eric, Mark, Kim and Kara.

RON DeGregorioP R E S I D E N T

Dave Ogrean returned to USA Hockey as executive director on Aug. 1, 2005. He previously held theposition from 1993-99 and began his career in the sports industry with the organization (then theAmateur Hockey Association of the United States) as its director of public relations in 1978. He is rankedamong the top 40 people of power and influence in hockey by The Hockey News.

Among his many accomplishments during his first stint as executive director, Ogrean oversaw a significantincrease in membership and revenue and the construction of the current national headquarters; helpedcreate the USA Hockey InLine program and the National Team Development Program; was a driving forcein establishing the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, presented annually to the top player in NCAA DivisionI women’s ice hockey; and developed the concept of STAR (Serving the American Rinks) with U.S. FigureSkating.

Before returning to Colorado Springs, Ogrean served as executive director of USA Football from 2002-05.He was recruited by the National Football League and NFL Players’ Association to build a new,independent, non-profit organization to support and promote the sport of amateur football at all levels.

Prior to joining USA Football, Ogrean served as president and CEO of the Colorado Springs SportsCorporation where he led the development and creation of the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame andthe Rocky Mountain State Games.

Ogrean received his bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Connecticut (1974) and hismaster’s degree in film from Boston University (1978). He and his wife,Maryellen, have three grown children, Matt, Tracy and Dana.

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Outside of a highly successful business career, Tony Rossi has generously donated significant time,resources and expertise to USA Hockey for more than 30 years at the grassroots and executive leadershiplevels.

After beginning his volunteer career with the National Governing Body in the mid-1970s, Rossi waselected to the USA Hockey Board of Directors in 1983 and served as a director from the Central Districtuntil 1988. In 1989, he was elected to the USA Hockey Executive Committee, serving as secretary from1989-95. In 1995, Rossi transitioned to the role of USA Hockey treasurer, a position he held until June2003.

In his role as both secretary and treasurer, Rossi helped guide the formation and growth of The USAHockey Foundation, a charitable and educational non-profit corporation that provides long-range financialsupport for USA Hockey and promotes the growth of hockey in the United States.

In June of 2003, Rossi was elected to his current post as USA Hockey vice president and internationalcouncil chair. In his role, Rossi works closely with the organization’s National and Olympic Team programs,as well as the International Ice Hockey Federation during a host of global competitions held throughoutthe year. Rossi also serves as president for RMK Management Corporation and Moran & Company. Heresides in Chicago with his wife, Marie, and has four children, Elena, Deanna, Michael, and Tony, Jr.

TONY RossiVICE PRESIDENTINTERNATIONAL COUNCIL CHAIR

One of the most recognized and respected leaders in hockey, Walter L. Bush, Jr., is the chairman of theboard for USA Hockey, a position he has held since June 2003.

Bush, who served as a member of the organization’s Board of Directors from 1959-2003, becamepresident of USA Hockey in June 1986, following Wm. Thayer Tutt and Tom Lockhart. He served in thecapacity for 17 years before taking his current position as chairman of the board. In recognition of his45th year of service to USA Hockey, the organization dedicated its national headquarters as The Walter L.Bush, Jr. Center in June of 1999.

Bush serves as a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation Council and, in June 2003, wasreelected to a third consecutive term as a vice president of the IIHF. Bush is also active with numerouscommittees within the IIHF, having served as chairman of the IIHF Women’s Ice Hockey Committee, theIIHF InLine Hockey Committee and the selection committee for the newly created IIHF Hall of Fame.

Bush is a member of the Board of Directors of the USOC and is secretary of the U.S. Olympic Foundation.During the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, Bush received the Olympic Order from the International OlympicCommittee, the highest honor in the Olympic movement.

Bush was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000. He received the NHL’s Lester Patrick Award in 1973in recognition of his outstanding service to ice hockey in the United States. He was enshrined in theUnited States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1980 and, in 1989, was elected to the Minnesota Sports Hall ofFame. He currently serves as a governor and vice-chairman for the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

Bush resides in Naples, Fla., with his wife, Sis. He has a daughter,Anne Hanson, and two sons, Walter III and Steven.

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2007 Statistics2007 Statistics

Head Coach: Mike Sullivan

Associate Head Coach: Barry Smith

Assistant Coach: David Quinn

Team USA Record: 4-0-1-2

Team USA Finish: 5th

U.S. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS# PLAYER GP G A PTS PIM GWG PPG SHG

12 Lee Stempniak 7 6 4 10 27 2 0 211 Paul Stastny 7 4 4 8 2 1 0 1

8 Phil Kessel 7 2 5 7 6 0 0 110 Brandon Bochenski 7 2 3 5 6 2 0 026 Erik Cole 7 1 4 5 2 0 0 039 Tyler Arnason 7 1 3 4 0 0 0 024 Andrew Hutchinson 7 3 1 4 2 2 0 018 David Backes 7 1 2 3 6 0 1 044 Keith Ballard 7 0 3 3 0 0 0 017 Chris Clark 6 2 1 3 4 0 0 059 Chad Larose 7 2 1 3 2 0 1 020 Toby Petersen 7 2 1 3 4 0 1 0

7 Ryan Suter 7 1 2 3 12 1 0 05 Matt Greene 7 0 2 2 6 0 0 06 Erik Johnson 7 0 2 2 4 0 0 0

41 Andrew Alberts 7 0 1 1 14 0 0 028 Adam Hall 7 0 1 1 2 0 0 0

3 Jack Johnson 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 02 Brian Pothier 7 0 1 1 4 0 0 0

16 Nate Davis 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 09 Zach Parise 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

43 Ryan Callahan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TEAM USA TOTALS 7 29 40 69 105 8 3 4OPPONENT TOTALS 7 20 29 49 121 2 0 3

U.S. GOALTENDER STATISTICS# PLAYER GP MIN SOG GA GAA SVS SV% SO W-OTW-OTL-L

47 John Grahame 7 409:09 176 19 2.79 157 .892 1 4-0-1-233 Jason Bacashihua 1 20:00 9 1 4.66 8 .889 0 0-0-0-0

1 Cory Schneider 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0-0-0-0TEAM USA TOTALS 7 429:09 185 20 3.72 165 .891 1 4-0-1-2OPPONENT TOTALS 7 430:00 214 29 4.05 185 .864 0 2-1-0-4

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DATE RESULTApril 27 United States 6

Austria 2

Goaltender/SavesGrahame/14

April 29 United States 5Belarus 1


May 1 Czech Republic 4United States 3


May 3 United States 4Slovakia 2


May 5 United States 3Germany 0


May 7 Canada 6United States 3

Goaltender/SavesGrahame/22Bachashihua/8

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2007 Recap2007 Recap

The U.S. Men’s National Team fell just shy of the medal round, losing toFinland in a shootout in the quarterfinals. The team placed fifth overall,its best finish since 2004 when the squad earned the bronze medal.Forward Lee Stempniak led the way for the United States with 10 points(6-4), scoring in each of Team USA’s seven games.

GAME 1 – PRELIMINARY ROUNDAPRIL 27, 2008 – MOSCOW, RUSSIA

United States 3 1 2 — 6Kazakhstan 1 1 0 — 2

1st: 1, USA, Kessel (Hall), 1:592, USA, Peterson (Suter), 10:223,AUT, Divis (Schuller, Baumgartner), 14:514, USA, Stempniak (Cole, Stastny), 17:19 (5x3 pp)

2nd: 5, USA, Clark (Stastny, Ballard), :246,AUT, Setzinger (Rebek), 10:51

3rd: 7, USA, Cole (Pothier) :148, USA, Bochenski (Stempniak, Hutchinson), 13:02 (pp)

Penalties: USA 7-14, AUT 7-14Power Plays: USA 2-7, AUT 0-7Shots: USA 17-18-12—47, 9-1-6-16Saves: USA- Grahame (14 saves, 60:00)

AUT- Divis (41 saves, 60:00)Notes: The U.S. received scoring from six different players

to defeat Austria, 6-2, in its opening game of the71st annual International Ice Hockey FederationMen’s World Championship.

GAME 2 – PRELIMINARY ROUNDAPRIL 29, 2008 – MOSCOW, RUSSIA

United States 3 2 0 — 5Belarus 0 0 1 — 1

1st: 1, USA, J. Johnson (Bochenski), 2:402, USA, Stempniak (Arnason), 4:473, USA, LaRose (Petersen), 17:45

2nd: 4, USA, Clark (Stastny), 4:305, USA, Stempniak (Clark), 15:05 (5x3 pp)

3rd: 6, BLR, Antonenko (Kukushkin), 3:31Penalties: BLR 9-18, USA 7-14Power Plays: BLR 0-5, USA 1-7Shots: BLR 7-4-10—21, USA, 9-16-4--29Saves: BLR-Mezin (24 saves, 60:00)

USA-Grahame (20 saves, 60:00)Notes: Lee Stempniak tallied two goals and John

Grahame made 20 saves as Team USA toppedBelarus, 5-1. The U.S. penalty-killing unit was ableto hold Belarus scoreless in five attempts.

GAME 3 – PRELIMINARY ROUNDMAY 1, 2008 – MOSCOW, RUSSIA

Czech Republic 1 1 2 — 4United States 0 1 2 — 3

1st: 1, CZE, Caslava (Hlinka, Vyborny), 16:52 (pp)2nd: 2, USA, Suter (Stempniak, Kessel), 4:442 (pp)

3, CZE, Irgl (Olesz, Plekanec), 14:373rd: 4, CZE, Tenkrat (Marek), 7:51

5, USA, LaRose (Ballard), 13:59 (sh)6, USA, Hutchinson (Suter, Kessel), 15:37 (pp)7, CZE, Bednar (Marek), 18:52

Penalties: CZE 13-47, USA 10-41Power Plays: CZE 1-6, USA 2-9Shots: CZE 7-14-3—24, USA 7-10-6--23Saves: CZE, Cechmanek (20 saves, 60:00)

USA-Grahame, (20 saves, 59:09)Notes: The United States finished preliminary-round play

with a 2-0-0-1 record and a second-place finish inGroup B after dropping a hard-fought decision tothe Czech Republic. Chad LaRose and AndrewHutchinson notched goals in the third period to tiethe game, 3-3, but Czech forward Jaroslav Bednartallied the game-winner with just 1:08 remainingin regulation.


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GAME 4 – QUALIFYING ROUNDMAY 3, 2008 – MOSCOW, RUSSIA

United States 2 2 0 — 4Slovakia 1 0 1 — 2

1st: 1, USA, Hutchinson (Alberts, Bocehenski), 8:172, USA, Backes (unassisted), 12:27 (sh)3, SVK, Chara (Satan, Uram), 13:08

2nd: 4, USA, Kessel (unassisted), 4:525, USA, Bochenski (Kessel, Stempniak), 12:37 (pp)

3rd: 6, SVK, Gaborik (Jurcina), 11:21Penalties: USA 5-10, SVK 7-14Power Plays: USA 1-6, SVK, 0-4Shots: USA 7-13-5—25, SVK 18-5-8--31Saves: USA-Grahame (29 saves, 60:00)

SVK-Krizan (21 saves, 59:38)Notes: Netminder John Grahame made 29 saves to lead

Team USA to victory over Slovakia, 4-2. LeeStempniak recorded his sixth point in thetournament with an assist.


Germany 0 0 0 — 0United States 1 1 1 — 3

1st: 1, USA, Stastny (Cole, Arnason), 2:33 (pp)2nd: 2, USA, Stastny (Cole), 15:263rd: 3, USA, Stempniak (Cole, Stastny), 3:31Penalties: GER 6-12, USA 9-18Power Plays: GER 0-9, USA 1-6Shots: GER 9-6-8—23, USA 5-11-8--24Saves: GER-Patzold (21 saves, 60:00)

USA-Grahame (23 saves, 60:00)Notes: Paul Stastny (2-1—3) and Erik Cole (0-3—3) each

recorded three points, while goaltender JohnGrahame stopped all 23 shots he saw as the U.S.defeated Germany 3-0. Lee Stempniak extendedhis point streak to five games with a goal in thethird period.


United States 0 2 1 — 3Canada 4 1 1 — 6

1st: 1, CAN, McClement (Commodore, Mayers), :082, CAN, Cammalleri (E. Staal, Phaneuf), 2:05 (pp)3, CAN, Lombardi (Nash), 12:48

4, CAN, Cammalleri (E. Staal, Hamhuis), 13:252nd: 5, USA, Stastny (Backes, E. Johnson), 9:47

6, CAN, Lombardi (Doan), 15:197, USA, Stempniak (E. Johnson), 17:49

3rd: 8, CAN, Lombardi (Doan), 11:589, USA, Stastny (Stempniak, Greene), 13:42

Penalties: USA 6-12, CAN 4-8Power Plays: USA 0-4, CAN 1-6Shots: USA 7-13-14—34, CAN 17-10-9--36Saves: USA-Grahame (22 saves, 40:00)

USA-Bacashihua (8 saves, 20:00)CAN-Ward (31 saves, 60:00)

Notes: Team USA headed into quarterfinal action with a4-0-0-2 record after its loss to Canada in whatwas the final qualification-round game for bothteams.

GAME 7 – QUARTERFINAL ROUNDMAY 10, 2008 – MOSCOW, RUSSIA

Finland 1 3 2 0 1 — 5United States 0 3 1 0 0 — 4

1st: 1, FIN, Ruutu (Koivu, Kallio), 17:03.2nd: 2, USA, Petersen (LaRose, Greene), :48 (sh)

3, FIN, Saravo (Soderholm, Kapanen), 4:334, USA, Arnason (Bochenski, Kessel), 7:055, FIN, Viuhkola (Peltonen), 10:276, USA, Stempniak (Backes, Ballard), 14:087, FIN, Kallieo (Ruutu, Nummelin), 15:32 (pp)

3rd: 8, Hutchinson (Arnason, Kessel), 14:20 (pp)OT: No scoring.GWS: Round 3: LehtinenPenalties: FIN 4-8, USA 6-20Power Plays: FIN 1-5, USA 1-4Shots: FIN 9-7-9-8-1—34, USA 5-14-9-4-0--32Saves: FIN-Lehtonen (28 saves, 70:00)

USA-Grahame (29 saves, 70:00)Notes: Team USA had its medal hopes dashed as Finland’s

Jere Lehtinen, tallied the game-winning goal in ashootout. The U.S. finished the world championshipwith a 4-0-1-2 mark and a fifth-place finish. LeeStempniak was the lone U.S. player to tally atleast one point in every game of the tournament,recording 10 points (6-4).


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POOL AYear Location Gold Silver Bronze U.S. Record2007 Moscow/Mytischi, Russia Canada Finland Russia (4-0-1-2) 5th2006 Riga, Latvia Sweden Czech Republic Finland (4-3-0) 7th2005 Vienna/Innsbruck, Austria Czech Republic Canada Russia (3-2-2) 6th2004 Prague/Ostrava, Czech Republic Canada Sweden United States (5-3-1) 3rd2003 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku, Finland Canada Sweden Slovakia (3-3-0) 13th2002 Gothenburg/Jonkoping/Karlstad, Sweden Slovakia Russia Sweden (3-3-1) 7th2001 Cologne/Hannover, Germany Czech Republic Finland Sweden (4-4-1) 4th2000 St. Petersburg, Russia Czech Republic Slovakia Finland (4-1-2) 5th1999 Lillehammer/Hamar/Oslo, Norway Czech Republic Finland Sweden (3-3-0) 6th1998 Zurich and Basel, Switzerland Sweden Finland Czech Republic (1-4-1) 12th1997 Helsinki/Turku/Tampere, Finland Canada Sweden Czech Republic (4-3-1) 6th1996 Vienna, Austria Czech Republic Canada United States (5-3-0) 3rd1995 Stockholm/Gavle, Sweden Finland Sweden Canada (3-1-2) 6th1994 Bolzano/Milano, Italy Canada Finland Sweden (4-4-0) 4th1993 Dortmund/Munchen, Germany Russia Sweden Czech Republic (2-2-2) 6th1992 Prague/Bratislava, Czechoslovakia Sweden Finland Czechoslovakia (2-3-1) 7th1991 Turku/Tampere, Finland Sweden Canada Soviet Union (3-5-2) 4th1990 Bern/Fribourg, Switzerland Soviet Union Sweden Czechoslovakia (6-4-0) 5th1989 Stockholm, Sweden Soviet Union Canada Czechoslovakia (4-5-1) 6th1987 Vienna, Austria Sweden Soviet Union Czechoslovakia (4-6-0) 7th1986 Moscow, USSR Soviet Union Sweden Canada (4-6-0) 5th1985 Prague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Canada Soviet Union (4-5-1) 4th1983 Munchen/Dusseldorf, West Germany Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Canada Pool B1982 Helsinki/Tampere, Finland Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Sweden (0-6-1) 8th1981 Gothenburg, Sweden Soviet Union Sweden Czechoslovakia (4-3-0) 5th1979 Moscow, USSR Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Sweden (2-2-3) 7th1978 Prague, Czechoslovakia Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Canada (2-6-2) 6th1977 Vienna, Austria Czechoslovakia Sweden Soviet Union (3-6-1) 6th1976 Katowice, Poland Czechoslovakia Soviet Union Sweden (3-3-1) 4th1975 Munchen/Dusseldorf, West Germany Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Sweden (0-10-0) 6th1974 Helsinki, Finland Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Sweden Pool B1973 Moscow, USSR Soviet Union Sweden Czechoslovakia Pool B1972 Prague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Soviet Union Sweden Pool B1971 Bern/Geneva, Switzerland Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Sweden (2-8-0) 6th1970 Stockholm, Sweden Soviet Union Sweden Czechoslovakia Pool B1969 Stockholm, Sweden Soviet Union Sweden Czechoslovakia (0-10-0) 6th1968 Grenoble, France Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Canada (2-4-1) 6th1967 Vienna, Austria Soviet Union Sweden Canada (3-3-1) 5th1966 Ljubljana, Yugoslavia Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Canada (2-5-0) 6th1965 Tampere, Finland Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Sweden (2-5-0) 6th1964 Innsbruck, Austria Soviet Union Sweden Czechoslovakia (2-5-0) 5th

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Year Location Gold Silver Bronze U.S. Record1963 Stockholm, Sweden Soviet Union Sweden Czechoslovakia (1-5-1) 8th1962 Colorado Springs, United States Sweden Canada United States (5-2-0) 3rd1961 Geneva/Lausanne, Switzerland Canada Czechoslovakia Soviet Union (2-4-1) 6th1960 Squaw Valley, United States United States Canada Soviet Union (5-0-0) 1st1959 Prague/Brno, Czechoslovakia Canada Soviet Union Czechoslovakia (5-3-0) 4th1958 Oslo, Norway Canada Soviet Union Sweden (3-3-1) 5th1957 Moscow, USSR Sweden Soviet Union Czechoslovakia DNP1956 Cortina, Italy Soviet Union United States Canada (4-1-0) 2nd1955 Dusseldorf/Dortmund, Germany Canada Soviet Union Czechoslovakia (4-2-2) 4th1954 Stockholm, Sweden Soviet Union Canada Sweden DNP1953 Basel/Zurich, Switzerland Sweden Germany Switzerland DNP1952 Oslo, Norway Canada United States Sweden (6-1-1) 2nd1951 Paris, France Canada Sweden Switzerland (1-4-1) 6th1950 London, England Canada United States Switzerland (4-1-0) 2nd1949 Stockholm, Sweden Czechoslovakia Canada United States (6-2-0) 3rd1948 St. Moritz, Switzerland Canada Czechoslovakia Switzerland DNP1947 Prague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Sweden Austria (4-3-0) 5th1939 Basel/Zurich, Switzerland Canada United States Switzerland (7-1-0) 2nd1938 Prague, Czechoslovakia Canada Great Britain Czechoslovakia (3-2-1) 7th1937 London, England Canada Great Britain Switzerland DNP1936 Garmish, Germany Great Britain Canada United States (1-1-1) 3rd1935 Davos, Switzerland Canada Switzerland Great Britain DNP1934 Milan, Italy Canada United States Germany (3-2-0) 2nd1933 Prague, Czechoslovakia United States Canada Czechoslovakia (7-0-0) 1st1932 Lake Placid, United States Canada United States Germany (4-1-1) 2nd 1931 Krynicka, Poland Canada United States Austria (4-1-0) 2nd1930 Chamonix, France/Berlin, Germany Canada Germany Switzerland DNP1928 St. Moritz, Switzerland Canada Sweden Switzerland DNP1924 Chamonix, France Canada United States Great Britain (4-1-0) 2nd1920 Antwerp, Belgium Canada United States Czechoslovakia (3-1-0) 2nd

POOL B – U.S. NATIONAL TEAM

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze U.S. Record1983 Tokyo, Japan United States Poland Austria (5-0-1) 1st1974 Ljubljana, Yugoslavia United States Yugoslavia West Germany (7-0-0) 1st1973 Graz, Austria East Germany United States Yugoslavia (5-1-1) 2nd1972 Bucharest, Romania Poland United States East Germany (5-1-0) 2nd1970 Bucharest, Romania United States West Germany Norway (7-0-0) 1st

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Kevyn Adams 2005 F Washington D.C. Dusseldorf Metro Stars (DEL)Kevin Ahearn 1971 Milton, Mass. Boston College (NCAA)Andrew Alberts 2007, 2006 D Minneapolis, Minn. Boston Bruins (NHL)Keith Aldridge 1996, 1995 D Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Lake Superior State Univ. (NCAA)Steve Alley 1978, 1975, 1974 F Anoka, Minn. Birmingham (WHA)Larry Alm 1965 Minneapolis, Minn. St. Paul Steers (USHL)Tony Amonte 1993, 1991 F Weymouth, Mass. New York Rangers (NHL)Craig Anderson 2008, 2006 G Park Ridge, Ill. Florida Panthers (NHL)Earl Anderson 1973 Roseau, Minn. University of North Dakota (NCAA)Osborne Anderson 1931 Swampscott, Mass. Boston Hockey ClubRuss Anderson 1977 D Minneapolis, Minn. Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)Wendell Anderson 1955 St. Paul, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Mike Antonovich 1982, 1976 F Calumet, Mich. Nashville (CHL)Tyler Arnason 2007 F Oklahoma City, Okla. Colorado Avalanche (NHL)Dave Arundel 1974 Minneapolis, Minn. University of Wisconsin (NCAA)Tom Askey 1997 G Kenmore, N.Y. Baltimore Bandits (AHL)Les Auge 1979 D St. Paul, Minn. Oklahoma City (CHL)Jason Bacashihua 2007, 2006 G Garden City, Mich. St. Louis Blues (NHL)David Backes 2007 F Minneapolis, Minn. St. Louis Blues (NHL)Bill Baker 1982, 1979 D Grand Rapids, Minn. Colorado Rockies (NHL)Keith Ballard 2008, 2007, 2004 D Baudette, Minn. Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)Tom Barrasso 1986 G Boston, Mass. Buffalo Sabres (NHL)Larry Barube 1951 Lewiston, Maine Bates Hockey ClubBates Battagalia 2004, 1998 F Chicago, Ill. Washington Capitals (NHL)Arnie Bauer 1955 St. Paul, Minn. Macalester CollegeBob Beers 1997, 1994, 1993 D Pittsburgh, Pa. Boston Bruins (NHL)Medi Beland 1951 Lewiston, Maine Bates Hockey ClubWalter Bender 1934 Arlington, Mass. Boston UniversityCurt Bennett 1979, 1978 F Cranston, R.I. St. Louis Blues (NHL)Harvey Bennett 1978 F Cranston, R.I. St. Louis Blues (NHL)Bryan Berard 1997 D Woonsocket, R.I. New York Islanders (NHL)Tim Bergland 1995 F Thief River Falls, Minn. Chicago Wolves (IHL)Tom Bissett 1999, 1992 F Seattle, Wash. Brynas (Swedish League)Richard Bittner 1949 G New Haven, Conn.Ruben Bjorkman 1955 Roseau, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Rod Blackburn 1967, 1966 Berlin, N.H. Univ. of New Hampshire (NCAA)Dean Blais 1973 International Falls, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Jason Blake 2000 F Moorhead, Minn. Los Angeles Kings (NHL)John Blue 1997, 1992, 1990 G Huntington Beach, Calif. Austin Ice-Bats (WPHL)Mike Boback 1992 F Clarkston, Mich. Providence College (HEA)Brandon Bochenski 2007 F Blaine, Minn. Boston Bruins (NHL)Arthur Bogue 1939, 1938 Detroit, Mich. Detroit HolzbaughsEric Boguniecki 2000 F New Haven, Conn. Louisville Panthers (AHL)Dan Bolduc 1979 F Waterville, Maine Detroit Red Wings (NHL)Brian Bonin 1996 F White Bear Lake, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)David Booth 2008 F Detroit, Mich. Florida Panthers (NHL)Henry Bothfeld 1955 Wellesley, Mass. Princeton University (NCAA)Henry Boucha 1971, 1970 Warroad, Minn. Winnipeg Jets (Jr.)Francis Bouillon 2003 D New York, N.Y. Montreal Canadiens (NHL)

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Phil Bourque 1994 F Chelmsford, Mass. Ottawa Senators (NHL)Herb Boxer 1975 Hancock, Mich. Michigan Tech University (NCAA)Dan Brady 1972 Canton, N.Y. Boston University (NCAA)James Branch 1969 Richfield, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Donald Brashear 1998, 1997 F Bedford, Ind. Vancouver Canucks (NHL)James Breckinridge 1933 New York, N.Y. Yale UniversityAndy Brickley 1992 F Melrose, Mass. Maine Mariners (AHL)Robert Bringham 1947 Stoneham, Mass. Boston OlympicsHenry Brodeu 1951 Lewiston, Maine Bates Hockey ClubBob Brooke 1987, 1985, 1983 F Acton, Mass. Minnesota North Stars (NHL)Herb Brooks 1970, 1967, 1965, 1962, St. Paul, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)

1961Aaron Broten 1990, 1987, 1986, 1985, F Roseau, Minn. Minnesota North Stars (NHL)

1982, 1981Charlie Brown 1973, 1972, 1970 Minneapolis, Minn. Bemidji State University (NCAA)Doug Brown 2001, 1991, 1989, 1986 F SouthBorough, Mass. Detroit Red Wings (NHL)Dustin Brown 2008, 2006, 2004 F Ithaca, N.Y. Los Angeles Kings (NHL)Greg Brown 1998, 1990, 1989 D Hartford, Conn. EV Landsut (German League)Peter Brown 1975 Norwood, Mass. Boston University (NCAA)Jack Brownschidle 1979, 1975 D East Amherst, N.Y. St. Louis Blues (NHL)Richard Burg 1961, 1959 Minneapolis, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Adam Burish 2008 F Madison, Wis. Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)Bernie Burke 1950 Newton, Mass. Boston College (NCAA)Adam Burt 1998, 1993 D Detroit, Mich. Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)John Byce 1992 F Madison, Wis. Baltimore Skipjacks (AHL)John Bymark 1961 Grand Rapids, Minn. University of Minnesota DuluthDon Cahoon 1972 Marblehead, Mass. Boston University (NCAA)Gus Calipeau 1947 Woonsocket, R.I. Providence ScarletsRyan Callahan 2007 F Rochester, N.Y. New York Rangers (NHL)Eugene Campbell 1955 Minneapolis, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Jim Campbell 2001, 1997 F Worchester, Mass. Montreal Canadiens (NHL)Bob Carpenter 1987 F Beverly, Mass. Los Angeles Kings (NHL)Jimmy Carson 1987 F Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. Los Angeles Kings (NHL)John Carter 1986 F Woburn, Mass. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NCAA)Jon Casey 1990 G Grand Rapids, Minn. Minnesota North Stars (NHL)Terry Casey 1967 Great Falls, Mont. University of North Dakota (NCAA)Shawn Chambers 1994 D Royal Oak, Mich. Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)Larry Charest 1938 Lewiston, Maine Lewiston CyclonesCraig Charron 1995 F Easton, Mass. Dayton Bombers (ECHL)Ronald Chisholm 1963 Natick, Mass. Army (NCAA)Tom Chorske 1999, 1998, 1996, 1989 F Minneapolis, Minn. Calgary Flames (NHL)Dave Christian 1982 F Warroad, Minn. Winnipeg Jets (NHL)Gordon Christian 1958, 1955 Warroad, Minn. University of North Dakota (NCAA)Roger Christian 1965, 1962, 1958 Warroad, Minn. Warroad LakersWilliam Christian 1965, 1962, 1958 Warroad, Minn. Warroad LakersMike Christie 1972 Calgary, Alb. University of Denver (NCAA)Keith Christensen 1971, 1970, 1969 International Falls, Minn. Univ. of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)Steve Christoff 1979 F Richfield, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Peter Ciavaglia 1994 F Snyder, N.Y. Leksand (Swedish League)

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Chris Clark 2007, 2002 F South Windsor, Conn. Washington Capitals (NHL)Robert Cleary 1959 Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University (NCAA)William Cleary 1959 Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University (NCAA)Ben Clymer 2000 D Edina, Minn. Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)Danton Cole 1994, 1991, 1990 F Pontiac, Mich. Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)Erik Cole 2007, 2005 F Oswego, N.Y. Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)Robert Collyard 1979, 1978 F Hibbing, Minn. Philadelphia Firebirds (AHL)Blaine Comstock 1975, 1974, 1973 Roseau, Minn. Bemidji State University (NCAA)Ty Conklin 2005, 2004 G Anchorage, Alaska Edmonton Oilers (NHL)Tim Connolly 2001 F Syracuse, N.Y. New York Islanders (NHL)Donald Cooper 1959 G Wrenthem, Mass. Clarkson University (NCAA)Todd Copeland 1992 D Wellesley, Mass. Utica Devils (AHL)Paul Coppo 1969, 1965, 1962 Hancock, Mich. Michigan Tech University (NCAA)William Corkery 1972 Arlington, Mass. Harvard University (NCAA)Joe Corvo 2006, 2003 D Oak Park, Ill. Los Angeles Kings (NHL)Gerry Cosby 1938, 1933 Roxbury, Mass.Ralph Cox 1979 F Braintree, Mass. Univ. of New Hampshire (NCAA)Jim Craig 1983, 1979 G North Easton, Mass. Erie (AHL)Larry Cronkite 1961 International Falls, Minn. University of Minnesota DuluthArthur H. Crouse 1949 West Haven, Conn.Daniel F. Crowley 1949 Medford, Mass. Dartmouth College (NCAA)Mike Crowley 1998, 1996 D Bloomington, Minn. Cincinatti Mighty Ducks (AHL)Mark Cullen 2006 F Moorhead, Minn. Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)Matt Cullen 2004, 2003, 1999, 1998 F Virginia, Minn. Florida Panthers (NHL)Robert Cullen 1972 Milton, Mass. Bowdoin College (NCAA)John Cunniff 1975, 1967 Boston, Mass. Cape Codders (NAHL)Mike Curran 1977, 1976, 1971, 1970, G International Falls, MInn. Rochester Americans (AHL)

1969Robert Currie 1967 Denver University (NCAA)Edward Dagnino 1931 Stoneham, Mass. University of New HampshireChris Dahlquist 1990 D Fridley, Minn. Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)William Daley 1963, 1962 Wellesley, Mass. Boston College (NCAA)Craig Darby 2001 F Oneida, N.Y. Montreal Canadiens (NHL)Cleon Daskalakis 1989 G Canton, Mass. Jokerit (Finnish League)Nathan Davis 2007 F Rocky River, Ohio Miami (Ohio) University (NCAA)Kevin Dean 1998 D Madison, Wis. New Jersey Devils (NHL)David Debol 1982, 1978, 1977 F St. Clair Shores, Mich. Saginaw Gears (IHL)Brad DeFauw 2003 F Edina, Minn. Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)Gary DeGrio 1982 F Grand Rapids, Minn. Univ. of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)Dave Delich 1983 F Eveleth, Minn. Herisau (Swiss League)Martin De Roche 1947 North Cambridge, Mass. Boston OlympicsDick Desmond 1950 Medford, Mass. Dartmouth College (NCAA)Josh DeWolf 2002 D Bloomington, Minn. Cincinatti Mighty Ducks (AHL)Dan Dilworth 1961 International Falls, MInn. Falls High SchoolNicholas Dimitrakos 2003 F Somerville, Mass. San Jose Sharks (NHL)Rick DiPietro 2005, 2001 G Winthrop, Mass. New York Islanders (NHL)Clark Donatelli 1987, 1986, 1985 F Providence, R.I. Boston University (NCAA)Ted Donato 2002, 1999, 1997 F Boston, Mass. Manchester Monarchs (AHL)Ralph Dondi 1939, 1938 New Haven, Conn.




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Dan Dorion 1985 F Astoria, N.Y. Western Michigan Univ. (NCAA)Dick Dougherty 1955 International Falls, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Charles Driscoll 1963 Malden, Mass. Boston College (NCAA)Chris Drury 2004, 1998, 1997 F Trumbull, Conn. Buffalo Sabres (NHL)Ted Drury 2003, 1998, 1993 F Boston, Mass. Hamburg Freezers (German League)Robert Dubois 1951 Lewiston, Maine Bates Hockey ClubParris Duffus 1999, 1996 G Denver, Colo. Berlin Capitals (German League)Thomas Dugan 1947 Newton, Mass. Boston OlympicsMike Dunham 2004, 1998, 1993, 1992 G Johnson City, N.Y. New York Rangers (NHL)Richie Dunn 1986 D Boston, Mass. Buffalo Sabres (NHL)Robert Dupuis 1959 Belmont, Mass. Boston UniversityMark Eaton 2002, 2001 D Wilmington, Del. Nashville Predators (NHL)Mike Eaves 1978, 1976 F Denver, Colo. University of Wisconsin (NCAA)Dan Eberly 1972 Needham, Mass. Northeastern University (NCAA)Frank Eizenzopf 1958 International Falls, Minn. Warroad Lakers Robert Elliot 1933 Medford, Mass. Boston UniversityDavid Emma 1999, 1991 F Cranston, R.I. Klagenfurter AC (Austrian League)Bryan Erickson 1987, 1986, 1982 F Roseau, Minn. Los Angeles Kings (NHL)Mike Eruzione 1976, 1975 F Winthrop, Mass. Boston University (NCAA)Robert Esche 2008, 2001, 2000 G Utica, N.Y. Ak Bars Kazan (Russia)Jim Fahey 2003 D Boston, Mass. San Jose Sharks (NHL)Kelly Fairchild 2003 F Hibbing, Minn. Eisbaren Berlin (German League)Craig Falkman 1971, 1967 St. Paul, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Ronald Famiglietti 1963 Walpole, Mass. Bowdoin College (NCAA)Paul Fenton 1989, 1985 F Springfield, Mass. Winnipeg Jets (NHL)Tom Fergus 1985 F Chicago, Ill. Boston Bruins (NHL)Chris Ferraro 2003 F Port Jefferson, N.Y. Portland Pirates (AHL)Peter Ferraro 2003 F Port Jefferson, N.Y. Portland Pirates (AHL)Peter Fickuk 1971 International Falls, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Mike Fidler 1983, 1978 F Everett, Mass. Springfield (AHL)James Fifi 1951 Lewiston, Maine Bates Hockey ClubPat Finnegan 1949 Eveleth, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Tom Fitzgerald 1991, 1989 F Melrose, Mass. New York Islanders (NHL)Sherman Forbes 1933 Arlington, Mass. Boston UniversityDavid Frank 1961 International Falls, Minn. Rochester Mustangs (USHL)Ted Frazier 1931 Stoneham, Mass. Boston Hockey ClubJoe Frederick 1995 F Madison, Wis. Adirondack Red Wings (AHL)Bud Frick 1950 Rochester, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)John Fritsche 1990 F Cleveland, Ohio Zug (Swiss League)Rob Ftorek 1972 Needham, Mass. U.S. Men’s Olympic TeamMark Fusco 1985 D Burlington, Mass. Harvard University (ECACHL)Ed Galiani 1990 F Massapequa, N.Y. Lausanne (Swiss League)John Gallagher 1950 Brighton, Mass. Boston College (NCAA)Gary Gambucci 1976, 1971, 1970, 1969 F Hibbing, Minn. Minnesota (WHA)Bruce Gardner 1950 Melrose, Mass. Colgate University (NCAA)John Garrison 1933 Newton, Mass. Harvard UniversityRob Gaudreau 1993 F Providence, R.I. San Jose Sharks (NHL)John Gilbert 1958 Providence, R.I. Brown University (NCAA)Tom Gilbert 2008 D Minneapolis, Minn. Edmonton Oilers (NHL)




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Hal Gill 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, D Concord, Mass. Boston Bruins (NHL)2000

Bill Gilligan 1983, 1978 F Salem, Mass. AustriaBrian Gionta 2005, 2001, 2000, 1999 F Rochester, N.Y. Albany River Rats (AHL)Tim Gleason 2008 D Clawson, Mich. Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)Scott Godfrey 1972 Needham, Mass. Boston College (NCAA)Karl Goehring 2000 G Apple Valley, Minn. University of North Dakota (NCAA)Bob Goodenow 1975, 1974 Dearborn, Mich. Harvard University (NCAA)Scott Gordon 1991 G Brockton, Mass. Quebec Nordiques (NHL)Tom Gorence 1982 F St. Paul, Minn. Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)Guy Gosselin 1991, 1990, 1986 D Rochester, Minn. Skelleftia (Swedish League)Dayton Grafstrom 1961 Salol, Minn. Warroad LakersMyron Grafstrom 1965 Salol, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Samuel Grafstrom 1965, 1961 Salol, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)John Grahame 2007, 1996 G Denver, Colo. Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)Robert Graiziger 1950 St. Paul, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Tony Granato 1987, 1986, 1985 F Downers Grove, Ill. University of Wisconsin (NCAA)Bryan Grand 1970 Roseau, Minn. Bemidji State University (NCAA)Perley Grant 1947 Waltham, Mass. Boston OlympicsEugene Grazia 1959 West Springfield, Mass. Michigan State University (NCAA)Walter Greeley 1955 Framingham, Mass. Harvard University (NCAA)Matt Greene 2008, 2007 D Grand Ledge, Mich. Edmonton Oilers (NHL)Mike Grier 2004 F Detroit, Mich. Buffalo Sabres (NHL)Ron Griffin 1983 D Detroit, MIch. Muskegon (IHL)John Grocutt 1955 Melrose, Mass. Dartmouth College (NCAA)John Gruden 2003 D Virginia, Minn. Eisbaren Berlin (German League)Gary Haight 1983 D Edmonds, Wash. Michigan State University (CCHA)Adam Hall 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, F Kalamazoo, Mich. Minnesota Wild (NHL)

2003Donald J. Hall 1962 F Toronto, Ont. Johnstown (EHL)Sean Haggerty 2000 F Rye, N.Y. Kansas City Blades (IHL)Jeff Halpern 2008, 2005, 2004, 2001 F Potomac, Md. Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)

2000Clark Hamilton 1975 Toronto, Ont. University of Notre Dame (NCAA)Alan Hangsleben 1974, 1973 Warroad, Minn. University of North Dakota (NCAA)Keith Hanson 1983 D Bemidji, Minn. Birmingham (CHL)Todd Harkins 1995, 1992 F Cleveland, Ohio Houston Aeros (IHL)Clem Harnedy 1934 Providence, R.I. University of Southern CaliforniaJohn Harrington 1983, 1982, 1981 F Virginia, Minn. Univ. of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)Derian Hatcher 2002, 1993 D Sterling Heights, Mich. Dallas Stars (NHL)Brett Hauer 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, D Edina, Minn. Zug (LNSw)

1993Thomas Haugh 1967, 1965 St. Paul, Minn. Providence College (NCAA)Mark Heaslip 1977 F Duluth, Minn. New Haven Nighthawks (AHL)Robert Heavern 1947 Cambridge, Mass. Boston OlympicsGuy Hebert 1994 G Troy, N.Y. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (NHL)Bret Hedican 2001, 1999, 1997 D St. Paul, Minn. Florida Panthers (NHL)Steve Heinze 2000 F Lawrence, Mass. Boston Bruins (NHL)




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Darby Hendrickson 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, F Richfield, Minn. Minnesota Wild (NHL)1997, 1996

Matt Herr 1999 F Hackensack, N.J. Washington Capitals (NHL)Andy Hilbert 2006, 2004, 2002 F Lansing, Mich. Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)Sean Hill 1994 D Duluth, Minn. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (NHL)Channing Hilliard 1933 Arlington, Mass. Boston UniversityTom Hirsch 1982 D Minneapolis, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Frank Holland 1933 Brookline, Mass. University of Notre DameCharles E. Holt 1949 Medford, Mass. Dartmouth College (NCAA)Craig Homola 1981 F Eveleth, Minn. University of Vermont (NCAA)Phil Housley 2003, 2001, 2000, 1989, D South St. Paul, Minn. Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)

1986, 1982Martin Howe 1967 Regina, Sask. Denver University (NCAA)Brett Hull 1986 F Belleville, Ont. Calgary Flames (NHL)Tom Hurley 1967 Massena, N.Y. Clarkson University (NCAA)Andrew Hutchinson 2007 D Evanston, Ill. Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)Jeff Hymanson 1976 D Anoka, Minn. U.S. Men’s Olympic TeamDave Hynes 1979, 1973, 1972 F Cambridge, Mass. Rochester Americans (AHL)Al Iafrate 1998 D Dearborn, Mich. San Jose Sharks (NHL)Stewart G. Iglehart 1933 Westbury, N.Y. Yale University Willard Ikola 1958 G Eveleth, Minn. University of Michigan (NCAA)Chris Imes 1995 D Birchdale, Minn. Minnesota Mouse (IHL)Stu Irving 1973, 1972 Beverly, Mass. Saginaw (IHL)Pat Jablonski 1995, 1993 G Toledo, Ohio Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)Don Jackson 1979, 1978 D Bloomington, Minn. Oklahoma City (CHL)Steve Janaszak 1982 G White Bear Lake, Minn. Colorado Rockies (NHL)Craig Janney 1994, 1987 F Hartford, Conn. St. Louis Blues (NHL)David A. Jensen 1992 F Needham, Mass. Maine Mariners (AHL)Steve Jensen 1983, 1978, 1977, 1976, F Plymouth, Minn. Los Angeles Kings (NHL)

1975Robert Jeremiah 1934 Somerville, Mass.Jeff Jillson 2004 D No. Smithfield, R.I. Buffalo Sabres (NHL)Jim Johannson 1992 F Rochester, Minn. Indianapolis Ice (IHL)Ken Johannson 1966, 1962 Edmonton, Alberta Rochester Mustangs (USHL)Brian Johnson 1986 F Silver Bay, Minn. Univ. of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)Craig Johnson 2003, 1999, 1996, 1993 F St. Paul, Minn. Los Angeles Kings (NHL)Erik Johnson 2007 D Bloomington, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Gary Johnson 1970 Roseau, Minn. University of Wisconsin (NCAA)Jack Johnson 2007 D Indianapolis, Ind. Los Angeles Kings (NHL)Jim Johnson 1990, 1987, 1986, 1985 D New Hope, Minn. Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)Larry Johnson 1965 Edina, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Mark Johnson 1990, 1987, 1986, 1985, F Madison, Wis. New Jersey Devils (NHL)

1982, 1981, 1979, 1978Milton Johnson 1950, 1949 Webster, S.D. University of North Dakota (NCAA)Paul Johnson 1961, 1959, 1958 West St. Paul, Minn. Saint Paul Saints (IHL)Peter Johnson 1982 F Madison, Wis. University of Wisconsin (NCAA)Russell Johnson 1950, 1949 Webster, S.D. University of North Dakota (NCAA)Brad Jones 1995 F Sterling Heights, Mich. Springfield Falcons (AHL)Jacques Joubert 1995 F South Bend, Ind. Boston University (NCAA)




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Patrick Kane 2008 F Buffalo, N.Y. Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)Dan Keczmer 1999, 1990 D Mt. Clemens, Mich. Nashville Predators (NHL)John H. Kelley 1949 Belmont, Mass. Boston University (NCAA)Ed Kenty 1972 Wobrun, Mass. Boston College (NCAA)Ryan Kesler 2006 F Livonia, Mich. Vancouver Canucks (NHL)Phil Kessel 2008, 2007, 2006 F Madison, Wis. Boston Bruins (NHL)Gerald Kilmartin 1949, 1947 Providence, R.I. Brown University (NCAA)Edward Kirrane 1958 Brookline, Mass. Boston OlympicsJack Kirrane 1963 Brookline, Mass. Boston OlympicsBill Klatt 1976 F St. Paul, Minn. Omaha (CHL)Trent Klatt 1999 F Robbinsdale, Minn. Vancouver Canucks (NHL)Ken Klee 1997, 1992 D Indianapolis, Ind. Washington Capitals (NHL)Kurt Kleinendorst 1982 F Grand Rapids, Minn. Providence College (NCAA)Scott Kleinendorst 1982 F Grand Rapids, Minn. Providence College (NCAA)Mike Knuble 2005, 2001, 1999, 1995 F Grand Rapids, Mich. Boston Bruins (NHL)Dieter Kochan 2002 G Saskatoon, Sask. Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)Mike Komisarek 2006 D West Islip, N.Y. Montreal Canadiens (NHL)George Konik 1971, 1970 Flin Flon, Man. University of Denver (NCAA)Steve Konowalchuk 2002, 2000 F Salt Lake City, Utah Washington Capitals (NHL)James Korn 1982, 1979 D Hopkins, Minn. Detroit Red Wings (NHL)Ryan Kraft 2001 F Bottineau, N.D. Kentucky Thoroughblades (AHL)Bob Krieger 1977, 1974, 1972 D Edina, Minn. Salt Lake City (WHL)Todd Krygier 1997, 1992, 1991 F Chicago Heights, Ill. Washington Capitals (NHL)Mark Kumpel 1983 F Wakefield, Mass. Univ. of Mass.-Lowell (NCAA)Les Kuntar 1994 G Elma, N.Y. Fredericton Canadiens (AHL)Tom Kurvers 1989, 1987 D Minneapolis, Minn. New Jersey Devils (NHL)Scott Lachance 1999, 1997, 1996 D Charlottesville, Va. Montreal, Canadiens (NHL)Dan LaCouture 2002 F Hyannis, Mass. Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)Carl Lackey 1974, 1969 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Michigan State University (NCAA)Jerry Lackey 1969 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Michigan State University (NCAA)Pat LaFontaine 1989 F St. Louis, Mo. New York Islanders (NHL)Mike Lalor 1996 D Buffalo, N.Y. Dallas Stars (NHL)Ray LaBlanc 1995, 1992 G Fitchburg, Mass. Chicago Wolves (IHL)Leo LaFrance 1951 Lewiston, Maine Bates Hockey ClubDick Lamby 1979 D Auburn, Mass. Boston University (NCAA)Dave Langevin 1976 D North St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)Ben Langmaid 1933 Swampscott, Mass. Williams CollegeRod Langway 1982 D Randolph, Mass. Montreal Canadiens (NHL)Chad LaRose 2007 F Fraser, Mich. Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)Michael Larson 1962 St. Paul, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Reed Larson 1981 D Minneapolis, Minn. Detroit Red Wings (NHL)Gus Lauze 1951 Lewiston, Maine Bates Hockey ClubLawrence Lawman 1958 New Brighton, Minn. Minneapolis Bungalows (CHL)Jeff Lazaro 1994, 1993 F Waltham, Mass. Providence Bruins (AHL)Brian Lawton 1987, 1983 F Cumberland, R.I. Minnesota North Stars (NHL)Thomas W. Leahy 1939 Highland Falls, N.Y.Ed Lee 1983 F Bristol, R.I. Princeton University (NCAA)Brian Leetch 1989, 1987 D Cheshire, Conn. New York Rangers (NHL)David Legwand 2005, 2001, 2000, 1999 F Detroit, Mich. Nashville Predators (NHL)




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Ray A. LeMieux 1938 Waterville, Maine Lewiston CyclonesJordan Leopold 2005, 2003, 2002 D Golden Valley, Minn. Calgary Flames (NHL)John-Michael Liles 2005 D Zionsville, Ind. Iserlohn Roosters (DEL)John Lilley 1994 F Wakefield, Mass. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (NHL)Len Lilyholm 1974, 1971, 1970, 1967, Robbinsdale, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)

1966Bob Lindberg 1973, 1971, 1970 Minneapolis, Minn. Colorado College (NCAA)Bill Lindsay 1994 F Rochester, Minn. Edmonton Oilers (NHL)David Littman 1994 G Cranston, R.I. Providence Bruins (AHL)Jeff Logan 1983 F Grosse Pointe, Mich. University of Notre Dame (NCAA)James Logue 1962 North Andover, Minn. Boston College (NCAA)Pete LoPresti 1978, 1976 G Eveleth, Minn. Minnesota North Stars (NHL)John Lothrup 1969 Coleraine, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Robert Lund 1965 Salol, Minn. Univ. of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)Bob Lundeen 1976, 1975, 1974 D Minneapolis, Minn. University of Wisconsin (NCAA)Chris Luongo 2000, 1998, 1996 D Detroit, Mich. Munich Barons (German League)Lane MacDonald 1987 F Mequon, Wis. Harvard University (HEA)Steve MacSwain 1990 F Anchorage, Alaska Renon (Italian League)Oscar Mahle 1962, 1958 International Falls, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Rog Maisoneuve 1966 Templeton, Quebec Fort Wayne Comets (IHL)Edward Maki 1939 Hancock, Mich. Michigan Tech UniversityDavid Maley 1991 F Shorewood, Minn. New Jersey Devils (NHL)Richard Maley 1939, 1934 Ridley Park, Pa. Clarkson UniversityRyan Malone 2006, 2004 F Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)Moe Mantha 1991, 1985, 1982 D Lakewood, Ohio Winnipeg Jets (NHL)Paul Mara 2004 D Ridgewood, N.Y. Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)Ray Marcotte 1951 Lewiston, Maine Bates Hockey ClubGlen Marien 1963 St. Paul, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Chris Marinucci 1997 F Grand Rapids, Minn. Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL)Pete Markle 1970, 1969 Wayzata, Minn. Yale University (NCAA)Matt Martin 1997 D Hamden, Conn. Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)John Marsh 1965 Boston, Mass. Boston College (NCAA)Paul Martin 2008, 2005 D Minneapolis, Minn. New Jersey Devils (NHL)Thomas J. Martin 1962 Milton, Mass. Boston College (NCAA)Bob Mason 1983 G International Falls, Minn. Boston College (HEA)John Matchefts 1955 Eveleth, Minn. University of Michigan (NCAA)Bruce Mather 1949 Belmont, Mass. Dartmouth College (NCAA)John Mayasich 1969, 1966, 1962, 1961, Eveleth, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)

1958Jason McBain 1995 D Ilion, N.Y. Springfield Falcons (AHL)Jack McCarten 1959 St. Paul, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Charles McCarthy 1963 Charlestown, Mass. Boston College (NCAA)Rob McClanahan 1979 F Mounds View, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Russel McCurdy 1963 Providence, R.I. Boston University (NCAA)Fred McDonnell 1934 Melrose, Mass. Harvard UniversityGene McDonough 1947 Brooklyn, N.Y. Sand Point Tigers (MAHL)Shawn McEachern 1991 F Waltham, Mass. Boston University (NCAA)Jim McElmury 1977, 1971, 1970 D Roseville, Minn. Colorado Rockies (NHL)Dick McGlynn 1972, 1971 Medford, Mass. Colgate University (NCAA)




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Cal McGowan 1995 F Worcester, Mass. Worcester IceCats (AHL)Marty McInnis 1997, 1996 F Hingham, Mass. Calgary Flames (NHL)John McIntyre 1950 Medford, Mass. Boston College (NCAA)Brian McKay 1962 Greensboro (EHL)David McKee 2006 G Irving, Texas Cornell University (ECACHL)Dan McKinnon 1958, 1955 Williams, Minn. University of North Dakota (NCAA)Bob McManama 1973, 1972 Belmont, Mass. Harvard University (NCAA)Peter McNab 1986 F Vancouver, B.C. New Jersey Devils (NHL)Mike McNeil 1991 F Winona, Minn. Quebec Nordiques (NHL)Don McSween 1994 D Detroit, Mich. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (NHL)Robert McVey 1959 Hamden, Conn. Harvard University (NCAA)Tom Mellor 1973, 1971 Cranston, R.I. Boston College (NCAA)Jerry Melnychuk 1967 Fort Frances, Ont. University of Minnesota (NCAA)John Meoli 1947 Medford, Mass. Boston OlympicsRichard Meredith 1959, 1958 Minneapolis, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Reginald Meserve 1962 New Liskeard, Ont. Philadelphia (EHL)David Metzen 1967, 1966 South St. Paul, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Freddy Meyer 2006 D Sanbornville, N.H. Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)Dick Michaud 1963 Boston, Mass. Boston College (NCAA)Joe Micheletti 1982, 1977 D Hibbing, Minn. Colorado Rockies (NHL)Corey Millen 1989, 1985 F Cloquet, Minn. Ambri (Swiss League)Aaron Miller 2005, 2004 D Buffalo, N.Y. Los Angeles Kings (NHL)Art Miller 1967 University of North Dakota (NCAA)Bob Miller 1985, 1982, 1981, 1977 F Medford, Mass. Los Angeles Kings (NHL)Edward Miller 1958 Hibbing, Minn. University of Denver (NCAA)Kelly Miller 1999, 1989, 1985 F Lansing, Mich. Washington Capitals (NHL)Kevin Miller 2003, 1998, 1991, F Lansing, Mich. Davos (Swiss League)Kip Miller 1990 F Lansing, Mich. Michigan State University (NCAA)Paul Miller 1982 F Medford, Mass. Fort Worth (CHL)Ryan Miller 2003, 2002, 2001 G East Lansing, Mich. Buffalo Sabres (NHL)Warren Miller 1981, 1977 F South St. Paul, Minn. Hartford Whalers (NHL)Mike Modano 2005, 1993, 1990 F Livonia, Mich. Dallas Stars (NHL)Greg Moffett 1981 G Brunswick, Maine Univ. of New Hampshire (NCAA)Ian Moran 1993 D Acton, Mass. Boston College (NCAA)Al Moreau 1951 Lewiston, Maine Bates Hockey ClubGeorge Morin 1951 Lewiston, Maine Bates Hockey ClubJon Morris 1995 F Lowell, Mass. HC Val Gardena (Italian League)Brad Morrow 1976 D Anoka, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Ken Morrow 1979 D Flint, Mich. Bowling Green State Univ. (NCAA)Mike Mottau 2003, 2000, 1999 D Avon, Mass. Saint John Flames (AHL)Mark Mowers 2002 F Whitesboro, N.Y. Nashville Predators (NHL)Peter Mueller 2008 F Bloomington, Minn. Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)Brian Mullen 1991, 1989 F New York, N.Y. New York Rangers (NHL)Joe Mullen 1979 F New York, N.Y. Boston College (NCAA)Mark Murphy 2002 F Duxbury, Mass. Portland Pirates (AHL)Thomas Mustonen 1963 Detroit, Mich. Michigan State University (NCAA)Lou Nanne 1977, 1976 F Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Minnesota North Stars (NHL)Ron Naslund 1969, 1967, 1966 Minneapolis, Minn. University of Denver (NCAA)Gregg Naumenko 2002 G Chicago, Ill. Cincinatti Mighty Ducks (AHL)




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Pat Neaton 1995, 1994 D Redford, Mich. San Diego (IHL)Chuck Ness 1973 Duluth, Minn. Univ. of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)John Newkirk 1959 Minneapolis, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Ed F. Nickolson 1939 Minneapolis, Minn. Cleveland LegionBernard Nielsen 1965 Edina, Minn. Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL)Jeff Nielsen 2000 F Grand Rapids, Minn. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (NHL)Robert Nilon 1934 Ridley Park, Pa. Ridley ParkDale Noreen 1961 Duluth, Minn. Univ. of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)Donald Norqual 1963 St. Paul, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Jeff Norton 1990, 1989 D Acton, Mass. New York Islanders (NHL)Craig Norwich 1983, 1978 D Edina, Minn. Gardena (Switzerland)Bill Nyrop 1974 Edina, Minn. University of Notre Dame (NCAA)Jack O’Callahan 1989, 1979 D Charleston, Mass. New Jersey Devils (NHL)Mike O’Connell 1985 D Boston, Mass. Boston Bruins (NHL)Ed Olczyk 1993, 1989, 1987, 1986 F Chicago, Ill. New York Rangers (NHL)Wally Olds 1981, 1979, 1977 D Baudette, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Weldon Olson 1959, 1958 Marquette, Mich. Michigan State University (NCAA)Paul O’Neil 1973 Charlestown, Mass. Boston University (NCAA)Austin O’Neill 1970 Marquette, Mich.Brooks Orpik 2006 D San Francisco, Calif. Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)Tom O’Regan 1996, 1995, 1990, 1989 D Cambridge, Mass. Mannheimer ERC (German League)Mark Osiecki 1992 D Burnsville, Minn. Calgary Flames (NHL)Paul Ostby 1983 G Elk River, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Chris O’Sullivan 2002, 2000, 1995 D Dorchester, Mass. Kloten Flyers (Swiss League)Patrick O’Sullivan 2008, 2006 F Winston-Salem, N.C. Los Angeles Kings (NHL)Joel Otto 1990, 1985 F Elk River, Minn. Calgary Flames (NHL)Robert Owen 1959 St. Louis Park, Minn. Harvard University (NCAA)Rodney Paavela 1959 Hancock, Mich. Portage Lake PioneersDoug Palazzari 1974, 1973 Eveleth, Minn. Colorado College (NCAA)Laurence Palmer 1961 Wakefield, Mass. Army (NCAA)Winthrop Palmer, Jr. 1933 Warehouse Point, Conn. Yale UniversityBob Paradise 1977, 1969 D St. Paul, Minn. Washington Capitals (NHL)Norman Parent 1951 Lewiston, Maine Bates Hockey ClubZach Parise 2008, 2007, 2005 F Minneapolis, Minn. New Jersey Devils (NHL)Richard Park 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002 F Seoul, South Korea Vancouver Canucks (NHL)Mark Parrish 2005, 2001, 1998 F Bloomington, Minn. New York Islanders (NHL)Craig Patrick 1979, 1971, 1970 F Wellesley, Mass. Tulsa (CHL)Glenn Patrick 1978 D New York, N.Y. Hershey Bears (AHL)Mark Pavelich 1981 F Eveleth, Minn. Lugano (Swiss League)Tom Pederson 1996 D Bloomington, Minn. San Jose Sharks (NHL)Mike Peluso 2000 F Denver, Colo. Portland Pirates (AHL)Tom Peluso 1972 Nashwauk, Minn. University of Denver (NCAA)Toby Petersen 2007 F Minneapolis, Minn. Edmonton Oilers (NHL)Tom Peterson 1991 D Bloomington, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Jack Petroske 1958 Hibbing, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Pat Phippen 1976 F Roseville, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Dan Plante 1997, 1996 F Hayward, Wis. New York Islanders (NHL)Derek Plante 2002, 2001, 2000, 1996, F Cloquet, Min. Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)

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Larry Pleau 1969 Boston, Mass. Jersey Devils (EHL)Shjon Podein 1998, 1993 F Rochester, Minn. Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)John Pohl 2003 F Red Wing, Minn. Worcester IceCats (AHL)Charles Poirier 1951 Lewiston, Maine Bates Hockey ClubMike Polich 1975, 1974 Hibbing, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Sam Poling 1950 Brooklyn, N.Y. New York Mets(AtHL)Mike Pomichter 1995 F New Haven, Conn. Indianapolis Ice (IHL)Jason Pominville 2008 F Buffalo, N.Y. Buffalo Sabres (NHL)Jack Poole 1963, 1962, 1961 Thief River Falls, Minn. Green Bay Rockets (USHL)Lyle Porter 1966 Atlantic City, N.J. Muskegon Zephyrs (IHL)Brian Pothier 2007 D New Bedford, Mass. Washington Capitals (NHL)Bill Pye 1990 G Canton, Mich. Northern Michigan Univ. (NCAA)Robert Quinn 1963 Somerville, Mass. Boston University (NCAA)Deron Quint 2001 D Durham, N.H. Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)George Quirk 1939, 1938 Providence, R.I. Detroit Holzbaughs Brian Rafalski 1998, 1995 D Allen Park, Mich. VIFK Helsinki (Finnish League)Charles Ramsey 1931 Springfield, Mass.Mike Ramsey 1982 D Minneapolis, Minn. Buffalo Sabres (NHL)Paul Ranheim 1997, 1992, 1990 F St. Louis, Mo. Hartford Whalers (NHL)Erik Rassmussen 2002 F Minneapolis, Minn. Buffalo Sabres (NHL)Chris Ray 1947 Belmont, Mass. Colorado CollegeMarty Reasoner 2006, 2003, 2002 F Honeoye Falls, N.Y. Boston Bruins (NHL)Dave Reece 1977 G Canton, N.Y. Rhode Island Reds (AHL)Tim Regan 1973 Providence, R.I. Charlotte (EHL)Bill Reichert 1969 Rochester, Minn. University of North Dakota (NCAA)Glenn Resch 1982 G Moose Jaw, Sask. Colorado Rockies (NHL)Bob Reynolds 1996, 1990 F Fenton, Mich. EC Ratingen (German League)Damian Rhodes 2003, 2000, 1991 G St. Paul, Minn. Greenville Grrrowl (ECHL)Travis Richards 1993 D Crystal, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Barry Richter 1999, 1994, 1993, 1992 D Madison, Wis. New York Islanders (NHL)Mike Richter 1993, 1987, 1986 G Philadelphia, Pa. New York Rangers (NHL)Donald Rigazio 1958, 1955 G Cambridge, Mass. CambridgeJack P. Riley 1949 Medford, Mass. Dartmouth College (NCAA)Thomas P. Riley 1961 International Falls, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Bruce Riutta 1971, 1970, 1969 Hancock, Mich. Michigan Tech University (NCAA)Andy Roach 2005, 2004 D Mattawan, Mich. Lausanne (LNSw)Dick Roberge 1966 Saskatoon, Sask. Johnstown Jets (EHL)Roger L. Roberge 1962 Lambton, Quebec Johnstown Jets (EHL)Gord Roberts 1987, 1982 F Detroit, Mich. Minnesota North Stars (NHL)Edward Robson 1955 Arlington, Mass. Colorado College (NCAA)Dick Rodenhiser 1955 Maden, Mass. Boston University (NCAA)Thomas Roe 1965 St. Paul, Minn. Williams College (NCAA)Jeremy Roenick 1991 F Marshfield, Mass. Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)Chris Rogles 2003, 1999 G St. Louis, Mo. Cologne Sharks (German League)Jon Rohloff 1997 D Mankato, Minn. Boston Bruins (NHL)Todd Rohloff 2002 D Grand Rapids, Minn. Washington Capitals (NHL)Brian Rolston 1996 F Flint, Mich. New Jersey Devils (NHL)Robert Rompre 1950 International Falls, Minn. Colorado College (NCAA)Donald Ross 1971, 1970, 1967, 1966 Roseau, Minn. University of North Dakota (NCAA)




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Gary Ross 1976 D Roseau, Minn. U.S. Men’s Olympic TeamTom Ross 1975 Dearborn, Mich. Michigan State University (NCAA)Jeff Rotsch 1975, 1972 Minneapolis, Minn. University of Wisconsin (NCAA)Hec Rousseeau 1947 Waltham, Mass. Boston OlympicsDavid Rovick 1963, 1961 Minneapolis, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Tom Rowe 1977 F Lynn, Mass. Springfield Indians (AHL)Emery Ruelle 1966 Hancock, Mich. Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL)Leonard Saari 1939 Eveleth, Minn. Detroit HolzbaughsDavid Sacco 1993 F Medord, Mass. Boston University (NCAA)Joe Sacco 2002, 1996, 1994, 1992, F Medford, Mass. Washington Capitals (NHL)

1991, 1990Gary Sampson 1983 F International Falls, Minn. Boston College (HEA)Scott Sandelin 1986 D Hibbing, Minn. University of North Dakota (NCAA)Laurence Sanford 1933, 1931 Melrose, Mass. Boston CollegeGary Sargent 1973 Bemidji, Minn. Bemidji State University (NCAA)Craig Sarner 1979, 1976, 1972 F North St. Paul, Minn. Berlin (West Germany)Paul Schilling 1971 Clinton, N.Y. Boston College (NCAA)Cory Schneider 2007 G Marblehead, Mass. Boston College (NCAA)William Schneider 1982, 1977, 1976, 1975, F Babbitt, Minn. Bern (Swiss League)

1974Steve Sertich 1975, 1974, 1973 Virginia, Minn. Colorado College (NCAA)Bob Sheehan 1981, 1977 F Weymouth, Mass. Colorado Rockies (NHL)Neil Sheehy 1992, 1985 D International Falls, Minn. Calgary Flames (NHL)Tim Sheehy 1972, 1971, 1969 International Falls, Minn. Boston College (NCAA)Dwight Shefler 1931 Brookline, Mass. Williams CollegeFrank Silka 1963 Detroit, Mich. Michigan State University (NCAA)Larry Skime 1969 Roseau, Minn. University of North Dakota (NCAA)Jim Slater 2006 F Petoskey, Mich. Atlanta Thrashers (NHL)Blake Sloan 2004 F Park Ridge, Ill. Dallas Stars (NHL)Arthur Smith 1934 Somerville, Mass.Gordon Smith 1931 Winchester, Mass. Boston Hockey ClubGuy Smith 1974 Buffalo, N.Y. Univ. of New Hampshire (NCAA)Larry Smith 1965 Minneapolis, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Rich Smith 1975, 1974 Natick, Mass. Boston College (NCAA)Bryan Smolinski 1999, 1998 F Toledo, Ohio New York Islanders (NHL)Garth Snow 1998 G Wrentham, Mass. Vancouver Canucks (NHL)Dave Snuggerud 1989 F Minnetonka, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Jamie Spencer 1995 F Carmel, Ind. University of Wisconsin (NCAA)Jim Sprenger 1986 D Alborn, Minn. Univ. of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)Drew Stafford 2008, 2006 F Milwaukee, Wis. Buffalo Sabres (NHL)Paul Stanton 1998, 1996, 1995 D Boston, Mass. Die Adler Mannheim (German League)Paul Stastny 2007 F Quebec City, Quebec Colorado Avalanche (NHL)Yan Stastny 2006, 2005 F Quebec City, Quebec Providence Bruins (AHL)Robb Stauber 1989 G Duluth, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Lee Stempniak 2008, 2007 F West Seneca, N.Y. St. Louis Blues (NHL)Kevin Stevens 1996, 1990, 1987 F Brockton, Mass. Los Angeles Kings (NHL)Jim Stordahl 1966 Roseau, Minn. Warroad Lakers (MSHL)Larry Stordahl 1970, 1969, 1966 Roseau, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Dan Storsteen 1965 Devils Lake, N.D. University of North Dakota (NCAA)




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Eric Strobel 1979 F Rochester, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Mark Stuart 2008 D Rochester, Minn. Boston Bruins (NHL)Frank Stubbs 1934 Newton, Mass. Harvard UniversityMike Sullivan 1997 F Marshfield, Mass. Calgary Flames (NHL)Bob Suter 1981 D Madison, Wis. University of Wisconsin (NCAA)Gary Suter 1992, 1985 D Madison, Wis. Calgary Flames (NHL)Ryan Suter 2007, 2006, 2005 D Madison, Wis. Nashville Predators (NHL)Tim Sweeney 1994 F Boston, Mass. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (NHL)John Taft 1975, 1974, 1973 Minneapolis, Minn. University of Wisconsin (NCAA)Dean Talafous 1974, 1973 Hastings, Minn. University of Wisconsin (NCAA)Chris Tamer 2002, 1999 D Dearborn, Mich. Atlanta Thrashers (NHL)David Tanabe 2001 F Minneapolis, Minn. Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)Chris Tancill 2000, 1997, 1996 F Livonia, Mich. EV Zug (Swiss League)Tim Taylor 1965 Boston, Mass. Warroad LakersBradley Teal 1966 Thief River Falls, Minn. Rochester Mustangs (USHL)Chris Terreri 1987, 1986, 1985 G Warwick, R.I. New Jersey Devils (NHL)Richard Thayer 1931 Marblehead, Mass. Bowdoin CollegeWilliam H. Thayer 1949 Norwood, R.I. Dartmouth College (NCAA)Peter Theriault 1951 Lewiston, Maine Bates Hockey ClubHenry Therrien 1966 Chapleau, Ont. Green Bay Bobcats (USHL)Tim Thomas 2008, 2005, 1999, 1998, G Flint, Mich. Boston Bruins (NHL)

1996, 1995Tim Thomas 1985, 1983 D Richfield, Minn. University of Wisconsin (NCAA)John Titus 1955 Melrose, Mass. Dartmouth College (NCAA)Richard Tomasoni 1971 Chisholm, Minn. University of Notre Dame (NCAA)Richard Toomey 1971 Newton, Mass. Boston University (NCAA)Gordon Tottle 1962 Detroit, Mich. Charlotte (EHL)Dan Trebil 1998 D Edina, Minn. Cincinatti Mighty Ducks (AHL)Dave Tretowicz 1991 D Liverpool, N.Y. Clarkson University (ECACHL)Jim Troumbly 1950 Taconite, Minn. Hibbing Flyers (AAHL)Marsh Tschida 1967, 1966, 1963 St. Paul, Minn. Providence College (NCAA)Alfie Turcotte 1986 F Gary, Ind. Sherbrooke Canadiens (AHL)Darren Turcotte 1993 F Boston, Mass. New York Rangers (NHL)Robert A. Turk 1961, 1959 St. Paul, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Steve Ulseth 1983, 1981 F Roseville, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)R.J. Umberger 2006 F Pittsburgh, Pa. Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)Mike Usitalo 1974 Calumet, Mich. Michigan Tech University (NCAA)Donald Vaia 1958 G Hibbing, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Allan Van 1950, 1949, 1939, 1938 St. Paul, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)John Vanbiesbrouck 1991, 1989, 1987, 1985 G Rye, N.Y. New York Rangers (NHL)Tom Vanelli 1977 F St. Paul, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Dennis Vaske 1992 D Plymouth, Minn. New York Islanders (NHL)Edward Veating 1934 Melrose, Mass. University of AlabamaPhil Verchota 1983, 1979 F Duluth, Minn. Jokerit (Finnish League)Robert Verrier 1947 Cambridge, Mass. Boston OlympicsDon Waddell 1983 D Detroit, Mich. Saginaw Gears (IHL)Spencer Wagnild 1939, 1938 Minneapolis, Minn. University of Minnesota Norman L. Walker 1949, 1947 Scituate, Mass. Colgate University (NCAA)Ed Walsh 1981, 1974 G Arlington, Mass. Rochester Americans (AHL)




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John Warchol 1963 East Orange, N.J.Jim Warden 1979, 1978, 1975 G Altadena, Calif. Oklahoma City (CHL)Jim Warner 1978, 1976, 1975 F St. Paul, Minn. Colorado College (NCAA)Jim Watt 1972 Duluth, Minn. Michigan State University (NCAA)Doug Weight 2005, 1994, 1993 F Warren, Mich. Frankfurt Lions (DEL)Eric Weinrich 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000, F Roanoke, Va. St. Louis Blues (NHL)

1999, 1998, 1997, 1993,1991

James A. Westby 1961, 1959 Minneapolis, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Gerald Westby 1963 Minneapolis, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Alex Westlund 2004 G Flemington Village, N.J. Yaroslavl Lokomotiv (Russian League)Erik Westrum 2004 F Minneapolis, Minn. Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)Pat Westrum 1978 D Minneapolis, Minn. Birmingham (WHA)Carl Wetzel 1971, 1970, 1967 Detroit, Mich. Memphis (CHL)Brian Williams 1986 F Fargo, N.D. University of North Dakota (NCAA)David Williams 1992, 1991 D Chatham, N.J. San Jose Sharks (NHL)Jack W. Williams 1961 Duluth, Minn. Univ. of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)Thomas Williams 1959 Duluth, Minn. Duluth SwansWarren Williams 1977 F Duluth, Minn. Edmonton (WHA)Landon Wilson 2001 F St. Louis, Mo. Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)Ron Wilson 1987, 1983, 1981, 1975 F Riverside, R.I. Minnesota North Stars (NHL)Chris Winnes 1992 F Ridgefield, Conn. Maine Mariners (AHL)James Wisniewski 2008 D Canton, Mich. Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)Craig Wolanin 1994, 1991, 1987 D Gross Pointe, Mich. Quebec Nordiques (NHL)Fred Wonoski 1958 Lynn, Mass. New Haven Blades (EHL)Randy Wood 1989, 1986 F Princeton, N.J. New York Islanders (NHL)Doug Woog 1967 South St. Paul, Minn. University of Minnesota (NCAA)Mike York 2005 F Waterford, Mich. Iserlohn Roosters (DEL)Bob Young 1973 St. Paul, Minn. University of Denver (NCAA)Hugh Young 1938 New Haven, Conn.James Young 1972 Dafter, Mich. University of Wisconsin (NCAA)Scott Young 1994, 1989, 1987 F Clinton, Mass. Quebec Nordiques (NHL)Tom Younghans 1978, 1977, 1976 F St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota North Stars (NHL)Al Yurkewicz 1949 Brockton, Mass.Tom Yurkovich 1966, 1961 Eveleth, Minn. Rochester Mustangs (USHL)Edward Zifcak 1958 Pascoag, R.I. St. Lawrence University (NCAA)



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