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T H I S I S USA HockeyLeadership: Ron DeGregorio, President

Dave Ogrean, Executive Director

National Headquarters: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Website: usahockey.com

Membership Base: Nearly 600,000 Players, Coaches, Officials and Fans of the Game

USA Hockey, Inc., is the National Governing Body for the sport of ice hockey in theUnited States. Its mission is to promote the growth of hockey in America and providethe best possible experience for all participants by encouraging, developing,advancing and administering the sport.

USA Hockey’s primary emphasis is on the support and development of grassrootshockey programs. In January 2009, the organization launched the AmericanDevelopment Model, which - for the first time ever - provides associationsnationwide with a blueprint for optimal athlete development.

While youth hockey is a main focus, USA Hockey also has vibrant junior and adulthockey programs that provide opportunities for players of all ability levels. Theorganization also supports a growing disabled hockey program and maintains aninline hockey program to provide structure and support for its growth across thenation.

Beyond serving those who play the game at the amateur level, USA Hockey hascertification programs for coaches and officials to ensure education standards aremet that coincide with the level of play. Furthermore, a large focus is put on parenteducation with equipment needs, rules of the game and parental roles in youthsports among common topics.

Members of the organization are entitled to many benefits, including asubscription to USA Hockey Magazine, the most widely circulated hockeypublication in the world; excess accident, general liability and catastrophicinsurance coverage; access to USAHockey.com; and opportunities to participatein USA Hockey National Championships, as well as player development camps.

USA Hockey is the official representative to the United States OlympicCommittee and the International Ice Hockey Federation. In this role, USAHockey is responsible for organizing and training men’s and women’s teamsfor international tournaments, including the IIHF World Championships andthe Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Closer to home, USA Hockeyworks closely with the National Hockey League and the National CollegiateAthletic Association on matters of mutual interest.

USA Hockey is divided into 12 geographical districts throughout the United States.Each district has a registrar to register teams; a referee-in-chief to register officialsand organize clinics; a coach-in-chief to administer education program for coaches; arisk manager to oversee liability and safety programs; and a skill development programadministrator to facilitate learn-to-play programs for youth players and their parents.


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T H I S I S T H EUnited StatesOlympic Committee

The United States Olympic Committee is a multi-facetedorganization headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., thatprovides leadership and guidance for the Olympic Movementin this country and around the world.

In 1978, the passage of the Amateur Sports Act as federal lawappointed the U.S. Olympic Committee as the coordinatingbody for all Olympic-related athletic activity in the United

States. The vision of the USOC has been to assist in finding opportunities for everyAmerican to participate in sport, regardless of gender, race, age, geography or physicalability.

The USOC is the custodian of the U.S. Olympic Movement and is the moving force ofsports in the United States that are on the program of the Olympic and/or Pan AmericanGames, or those wishing to be included. The USOC is recognized by the InternationalOlympic Committee as the sole agency in the United States whose mission involvestraining, entering and underwriting the full expenses for the United States teams in theOlympic and Pan American Games.

The USOC also supports the bid of U.S. cities to host the Winter or Summer OlympicGames, or Pan American Games and, after reviewing all the candidates, votes on andmay endorse one city per event as the U.S. bid city. The USOC also approves the U.S. trialsites for the Olympic and Pan American Games team selections.

T H I S I S T H EInternational IceHockey Federation

The International Ice Hockey Federation, which was foundedin the 1907-08 season, is the international governing body forthe sport of hockey as recognized by the InternationalOlympic Committee. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland,and under the direction of President Rene Fasel, the IIHFsanctions a variety of international ice and inline hockeytournaments, including the IIHF Men’s World Championship,the IIHF World Women’s Championship, the IIHF WorldJunior Championship, the IIHF Men’s World Under-18

Championship, the IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship and the IIHF InLineHockey World Championship. The IIHF also oversees the men’s and women’s icehockey tournaments at the Olympic Winter Games and sanctions numerouscontinental championships, including the IIHF European Championship.

From its modest beginnings in 1920, the IIHF senior-level World Championship hasgrown to include 16 teams and frequently attracts thousands of fans from throughoutEurope and North America.


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Format

PRELIMINARY ROUND Twelve teams will participate in the Preliminary Round of the XXI Olympic WinterGames ice hockey tournament. The 12 teams will be divided into three groups (A, Band C) consisting of four teams each.

Group A: Canada, USA, Switzerland, Norway

Group B: Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Latvia

Group C: Sweden, Finland, Belarus, Germany

Competition during the Preliminary Round will feature a round-robin tournament,with each team playing three games against teams within its group. Following the18-game Preliminary Round, all 12 teams will be ranked together in one group (D).

QUALIFICATION ROUND After the teams have been ranked together, the top four teams (D1, D2, D3, D4) willreceive a bye to the Quarterfinal Round. The eight remaining teams will begin asingle-elimination crossover format (Feb. 23) – No. 5 vs. No. 12 (winner becomesE1); No. 6 vs. No. 11 (E2); No. 7 vs. No. 10 (E3); No. 8 vs. No. 9 (E4). The winningteams will advance to the Quarterfinals while the losing teams will be ranked 9-12according to their ranking after the Preliminary Round.

QUARTERFINAL ROUNDIn the Quarterfinal Round (Feb. 24), games will be played with the following matchups:

D1 vs. E4 (winner becomes F1)




The winning teams will advance to the Semifinal Round while the losing teams will be ranked5-8 according to their ranking after the Preliminary Round.

SEMIFINAL ROUND The Semifinal Round (Feb. 26) will feature F1 vs. F4 and F2 vs. F3. The two winning teams willadvance to the gold-medal game and the two losing teams will play in the bronze-medal game.

MEDALGAMESThe home teams for both the bronze-medal (Feb. 27) and gold-medal (Feb. 28)games will be the higher ranked teams as determined at the conclusion of the PreliminaryRound.

THREE-POINT SYSTEMFor the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, points shall be awarded as follows:• Three points for a regulation win.• One point for a tie at the end of regulation.• One additional point for overtime wins during the five-minute overtime period or to thewinning team after the Game Winning Shots Procedure if still tied after the overtimeperiod.

Where: Vancouver, British Columbia

When: February 16-28, 2010

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Men’s IceHockey Schedule

Schedule Subject To Change

PRELIMINARY ROUNDDate Time** Venue Home – AwayTues., Feb. 16 12:00 p.m. CHP United States – Switzerland

4:30 p.m. CHP Canada – Norway9:00 p.m. CHP Russia – Latvia

Wed., Feb. 17 12:00 p.m. CHP Finland – Belarus4:30 p.m. CHP Sweden – Germany9:00 p.m. CHP Czech Republic – Slovakia

Thurs., Feb. 18 12:00 p.m. CHP United States – Norway4:30 p.m. CHP Switzerland – Canada9:00 p.m. CHP Slovakia – Russia

Fri., Feb. 19 12:00 p.m. CHP Belarus – Sweden4:30 p.m. CHP Czech Republic – Latvia9:00 p.m. CHP Finland – Germany

Sat., Feb. 20 12:00 p.m. CHP Norway – Switzerland4:30 p.m. CHP Latvia – Slovakia9:00 p.m. CHP Germany – Belarus

Sun. Feb. 21 12:00 p.m. CHP Russia – Czech Republic4:40 p.m. CHP Canada – United States9:00 p.m. CHP Sweden – Finland

QUALIFICATION PLAYOFFTues., Feb. 23 12:00 p.m. CHP Qualification Playoff 1*

4:30 p.m. CHP Qualification Playoff 27:00 p.m. UBC Qualification Playoff 39:00 p.m. CHP Qualification Playoff 4

QUARTERFINAL ROUNDWed., Feb 24 12:00 p.m. CHP Quarterfinal 1*

4:30 p.m. CHP Quarterfinal 27:00 p.m. UBC Quarterfinal 39:00 p.m. CHP Quarterfinal 4

SEMIFINAL ROUNDFri., Feb. 26 12:00 p.m. CHP Semifinal 1*

6:30 p.m. CHP Semifinal 2

BRONZE-MEDAL GAMEDate Time** Venue Home – AwaySat., Feb. 27 7:00 p.m. CHP Bronze-Medal Game

GOLD-MEDAL GAMESun., Feb. 28 12:15 p.m. CHP Gold-Medal Game

*If qualified, USA will play in games denoted.

**Times listed in Vancouver local time (Pacific Time Zone)

Venues: Canada Hockey Place (CHP), UBC Thunderbird Arena (UBC)


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Schedule

MONDAY – AUGUST 17 (event open to general public)8:00 a.m. Credentials available at Seven Bridges inside main entrance (ID required)9:00 a.m. Doors open to NHL rink to general public9:20 a.m. Opening press conference in media workroom w/Brian Burke, David Poile,

Jim Johannson, Rob WolfordTopics: Camp overview, Nike Olympic jersey debut, Operation Homefront

10:05 a.m. Introduction of players from Group 1 and debut of three versions of Nike 2010U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey jersey (in arena, on ice)

10:15 a.m. Group 1 Practice Media availability for Group 2 players (dance studio)

11:15 a.m. Media availability for Group 1 players (dance studio)11:25 a.m. Introduction of Group 2 players (in arena, on ice)11:30 a.m. Group 2 Practice

Boxed lunches available to media (with ticket) in media workroom

TUESDAY – AUGUST 18 (event open to general public)8:00 a.m. Credentials available at Seven Bridges inside main entrance (ID required)9:00 a.m. Doors open to NHL rink to general public9:20 a.m. Press conference in media workroom w/Paul Kelly, Dave Ogrean

Topic: OneGoal Equipment Donation from NHLPA Goals & DreamsProgram

10:05 a.m. Group 2 Practice Media availability for Group 1 players (dance studio)

11:05 a.m. Media availability for Group 2 players (dance studio)11:20 a.m. Group 1 Practice11:30 a.m. Boxed lunches available to media (with ticket) in media workroom12:20 p.m. Media allowed on-ice for OneGoal program, photo op12:25 p.m. OneGoal program on-ice

WEDNESDAY – AUGUST 19 (event closed to general public, open to media)8:00 a.m. Credentials available at Seven Bridges inside main entrance (ID required)9:20 a.m. Informal press conference in media workroom (Participants TBA)10:15 a.m. Group 1 Practice

Media availability for Group 2 players (dance studio)11:15 a.m. Media availability for Group 1 players (dance studio)11:30 a.m. Group 2 Practice

Boxed lunches available to media (with ticket) in media workroom



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GOALTENDERSName Ht (cm) Wt (kg) Birthdate S/C Hometown 2008-09 NHL TeamRyan Miller 6-2 (188) 166 (75) 1/17/80 L East Lansing, Mich. Buffalo SabresJonathan Quick 6-1 (185) 216 (98) 1/21/86 L Milford, Conn. Los Angeles Kings Tim Thomas 5-11 (180) 201 (91) 4/15/74 L Flint, Mich. Boston Bruins

DEFENSEMENTom Gilbert 6-3 (191) 206 (93) 1/10/83 R Minneapolis, Minn. Edmonton OilersTim Gleason 6-0 (183) 217 (98) 1/29/83 L Clawson, Mich. Carolina HurricanesRon Hainsey 6-3 (191) 205 (93) 3/24/81 L Bolton, Conn. Atlanta ThrashersErik Johnson 6-4 (193) 219 (99) 3/21/88 R Bloomington, Minn. St. Louis BluesJack Johnson 6-1 (185) 225 (102) 1/13/87 L Ann Arbor, Mich. Los Angeles KingsMike Komisarek 6-4 (193) 243 (110) 1/19/82 R West Islip, N.Y. Montreal CanadiensPaul Martin 6-1 (185) 195 (89) 3/5/81 L Minneapolis, Minn. New Jersey DevilsBrooks Orpik 6-2 (188) 219 (99) 9/26/80 L San Francisco, Calif. Pittsburgh PenguinsBrian Rafalski 5-10 (178) 191 (87) 9/28/73 R Dearborn, Mich. Detroit Red WingsRob Scuderi 6-0 (183) 218 (99) 12/30/78 L Syosset, N.Y. Pittsburgh PenguinsRyan Suter 6-1 (185) 194 (88) 1/21/85 L Madison, Wis. Nashville PredatorsRyan Whitney 6-4 (193) 219 (99) 2/19/83 L Boston, Mass. Anaheim Ducks

FORWARDSDavid Backes 6-3 (191) 216 (98) 5/1/84 R Minneapolis, Minn. St. Louis BluesDavid Booth 6-0 (183) 212 (96) 11/24/84 L Detroit, Mich. Florida PanthersDustin Brown 6-0 (183) 207 (94) 11/4/84 R Ithaca, N.Y. Los Angeles KingsDustin Byfuglien 6-3 (191) 247 (112) 3/27/85 R Minneapolis, Minn. Chicago BlackhawksRyan Callahan 5-11 (180) 188 (85) 3/21/85 R Rochester, N.Y. New York RangersChris Drury 5-10 (178) 190 (86) 8/20/76 R Trumbull, Conn. New York RangersScott Gomez 5-11 (180) 200 (91) 12/23/79 L Anchorage, Alaska New York RangersPatrick Kane 5-10 (178) 175 (79) 11/19/88 L Buffalo, N.Y. Chicago BlackhawksRyan Kesler 6-2 (188) 205 (93) 8/31/84 R Livonia, Mich. Vancouver CanucksPhil Kessel 6-0 (183) 180 (82) 10/2/87 R Madison, Wis. Boston BruinsJamie Langenbrunner 6-1 (185) 205 (93) 7/24/75 R Cloquet, Minn. New Jersey DevilsRyan Malone 6-4 (193) 224 (102) 12/1/79 L Pittsburgh, Pa. Tampa Bay LightningMike Modano 6-3 (191) 210 (95) 6/7/70 L Livonia, Mich. Dallas StarsKyle Okposo 6-1 (185) 200 (91) 4/16/88 R St. Paul, Minn. New York IslandersT.J. Oshie 5-11 (180) 170 (77) 12/23/86 R Warroad, Minn. St. Louis Blues Zach Parise 5-11 (180) 190 (86) 7/28/84 L Minneapolis, Minn. New Jersey DevilsJoe Pavelski 5-11 (180) 195 (89) 7/11/84 R Stevens Point, Wis. San Jose SharksBobby Ryan 6-2 (188) 208 (94) 3/17/87 R Cherry Hill, N.J. Anaheim DucksPaul Stastny 6-0 (183) 205 (93) 12/27/85 L Denver, Colo. Colorado Avalanche


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Roster

TEAM STAFFGeneral Manager:Brian Burke, Edina, Minn.

Associate General Manager: David Poile, Nashville, Tenn.

Asst. Exec. Director, Hockey Operations: Jim Johannson, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Head Coach: Ron Wilson, Riverside, R.I.

Assistant Coaches: Scott Gordon, Easton, Mass.John Tortorella, Boston, Mass.

Video Coordinator: Brad Aldrich, Hancock, Mich.

Equipment Managers: Mike Aldrich, Hancock, Mich.Derek Settlemyre, High Point, N.C.

Trainers: Stan Wong, Boca Raton, Fla.Ray Tufts, Anderson, Calif.

Team Doctor: Dr. Michael Stuart, Rochester, Minn.

Massage Therapist: Bruce Lifrieri, New York, N.Y.

Communications: Dave Fischer, Colorado Springs, Colo.Gerry Helper, Franklin, Tenn.

USA HOCKEY, INC.President: Ron DeGregorio, Salem, N.H.

Executive Director: Dave Ogrean, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Vice Pres., International Council Chair:Tony Rossi, Chicago, Ill.

Chairman of the Board: Walter L. Bush, Jr., Naples, Fla.

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Backes Forward

Height: 6’3” (191) | Weight: 216 (98)

Shoots: Right | Birthdate: May 1, 1984

Hometown: Minneapolis, Minn.

2008-09 Team: St. Louis Blues


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ForwardSTATISTICS

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A P PIM2009 Men’s World Championship 9 1 4 5 332008 Men’s World Championship 6 0 1 1 352007 Men’s World Championship 7 1 2 3 6

TEAM USA TOTALS 22 2 7 9 74

NHL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2008-09 St. Louis Blues 82 31 23 54 165 4 1 2 3 102007-08 St. Louis Blues 72 13 18 31 99 - - - - -2006-07 St. Louis Blues 49 10 13 23 37 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 203 54 54 108 301 4 1 2 3 10

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2006-07 Peoria Rivermen (AHL) 31 10 3 13 47 - - - - -2005-06 Peoria Rivermen (AHL) 12 5 5 10 10 3 1 1 2 8

AHL TOTALS 43 15 8 23 57 3 1 1 2 8

2005-06 Minnesota State (WCHA) 38 13 29 42 91 - - - - -2004-05 Minnesota State (WCHA) 38 17 23 40 55 - - - - -2003-04 Minnesota State (WCHA) 39 16 21 37 66 - - - - -

COLLEGE TOTALS 115 46 73 119 212 - - - - -

2002-03 Lincoln Stars (USHL) 57 28 41 69 126 - - - - -2001-02 Lincoln Stars (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: 2008-09:Appeared in nine games for Team USA at the 2009

IIHF Men’s World Championship … Collected one goal and four assists … Led team with 28

shots on goal … Named one of three best USA players. 2007-08: Member of the U.S. Men’s

National Team at the 2008 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Skated in six games for Team

USA and tallied one assist. 2006-07:Appeared in all seven games for the U.S. Men’s National

Team at the 2007 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Tallied one goal and added two assists

… Scored one of Team USA’s three shorthanded goals in the tournament.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With St. Louis: 2008-09: Skated in all 82 regular-season games in his

third National Hockey League season with the St. Louis Blues … Recorded career highs in points

(54), goals (31), assists (23), power-play goals (6), shorthanded goals (2) and shots (208) … Added

a goal and two assists in four playoff contests. 2007-08:Appeared in 72 regular-season games

… Totaled 31 points (13-18). 2006-07: Recorded 23 points (10-13) in 49 games during his rookie

season.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Skated in 31 games with the Peoria Rivermen of the American

Hockey League in 2006-07 … Scored 10 goals and added two assists … 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 Minnesota State University of the Western Collegiate

Hockey Association … Tied for first on the team with a career-best 42 points (13-29) as MSU’s

captain in 2005-06 … Selected to the Men’s RBK Division I West All-America Second Team as

well as the All-WCHA Second Team … Named MSU’s MVP in 2004-05 after playing in 38 games

and finishing first on team in points (40), goals (17), power-play points (21) power-play goals (10)

and game-winning goals (3), and second in assists (23) … Selected to the All-WCHA Third Team

… Second on the team in goals (16), assists (21) and points (37) in 2003-04 … Played two seasons

(2001-03) with the Lincoln Stars of the United States Hockey League … Earned USHL First Team

All-Star honors in 2002-03 after finishing fourth in assists (28), seventh in goals (28) and tied for

third in league in points (69) in 57 games … 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 Entry Draft … Born on May 1, 1984, in Minneapolis, Minn.


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Booth Forward

Height: 6’0” (183) | Weight: 212 (96)

Shoots: Left | Birthdate: November 24, 1984

Hometown: Detroit, Mich.

2008-09 Team: Florida Panthers

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2007-08: Scored a goal in seven games for Team USA at the

2008 IIHF Men’s World Championship. 2003-04: Skated in all six games for the U.S. National

Junior Team as it captured its first-ever gold 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 Team Development Program … Totaled 29 points

(17-12) … Helped the U.S. National Under-18 Team capture its first-ever gold medal at the 2002

IIHF Men’s World Under-18 Championship … Tallied two of Team USA’s three goals against

Russia in the gold-medal game … Finished tournament with four points (2-2).

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Florida: 2008-09: Appeared in 72 games and registered career

highs in goals (31), assists (29), points (60) and power-play goals (11) in his third National Hockey

League season with the Florida Panthers … Ranked first on team in goals (31). 2007-08: Skated

in 73 games and recorded 40 points (22-18) … Ranked first on team with six game-winning

goals. 2006-07: Played in 48 games … Notched three goals and seven assists.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Totaled 14 points (7-7) in 25 regular-season games with the

Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League in 2006-07 … Notched two shorthanded

goals … Tallied two assists in six playoff games for Rochester … Skated in 134 games in four

years (2002-06) at Michigan State University of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association …

As a senior in 2005-06, finished third on the team with 35 points (13-22) … As a junior (2004-

05), appeared in 29 games, tallying seven goals and nine assists … As a sophomore (2003-04),

totaled 18 points (10-8) in 30 games … In 2002-03, led all Spartan freshmen and finished fourth

on team with 36 points (17-19) in 39 games … Earned CCHA All-Rookie Team honors … Named

Michigan State’s Rookie of the Year … Appeared in 47 regular-season games with Detroit

Compuware of the North American Hockey League in 2000-01 … Recorded 30 points (17-13)

… Named NAHL Rookie of the Year … 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.

STATISTICS

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A P PIM2008 Men’s World Championship 7 1 0 1 2

2004 World Junior Championship 6 1 1 2 4

2002 Men’s World Under-18 Champ. 8 2 2 4 10


NHL STATISTICS Regular Season Playoffs

Season Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2008-09 Florida Panthers 72 31 29 60 38 - - - - -

2007-08 Florida Panthers 73 22 18 40 26 - - - - -

2006-07 Florida Panthers 48 3 7 10 12 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 193 56 29 110 76 - - - - -

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS Regular Season Playoffs

Season Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2006-07 Rochester Americans (AHL) 25 7 7 14 26 6 0 2 2 4

2005-06 Michigan State Univ. (CCHA) 37 13 22 35 50 - - - - -




COLLEGE TOTALS 135 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

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Brown Forward

Height: 6’0” (183) | Weight: 207 (94)

Shoots: Right | Birthdate: November 4, 1984

Hometown: Ithaca, N.Y.

2008-09 Team: Los Angeles Kings

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2008-09: Skated in all nine games for Team USA at the 2009IIHF Men’s World Championship … Ranked second on team with eight points (3-5) … Namedone of three best USA players. 2007-08: Skated in all seven games for the U.S. Men’s NationalTeam at the 2008 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Ranked second on Team USA with fivegoals and added four assists. 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. 2003-04: Skated in all ninegames for the U.S. Men’s National Team that earned the bronze medal at the 2004 IIHF Men’sWorld Championship … Tallied a goal and added three assists … Selected to U.S. National JuniorTeam for the third consecutive year, but was unable to participate due to injury. 2002-03: Skatedin 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 threeassists as the youngest member of the U.S. National Junior Team at the 2002 IIHF World JuniorChampionship.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Los Angeles: 2008-09: Tallied 53 points (24-29) in 80 regular-season games in his fifth National Hockey League season with the Los Angeles Kings …Represented Los Angeles at the 2009 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal. 2007-08: Appeared in78 regular-season games … Led the NHL with 311 hits … Led the Kings with 33 goals andfinished third on the team with 60 points (33-27) … Won the Ace Bailey Memorial Award as theKings’ Most Inspirational Player … Finished with six multi-goal games and 13 multi-pointgames. 2006-07: Skated in 81 regular-season games … Totaled 46 points (17-29) … Led teamand finished second in the NHL with 258 hits … Ranked second on the Kings with 13 power-play goals. 2005-06:Tallied 14 goals and added 14 assists in 79 regular-season games. 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 ofthe American Hockey League … Averaged nearly a point a game, totaling 74 points (29-45) in79 regular-season games … Played in the AHL’s All-Star Classic … Scored five goals and addedtwo assists in six playoff games … Played three seasons (2000-03) with the Guelph Storm of theOntario 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-playmarkers … As a rookie with Guelph in 2000-01, played in 35 regular-season games and recorded22 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 2003NHL Entry Draft … Born on November 4, 1984, in Ithaca, N.Y.

STATISTICS

TEAM USA STATISTICS:Year Event GP G A P PIM2009 Men’s World Championship 9 3 5 8 82008 Men’s World Championship 7 5 4 9 222006 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


NHL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2008-09 Los Angeles Kings 80 24 29 53 64 - - - - -2007-08 Los Angeles Kings 78 33 27 60 55 - - - - -2006-07 Los Angeles Kings 81 17 29 46 54 - - - - -2005-06 Los Angeles Kings 79 14 14 28 80 - - - - -2003-04 Los Angeles Kings 31 1 4 5 16 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 349 89 103 192 269 - - - - -

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

OHL TOTALS 174 98 96 194 190 24 15 13 28 30


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Byfuglien Forward

Height: 6’3” (191) | Weight: 247 (112)

Shoots: Right | Birthdate: March 27, 1985


2008-09 Team: Chicago Blackhawks

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Chicago: 2008-09: Skated in 77 games in his second full

National Hockey League season with the Chicago Blackhawks … Registered 31 points

(15-16) … Tied for third on team with four game-winning goals … Ranked third on team

with 202 shots on goal … Added nine points (3-6) in 17 playoff games. 2007-08: Recorded

career highs in goals (19), assists (17) and power-play goals (7) … Fifth on team in points

(36) … Tied for second in power-play (7) and game-winning goals (4). 2006-07: Registered

a goal and two assists in nine games. 2005-06: Skated in 25 games and recorded five

points (3-2) … Scored a goal in his NHL debut against Nashville.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Skated in eight games with the Rockford IceHogs of the

American Hockey League in 2007-08 and registered seven points (2-5) … Spent parts of

two seasons (2005-07) with the AHL’s Norfolk Admirals … In 2006-07, appeared in 63

games with the Admirals and collected 44 points (16-28) … Set franchise record for shots

in a single season (241) … Named to PlanetUSA AHL All-Star Team and Second-Team

AHL All-Star … Registered 23 points (8-15) in 53 games during the 2005-06 season …

Played three seasons (2002-05) with the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey

League … Led team with career-high 58 points (22-36) during the 2004-05 season … In

2003-04, ranked third on team with 45 points (16-29) … Appeared in 48 regular-season

games for the Cougars in the 2002-03 season, registering 37 points (9-28) … Skated in

five playoff games, totaling four points (1-3) … Played eight regular-season games with

the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL and registered a goal and an assist … Played three

games with Brandon in 2001-02 … In 2001-02, skated in 52 games with the Chicago

Mission of the Mid America Hockey League and recorded 62 points (32-20).

PERSONAL: Selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the eighth round (245th overall) in

the 2003 NHL Entry Draft … Born on March 27, 1985, in Minneapolis, Minn.

STATISTICS


Season Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM

2008-09 Chicago Blackhawks 77 15 16 31 81 17 3 6 9 26

2007-08 Chicago Blackhawks 67 19 17 36 59 - - - - -



NHL TOTALS 178 38 37 75 174 17 3 6 9 26


Season Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM

2007-08 Rockford IceHogs (AHL) 8 2 5 7 25 - - - - -

2006-07 Norfolk Admirals (AHL) 63 16 28 44 146 6 0 2 2 18

2005-06 Norfolk Admirals (AHL) 53 8 15 23 75 4 1 2 3 4

AHL TOTALS 124 26 48 74 246 10 1 4 5 22

2004-05 Prince George Cougars (WHL) 64 22 36 58 184 - - - - -

2003-04 Prince George Cougars (WHL) 66 16 29 45 137 - - - - -

2002-03 Prince George Cougars (WHL) 48 9 28 37 74 5 1 3 4 12

Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 8 1 1 2 4 - - - - -

2001-02 Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 3 0 0 0 0 - - - - -

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Height: 5’11” (180) | Weight: 188 (85)


Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.

2008-09 Team: New York Rangers

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2006-07: Member of U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2007IIHF Men’s World Championship … Did not appear in any games because of issues getting

equipment to competition. 2004-05: Skated in seven games with Team USA at the 2005 IIHFWorld Junior Championship … Recorded three points (1-2).

NHL EXPERIENCE: With the New York Rangers: 2008-09:Appeared in 81 regular-seasongames in his third National Hockey League season with the New York Rangers … Tallied career

highs in goals (22), assists (18), points (40) and power-play goals (2) … Tied for fourth on team

in goals (22) … Scored two goals in seven playoff games. 2007-08: Played in 52 regular-seasongames and notched eight goals and five assists … Tied for third on team with a +7 … Appeared

in 10 playoff games and recorded two goals and two assists. 2006-07: Skated in 14 regular-season games … Registered six points (4-2) … Played in 10 playoff games and recorded two

goals and one assist.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Played parts of two seasons (2006-08) with the Hartford WolfPack of the American Hockey League … Appeared in 11 games and registered seven goals and

eight assists in 2007-08 … In 2006-07, skated in 60 games with Hartford and accumulated 55

points (35-20) … Named to AHL All-Rookie Team … Led Wolf Pack in goals (35) and was second

in points (55) before being recalled to Rangers … Played four seasons (2002-06) with the Guelph

Storm of the Ontario Hockey League … Scored 130 career goals, ranking first in Guelph history

… In 2005-06, appeared in 62 regular-season games with the Storm … Ranked first on team in

goals (52) and points (84) … Skated in 15 playoff games and recorded 24 points (7-17) … Played

in 60 regular-season games in 2004-05 … Led team in goals (28) and points (54) … Appeared in

four playoff games and recorded one goal and an assist … In 2003-04, skated in 68 regular-

season games with Guelph and registered 68 points (36-32) … Led team with 13 power-play

goals … Played in 22 playoff games … Led team in goals (13) and tied for second in points (21)

during playoffs … Appeared in 59 regular-season games in 2002-03 and totaled 14 goals and 17

assists for 31 points … Skated in 11 playoff games and registered three assists.

PERSONAL: Selected by the New York Rangers in the fourth round (127th overall) in the 2004NHL Entry Draft … Born on March 21, 1985, in Rochester, N.Y.

STATISTICS

TEAM USA STATISTICS

Year Event GP G A P PIM

2007 Men’s World Championship - - - - -





2008-09 New York Rangers 81 22 18 40 45 7 2 0 2 4

2007-08 New York Rangers 52 8 5 13 31 10 2 2 4 10

2006-07 New York Rangers 14 4 2 6 9 10 2 1 3 6

NHL TOTALS 147 34 25 59 85 27 6 3 9 20



2007-08 Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) 11 7 8 15 27 - - - - -

2006-07 Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) 60 35 20 55 74 - - - - -

AHL TOTALS 71 42 28 70 101 - - - - -

2005-06 Guelph Storm (OHL) 62 52 32 84 126 13 7 17 24 20

2004-05 Guelph Storm (OHL) 60 28 26 54 108 4 1 1 2 6

2003-04 Guelph Storm (OHL) 68 36 32 68 86 22 13 8 21 20

2002-03 Guelph Storm (OHL) 59 14 17 31 47 11 0 3 3 2

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Drury Forward

Height: 5’10” (178) | Weight: 190 (86)

Shoots: Right | Birthdate: August 20, 1976

Hometown: Trumbull, Conn.


USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2005-06: Appeared in all six games for Team USA at the 2006Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy … Registered three assists. 2003-04: Skated in fivegames for Team USA at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey … Played all nine games at the 2004 IIHFMen’s World Championship … Totaled six points (3-3) in helping Team USA win the bronzemedal. 2001-02: Named to his first U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team … Skated in all sixgames of the XIX Olympic Winter Games and helped the United States earn a silver medal …1997-98: Notched three points (1-2) in six games at the 1998 IIHF Men’s World Championship… 1996-97:Added one assist in eight games at the 1997 IIHF Men’s World Championship …1995-96: Registered four points (2-2) in six games at the 1996 IIHF World Junior Championship.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With the New York Rangers: 2008-09: Skated in 81 regular-seasongames in his second season (10th overall) with the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers… Third on team in assists (34), fourth in points (56) and tied for fourth in goals (22) … Led teamwith 10 power-play goals … Named Rangers’ 25th team captain prior to season … Scored onegoal in six playoff games. 2007-08:Appeared in all 82 regular-season games … Registered 58points (25-33) … Led team in power-play (12) and game-winning goals (7) … Registered sixpoints (3-3) in 10 playoff games. With Buffalo: 2006-07: Played in 77 games with the BuffaloSabres … Served as co-captain for second consecutive season … Established career highs ingoals (37), points (69), power-play goals (17), shorthanded goals (3) and game-winning goals (9)… Appeared in 16 playoff games and recorded eight goals and five assists … Ranked thirdamong all NHL players in playoff goals (8). 2005-06: Skated in 81 regular-season games andtallied 67 points (30-37) … Led team with 16 power-play goals … Notched 18 points (9-9) in 18playoff games. 2003-04: Notched 53 points (18-35) in 76 games. With Calgary: 2002-03:Registered 53 points (23-30) in 80 regular-season games. With Colorado: 2001-02: Recorded46 points (21-25) in 82 regular-season games … Added 12 points (5-7) in 21 playoff games. 2000-01: Scored 24 goals and added 41 assists in 71 regular-season games … Helped lead Coloradoto the Stanley Cup with 11 goals and five assists in 23 playoff games. 1999-2000: Notched 67points (20-47) while playing in all 82 games. 1998-99: Posted 44 points (20-24) in 79 games …Won Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL Rookie of the Year … Named The Sporting NewsRookie of the Year and was selected to the 1999 NHL All-Rookie Team.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Finished his four-year career at Boston University (1994-98) ofthe Hockey East Association as the school’s all-time leader in goals scored (113) and third onBU’s career points list (214) … Honored with the 1998 Hobey Baker Memorial Award as themost outstanding player in college hockey after collecting 57 points (28-29) in 38 games …Runner-up in the Hobey Baker voting in 1997 (38-24—62) and was also a finalist for the awardin 1996 (35-33–68) … Chosen as the USA Hockey Player of the Year, Hockey East Player of the

Year and a recipient of NCAA All-America honors inboth 1997-98 and 1996-97 … Played in 39 games asa freshman in 1994-95 … Recorded 27 points (12-15)as BU captured the NCAA Championship.

PERSONAL: Younger brother of Ted Drury, a two-time member of the U.S. Olympic Team (1992, 1994)and eight-year player in the NHL … A member of theTrumbull, Conn., baseball team that won the 1989Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. …Pitched and earned the victory in the championshipgame of the Little League World Series … Selected inthe third round (72nd overall) by the Quebec Nordiques in the1994 NHL Entry Draft … Traded to Calgary from Colorado, along with Stephane Yelle, for DeanMcAmmond, Derek Morris and Jeff Shantz on Oct. 1, 2002 … Traded to Buffalo, along with SteveBegin, in exchange for Rhett Warrener and Steve Reinprecht on July 3, 2003 … Signed as freeagent by the Rangers on July 1, 2007 ... Born on August 20, 1976, in Trumbull, Conn.

STATISTICS

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A PTS PIM2006 Olympic Winter Games 6 0 3 3 22004 World Cup of Hockey 5 0 0 0 02004 Men’s World Championship 9 3 3 6 271998 Men’s World Championship 6 1 2 3 121997 Men’s World Championship 8 0 1 1 21996 World Junior Championship 6 2 2 4 2


NHL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2008-09 New York Rangers 81 22 34 56 32 6 1 0 1 22007-08 New York Rangers 82 25 33 58 45 10 3 3 6 82006-07 Buffalo Sabres 77 37 32 69 30 16 8 5 13 22005-06 Buffalo Sabres 81 30 37 67 32 18 9 9 18 102003-04 Buffalo Sabres 76 18 35 53 68 - - - - -2002-03 Calgary Flames 80 23 30 53 33 - - - - -2001-02 Colorado Avalanche 82 21 25 46 38 21 5 7 12 102000-01 Colorado Avalanche 71 24 41 65 47 23 11 5 16 41999-00 Colorado Avalanche 82 20 47 67 42 17 4 10 14 41998-99 Colorado Avalanche 79 20 24 44 62 19 6 2 8 4

NHL TOTALS 791 240 338 578 429 130 47 41 88 44

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM1997-98 Boston Univ. (HEA) 38 28 29 57 88 - - - - -1996-97 Boston Univ. (HEA) 41 38 24 62 64 - - - - -1995-96 Boston Univ. (HEA) 37 35 33 68 46 - - - - -1994-95 Boston Univ. (HEA) 39 12 15 27 38 - - - - -

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Height: 6’3” (191) | Weight: 206 (93)

Shoots: Right | Birthdate: January 10, 1983


2008-09 Team: Edmonton Oilers

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2007-08: Registered four points (1-3) in seven games at the

2008 IIHF Men’s World Championship.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Edmonton: 2008-09: Skated in all 82 regular-season games

during his second full season with the National Hockey League’s Edmonton Oilers … Led

defensemen on team with 40 assists … Ranked fourth in points (45). 2007-08:Appeared in all

82 regular-season games … Led Oliers’ defensemen with 33 points (13-20) … Ranked 10th

among NHL rookie point-getters … Led all NHL rookie defensemen while setting an Edmonton

record for most goals by a rookie defenseman with 13. 2006-07: Registered six points (1-5) in

12 games.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Played in 48 regular-season games for the Wilkes-

Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League in 2006-07 … Totaled 30 points (4-26)

… Recorded a goal and seven assists in 10 playoff games with the Penguins … Played in 162

games over four years (2002-06) at the University of Wisconsin of the Western Collegiate Hockey

Association … Scored the game-winning goal in his senior season to defeat Boston College in

the 2006 NCAA championship game … Led all Wisconsin defensemen with 31 points (12-19)

while serving as an alternate captain for second consecutive season… Named to the 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 … In 2003-04,

skated in 39 games for Wisconsin … Tallied six goals and 15 assists … Finished third on team

with 20 points (7-13) in 39 games during his freshman season … Skated in 57 regular-season

games for the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey 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

NHL Entry Draft. Obtained from Colorado in exchange for Tommy Salo and Edmonton’s sixth

round pick (Justin Mercier) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft on March 8, 2004 … Born on January

10, 1983, in Minneapolis, Minn.

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TEAM USA STATISTICS

Year Event GP G A PTS PIM

2008 Men’s World Championship 7 1 3 4 0




2008-09 Edmonton Oilers 82 5 40 45 26 - - - - -

2007-08 Edmonton Oilers 82 13 20 33 20 - - - - -

2006-07 Edmonton Oilers 12 1 5 6 0 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 176 19 65 84 46 - - - - -



2006-07 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) 48 4 26 30 32 10 1 7 8 10

2005-06 Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) 43 12 19 31 32 - - - - -




COLLEGE TOTALS 162 33 56 89 152 - - - - -

2001-02 Chicago Steel (USHL) 57 13 15 28 62 4 0 0 0 4

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Gleason Defenseman

Height: 6’0” (183) | Weight: 217 (98)

Shoots: Left | Birthdate: January 29, 1983

Hometown: Clawson, Mich.

2008-09 Team: Carolina Hurricanes

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2007-08: Appeared in six games at the 2008 IIHF Men’s WorldChampionship and registered one assist. 2002-03:Member of the U.S. National Junior Team atthe 2003 IIHF World Junior Championship … Limited to one game due to injury. 2000-01: Skatedin all seven games for the U.S. National Junior Team at the 2001 IIHF World Junior Championship… Recorded one assist.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Carolina: 2008-09: Appeared in 70 regular-season games in hisfifth National Hockey League season and third with the Carolina Hurricanes … Registered 12assists … Ranked third on team with +3 … Registered five points (1-4) in 18 playoff games.2007-08:Appeared in a career-high 80 regular-season games … Led all Hurricane defensemenwith 151 hits … Recorded three goals and 16 assists … Finished the season with a career-high+5 rating. 2006-07: Skated in 57 regular-season games … Notched two goals and added fourassists.With Los Angeles: 2005-06: Played in 78 regular-season games and finished secondon the team with 141 hits and third on the squad with 117 blocked shots … Notched a career-best 21 points (2-19). 2003-04: Appeared in 47 regular-season games and recorded sevenassists.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Played two seasons (2003-05) with the Manchester Monarchsof the American Hockey League … Skated in 67 regular-season games for Manchester in 2004-05 … Led all Monarch blueliners with 10 goals and finished second among the team’sdefensemen with 24 points … Finished the regular season with a +17 rating … Appeared infive playoff games … 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 216regular-season games over four seasons (1999-2003) with the Windsor Spitfires of the OntarioHockey League … Captained the team and led all Windsor defensemen with 38 points (7-31) in2002-03 … Represented the Western Conference in the 2002 OHL All-Star Game … Led alldefensemen and finished second on the team with 59 points (17-42) in a team-high 67 gamesin 2001-02 … Totaled 20 points (7-13) in 16 postseason games … Served as an alternate captainfor Windsor and led all Spitfire defensemen with 36 points (8-28) in 2000-01 … Named Windsor’sMost Outstanding Defenseman … Appeared in 55 games in his rookie season in 1999-2000 …Named to the 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 NHLEntry Draft … Traded from Ottawa to the Los Angeles Kings for Bryan Smolinski on March 11,2003 … Acquired by Carolina along with Eric Belanger from Los Angeles for Oleg Tverdovskyand Jack Johnson on Sept. 29, 2006 … Born on January 29, 1983, in Clawson, Mich.

STATISTICS

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A P PIM2008 Men’s World Championship 6 0 1 1 62003 World Junior Championship 1 0 0 0 02001 World Junior Championship 7 0 1 1 2


NHL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2008-09 Carolina Hurricanes 70 0 12 12 68 18 1 4 5 322007-08 Carolina Hurricanes 80 3 16 19 84 - - - - -2006-07 Carolina Hurricanes 57 2 4 6 57 - - - - -2005-06 Los Angeles Kings 78 2 19 21 77 - - - - -2003-04 Los Angeles Kings 47 0 7 7 21 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 332 7 58 65 307 18 1 4 5 32

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Manchester Monarchs (AHL) 67 10 14 24 112 5 0 0 0 42003-04 Manchester Monarchs (AHL) 22 0 8 8 19 6 0 1 1 4

AHL TOTALS 89 10 22 32 131 11 0 1 1 8

2002-03 Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 45 7 31 38 75 7 5 2 7 172001-02 Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 67 17 42 59 109 16 7 13 20 402000-01 Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 47 8 28 36 124 9 1 2 3 231999-00 Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 55 5 13 18 101 12 2 4 6 14

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Gomez Forward

Height: 5’11” (180) | Weight: 200 (91)

Shoots: Left | Birthdate: December 23, 1979

Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska


USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2005-06: Appeared in all six Team USA games at the 2006Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy … Tied for first on team in assists (4) and points (5). 2004-05: Scored a goal and added three assists for Team USA in five games at the 2004 World Cup ofHockey. 1998-99: Skated for the U.S. National Junior Team at the 1999 IIHF World JuniorChampionship … Tied for second in the tournament with 10 points (3-7) in six games… Tiedfor first in assists in the tournament, and ranked second on the U.S. squad in scoring … His 10points rank 10th on the all-time U.S. single-tournament point leaders list, and his seven assistsplace him eighth. 1997-98:Appeared in six games at the 1998 IIHF World Junior Championshipand recorded one goal.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With the New York Rangers: 2008-09: Appeared in 77 regular-seasongames in his ninth National Hockey League season and second with the New York Rangers …Ranked first on team in assists (42) and shots on goal (271) … Tied for second on team in points(58) … Tied for first on team in game-winning goals (7) … Led team with five points (2-3) andtied for first with one power-play goal in seven playoff games. 2007-08: Played in 81 regular-season games … Ranked 12th in league and led team with 54 assists … Ranked second onteam in points (70), third in shots (242), tied for third in power-play goals (7) and ranked fourthin goals (16) … Named to NHL Eastern Conference All-Star Team … Skated in 10 playoff games… Second on team in points (11) and tied for second in goals (4) and assists (7). With NewJersey: 2006-07: Appeared in 72 regular-season games with the New Jersey Devils …Registered 60 points (13-47) … Tied for second on team in assists (47) … Ranked second onteam with career-high 242 shots on goal … Appeared in 11 playoff games … Led team in playoffassists (10) and points (14). 2005-06: Skated in all 82 regular-season games … Established careerhighs in goals (33) and points (84) … Ranked second on team in points (84) … Tied for first onteam with career-high 26 multi-point games … Appeared in nine playoff games and rankedthird on team with nine points (5-4). 2003-04: Played in 80 regular-season games and rankedsecond on the team with 70 points (14-56) … Matched a career high in points with 70 and seta career high in assists with 56 … Recorded six assists in five playoff games. 2002-03:Completed the regular-season tied for second on New Jersey with 55 points and first with 42assists in 80 regular-season games … Posted a career-high plus/minus rating with a +17 …Helped lead the Devils to the Stanley Cup … Skated in all 24 playoff games and notched 12points (3-9). 2001-02: Played in 76 games and totaled 48 points (10-38). 2000-01: Skated in 76regular-season contests and finished fourth on team with 63 points (14-49) … Ranked secondon team in assists (49) … Posted a career-high 14 playoff points (5-9) in 25 games. 1999-2000:Skated in all 82 games in his rookie season and led NHL rookies with 70 points (19-51) … Earnedthe Calder Memorial Trophy as the league’s top rookie … Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team… Finished first on New Jersey and among NHL rookies with 51 assists and 27 power-play

points … Helped New Jersey capture the Stanley Cup… Registered 10 points (4-6) in 24 playoff games …Just the third player in the expansion era to be firstin rookie scoring during both the regular-season andthe playoffs … One of only eight players in NHLhistory to win the Stanley Cup and the CalderMemorial Trophy in the same season.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Skated for the AlaskaAces of the ECHL during the 2004-05 NHL lockout …Totaled 90 points (14-76) in 65 games … Played twoseasons for the Tri-City Americans of the WesternHockey League (1997-99) … Recorded 108 points on30 goals and 78 assists in 58 games in 1998-99 ...Collected 49 points (12-37) in 45 games with Tri-City in 1997-98.

PERSONAL: Selected with the New Jersey Devils’ first-round (27th overall) pick in the 1998NHL Entry Draft … First-ever Hispanic player drafted in the first round … Signed by Rangersas a free agent on July 1, 2007 … Traded to the Montreal Canadiens, along with Tom Pyatt andMike Busto, for Christopher Higgins, Ryan McDonagh and Pavel Valentenko on June 30, 2009.

STATISTICS

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A P PIM2006 Olympic Winter Games 6 1 4 5 102004 World Cup of Hockey 5 1 3 4 01999 World Junior Championship 6 3 7 10 41998 World Junior Championship 7 1 0 1 2


NHL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2008-09 New York Rangers 77 16 42 58 60 7 2 3 5 42007-08 New York Rangers 81 16 54 70 36 10 4 7 11 82006-07 New Jersey Devils 72 13 47 60 42 11 4 10 14 142005-06 New Jersey Devils 82 33 51 84 42 9 5 4 9 62003-04 New Jersey Devils 80 14 56 70 70 5 0 6 6 02002-03 New Jersey Devils 80 13 42 55 48 24 3 9 12 22001-02 New Jersey Devils 76 10 38 48 36 - - - - -2000-01 New Jersey Devils 76 14 49 63 46 25 5 9 14 241999-00 New Jersey Devils 82 19 51 70 78 23 4 6 10 4

NHL TOTALS 706 148 430 578 458 114 27 54 81 62

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Alaska Aces (ECHL) 61 13 73 86 69 4 1 3 4 41998-99 Tri-City Americans (WHL) 58 30 78 108 55 10 6 13 19 311997-98 Tri-City Americans (WHL) 45 12 37 49 57 - - - - -

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Height: 6’3” (191) | Weight: 205 (93)

Shoots: Left | Birthdate: March 24, 1981

Hometown: Bolton, Conn.

2008-09 Team: Atlanta Thrashers

TEAM USA EXPERIENCE: 2008-09:Appeared in all nine games for Team USA at the 2009IIHF Men’s World Championship … Ranked fourth among team defensemen with 6 points (2-4). 2000-01: Tallied five assists in seven games for the U.S. National Junior Team at the 2001IIHF World Junior Championship. 1999-2000: Notched a goal and an assist in seven games forTeam USA at the 2000 IIHF World Junior Championship. 1998-99: Scored two goals and addedan assist in six games for the U.S. National Under-18 Team at the 1999 IIHF Men’s World Under-18 Championship … Appeared in 73 games with the U.S. National Under-18 Team within USAHockey’s National Team Development Program … Recorded 26 points (10-16). 1997-98: Skatedin 66 games with the U.S. National Under-17 Team and registered six goals and 15 assists.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Atlanta: 2008-09: Skated in 81 regular-season games with theAtlanta Thrashers in his third full National Hockey League season … Led Thrashers defensemenwith a career-high 39 points (6-33). With Columbus: 2007-08: Recorded 32 points (8-24) in78 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets. 2006-07: Skated in 80 games with during his firstfull NHL season … Netted a career-high nine goals and added 25 assists. 2005-06: Played in55 regular-season games and tallied two goals and 15 assists. With Montreal: 2003-04:Recorded two points (1-1) in 11 games with the Montreal Canadiens. 2002-03:Appeared in 21games.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Played parts of four seasons (2002-06) with the HamiltonBulldogs of the American Hockey League … Spent part of the 2005-06 season with the Bulldogs… Totaled 17 points (3-14) in 22 regular-season contests … Competed in 68 regular-seasongames for Hamilton in 2004-05 … Collected 23 points (9-14) … Added one goal and one assistin four playoff games … Totaled 31 points (7-24) in 54 regular-season games for Hamilton in2003-04 … Tallied five assists in 10 playoff games … Collected two goals and 11 assists in 33regular-season games for Hamilton in 2002-03 … Notched one goal and 10 assists in 23 playoffgames … Appeared in 63 regular-season games for the Quebec Citadelles of the AHL in 2001-02 … Totaled 31 points (7-24) … Skated in three playoff games … Named to the AHL All-RookieTeam … Totaled one goal in four regular-season games for Quebec in 2000-01 … Skated in oneplayoff game … Played two seasons (1999-2001) at the University of Massachusetts Lowell ofthe Hockey East Association and totaled 47 points (13-34) in 63 games … Collected 36 points(10-26) and was named a Hockey East First Team All-Star and was a Second Team All-Americaselection in his final season (2000-01) at Massachusetts Lowell.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the first round (13th overall) of the 2000NHL Entry Draft … Claimed on waivers by Columbus from Montreal on November 29, 2005 …Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on July 2, 2008 … Born on March 24, 1981, in Bolton, Conn.

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TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A P PIM2009 Men’s World Championship 9 2 4 6 22001 World Junior Championship 7 0 5 5 22000 World Junior Championship 7 1 1 2 41999 Men’s World Under-18 Champ. 6 2 1 3 8


NHL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2008-09 Atlanta Thrashers 81 6 33 39 32 - - - - -2007-08 Columbus Blue Jackets 78 8 24 32 25 - - - - -2006-07 Columbus Blue Jackets 80 9 25 34 69 - - - - -2005-06 Columbus Blue Jackets 55 2 15 17 43 - - - - -2003-04 Montreal Canadiens 11 1 1 2 4 - - - - -2002-03 Montreal Canadiens 21 0 0 0 2 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 326 26 98 124 175 - - - - -

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2005-06 Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) 22 3 14 17 19 - - - - -2004-05 Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) 68 9 14 23 45 4 1 1 2 02003-04 Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) 54 7 24 31 35 10 0 5 5 62002-03 Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) 33 2 11 13 26 23 1 10 11 202001-02 Quebec Citadelles (AHL) 63 7 24 31 26 3 0 0 0 02000-01 Quebec Citadelles (AHL) 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

AHL TOTALS 244 29 87 116 151 41 2 16 18 26

2000-01 UMass Lowell (HEA) 33 10 26 36 51 - - - - -1999-00 UMass Lowell (HEA) 30 3 8 11 20 - - - - -

COLLEGE TOTALS 63 13 34 47 71 - - - - -

1998-99 U.S. National Under-18 Team* 73 10 16 26 72 - - - - -1997-98 U.S. National Under-17 Team* 66 6 15 21 44 - - - - -

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Johnson Defenseman

Height: 6’4” (193) | Weight: 219 (99)


Hometown: Bloomington, Minn.


USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2006-07:Appeared in all seven games for Team USA at the

2007 IIHF Men’s World Championship and registered two assists … Member of the 2007 U.S.

National Junior Team that participated in the 2007 IIHF World Junior Championship … Led

Team USA defensemen with 10 points (4-6) … Tied for first on team with a +3 rating. 2005-06:

Member of the 2006 U.S. National Junior Team … Played in seven games during the 2006 IIHF

World Junior Championship and recorded a goal and three assists … Played for the U.S. National

Under-18 Team within USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program … Led all

defensemen in goals (16), assists (33) and points (49) in 47 games … Tallied nine power-play

markers and four game-winning goals … Helped Team USA capture the gold medal at the 2006

IIHF Men’s World Under-18 Championship … Named to the tournament’s all-star team after

finishing with four goals, six assists and a +6 rating. 2004-05: Skated in 42 games with the U.S.

National Under-17 Team and 15 games for the U.S. National Under-18 Team within the NTDP

… Totaled 26 points (11-15) between the two teams … Helped the U.S. National Under-18 Team

win the gold medal at the 2005 IIHF Men’s World Under-18 Championship … Recorded five

shots and finished +4 at the tournament … Collected four points (1-3) in four games as Team

USA won the Four Nations Cup in Ann Arbor, Mich.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With St. Louis: 2008-09: Did not play during the 2008-09 season with

the National Hockey League’s St. Louis Blues because of injury. 2007-08:Appeared in 69 games

during his rookie season … Led defensemen on team with 33 points (5-28) … Ranked third on

team in assists (28) … Ranked second among NHL rookie defensemen in assists (28), tied for

second in points (33) and tied for third in game-winning goals (3).

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Appeared in one game with the Peoria Rivermen of the

American Hockey League during the 2007-08 season … In 2006-07, skated in 41 games with

the University of Minnesota of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and collected four

goals and 20 assists … Ranked fifth on team in assists (20) … Ranked third among team

defensemen in points (24).

PERSONAL: Selected with the first overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis

Blues … Fifth American to be chosen with first overall pick … Born on March 21, 1988, in

Bloomington, Minn.

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2007 Men’sWorld Championship 7 0 2 2 4

World Junior Championship 7 4 6 10 16


Men’s World Under-18 Champ. 6 4 6 10 27

Men’s World Under-18 Champ. 6 0 0 0 0




2007-08 St. Louis Blues 69 5 28 33 28 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 69 5 28 33 28 - - - - -



2007-08 Peoria Rivermen (AHL) 1 0 0 0 2 - - - - -

2006-07 Univ. of Minnesota (WCHA) 41 4 20 24 50 - - - - -



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Johnson Defenseman

Height: 6’1” (185) | Weight: 225 (102)


Hometown: Ann Arbor, Mich.


USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2008-09: Appeared in all nine games for the U.S. Men’sNational Team at the 2009 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Led team in goals (5) … Tied for

third on team and second among defensemen with seven points. 2006-07: Skated in all sevengames for the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2007 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Scored

one goal … Helped lead the U.S. National Junior Team to the bronze medal at the 2007 IIHF

World Junior Championship … Skated in all seven games and scored three goals … Named one

of Team USA’s three best players following the tournament. 2005-06:Member of the 2006 U.S.National Junior Team … Manned the blue line in seven games during the 2006 IIHF World Junior

Championship and tallied a goal and five assists. 2004-05: Played 49 games for the U.S. NationalUnder-18 Team within USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and led NTDP

defensemen with 45 points (15-30) … Owns NTDP record for most points in a game (7) … Had

two assists in helping Team USA win the gold medal at the 2005 IIHF Men’s World Under-18

Championship. 2003-04: Skated in 60 games for the U.S. National Under-17 Team within theNTDP and led defensemen with 36 points (15-21) … Tallied two goals to help Team USA to the

silver medal at the 2004 IIHF Men’s World Under-18 Championship.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Los Angeles: 2008-09: Skated in 41 games with the NationalHockey League’s Los Angeles Kings … Totaled 11 points (6-5). 2007-08:Tallied 11 points (3-8)in 74 regular-season games in his first full NHL season. 2006-07: Played five games with theKings following the completion of his college hockey season.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Played two seasons (2005-07) at the University of Michigan of

the Central Collegiate Hockey Association … Led Michigan defensemen with 16 goals and 23

assists, ranking fifth on the team with 39 points as a sophomore … Named the CCHA’s Best

Offensive Defenseman … Selected to the CCHA All-Conference First Team … Led Michigan

freshmen and defensemen in goals (10), assists (22) and points (32) in 2005-06 … Finalist for the

CCHA’s Best Offensive Defenseman award … Earned a spot on the CCHA All-Rookie Team.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round (3rd overall) of the 2005

NHL Entry Draft … Draft rights were traded to the Los Angeles Kings on Sept. 29, 2006. The

four-player deal also sent Oleg Tverdovsky to Los Angeles in exchange for Eric Belanger and

Tim Gleason … Father, Jack, was a member of the 1973 NCAA championship team at the

University of Wisconsin.

STATISTICS

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A P PIM2009 Men’s World Championship 9 5 2 7 102007 Men’s World Championship 7 1 0 1 0

World Junior Championship 7 3 0 3 142006 World Junior Championship 7 1 5 6 452005 Men’s World Under-18 Champ. 6 0 2 2 352004 Men’s World Under-18 Champ. 6 2 0 2 18


NHL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2008-09 Los Angeles Kings 41 6 5 11 46 - - - - -2007-08 Los Angeles Kings 74 3 8 11 76 - - - - -2006-07 Los Angeles Kings 5 0 0 0 18 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 120 9 13 22 140 - - - - -

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2006-07 Univ. of Michigan (CCHA) 36 16 23 29 87 - - - - -2005-06 Univ. of Michigan (CCHA) 38 10 22 32 149 - - - - -

COLLEGE TOTALS 74 26 45 71 236 - - - - -

2004-05 U.S. National Under-18 Team* 49 15 30 45 209 - - - - -2003-04 U.S. National Under-17 Team* 60 15 21 36 171 - - - - -

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Kane Forward

Height: 5’10” (178) | Weight: 175 (79)

Shoots: Left | Birthdate: November 19, 1988

Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.

2008-09 Team: Chicago Blackhawks

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2007-08:Appeared in all seven games at the 2008 IIHF Men’sWorld Championship … Tied for team lead in assists (7) and points (10). 2006-07: Skated in allseven games at the 2007 IIHF World Junior Championship as Team USA earned the bronzemedal … Led the team with five goals and finished second with nine points … Named to thesix-member Media All-Star Team. 2005-06: Played with the U.S. National Under-18 Team withinUSA Hockey’s National Team Development Program … Competed in 58 games and broke thesingle-season record for points (102), while tying the single-season records for goals (52, PhilKessel) and assists (50, Andy Hilbert) … Notched 19 power-play markers and nine game-winninggoals … Finished second on the program’s all-time list in career goals (84) and points (172) andtied the career assist record (88, J.D. Forrest) … Helped Team USA capture the gold medal atthe 2006 IIHF Men’s World Under-18 Championship … Named to tournament’s all-star teamafter leading the team in goals (7) and tournament in points (12) … Finished with a +5 rating.2004-05: Skated with the U.S. National Under-17 Team within the NTDP and recorded 70 points(32-38). 2003-04: Played on the U.S. Under-17 Select Team at the 2004 Under-17 Five NationsTournament … Led team with seven points (4-3) in four games.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Chicago: 2008-09: Appeared in 80 regular-season games in hissecond season with the National Hockey League’s Chicago Blackhawks … Ranked first on teamin power-play goals (13), second on team in points (70) and assists (45), third on team in game-winning goals (five), and fourth in goals (25) … Second in NHL among American-born playersin points (70) … Named to starting lineup of Western Conference All-Star Team … Led teamwith nine goals in 16 playoff games and was second in points (14). 2007-08: Led the Blackhawksand all NHL rookies with 72 points (21-51) … Broke Chicago’s single-season record for assistsby a rookie (51) … Tallied seven power-play goals and four game-winning goals … Participatedin the NHL YoungStars game during All-Star Weekend … Named NHL’s Rookie of the Monthfor October ... Recipient of the Calder Trophy as league’s top rookie.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Led the Ontario Hockey League with 145 points (62-83) in 58regular-season games as the London Knights claimed their fourth straight Hamilton SpectatorTrophy as the OHL regular-season champion in 2006-07 … Recorded 22 power-play goals …Named the Emms Family Award winner as OHL Rookie of the Year … Earned OHL First TeamAll-Star honors … Named London’s Team MVP and Rookie of the Year … Played 70 games forHoneybaked (Mich.) and recorded 160 points (83-77) in 2003-04.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Chicago Blackhawks with the first overall pick in the 2007 NHLEntry Draft … Sixth American to be chosen with first overall pick … Born on November 19, 1988,in Buffalo, N.Y.

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2006 Men’s World Under-18 Champ 7 7 5 12 2




2008-09 Chicago Blackhawks 80 25 45 70 42 16 9 5 14 12


NHL TOTALS 162 46 96 142 94 16 9 5 14 12



2006-07 London Knights (OHL) 58 62 83 145 52 16 10 21 31 16



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Kesler Forward

Height: 6’2” (188) | Weight: 205 (93)

Shoots: Right | Birthdate: August 31, 1984

Hometown: Livonia, Mich.

2008-09 Team: Vancouver Canucks

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2005-06: Appeared in seven games at the 2006 IIHF Men’sWorld Championship and registered one assist. 2003-04: Competed in the 2004 IIHF WorldJunior Championship and scored three goals in six games for Team USA. 2002-03:Was secondon the U.S. National Junior Team with seven points (3-4) at the 2003 IIHF World Junior

Championship. 2001-02: Spent the season with the U.S. National Under-18 Team within USAHockey’s National Team Development Program … Led the squad with 38 assists and 57 points

… Helped Team USA to the gold medal at the 2002 IIHF Men’s World Under-18 Championship

… Recorded two goals and five assists in eight games … Received the Best Player Award for

the tournament. 2000-01: Played for the U.S. National Under-17 Team … Finished third on thesquad with 42 points (11-31) in 69 games.

NHL PLAYING EXPERIENCE: With Vancouver: 2008-09: Appeared in 82 regular-seasongames for the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks in his fifth season … Registered

career highs in goals (26), assists (33), points (59) and power-play goals (10) … Ranked third on

team in goals (26) and points (59), and tied for third in assists (33) … Tied for first on team with

10 power-play goals … Played in 10 playoff games … Tallied four points (2-2). 2007-08: Skatedin 80 games … Ranked third on team in goals (21) and fourth in points (37). 2006-07:Appearedin 48 regular-season games and recorded 16 points (6-10) … Skated in one playoff game. 2005-06: Played in 82 games during his first full season … Scored 10 goals and added 13 assists …Notched one power-play and two game-winning goals. 2003-04: Appeared in 28 games andregistered five points (2-3)

ADDITIONAL PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Played for the Manitoba Moose of the AmericanHockey League in 2004-05 during the National Hockey League lockout … Totaled 58 points (30-

28) in 78 regular-season games … Competed in 14 playoff games in 2005 for Manitoba and

notched nine points (4-5) … Split time during the 2003-04 season between Vancouver and

Manitoba … Scored three goals and added eight assists in 33 games with Manitoba … Spent

the 2002-03 season with Ohio State University of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association …

Named the Buckeyes’ George Burke Most Valuable Freshman after finishing fourth on the team

with 31 points (11-20) … A three-time CCHA Rookie of the Week.

PERSONAL: Selected with the 23rd overall pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the VancouverCanucks … Born on August 31, 1984, in Livonia, Mich.

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NHL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2008-09 Vancouver Canucks 82 26 33 59 61 10 2 2 4 142007-08 Vancouver Canucks 80 21 16 37 79 - - - - -2006-07 Vancouver Canucks 48 6 10 16 40 1 0 0 0 02005-06 Vancouver Canucks 82 10 13 23 79 - - - - -2003-04 Vancouver Canucks 28 2 3 5 16 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 320 65 75 140 275 11 2 2 4 14

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Manitoba Moose (AHL) 78 30 27 57 105 14 4 5 9 82003-04 Manitoba Moose (AHL) 33 3 8 11 29 - - - - -

AHL TOTALS 111 33 35 68 134 14 4 5 9 8

2002-03 Ohio State Univ. (CCHA) 40 11 20 31 44 - - - - -2001-02 U.S. National Under-18 Team* 62 19 38 57 35 - - - - -2000-01 U.S. National Under-17 Team* 69 11 31 42 52 - - - - -

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Kessel Forward

Height: 6’0” (183) | Weight: 180 (82)

Shoots: Right | Birthdate: October 2, 1987

Hometown: Madison, Wis.

2008-09 Team: Boston Bruins

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2007-08: Skated in seven games for Team USA at the 2008IIHF Men’s World Championship … Led team in goals (6) and tied for first in points (10). 2006-07:Appeared in all seven games for the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2007 IIHF Men’s WorldChampionship … Led Team USA with five assists and finished third with seven points …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 addedan assist in seven games ... Member of the U.S. National Junior Team that competed in the 2006IIHF World Junior Championship ... Totaled one goal and 10 assists for a tournament-high 11points in seven games. 2004-05:Helped lead the Team USA capture the gold medal at the 2005IIHF Men’s World Under-18 Championship ... Led Team USA with nine goals and seven assistsin six games … Captured the directorate award as the tournament’s best forward and was alsonamed to the Media All-Star Team ... Member of the U.S. National Junior Team that competedat the 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship ... Recorded six points (4-2) and a team-high 34shots in seven games ... Played for the U.S. National Under-18 Team within USA Hockey’sNational Team Development Program and led team in goals (52), assists (46), power-play goals(14), shorthanded goals (7) and game-winning goals (13) … Became the NTDP’s all-time leaderin career goals (104) and points (180). 2003-04: Played for the U.S. National Under-18 Teamwithin the NTDP and led the team with 82 points (52-30) in 62 games … Helped the U.S. Men’sNational Under-18 Team win the silver medal at the 2004 IIHF Men’s World Under-18Championship … Totaled 10 points (7-3) in six games.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Boston: 2008-09: Played in 70 regular-season games during histhird National Hockey League season with the Boston Bruins … Registered career-highs ingoals (36), assists (24), points (60), power-play (8) and game-winning goals (6) … Led team ingoals (36) … Second on team in game-winning goals (7) … Fourth on team in points (60) andpower-play goals (8) … Appeared in 11 playoff games and collected six goals and five assists.2007-08:Appeared in all 82 regular-season … Registered 37 points (19-18) … Tallied five power-play goals and three game-winning markers … Scored team-leading three goals and tied forthird on the Bruins with four points in four playoff games. 2006-07:Totaled 29 points (11-18) in70 games … Had seven multi-point games … Missed 11 games following cancer surgery onDec. 11, 2006 … Competed in the NHL YoungStars game during All-Star Weekend and notcheda hat trick while adding an assist … Won the NHL’s Bill Masterton Award for perseverance,sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Scored one goal in two games during a rehab stint with theProvidence Bruins of the American Hockey League in 2006-07 … Played one season (2005-06)at the University of Minnesota of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association … Scored 18 goals

and added 33 assists to lead the nation’sfreshmen with 51 points ... Named WCHARookie of the Year ... Finished second onthe Gophers in points and ranked 11thnationwide ... Had 14 multi-point gamesand two multi-goal games.

PERSONAL: Selected by the BostonBruins in the first round (5th overall) of the2006 NHL Entry Draft ... Honored withthe Bob Johnson Award at the 2005 USAHockey Annual Congress for excellence ininternational hockey competition during aspecific season of play … Sister, Amanda,was a member of the U.S. Women’s NationalUnder-18 Team that captured the first-evergold medal at the 2008 IIHF World Women’sU18 Championship … Born on October 2,1987, in Madison, Wis.

STATISTICS

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A P PIM2008 Men’s World Championship 7 6 4 10 62007 Men’s World Championship 7 2 5 7 62006 Men’s World Championship 7 1 1 2 2

World Junior Championship 7 1 10 11 22005 World Junior Championship 7 4 2 6 2

Men’s World Under-18 Champ. 6 9 7 16 22004 Men’s World Under-18 Champ. 6 7 3 10 6


NHL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2008-09 Boston Bruins 70 36 24 60 16 11 6 5 11 42007-08 Boston Bruins 82 19 18 37 28 4 3 1 4 22006-07 Boston Bruins 70 11 18 29 12 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 222 66 60 126 56 15 9 6 15 6

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2006-07 Providence Bruins (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* 45 52 46 98 37 - - - - -2003-04 U.S. National Under-18 Team* 62 52 30 82 26 - - - - -

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Komisarek Defenseman

Height: 6’4” (193) | Weight: 243 (110)

Shoots: Right | Birthdate: January 19, 1982

Hometown: West Islip, N.Y.

2008-09 Team: Montreal Canadiens

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2005-06: Appeared in seven games at the 2006 IIHF Men’sWorld Championship and tallied one assist. 2001-02:Member of the U.S. National Junior Teamat the 2002 IIHF World Junior Championship … Collected a pair of assists in seven games. 2000-01: Played in all seven games for Team USA at the 2001 IIHF World Junior Championship.1999-00: Skated for the United States at the 2000 IIHF Men’s World Under-18 Championshipand recorded a +3 rating in six games … Spent the 1999-2000 season with the U.S. National

Under-18 Team within USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program … Totaled 14 points

(6-8) in 68 games.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Montreal: 2008-09: Skated in 66 regular-season games in sixthseason with the National Hockey League’s Montreal Canadiens … Tallied two goals and nine

assists … Appeared in four playoff games. 2007-08: Played in 75 regular-season games …Recorded 17 points (4-13) … Ended season with a +9 rating … Appeared in 12 playoff games

… Scored one goal and added two assists. 2006-07: Skated in 82 games and registered fourgoals and a career-high 15 assists … Finished season with a +9 rating. 2005-06: Scored sixpoints in 71 regular-season games … Collected six points (2-4) … Appeared in all six games for

the Canadiens during the playoffs and had a +2 rating. 2003-04: Accumulated four assists in46 regular-season games … Appeared in seven playoff games. 2002-03: Played in 21 gamesand tallied one assist.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Skated in 20 regular-season games for Hamilton in 2004-05after missing much of the season with a hip injury … Notched a goal and four assists … Added

an assist in four playoff games … In 18 games with the Bulldogs in 2003-04, scored two goals

and had seven assists … Led all Hamilton defensemen in points (28) in 2002-03 before being

recalled to Montreal in February … Finished AHL regular season with 30 points (5-25) in 56

games … Had a goal and five assists in 23 playoff games … Named to the AHL All-Rookie Team

… Played two years (2000-02) at the University of Michigan of the Central Collegiate Hockey

Association … In 2001-02, was a JOFA/American Hockey Coaches Association West First Team

All-American and selected to the All-CCHA Team … Notched 11 goals and 19 assists in 40

games … Named to the CCHA All-Rookie Team in 2000-01 … Scored four goals and added 12

assists in 41 games during his freshman season.

PERSONAL: Selected with the Montreal Canadiens’ first-round (seventh overall) pick in the2001 NHL Entry Draft … Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent on July 1, 2009 …

Born on January 19, 1982, in West Islip, N.Y.

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NHL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2008-09 Montreal Canadiens 66 2 9 11 121 4 0 0 0 202007-08 Montreal Canadiens 75 4 13 17 101 12 1 2 3 182006-07 Montreal Canadiens 82 4 15 19 96 - - - - -2005-06 Montreal Canadiens 71 2 4 6 116 6 0 0 0 102003-04 Montreal Canadiens 46 0 4 4 34 7 0 0 0 82002-03 Montreal Canadiens 21 0 1 1 28 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 361 12 46 58 496 29 1 2 3 56

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) 20 1 4 5 49 4 0 1 1 82003-04 Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) 18 2 7 9 47 - - - - -2002-03 Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) 56 5 25 30 79 23 1 5 6 60

AHL TOTALS 94 8 36 44 175 27 1 6 7 68

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Langenbrunner Forward

Height: 6’1” (185) | Weight: 205 (93)

Shoots: Right | Birthdate: July 24, 1975

Hometown: Cloquet, Minn.

2008-09 Team: New Jersey Devils

TEAM USA EXPERIENCE: 2003-04: Member of the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2004World Cup of Hockey … Appeared in three games. 1997-98: Competed in three games for TeamUSA at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games. 1994-95: Member of the U.S. National Junior Teamthat competed in the 1995 IIHF World Junior Championship … Registered two points (1-1) inseven games. 1993-94: Played in seven games at the 1994 IIHF World Junior Championshipand scored two goals.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With New Jersey: 2008-09: Appeared in 81 regular-season games inhis 12th full season and seventh with the National Hockey League’s New Jersey Devils … Setcareer-high marks in goals (29), assists (40) and points (69) … Ranked third on team in goals(29) and points (69), and fourth on team in assists (40) … Tied for first on team with threeshorthanded goals … Second on team and matched career high with seven game-winning goals… Scored two goals and added one assist in four playoff games … Missed three games ofEastern Conference quarterfinals due to injury. 2007-08:Appeared in 64 regular-season games… Skated in his 800th NHL game on April 1 … Ranked fourth on team in assists (28) and fifthin points (41) … Finished third on team with 12 multi-point games … Added five power-play,one shorthanded and two game-winning goals … Named team’s eighth captain prior to season… Played in five playoff games and tied for team lead in assists (4). 2006-07: Skated in all 82regular-season games … Third on team in goals (23) and points (60) … Led team with 12 power-play goals and tied for lead in game-winning goals (7) … Skated in 11 playoff games, scoringtwo goals and adding six assists. 2005-06: Finished third on team with 53 points (19-34) in 80regular-season games … Skated in nine playoff games … Accumulated 13 points (3-10) … Tiedfor team lead in assists (10). 2003-04: Played in 53 regular-season games and recorded 26 points(10-16) … Finished season tied for second on team with two shorthanded goals … Missed 28games of the regular season due to injury … Appeared in five playoff games, tallying two assists.2002-03: Completed first full season with New Jersey … Ranked third on team in goals (22)and tied for second in points (55) in 78 regular-season games … Tied for second among team’sforwards with +17 rating … Appeared in 24 playoff games helping lead the Devils to their thirdStanley Cup championship … Led playoffs in goals (11) and tied for league lead with 18 points(11-7). With New Jersey/Dallas: 2001-02: Registered six points (3-3) in 14 regular-seasongames with the Devils after being traded from the Dallas Stars … Two of three goals were game-winners … Recorded an assist in five playoff games … Appeared in 68 regular-season gameswith Dallas and collected 10 goals and 16 assists before being traded to New Jersey. WithDallas: 2000-01: Skated in 53 regular-season games and recorded 12 goals and 18 assists …Missed 27 games due to abdominal injury … Appeared in 10 playoff games, recording four points(2-2). 1999-2000: Skated in 65 regular-season games … Led team with a +16 rating and wassecond in game-winning goals (6), third in goals (18) and fourth in points (39) … Appeared in 15

playoff games … Scored one goal and added seven assists. 1998-99: Collected 12 goals and 33assists in 75 regular-season games … Ranked fourth on team in assists (33) … Skated in 23

playoff games and recorded 10 goals and seven assists … Helped Dallas capture the Stanley

Cup … Tied for first in league in playoffs with four power-play goals and second in goals (10).

1997-98: Played in 81 regular-season games … Accumulated 52 points (23-29) … Finishedseason with second highest points total (52) among second-year players … Appeared in 16

playoff games and registered one goal and four assists. 1996-97: Skated in 76 games and

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2004 World Cup of Hockey 3 0 0 0 4

1998 Olympic Winter Games 3 0 0 0 4






2008-09 New Jersey Devils 81 29 40 69 56 4 2 1 3 2







Dallas Stars 68 10 16 26 54 - - - - -

2000-01 Dallas Stars 53 12 18 30 57 10 2 2 4 6

1999-00 Dallas Stars 65 18 21 39 68 15 1 7 8 18

1998-99 Dallas Stars 75 12 33 45 62 23 10 7 17 16

1997-98 Dallas Stars 81 23 29 52 61 16 1 4 5 14

1996-97 Dallas Stars 76 13 26 39 51 5 1 1 2 14

1995-96 Dallas Stars 12 2 2 4 6 - - - - -

1994-95 Dallas Stars 2 0 0 0 2 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 884 209 336 545 716 132 33 52 85 123



2004-05 Ingolstadt (GER) 11 2 2 4 22 11 1 6 7 6

1995-96 Michigan K-Wings (IHL) 59 25 40 65 129 10 3 10 13 8

1994-95 Kalamazoo Wings (IHL) - - - - - 11 1 3 4 2

IHL TOTALS 59 25 40 65 129 21 4 10 17 10

1994-95 Peterborough Petes (OHL) 62 42 57 99 84 11 8 14 22 12

1993-94 Peterborough Petes (OHL) 62 33 58 91 53 7 4 6 10 2

OHL TOTALS 124 75 115 190 137 18 12 20 32 14

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Langenbrunner

finished sixth among rookies with 39 points (13-26) … Named Stars’ Rookie of the Year …Played in five playoff games and collected two points (1-1) … Only rookie on Stars’ playoffroster. 1995-96:Appeared in 12 games and registered four points (2-2). 1994-95: Skated intwo games.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Appeared in 11 regular-season and 11 playoff games withIngolstadt of the German Elite League during the 2004-05 season … Registered two goalsand two assists … Tied for team lead in assists (6) and tied for second in points (7) duringplayoffs… In 1995-96, played in 59 regular-season games for the Michigan K-Wings of theInternational Hockey League … Tallied 65 points (25-40) … Voted K-Wings Most ValuablePlayer and Rookie of the Year … Runner-up for IHL’s Ken McKenzie Trophy as topAmerican-born rookie and overall Rookie of the Year … Appeared in 10 playoff games andrecorded three goals and 10 assists … In 1994-95, appeared in 11 playoff games with theKalamazoo Wings of the IHL … Tallied four points (1-3) … Played two seasons (1993-95)with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League … In 1994-95, appeared in62 regular-season games … Accumulated 42 goals and 57 assists … Appeared in 11playoff games, tallying 22 points (8-14) … Skated in 62 regular-season games with thePetes in 1993-94 … Led team in goals (33), assists (58) and points (91) … Named Petes’Rookie of the Year … Appeared in seven playoff games and registered four goals andsix assists.

PERSONAL: Selected with the Dallas Stars’ second-round choice (35th overall) in the1993 NHL Entry Draft … Traded to New Jersey on March 19, 2002, along with JoeNieuwendyk, for Jason Arnott, Randy McKay and a first-round pick (later traded toBuffalo - Sabres selected Dan Paille) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

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Malone Forward

Height: 6’4” (193) | Weight: 224 (102)


Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa.

2008-09 Team: Tampa Bay Lightning

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2005-06: Appeared in seven games at the 2006 IIHF Men’sWorld Championship … Second on team with four points (2-2). 2003-04:Won a bronze medalas a member of U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2004 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Scoredthree goals in nine games.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Tampa Bay: 2008-09: Appeared in 70 games during his fifthoverall season and first with the National Hockey League’s Tampa Bay Lightning … Rankedthird on team in goals (26) and tied for fourth in points (45) … Tied for second on team with a+4 rating … Tied for third on team in power-play goals (7). With Pittsburgh: 2007-08: Playedin 77 regular-season games with the Pittsburgh Penguins … Established career highs in goals(27), assists (24), points (54), power-play (11) and game-winning goals … Ranked fourth on teamin goals (27) … Third on team with +14 rating and power-play goals (11) … Led team with sixgame-winning goals … Appeared in 20 playoff games and produced six goals and 10 assists.2006-07: Skated in 64 regular-season games … Tallied 31 points (16-15)… Appeared in fiveplayoff games. 2005-06: Skated in 77 games and collected 44 points (22-22) … Led team andtied for third in league with five shorthanded goals. 2003-04: Played in 81 games during hisrookie season … Among NHL rookies, tied for second in game-winning goals (4), fourth with 43points (22-21) and tied for sixth in power-play goals (5).

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Split time with three European teams in 2004-05, includingEspoo in Finland, Ritten Renon in Italy and Ambri-Piotta in Switzerland … Appeared in ninegames for Espoo and recorded two goals and one assists … Skated in 10 regular-season gamesfor Ritten Reno and registered eight points (6-2) … Scored four goals and four assists in sixplayoff games … Played in one playoff game for Ambri-Piotta … In 2002-03, played three gamesfor the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League, registering one assist… Played four years (1999-2003) for the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s St. Cloud StateUniversity … Scored 140 points (56-84) in 142 career games … Ranked fourth on team with 36points (16-20) in 2002-03 … Tallied 24 goals and 25 assists in 41 games during his junior seasonin 2001-02 … In 2000-01, appeared in 36 games … Compiled 25 points (7-18) … Contributednine goals and 21 assists during his freshman season in 1999-2000 … Skated in 51 regular-season games for the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League in 1998-99 …Registered 14 goals and 22 assists … Added six points (2-4) in 12 playoff games.

PERSONAL: Selected in the fourth round (115th overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999NHL Entry Draft … Rights traded to Tamp Bay along with Gary Roberts, for Tampa Bay’s third-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft (Pittsburgh selected Ben Hanowski) … Born onDecember 1, 1979, in Pittsburgh, Pa.

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TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A P PIM2006 Men’s World Championship 7 2 2 4 122004 Men’s World Championship 9 3 0 3 2


NHL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2008-09 Tampa Bay Lightning 70 26 19 45 98 - - - - -2007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins 77 27 24 51 103 20 6 10 16 252006-07 Pittsburgh Penguins 64 16 15 31 71 5 0 0 0 02005-06 Pittsburgh Penguins 77 22 22 44 63 - - - - -2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins 81 22 21 43 64 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 369 113 101 214 399 25 6 10 16 25

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Espoo (FIN) 9 2 1 3 36 - - - - -

Ritten Renon (ITA) 10 6 2 8 20 6 4 4 8 36HC Ambri-Piotta (SUI) - - - - - 1 0 0 0 2

EUROPE TOTALS 19 8 3 11 56 7 4 4 8 38

2002-03 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) 3 0 1 1 2 - - - - -St. Cloud State Univ. (WCHA) 27 16 20 36 85 - - - - -

2001-02 St. Cloud State Univ. (WCHA) 41 24 25 49 76 - - - - -2000-01 St. Cloud State Univ. (WCHA) 36 7 18 25 52 - - - - -1999-00 St. Cloud State Univ. (WCHA) 38 9 21 30 68 - - - - -

COLLEGE TOTALS 142 56 84 140 281 - - - - -

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Martin Defenseman

Height: 6’1” (185) | Weight: 195 (89)

Shoots: Left | Birthdate: March 5, 1981



USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2007-08:Appeared in all seven games at the 2008 IIHF Men’sWorld Championship … Led team defensemen with eight points (1-7). 2005-06: Named to theU.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team reserve squad for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games inTorino, Italy. 2004-05: Skated in all seven games for the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2005IIHF 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: Competedin all seven games for the U.S. National Junior Team at the 2001 IIHF World Junior Championship… Recorded four assists.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With New Jersey: (2008-09): Appeared in 73 regular-season gamesin his fifth National Hockey League season with the New Jersey Devils … Led team defensemenin points (33) and assists (28), and second in goals (5) … Tied for first among team defensemenwith a career-best +21 rating … Recorded four assists in seven playoff games. 2007-08: Playedin 73 regular-season games … Led the Devils’ defensive corps with 32 points (5-27) … Finishedsecond on the team with a +20 rating … Led all New Jersey blueliners with three points (1-2)in five postseason contests. 2006-07: Appeared in all 82 regular-season games … Finishedsecond among Devils defensemen with 26 points (3-23) … Posted four assists and a team-leading +6 rating in 11 playoff games. 2005-06: Skated in 80 regular-season contests …Recorded 37 points (5-32) to finish second among New Jersey defensemen … Dished out threeassists in nine playoff games. 2003-04: Played in 70 regular-season games during his rookiecampaign … Tallied six goals and 18 assists … Recorded a plus-12 rating … Scored a goal andadded an assist in five playoff contests.

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 Minnesotaof the Western Collegiate Hockey Association … Helped the Golden Gophers earn back-to-backNCAA national championships (2002-03) and the 2003 WCHA tournament championship … Asa junior in 2002-03, totaled 39 points (9-30) in 45 games … Named to the NCAA All-TournamentTeam and All-WCHA Second Team … A 2003 JOFA West All-America selection … As asophomore in 2001-02, recorded 38 points (8- 30) in 44 games … Earned All-WCHA SecondTeam 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 2000NHL Entry Draft … Born on March 5, 1981, in Minneapolis, Minn.

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TEAM USA STATISTICS

Year Event GP G A P PIM2008 Men’s World Championship 7 1 7 8 0



Deutschland Cup 4 0 0 0 0




Season Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2008-09 New Jersey Devils 73 5 28 33 36 7 0 4 4 2





NHL TOTALS 378 24 128 152 112 37 2 14 16 18


Season Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Fribourg (SUI) 11 3 4 7 2 - - - - -




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Miller Goaltender

Height: 6’2” (188) | Weight: 166 (75)

Catches: Left | Birthdate: January 17, 1980

Hometown: East Lansing, Mich.

2008-09 Team: Buffalo Sabres

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2002-03: Made his third consecutive appearance on a U.S.Men’s National Team … Appeared in four games and posted a 2.49 goals-against average atthe 2003 IIHF Men’s World Championship. 2001-02: Led all goaltenders with a .949 savepercentage at the 2002 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Was second in the tournament witha 1.76 goals-against average. 2000-01: Member of the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2001IIHF Men’s World Championship.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Buffalo: 2008-09: Appeared in 59 games during his sixth seasonwith the National Hockey League’s Buffalo Sabres and posted a 34-18-6 record … Recorded acareer-high five shutouts … Ranked eighth in league in save percentage (.918) … Registered2.53 goals-against average. 2007-08: Skated in career-high 76 games … Posted 36-27-10 recordwith three shutouts … Recorded a .906 save percentage and 2.64 goals-against average …Logged third-most minutes (4,474) among goaltenders. 2006-07:Appeared in 63 regular-seasongames and posted a 40-16-6 record … Tied for third in league with career-high wins (40) …Posted a .911 save percentage and 2.73 goals-against average … Skated in 16 playoff gamesand compiled 9-7 record. 2005-06: Posted a 30-14-3 record with the Sabres in 48 regular-seasongames … Had a .914 save percentage and 2.60 goals-against average … Appeared in 18 playoffgames … Posted a 11-7 record … Collected one playoff shutout. 2003-04: Played in threegames. 2002-03: Played in 15 games and compiled a 6-8-1 record, a 2.63 goals-against averageand .902 save percentage in 15 games … Played in the NHL YoungStars Game.

ADDITIONAL PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Played the 2004-05 season for the RochesterAmericans of the American Hockey League … Posted a 41-17-4 record and eight shutouts in63 regular-season games … Won five of nine postseason games with a 2.63 goals-againstaverage and .909 save percentage … Appeared in 60 regular-season games for Rochester in2003-04 and recorded a 2.21 goals-against average and .925 save percentage … Helped leadRochester to the AHL Western Conference Finals … Began the 2002-03 season with Rochester,playing in 47 games and leading the team to the postseason … Posted a 2.34 goals-againstaverage and .920 save percentage … Played three seasons at Michigan State University of theCentral Collegiate Hockey Association (1999-2002) … Compiled a 73-19-12 record and a 1.54goals-against average in 106 career games … Recipient of the 2001 Hobey Baker MemorialAward as the nation’s top collegiate player, becoming just the second goaltender to be honored,and was a finalist for the 2002 Hobey Baker Award … Also garnered the 2001 USA HockeyCollege Player of the Year award … Was named the CCHA Player of the Year and Best Goaltenderin both 2001 and 2002 … Earned a spot on the JOFA/American Hockey Coaches AssociationWest All-America First Team both seasons … Led Michigan State to three consecutive NCAATournament berths (2000-02), as well as the CCHA regular-season and tournament titles in 2001… Holds the NCAA record for career shutouts (26) … Played two seasons (1997-99) with the

Soo Indians of the North American Hockey League and compiled a 52-28-1 record … In 1998-99, named league MVP, as well as Michigan Hockey Magazine’s Junior Player of the Year …Posted a 31-14-1 record with 8 shutouts and a 2.30 goals-against average … Compiled a 2-2record with one shutout in four playoff games … In 1997-98, posted a 21-14-0 record with threeshutouts … Appeared in two playoff games.

PERSONAL: Selected in the fifth round (138th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1999 NHLEntry Draft … Third-generation Michigan State hockey player, as his grandfather (Butch), father(Dean), uncle (Lyle) and five cousins (Kip, Kevin and Kelly Miller, and Curtis and Taylor Gemmel)all played hockey for the Spartans … Cousin Kip won the 1990 Hobey Baker Memorial Award,and cousin Kevin was a member of the 2003 U.S. Men’s National Team … Born on January 17,1980, in East Lansing, Mich.

STATISTICSTEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP MIN W-L-T GAA GA SOG SV% SO2003 Men’s World Championship 4 193 2-1-0 2.49 8 72 .889 02002 Men’s World Championship 4 238 2-1-1 1.76 7 139 .950 12001 Men’s World Championship 0 0 0-0-0 - - - - -

TEAM USA TOTALS 8 431 4-2-1 2.09 15 211 .929 1

NHL STATISTICSSeason Team GP MIN W-L-OTL GAA GA SVS SV% SO2008-09 Buffalo Sabres 59 3,443 34-18-6 2.53 145 1,628 .918 5

Playoffs - - - - - - - -2007-08 Buffalo Sabres 76 4,474 36-27-10 2.64 197 1,907 .906 3

Playoffs - - - - - - - -2006-07 Buffalo Sabres 63 3,692 40-16-6 2.73 168 1,718 .911 2

Playoffs 16 1,029 9-7 2.22 38 451 .922 02005-06 Buffalo Sabres 48 2,862 30-14-3 2.60 124 1,016 .914 1

Playoffs 18 1,123 11-7 2.56 48 474 .908 12003-04 Buffalo Sabres 3 178 0-3-0* 5.06 15 58 .795 0

Playoffs - - - - - - - -2002-03 Buffalo Sabres 15 912 6-8-1* 2.63 40 370 .902 1

Playoffs - - - - - - - -NHL TOTALS 264 15,561 146-86-26 2.66 689 6,997 .910 12PLAYOFFS 34 2,152 20-14 2.40 86 925 .915 1

*Denotes W-L-T

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSSeason Team (League) GP MIN W-L-T GAA GA SVS SV% SO2005-06 Rochester Americans (AHL) 2 120 1-1-0 2.50 5 40 .889 0

Playoffs - - - - - - - -2004-05 Rochester Americans (AHL) 63 3,741 41-17-4 2.45 153 1,814 .922 8

Playoffs 9 547 5-4 2.63 24 241 .909 02003-04 Rochester Americans (AHL) 60 3,579 27-25-7 2.21 132 1,628 .925 5

Playoffs 14 857 7-7 1.82 26 368 .934 22002-03 Rochester Americans (AHL) 47 2,817 23-18-5 2.34 110 1,266 .920 2

Playoffs 3 190 1-2 4.11 13 77 .856 0AHL TOTALS 172 10,257 92-61-16 2.34 400 4,748 .922 15PLAYOFFS 26 1,594 13-13 2.37 63 686 .916 2

2001-02 Michigan State Univ. (CCHA) 40 2,411 29-9-5 1.77 71 1,039 .936 82000-01 Michigan State Univ. (CCHA) 40 2,447 31-5-4 1.32 54 1,024 .950 101999-00 Michigan State Univ. (CCHA) 26 1,525 16-5-3 1.53 39 535 .932 8

COLLEGE TOTALS 106 6,383 76-19-12 1.54 164 2,598 .941 26

1998-99 Soo Indians (NAHL) 47 2,711 31-14-1 2.30 104 - - 8Playoffs 4 218 2-2 2.76 10 - - 1

1997-98 Soo Indians (NAHL) 37 2,113 21-14-0 2.33 82 - - 3Playoffs 2 158 0-2 2.66 7 - - 0NAHL TOTALS 84 4,844 52-28-1 2.30 186 - - 11PLAYOFFS 6 376 2-4 2.71 17 - - 1


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Modano Forward

Height: 6’3” (191) | Weight: 210 (95)

Shoots: Left | Birthdate: June 7, 1970

Hometown: Livonia, Mich.

2008-09 Team: Dallas Stars

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2005-06: Appeared in six games for Team USA at the 2006Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy … Tied for second on team in goals (2). 2004-05:Memberof the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2005 IIHF Men’s World Championship in Vienna, Austria… Finished second on the team with three goals and added an assist in seven games … Skatedfor Team USA at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey … Led the tournament in assists (6). 2001-02:Member of the silver medal-winning 2002 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team … Led allskaters at the XIX Olympic Winter Games with six assists … Tied for sixth with six points (0-6).1997-98: Registered two points (2-0) in four games at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games inNagano, Japan. 1995-96: Member of Team USA that won the 1996 World Cup of Hockey …Tied for fifth on the team and eighth among all players in the World Cup of Hockey with sixpoints (2-4) in seven games. 1992-93:Member of the U.S. National Team at the 1993 IIHF WorldChampionship and appeared in six games. 1990-91: Played for silver medal-winning Team USAin the 1991 Canada Cup and scored nine points (2-7). 1989-90:Notched six points (3-3) in eightgames at the IIHF Men’s World Championship. 1988-89: Scored six goals and added nine assistsin seven games at the 1989 IIHF World Junior Championship … Ranks third all-time among U.S.players in a single IIHF World Junior Championship with 15 points (6-9) and second in assists(9). 1987-88: Appeared in seven games at the 1987 IIHF World Junior Championship andregistered four goals and one assist.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Dallas: 2008-09: Completed his 19th National Hockey Leagueseason with the Stars and recorded 46 points (15-31) in 80 games … Tied for second on teamwith four game-winning goals … Ranked third on team in assists (31) and tied for fourth inpoints (46) … Led team with 197 shots on goal. 2007-08:Appeared in 82 regular-season games… Led Dallas in takeaways (86) and was fourth in goals (21), assists (36) and points (57) …Became the NHL’s all-time points leader among American-born players with two goals on Nov.7 at San Jose … Appeared in 18 playoff games and ranked second on team in goals (5) and fourthin points (21) … Led the Stars with three game-winning goals. 2006-07:Notched 43 points (22-21) in 59 regular-season games … Led team with seven game-winning goals and a +9 rating …Ranked second in goals (22) … Scored his 1,200th career point on Nov. 24 vs. Los Angeles andscored his 500th goal on Mar. 13 vs. Philadelphia … Became the all-time goal-scoring leader inthe NHL among American-born players with two goals on Mar. 17 at Nashville … Skated inseven playoff games and recorded one goal and an assist. 2005-06: Appeared in 78 regular-season games … Led team in points (77), ranked second in assists (50) and power-play goals(12), third in goals (27), plus/minus (+23), and tied for third in game-winning goals (4) … Scoreda goal and added three assists in five playoff games. 2003-04: Played in 76 regular-season gamesand recorded 44 points (14-30). 2002-03:Was a finalist for the Lady Byng Trophy, awarded forsportsmanship and performance … Tallied 85 points (28-57) in 79 regular-season games …

Collected his 13th 20-goal season, 11th 40-assist season, 12th 60-point season, 11th 70-point

season and eighth 80-point season, all franchise records … Also notched his third 50-assist

season, which tied for the third-most in club history … His 57 assists were the most since

coming to Dallas and the second most of his career (60 in 1992-93). 2001-02: Registered 77points on 34 goals and 43 assists in 78 games. 2000-01: Led Dallas in with 84 points (33-51) in81 games … Added seven points (3-4) in nine playoff games. 1999-2000: Led team with 81points (38-43) … Recorded 23 points (10-13) in 23 playoff games. 1998-99:Was first on the teamin goals (34), assists (47), points (81) and shots (222) … Led Stars to the Stanley Cup with 23

points (5-18) in 23 games. 1997-98: Ranked second on the squad in assists (38) and points (59)

STATISTICS

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A P PIM2006 Olympic Winter Games 6 2 0 2 62005 Men’s World Championship 7 3 1 4 42004 World Cup of Hockey 5 0 6 6 02002 Olympic Winter Games 6 0 6 6 41998 Olympic Winter Games 4 2 0 2 01996 World Cup of Hockey 7 2 4 6 41993 Men’s World Championship 6 0 0 0 21991 Canada Cup 8 2 7 9 21990 Men’s World Championship 8 3 3 6 21989 World Junior Championship 7 6 9 15 121988 World Junior Championship 7 4 1 5 8


NHL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2008-09 Dallas Stars 80 15 31 46 46 - - - - -2007-08 Dallas Stars 82 21 36 57 48 18 5 7 12 222006-07 Dallas Stars 59 22 21 43 34 7 1 1 2 42005-06 Dallas Stars 78 27 50 77 58 5 1 3 4 42003-04 Dallas Stars 76 14 30 44 46 5 1 2 3 82002-03 Dallas Stars 79 28 57 85 30 12 5 10 15 42001-02 Dallas Stars 78 34 43 77 38 - - - - -2000-01 Dallas Stars 81 33 51 84 52 9 3 4 7 01999-00 Dallas Stars 77 38 43 81 48 23 10 13 23 101998-99 Dallas Stars 77 34 47 81 44 23 5 18 23 161997-98 Dallas Stars 52 21 38 59 32 17 4 10 14 121996-97 Dallas Stars 80 35 48 83 42 7 4 1 5 01995-96 Dallas Stars 78 36 45 81 63 - - - - -1994-95 Dallas Stars 30 12 17 29 8 - - - - -1993-94 Dallas Stars 76 50 43 93 54 9 7 3 10 161992-93 Minnesota North Stars 82 33 60 93 83 - - - - -1991-92 Minnesota North Stars 76 33 44 77 46 7 3 2 5 41990-91 Minnesota North Stars 79 28 36 64 61 23 8 12 20 161989-90 Minnesota North Stars 80 29 46 75 63 7 1 1 2 121988-89 Minnesota North Stars - - - - - 2 0 0 0 0

NHL TOTALS 1,400 543 786 1,329 896 174 58 87 145 128

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM1988-89 Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 41 39 66 105 74 - - - - -1987-88 Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 65 47 80 127 80 9 7 11 18 181986-87 Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 70 32 30 62 96 8 1 4 5 4

WHL TOTALS 176 118 176 294 250 17 8 15 23 22

1985-86 Detroit Compuware (MNHL) 69 66 65 131 32 - - - - -

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Modano

… Added five points (4-1) in seven playoff games. 1996-97: Led the Stars in points (83), goals(35), assists (48), power-play goals (9), shorthanded goals (5) and game-winning goals (9) …Tied for second among all players in the NHL with nine game-winning goals and fiveshorthanded goals … Had the second-highest plus/minus rating in the NHL with a +43 …Added five points (4-1) in seven playoff games. 1995-96: Led team in goals (36), assists (45)and points (81) in 78 games. 1994-95:Appeared in 30 games … Second on team in points(29), tied for second in goals (12) and third in assists (17). 1993-94: Led Dallas in points (93)and goals (50), and second in assists (43) in 76 regular-season games played … Added sevengoals and three assists in nine playoff games. With Minnesota: 1992-93: Appeared in82 games with the Minnesota North Stars and led team in points (93) and assists (60), andtied for third in goals (33). 1991-92: Led team with 77 points (33-44) in 76 regular-seasongames … Recorded five points (3-2) in seven playoff games. 1990-91: Skated in 79 regular-season games and accumulated 64 points (28-36) … Helped Minnesota reach StanleyCup Final and registered 20 points (8-12). 1989-90: Recorded 75 points (29-46) in 80regular-season games … Notched two points (1-1) in seven playoff games … Named toNHL-All Rookie Team and chosen as The Hockey News Rookie of the Year. 1988-89:Skated in two playoff games … An eight-time recipient of the Stars’ Bill Masterton Award(1992-94, 1996-97, 1999, 2001-02), presented annually to the team’s Most Valuable Playeras selected by his teammates … Played in seven NHL All-Star Games (1993, 1998, 1999,2000, 2003, 2004, 2009).

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Played three seasons (1986-89) of junior hockey forPrince Albert in the Western Hockey League before joining the Stars for the 1989 StanleyCup Playoffs … In 1988-89, tallied 105 points (39-66) in 41 games … Appeared in 65regular-season games in 1987-88, registering 47 goals and 80 assists … Skated in nineplayoff games scoring seven goals and 11 assists … Registered 62 points (32-30) in 70regular-season games in 1986-87 … Added a goal and four assists in eight playoffgames.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Minnesota North Stars with the first overall pick in the1988 NHL Entry Draft … Became the second American taken with first overall pick(Brian Lawton) … Established the Mike Modano Foundation in the summer of 2000 toassist underprivileged children in the Dallas area … Became the all-time American-bornpoint leader in NHL history on Nov. 7, 2007.

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Height: 6’1” (185) | Weight: 200 (91)

Shoots: Right | Birthdate: April 16, 1988

Hometown: St. Paul, Minn.

2008-09 Team: New York Islanders

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2008-09:Appeared in all nine games at the 2009 IIHF Men’s

World Championship … Notched five points (2-3) … Tied for second on team with a +3 rating.

2007-08: Skated in all six games for the U.S. National Junior Team at the 2008 IIHF World Junior

Championship … Tallied one goal and added five assists. 2006-07: Played in all seven games

for the U.S. National Junior Team at the 2007 IIHF World Junior Championship … Collected one

assist to help Team USA capture the bronze medal.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With the New York Islanders: 2008-09: Competed in 65 regular-

season games with the National Hockey League’s New York Islanders … Led the team with 18

goals and added 21 assists. 2007-08: Played nine regular-season games … Recorded two goals

and three assists.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Skated in 35 regular-season contests with the Bridgeport

Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League in 2007-08 … Collected 28 points (9-19) … Played

in 18 games during his second season with the University of Minnesota of the Western Collegiate

Hockey Association in 2007-08 … Recorded seven goals and four assists … Skated in 40 games

with Minnesota during his freshman season in 2006-07 … Finished second on the team with

40 points (19-21) in 40 games … Named to the All-WCHA Second Team and All-WCHA Rookie

Team … Played with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League in 2005-

06 … Ranked second on the team and sixth in the league in the regular season with 58 points

(27-31) in 50 games … Helped lead the Buccaneers to the Clark Cup as Tier I Junior A national

champions … Led the league in playoff scoring with five goals and 11 assists in 11 games en

route to being named Clark Cup Playoff MVP … Named a USHL First Team All-Star and earned

USHL Rookie of the Year honors.

PERSONAL: Selected by the New York Islanders in the first round (7th overall) of the 2006 NHL

Entry Draft … Born on April 16, 1988, in St. Paul, Minn.

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2008-09 New York Islanders 65 18 21 39 36 - - - - -

2007-08 New York Islanders 9 2 3 5 2 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 74 20 24 44 38 - - - - -



2007-08 Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) 35 9 19 28 12 - - - - -

Univ. of Minnesota (WCHA) 18 7 4 11 6 - - - - -


COLLEGE TOTALS 58 26 25 51 40 - - - - -

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Orpik Defenseman

Height: 6’2” (188) | Weight: 219 (99)

Shoots: Left | Birthdate: September 26, 1980

Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.

2008-09 Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

USA HOCKY EXPERIENCE: 2005-06: Appeared in all seven games for Team USA at the

2006 IIHF Men’s World Championship. 1999-00: Skated for the U.S. National Junior Team at

the 2000 IIHF World Junior Championship … Registered a goal and an assist.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Pittsburgh: 2008-09: Completed his fifth full season with the

National Hockey League’s Pittsburgh Penguins … Appeared in 79 regular-season games …

Ranked second among team defensemen in assists (17), third in plus/minus (+10) and tied for

third in points (19) … One of only two Pittsburgh defenseman with a game-winning goal …

Added four assists in 24 playoff games and helped the Penguins win the Stanley Cup. 2007-

08: Skated in 78 regular-season games and registered one goal and 10 assists … Finished year

with career-best +11 … Played in 20 playoff games and notched two assists … Helped

Pittsburgh reach Stanley Cup Final. 2006-07:Appeared in 70 regular-season games … Tallied

six assists … Skated in five playoff games. 2005-06: Skated in 64 games and accumulated nine

points (2-7). 2003-04: Played in 79 games and tallied one goal and nine assists. 2002-03:

Appeared in six games.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Appeared in 152 regular-season games over three years (2001-

04) for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League … Skated in three

regular-season games during the 2003-04 season … Played in 24 playoff games and tallied four

assists … In 2002-03, appeared in 71 regular-season games and recorded four goals and 14

assists … Skated in six playoff games … In 2001-02, played in 78 regular-season games and

notched 20 points (2-18) … Played three seasons for Boston College (1998-2001) of the Hockey

East Association … In 2000-01, helped the Eagles win the NCAA championship … Appeared

in 40 games and registered 20 assists … As a sophomore in 1999-00, tallied one goal and nine

assists in 38 games … Appeared in 41 games as a freshman in 1998-99, scoring one goal and

registering 10 assists.

PERSONAL: Selected with Pittsburgh’s first-round (18th overall) pick in the 2000 NHL Entry

Draft … Born on September 26, 1980, in San Francisco, Calif.

STATISTICS

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A P PIM2006 Men’s World Championship 7 0 0 0 102000 World Junior Championship 7 1 1 2 6


NHL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins 79 2 17 19 73 24 0 4 4 222007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins 78 1 10 11 57 20 0 2 2 182006-07 Pittsburgh Penguins 70 0 6 6 82 5 0 0 0 82005-06 Pittsburgh Penguins 64 2 7 9 124 - - - - -2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins 79 1 9 10 127 - - - - -2002-03 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 0 0 0 2 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 376 6 49 55 465 49 0 6 6 48

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2003-04 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) 3 0 0 0 2 24 0 4 4 532002-03 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) 71 4 14 18 105 6 0 0 0 142001-02 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) 78 2 18 20 99 - - - - -

AHL TOTALS 152 6 32 38 206 30 0 4 4 67

2000-01 Boston College (HEA) 40 0 20 20 124 - - - - -1999-00 Boston College (HEA) 38 1 9 10 102 - - - - -1998-99 Boston College (HEA) 41 1 10 11 96 - - - - -

COLLEGE TOTALS 119 2 39 41 322 - - - - -


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Oshie Forward

Height: 5’11” (180) | Weight: 170 (77)

Shoots: Right | Birthdate: December 23, 1986

Hometown: Warroad, Minn.


USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2008-09: Member of U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2009

IIHF Men’s World Championship … Appeared in all nine Team USA games and registered a

goal and two assists. 2005-06: Skated in seven games at the 2006 IIHF World Junior

Championship and notched one goal.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With St. Louis: 2008-09: Played in 57 regular-season games during his

rookie season with the National Hockey League’s St. Louis Blues … Notched six power-play

goals, along with a shorthanded and game-winning goal … Ranked second on team among

rookies in goals (14), assists (25) and points (39) … Finished sixth among NHL rookies in assists

(25) and tied for 8th in points (39) … Appeared in four playoff games.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Played three seasons (2005-08) for the University of North

Dakota of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and helped the Sioux to the NCAA Frozen

Four in each of those seasons … Scored 18 goals and added 27 assists in 45 games as a junior

in 2007-08 … In 2006-07, appeared in 43 games … Tallied 52 points (17-35) … Skated in 44

games as a freshman in 2005-06 … Scored 24 goals and 21 assists … Played 11 games for the

Sioux City Stampede of the United States Hockey League in 2004-05 … Registered three goals

and two assists, including a game-winning goal.

PERSONAL: Selected by the St. Louis Blues with the 24th overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry

Draft … Born on December 23, 1986, in Mt. Vernon, Wash.

STATISTICS

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2008-09 St. Louis Blues 57 14 25 39 30 4 0 0 0 2

NHL TOTALS 57 14 25 39 30 4 0 0 0 2



2007-08 Univ. of North Dakota (WCHA) 42 18 27 45 57 - - - - -



COLLEGE TOTALS 129 59 83 142 120 - - - - -

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Parise Forward

Height: 5’11” (180) | Weight: 190 (86)

Shoots: Left | Birthdate: July 28, 1984



USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2007-08: Appeared in all seven games for Team USA at the2008 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Tallied five goals and three assists … Second on teamin goals (5). 2006-07: Appeared in one game with the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2007IIHF Men’s World Championship. 2004-05: Recorded two assists in three games for the U.S.Men’s National Team at the 2005 IIHF Men’s World Championship. 2003-04: Led the U.S.National Junior Team to its first-ever gold medal at the 2004 IIHF World Junior Championshipwith 11 points (5-6) … Named Most Valuable Player of the tournament … Earned directorateaward 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 Junior Team at the 2003 IIHF World JuniorChampionship … Led Team USA with eight points (4-4). 2001-02: Helped the U.S. NationalUnder-18 Team capture its first-ever gold medal at the 2002 IIHF Men’s World Under-18Championship … Ranked fourth on the team with 10 points (7-3) … Appeared in 12 games withthe U.S. National Under-18 Team within USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program… Recorded seven goals and seven assists.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With New Jersey: 2008-09: Skated in 82 regular-season games in hisfourth National Hockey League season with the New Jersey Devils … Led all American-bornskaters in goals (45) and points (94) … Tied for first among Americans in assists (49) … Namedto Eastern Conference All-Star Team … Ranked third in league in goals (45), fifth in points (94),seventh in game-winning goals (8), and eighth in plus/minus (+30) and power-play goals (14)… Established career-high numbers in every offensive category (tied 2007-08 game-winninggoals total) … Appeared in seven playoff games and led team with six points (3-3). 2007-08:Played in 81 regular-season games … Led the Devils in goals (32), points (65), power-play goals(10) and tied for the team lead with eight game-winning goals … Appeared in five playoff games… Finished second on the team with five points (1-4). 2006-07: Skated in all 82 regular-seasongame and led team with 31 goals, tied for first with seven game-winning markers and finishedsecond on the squad with 62 points … Tallied seven goals and added three assists in 11 playoffgames. 2005-06: Played in 81 regular-season games during his rookie campaign and recorded32 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 HockeyLeague in 2004-05 … Finished second on the squad in assists (40) and points (58) … Appearedin the AHL All-Star Classic … Recorded 15 multi-point games … Played two seasons (2002-04)at the University of North Dakota of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association … As asophomore in 2003-04, finished second on the team with 55 points (23-32) … Named to the All-WCHA First Team … A JOFA West First Team All-America selection … As a freshman in2002-03, led all NCAA rookies with 61 points (26-35) … Named to All-WCHA Third Team and

All-WCHA Rookie Team …Only freshman to beselected as a top-10finalist for the HobeyBaker Memorial Award …Co-winner of NorthDakota’s Jeff AndersonHockey Scholarship asthe team’s most valuableplayer … NamedFighting Sioux’s rookieof the year.

PERSONAL: Selected bythe New Jersey Devils in thefirst round (17th overall) ofthe 2003 NHL Entry Draft… Born on July 24, 1984, inMinneapolis, Minn.

STATISTICS

TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A P PIM2008 Men’s World Championship 7 5 3 8 22007 Men’s World Championship 1 0 0 0 02005 Men’s World Championship 3 0 2 2 02004 World Junior Championship 6 5 6 11 42003 World Junior Championship 7 4 4 8 42002 Men’s World Under-18 Champ. 8 7 3 10 6


NHL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2008-09 New Jersey Devils 82 45 49 94 24 7 3 3 6 22007-08 New Jersey Devils 81 32 33 65 25 5 1 4 5 22006-07 New Jersey Devils 82 31 31 62 30 11 7 3 10 82005-06 New Jersey Devils 81 14 18 32 28 9 1 2 3 2

NHL TOTALS 326 122 131 253 107 32 12 12 24 14

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Albany River Rats (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 - - - - -

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Pavelski Forward

Height: 5’11” (180) | Weight: 195 (89)

Shoots: Right | Birthdate: July 11, 1984

Hometown: Stevens Point, Wis.

2008-09 Team: San Jose Sharks

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2008-09:Member of the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2009

IIHF Men’s World Championship … Appeared in five games and registered two points (1-1).

NHL EXPERIENCE: With San Jose: 2008-09: Skated in 80 regular-season games for the

San Jose Sharks during his third National Hockey League season … Recorded career highs in

points (59), goals (25), assists (34), shorthanded goals (3) and shots (266) … Ranked sixth among

NHL forwards with 74 blocked shots … Added one assist in six playoff games. 2007-08: Skated

in all 82 regular-season games and totaled 40 points (19-21) … Tied for second on the Sharks

with nine points (5-4) in 13 playoff contests. 2006-07: Collected 28 points (14-14) in 46 regular-

season games … Scored one goal in six playoff games.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Skated in 16 games with the Worcester Sharks of the American

Hockey League in 2006-07 … Recorded 26 points (8-18) … Skated in 84 games over two seasons

(2004-06) at the University of Wisconsin of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association … Totaled

101 points (39-62) … Selected to the All-WCHA Second Team, Men’s RBK Division I West All-

America Second Team and helped Wisconsin win the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey

Championship in 2006 … Named to the All-WCHA Rookie Team in 2005 … Skated in 54 regular-

season games for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League in 2003-04 …

Totaled 52 points (21-31) … Added 12 points (6-6) in 12 playoff contests … Recorded 69 points

(36-33) in 60 regular-season games for Waterloo in 2002-03 … Added 12 points (5-7) in seven

playoff games … Named to the USHL All-Rookie Team, USHL First All-Star Team and USHL

Rookie of the Year.

PERSONAL: Selected by the San Jose Sharks in the seventh round (205th overall) of the 2003

NHL Entry Draft … Born on July 11, 1984, in Stevens Point, Wis.

STATISTICS

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2008-09 San Jose Sharks 80 25 34 59 46 6 0 1 1 9

2007-08 San Jose Sharks 82 19 21 40 28 13 5 4 9 0

2006-07 San Jose Sharks 46 14 14 28 18 6 1 0 1 0

NHL TOTALS 208 58 69 127 92 25 6 5 11 9



2006-07 Worcester Sharks (AHL) 16 8 18 26 8 - - - - -



COLLEGE TOTALS 84 39 62 101 60 - - - - -

2003-04 Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 54 21 31 52 58 12 6 6 12 10

2002-03 Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 60 36 33 69 32 7 5 7 12 8

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Quick Goaltender

Height: 6’1” (185) | Weight: 216 (98)

Catches: Left | Birthdate: January 21, 1986

Hometown: Milford, Conn.


NHL EXPERIENCE: With Los Angeles: 2008-09: Appeared in 44 games with the National

Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings … Posted a 21-18-2 record with two shutouts … Ranked

third among rookie goalies in wins (21), goals-against average (2.48), save percentage (.914) and

shutouts (4). 2007-08: Played in three games and compiled a 1-2 record … Recorded a 3.83

goals-against average and .855 save percentage.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Split time during the 2007-08 season with the Reading Royals

of the ECHL and the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League … Appeared in 19

regular-season games for Manchester and posted an 11-8-0 record … Compiled a 2.32 goals-

against average, three shutouts and .922 save percentage … Skated in one playoff game …

Played in 38 games with Reading and posted a 23-11-3 record with a 2.79 goals-against average,

.905 save percentage and one shutout … Became second goaltender in ECHL history to record

first win, shutout and score first goal in same game … Played two seasons (2005-07) with the

University of Massachusetts of the Hockey East Association … In 2006-07, led UMass Amherst

to its first-ever NCAA tournament bid … Posted team single-season records with wins (19),

appearances (37), saves (1,046) and minutes played (2,224) … Compiled a 19-12-5 record with

three shutouts, a 2.16 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage … Ranked fifth in nation

in save percentage (.929) … Appeared in 17 games for UMass as a freshman and posted a 4-10-

1 record … Compiled a 2.98 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage … Named

Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week twice and Hockey East Goaltender of the Month for

November 2005.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the third round (72nd overall) in the 2005

NHL Entry Draft … Born on January 21, 1986, in Milford, Conn.

STATISTICS

NHL STATISTICS

Season Team GP MIN W-L-OTL GAA GA SVS SV% SO

2008-09 Los Angeles Kings 44 2,495 21-18-2 2.48 103 1,097 .914 4

Playoffs - - - - - - - -

2007-08 Los Angeles Kings 3 141 1-2-0 3.83 9 53 .855 0

Playoffs - - - - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 47 2,635 22-20-2 2.55 112 1,150 .911 4

PLAYOFFS - - - - - - - -

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS

Season Team (League) GP MIN W-L-T GAA GA SVS SV% SO

2007-08 Manchester Monarchs (AHL) 19 - 11-8-0 2.32 42 494 .922 3

Playoffs 1 0-1-0 1.02 1 38 .974 0

Reading Royals (ECHL) 38 - 23-11-3 2.79 105 1,005 .905 1

Playoffs - - - - - - - -

2006-07 Univ. of Massachusetts (HEA) 37 2,224 19-12-5 2.16 80 1046 .929 3

2005-06 Univ. of Massachusetts (HEA) 17 905 4-10-1 2.98 45 518 .920 0

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Rafalski Defenseman

Height: 5’10” (178) | Weight: 191 (87)

Shoots: Right | Birthdate: September 28, 1973

Hometown: Dearborn, Mich.

2008-09 Team: Detroit Red Wings

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2005-06:Appeared in five games for Team USA at the 2006

Olympic Winter Games and registered two assists. 2004-05: Played in four games for Team

USA at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey … Recorded three assists and finished with a +3 rating.

2001-02: Skated in all six games at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah …

Tallied three points (1-2) en route to winning the silver medal. 1997-98: Played in all three

games for the U.S. Select Team in the 1998 International Ice Hockey Federation A-Pool World

Championship Qualification Tournament and helped Team USA to a first-place finish. 1994-95:

Skated in five games with the 1995 U.S. Men’s National Team at the IIHF Men’s World

Championship. 1992-93:Member of the U.S. National Junior Teams that competed in the 1993

IIHF World Junior National Championship and registered two assists in seven games. 1991-92:

Helped lead Team USA to a bronze medal at the 1992 IIHF World Junior Championship and

notched one assist in seven games.

NHL PLAYING EXPERIENCE: With Detroit: 2008-09: Completed his ninth National

Hockey League season and second with the Detroit Red Wings … Appeared in 78 regular-season

games … Led team defensemen in assists (49), tied for first in points (59), and second in

plus/minus (+17) and power-play goals (5) … Ranked second among NHL defensemen in assists

(49) and third in points (59) … Skated in 18 playoff games and helped lead Detroit to its second

consecutive Stanley Cup Final appearance … Accumulated 12 points (3-9) … Fourth in NHL in

plus/minus (+11) and sixth in power-play goals (3). 2007-08: Played in 73 regular-season games

… Established career-high totals in goals (13) and power-play goals (10) … Led team

defensemen in goals (13) and power-play goals (10), and was second in assists (42) and points

(55) … Tied for third among league defensemen in plus/minus (+27) … Skated in 22 playoff

games and captured his third Stanley Cup (New Jersey 2000, 2003) … Led NHL defensemen in

playoff goals (4), second in points (14) and third in assists (10). With New Jersey: 2006-07:

Appeared in all 82 regular-season games with the New Jersey Devils … Led team defensemen

in goals (8), assists (47), points (55), plus/minus (+4), power-play goals (3) and game-winning

goals (4) … Tied for fourth among league defensemen in assists (47) … Named to Eastern

Conference All-Star Team … … Skated in 11 playoff games and led team defensemen with eight

points (2-6). 2005-06: Played in all 82 regular-season games … Led team defensemen in goals

(6), assists (43) and points (49) … Tied for team league among defensemen in game-winning

goals (3) … Appeared in nine playoff games and recorded a goal and eight assists. 2003-04:

Notched 36 points (6-30) in 69 games regular-season games… Played in five playoff games and

recorded one assist … Made his second NHL All-Star Game appearance. 2002-03: Competed

in 79 regular-season games … Finished third among team defensemen with 40 points (3-37) …

Helped New Jersey hoist the Stanley Cup and finished third among NHL defensemen in the

playoffs with 11 points (2-9) in 23 playoff contests. 2001-02: Registered 47 points (7-40) in 76

games … Was named to the North American Team for the 2002 NHL All-Star Game … Added

five points (3-2) in six playoff games. 2000-01: Led team defensemen with 52 points (9-43) …

STATISTICS

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1998 Men’s World Championship Qual. 3 0 1 1 0







2008-09 Detroit Red Wings 78 10 49 59 20 18 3 9 12 11

2007-08 Detroit Red Wings 73 13 42 55 34 22 4 10 14 12








NHL TOTALS 692 67 358 425 234 142 24 62 86 60



1998-99 HIFK Helsinki (FNL) 53 19 34 53 18 11 5 9 14 4

1997-98 HIFK Helsinki (FNL) 40 13 10 23 20 9 5 6 11 0

1996-97 HPK Hameenlinna (FNL) 49 11 24 35 26 10 6 5 11 4

1995-96 Brynas IF Gavle (SEL) 22 1 8 9 14 9 0 1 1 2

EUROPE TOTALS 164 44 76 120 78 39 16 21 37 10





COLLEGE TOTALS 150 20 80 100 124 - - - - -

B R I A N

Rafalski

Recorded 18 points (7-11) in 25 playoff games. 1999-2000: Accumulated 32points (5-27) in 75 regular-season games … Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team

… Totaled eight points (2-6) in 23 playoff games as New Jersey captured the

Stanley Cup.

ADDITIONAL PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Played four seasons (1995-99) inSweden and Finland before signing with the New Jersey Devils … In 172 games

in the Finnish National League from 1996-99, netted 59 goals and 88 assists

with Hameenlinna and Helsinki … Totaled eight points (1-7) with Brynas IF

Gavle of the Swedish Elite League in 1995-96 … Played four years (1991-95)

at the University of Wisconsin of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association

… Led the Badgers to the WCHA Championship in 1995 … Named a Titan

West First Team All-America selection, an All-WCHA First-Team selection,

WCHA Defenseman of the Year and a WCHA All-Academic Team member

in 1995.

PERSONAL: Signed as a free agent by New Jersey on May 7, 1999 …Signed as a free agent by Detroit on July 1, 2007 … Born on September 28,

1973, in Dearborn, Mich.

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Ryan Forward

Height: 6’2” (188) | Weight: 208 (94)


Hometown: Cherry Hill, N.J.

2008-09 Team: Anaheim Ducks

TEAM USA EXPERIENCE: 2005-06: Recorded seven points (3-4) in seven games at the 2006IIHF World Junior Championship.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Anaheim: 2008-09: Completed his first full National HockeyLeague season with the Anaheim Ducks … Named finalist for Calder Trophy as NHL’s top rookie

… Second on team in goals (31) and power-play goals (12), fourth in points (57) and sixth in

assists (26) … Led NHL rookies in goals (31), points (57), points-per-game (.89), power-play goals

(12) and shooting percentage (17.8%) … Established franchise rookie records with 31 goals and

57 points… Tied franchise record for a rookie in assists (26) … Became first rookie in club history

to record a 20-goal/20-assist season … Collected hat trick on Jan. 8 vs. Los Angeles in 2:21,

scoring the fastest three goals by an American-born player in NHL history … Second on team

in goals (5) and fifth in points (7) in 13 playoff games. 2007-08: Skated in 23 regular-seasongames and registered five goals and five assists … Added three power-play goals … Appeared

in two playoff games.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Skated in 14 games with the American Hockey League’s Iowa

Chops in 2008-09 … Notched 19 points (9-10) before being recalled by Anaheim … Played with

the Portland Pirates of the AHL for parts of three seasons (2005-08) … In 2007-08, skated in 48

games and recorded 49 points (21-28) before being recalled by Anaheim … Played in 16 playoff

game and accumulated 20 points (8-12) … Appeared in eight games with Portland in 2006-07

and tallied three goals and six assists … In 2005-06, skated in 19 playoff games … Scored one

goal and added seven assists … Played four seasons (2003-07) with the Owen Sound Attack of

the Ontario Hockey League … In 2006-07, appeared in 63 regular-season games … Led team in

goals (43), assists (59) and points (102) … Recorded 24 power-play goals … Skated in four playoff

games and totaled two points (1-1) … Appeared in 59 regular-season games in 2005-06 … Led

team in assists (64) and points (95) … Skated in 11 playoff games and accumulated five goals

and seven assists … In 2004-05, played in 62 regular-season games … Second on team in assists

(52) and points (89) … Named to OHL First All-Star Team … Played in eight playoff games and

recorded two goals and seven assists … Skated in 65 regular-season games in 2003-04 and

totaled 39 points (22-17) … Appeared in seven playoff games and tallied a goal and two assists.

PERSONAL: Selected in the first round (second overall) by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2005

NHL Entry Draft … Born on March 17, 1987, in Cherry Hill, N.J.

STATISTICS

TEAM USA STATISTICS






2008-09 Anaheim Ducks 64 31 26 57 33 13 5 2 7 0

2007-08 Anaheim Ducks 23 5 5 10 6 2 0 0 0 2

NHL TOTALS 87 36 31 67 39 15 5 2 7 2



2008-09 Iowa Chops (AHL) 14 9 10 19 19 - - - - -

2007-08 Portland Pirates (AHL) 48 21 28 49 38 16 8 12 20 18

2006-07 Portland Pirates (AHL) 8 3 6 9 6 - - - - -

Owen Sound Attack (OHL) 63 43 59 102 63 4 1 1 2 2

2005-06 Portland Pirates (AHL) - - - - - 19 1 7 8 22

AHL TOTALS 70 33 44 77 63 35 9 19 28 40

2005-06 Owen Sound Attack (OHL) 59 31 64 95 44 11 5 7 12 14



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Scuderi Defenseman

Height: 6’0” (183) | Weight: 218 (99)


Hometown: Syosset, N.Y.

2008-09 Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Pittsburgh: 2008-09: Completed his fourth full National Hockey

League season with the Pittsburgh Penguins and appeared in 81 regular-season games …

Established career highs in assists (15), points (16) and plus/minus (+23) … Led team

defensemen in plus/minus (+23), third in assists (15) and fifth in points (16) … Skated in 24

playoff games and helped the Penguins win the Stanley Cup … Added one goal and four assists.

2007-08: Played in 71 regular-season games and registered five assists … Appeared in 20 playoff

games and recorded three assists. 2006-07: Skated in 78 regular-season games … Notched 11

points (1-10) … Appeared in five playoff games. 2005-06:Tallied four assists in 57 games. 2003-

04: Recorded a goal and two assists in 13 games.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Played parts of five seasons (2001-06) with the Wilkes-

Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League … Registered eight goals and 80

assists in 305 career regular-season games … Added two goals and five assists 41 career playoff

games … Played four seasons (1997-01) for Boston College of the Hockey East Association …

Compiled 70 points (7-63) over four-year career … Member of 2001 team that won the national

championship … Named to All-Tournament Team … Left as school’s all-time games played

leader (168).

PERSONAL: Selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the fifth round (134th overall) in the 1998

NHL Entry Draft … Signed by the Los Angeles Kings as a free agent on July 2, 2009 … Born on

December 30, 1978, in Syosset, N.Y.

STATISTICS



2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins 81 1 15 16 18 24 1 4 5 6



2005-06 Pittsburgh Penguins 57 0 4 4 36 - - - - -

2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins 13 1 2 3 4 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 300 3 36 39 112 49 1 7 8 10



2005-06 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) 13 0 8 8 8 - - - - -




2001-02 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) 75 1 22 23 66 - - - - -

AHL TOTALS 305 8 80 88 206 41 2 5 7 20

2000-01 Boston College (HEA) 43 4 19 23 42 - - - - -




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Height: 6’0” (183) | Weight: 205 (93)


Hometown: Denver, Colo.

2008-09 Team: Colorado Avalanche

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2006-07:Member of the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2007IIHF Men’s World Championship … Ranked second on team in goals (4) and points (8). 2003-04:Member of the U.S. Junior Select Team at the 2004 Viking Cup … Helped the United Statesto a second-place finish and earned the tournament’s Top Forward award after totaling 11 points

(6-5).

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Colorado: 2008-09: Appeared in 45 games with the NationalHockey League’s Colorado Avalanche during his third season … Missed 37 games due to

injuries … Third on team in power-play goals (7) and fifth with 36 points (11-25) … Was team’s

leading scorer at time of injury. 2007-08: Skated in 66 regular-season games … Led team inassists (47) and points (71), and third on team in goals (24) … Named to Western Conference

All-Star Team … Skated in nine playoff games and notched two goals and an assist. 2006-07:Played in all 82 games during his rookie season and recorded a franchise rookie-record 78 points

(28-50) … Recorded a point in 20 consecutive games from Feb. 3-March 17, breaking the NHL

record for longest scoring streak by a rookie (Teemu Selanne; 17 games in 1992-93) … Notched

11 goals with 12 assists and a +12 rating during that stretch.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Played two seasons (2004-06) at the University of Denver ofthe Western Collegiate Hockey Association and totaled 98 points (36-62) in 81 games… Captured

the WCHA scoring title with 44 points (15-29) in 28 conference games as a sophomore (2005-

06) … Totaled 53 points (19-34) and earned All-WCHA First Team honors … Ranked 10th in the

nation with 1.36 points per game … As a freshman (2004-05), named WCHA Rookie of the Year

and helped Denver to its second consecutive national title … Recorded three points (2-1) in

Denver’s 4-1 victory over the University of North Dakota in the NCAA title game and was named

to the Frozen Four All-Tournament Team …Totaled 45 points (17-28) and earned the Barry Sharp

Memorial Award as Denver’s top freshman player … Played two seasons (2002-04) with the

River City Lancers of the United States Hockey League … Led the Lancers and finished second

in the USHL with 77 points (30-47) during the 2003-04 campaign … Named River City’s MVP

and earned All-USHL First Team honors … Totaled 30 points (10-20) during the 2002-03 season.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the second round (44th overall) of the 2005NHL Entry Draft … Father, Peter, is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and spent 16 years in

the NHL with stops in Quebec, New Jersey and St. Louis … Born on December 27, 1985, in

Quebec City, Quebec.

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2008-09 Colorado Avalanche 45 11 25 36 22 - - - - -

2007-08 Colorado Avalanche 66 24 47 71 24 9 2 1 3 6

2006-07 Colorado Avalanche 82 28 50 78 42 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 193 63 122 185 88 9 2 1 3 6



2005-06 Univ. of Denver (WCHA) 39 19 34 53 79 - - - - -

2004-05 Univ. of Denver (WCHA) 42 17 28 45 30 - - - - -

COLLEGE TOTALS 81 36 62 98 109 - - - - -

2003-04 River City Lancers (USHL) 56 30 47 77 46 3 1 2 3 0

2002-03 River City Lancers (USHL) 57 10 20 30 39 8 0 1 1 2

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Suter Defenseman

Height: 6’1” (185) | Weight: 194 (88)


Hometown: Madison, Wis.

2008-09 Team: Nashville Predators

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2008-09: Skated in all nine games for Team USA at the 2009IIHF Men’s World Championship … Notched a goal and two assists. 2006-07:Appeared in allseven games for the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2007 IIHF Men’s World Championship …

Scored a goal and added two assists. 2005-06: Skated in all seven games with the U.S. Men’sNational Team at the 2006 IIHF Men’s World Championship … Led U.S. defensemen with two

points (1-1). 2004-05: Played one game for the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2005 IIHF Men’sWorld Championship … Led tournament defensemen with eight points (1-7) in seven games at

the 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship. 2003-04: Recorded two assists and a +5 rating tohelp the U.S. National Junior Team win the gold medal at the 2004 IIHF World Junior

Championship. 2002-03: Led U.S. National Junior Team defensemen with two goals, includinga game-winner, at the 2003 IIHF World Junior Championship … Played in his second IIHF Men’s

World Under-18 Championship and notched four points (1-3) in six games as Team USA won

the silver medal … Played for the U.S. National Under-18 Team within USA Hockey’s National

Team Development Program … Finished second on the team with 22 assists and third with six

power-play goals. 2001-02:Won the gold medal with the U.S. National Under-18 Team at the2002 IIHF Men’s World Under-18 Championship … Scored a goal and added six assists in eight

games … Played in 70 games for the U.S. National Under-17 Team within the NTDP … Tallied

39 points (8-31), including a team-leading 16 points in 19 international games.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Nashville: 2008-09: Skated in all 82 games in his fourth NationalHockey League season with the Nashville Predators … Recorded a career-high 45 points (7-

38). 2007-08: Played in 76 regular-season games and accumulated 31 points (7-24) … Tallied agoal and an assist in six postseason contests. 2006-07: Totaled 24 points (8-16) in 82 regular-season games … Scored one goal in five playoff games. 2005-06: Competed in 71regular-season games and led team rookies in assists (15), points (16) and games played (71).

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Totaled 23 points (7-16) in 63 regular-season games with theMilwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League in 2004-05 … Led team defensemen with

six points (1-5) in seven games during the 2005 Calder Cup Playoffs … Played college hockey

at the University of Wisconsin of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association during the 2003-

04 season … Tallied 19 points (3-16) in 39 games for Wisconsin … Ranked second on the team

with a +19 rating … Named to both the All-WCHA Third Team and the WCHA All-Rookie Team.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Nashville Predators in the first round (seventh overall) of the 2003NHL Entry Draft … Father, Bob, won a gold medal with the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” U.S. Olympic

Men’s Ice Hockey Team …Uncle, Gary, was a two-time member of the U.S.Olympic Men’s Ice HockeyTeam (1998, 2002) andplayed in the NHL for 17years (1985-2002) for theCalgary Flames, ChicagoBlackhawks and San JoseSharks … Honored withthe Bob Johnson Awardat the 2003 USA HockeyAnnual Congress forexcellence in internationalcompetition during the2002-03 season … Born onJanuary 21, 1985, inMadison, Wis.

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TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A P PIM2009 Men’s World Championship 9 1 2 3 82007 Men’s World Championship 7 1 2 3 122006 Men’s World Championship 7 1 1 2 102005 Men’s World Championship 1 0 0 0 0

World Junior Championship 7 1 7 8 202004 World Junior Championship 6 0 2 2 82003 World Junior Championship 7 2 1 3 2

Men’s World Under-18 Champ. 6 1 3 4 222002 Men’s World Under-18 Champ. 8 1 6 7 12


NHL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2008-09 Nashville Predators 82 7 38 45 73 - - - - -2007-08 Nashville Predators 76 7 24 31 71 6 1 1 2 42006-07 Nashville Predators 82 8 16 24 54 5 1 0 1 82005-06 Nashville Predators 71 1 15 16 66 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 311 23 93 116 264 11 2 1 3 12

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) 63 7 16 23 70 7 1 5 6 162003-04 Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) 39 3 16 19 93 - - - - -2002-03 U.S. National Under-18 Team* 51 9 22 31 136 - - - - -2001-02 U.S. National Under-17 Team* 70 8 31 39 127 - - - - -

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Height: 5’11” (180) | Weight: 201 (91)

Catches: Left | Birthdate: April 15, 1974

Hometown: Flint, Mich.

2008-09 Team: Boston Bruins

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2007-08:Member of the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2008IIHF Men’s World Championship … Played in three games and posted a 2-0-1 record …

Compiled a 1.50 goals-against average and .924 save percentage … Recorded one shutout.

2004-05:Member of the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2005 IIHF Men’s World Championship.1998-99: Appeared in two games for the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 1999 IIHF Men’sWorld 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 forthe 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 Select Team at the 1996 Tampere Cup. 1994-95: Member of the U.S. Men’sNational Team at the 1995 IIHF Men’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 the1994 Tampere Cup.

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Boston: 2008-09: Appeared in 54 regular-season games duringhis fourth full National Hockey League season with the Boston Bruins … Recipient of Vezina

Trophy as the NHL’s top goalie … Led the Bruins to the best regular-season record in the

Eastern Conference … Compiled a 36-11-7 record with five shutouts … Established career highs

in wins (36), shutouts (5), goals-against average (2.10) and save percentage (.933) … Named to

2009 Eastern Conference All-Star Team … Led league with a 2.10 goals-against average and

.933 save percentage … Skated in 11 playoff games and posted a 7-4 record … Compiled a 1.85

goals-against average and .935 save percentage … Tallied one shutout. 2007-08:Appeared in57 regular-season games … Compiled a 28-19-6 record, along with a 2.44 goals-against average

and .921 save percentage … Played in the 2008 NHL All-Star Game and earned the winning

decision for the Eastern Conference … Started all seven playoff games … Went 3-4 and recorded

a 2.65 goals-against average and .914 save percentage. 2006-07: Played in a career-high 66regular-season games and posted a 20-29-4 record … Compiled a 3.13 goals-against average,

.905 save percentage and three shutouts. 2005-06: Appeared in 38 regular-season games …Registered a 2.77 goals-against average, .917 save percentage and one shutout. 2002-03:Competed in four games and posted a 3-1-0 record, 3.01 goals-against average and .907 save

percentage.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Saw action in 28 regular-season games with the ProvidenceBruins of the American Hockey League in 2005-06 … Posted a 2.26 goals-against average, .923

save percentage and one shutout … Appeared in 54 regular-season games for Jokerit of the

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TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP MIN W-L-T GAA GA SOG SV% SO2008 Men’s World Championship 3 160 2-1-0 1.50 4 53 .925 12005 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 6 289 2-1-0 2.49 12 N/A .927 1

NHL STATISTICSSeason Team GP MIN W-L-OTL GAA GA SVS SV% SO2008-09 Boston Bruins 54 3,259 36-11-7 2.10 114 1,580 .933 5

Playoffs 11 680 7-4 1.85 21 302 .935 12007-08 Boston Bruins 57 3,341 28-19-6 2.44 1.36 1,595 .921 3

Playoffs 7 430 3-4 2.65 19 202 .914 02006-07 Boston Bruins 66 3,619 30-29-4 3.13 189 1,796 .905 3

Playoffs - - - - - - - -2005-06 Boston Bruins 38 2,186 12-13-10 2.77 101 1,112 .917 1

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

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NHL TOTALS 219 12,626 109-73-27 2.62 551 6,190 .918 12PLAYOFFS 18 1,110 10-8 2.16 40 504 .926 1

*Denotes W-L-T

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSSeason Team (League) GP MIN W-L-T GAA GA SVS SV% SO2005-06 Providence Bruins (AHL) 26 1,515 15-11-10* 2.26 57 680 .923 1

Playoffs - - - - - - - -2004-05 Jokerit (FNL) 54 3,266 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 Bruins (AHL) 43 2,544 20-16-6 1.84 78 1,247 .941 9

Playoffs 2 84 0-2 7.13 10 19 .655 02002-03 Providence Bruins (AHL) 35 2,049 12-12-5 2.87 98 1,045 .906 1

Playoffs - - - - - - - -2001-02 Karpat (FNL) 32 1,937 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 2,542 N/A 2.48 105 N/A N/A 3

Playoffs 5 299 N/A 4.01 20 N/A N/A 01999-00 Detroit Vipers (IHL) 36 2,020 10-21-3 3.56 129 989 .892 1

Playoffs - - - - - - - -1998-99 Hamilton Bulldogs (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 0Playoffs 11 658 7-4 2.28 25 N/A N/A 0

1997-98 HIFK (FNL) 18 1,034 13-4-1 1.62 28 N/A N/A 2Playoffs 9 551 9-0 1.52 14 N/A N/A 3Houston Aeros (IHL) 1 59 0-1-0 4.01 4 23 .852 0Playoffs - - - - - - - -Birmingham Bulls (ECHL) 6 360 4-1-1 2.17 13 218 .944 1Playoffs - - - - - - - -

1996-97 Univ. of Vermont (ECAC) 36 2,158 22-11-3 2.81 101 N/A N/A 21995-96 Univ. of Vermont (ECAC) 37 2,254 26-7-4 2.34 88 1,069 .924 31994-95 Univ. of Vermont (ECAC) 34 2,010 18-13-2 2.69 90 N/A N/A 41993-94 Univ. of Vermont (ECAC) 33 1,864 15-12-6 3.03 94 N/A N/A 0

COLLEGE TOTALS 140 8,286 81-43-15 2.70 373 N/A N/A 9

AHL TOTALS 119 6,945 59-47-11 2.40 278 3,304 .922 11PLAYOFFS 2 84 0-2 7.14 10 19 .655 0

EUROPE TOTALS 161 9,612 N/A 2.36 329 N/A N/A 3PLAYOFFS 40 2,408 N/A 2.32 93 N/A N/A 3

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Finnish National League in 2004-05 … Registered a 34-13-7 record, 1.58 goals-against average and professional career-best 15 shutouts … Played in 43regular-season games for Providence in 2003-04 … Recorded AHL career-bests with a 1.84 goals-against average, .941 save percentage and nineshutouts … Posted a 20-16-6 record … Compiled an 18-12-5 record in 35regular-season games with Providence in 2002-03 … Earned one shutout andposted a 2.87 goals-against average and .906 save percentage … Recordeda 2.44 goals-against average in 32 appearances with Karpat of the FNL in2001-02 … Appeared in 43 regular-season games for AIK of the Swedish EliteLeague in 2000-01 … Played in 36 games for the Detroit Vipers of theInternational Hockey League in 1999-2000 … Split time between theHamilton Bulldogs of the AHL and HIFK of the FNL in 1998-99 … Spenttime with HIFK, the Birmingham Bulls of the East Coast Hockey Leagueand the Houston Aeros of the IHL in 1997-98 … Played four seasons (1993-97) at the University of Vermont, formerly of ECAC Hockey … Compiledan 81-43-15 record and 2.70 goals-against average in 140 career games… Named to the All-ECAC First Team in both 1994-95 and 1995-96, wasa Titan East Second Team All-America selection in 1994-95 and a EastFirst Team All-America selection in 1995-96 … Earned ECAC Goaltenderof the Year Award in 1996 … Holds Vermont’s all-time records for wins(81), saves (3,950) and minutes (8,286) … Named to the University ofVermont’s All-Time Men’s Hockey Team in 2006.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Quebec Nordiques in the ninth round(217th overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft … Signed by Boston as afree agent on August 8, 2002 … Born on April 14, 1974, in Flint, Mich.

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Whitney Forward

Height: 6’4” (193) | Weight: 219 (99)

Shoots: Left | Birthdate: February 19, 1983

Hometown: Boston, Mass.

2008-09 Team: Anaheim Ducks/Pittsburgh Penguins

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2002-03: Member of the U.S. National Junior Team thatcompeted at the 2003 IIHF World Junior Championship … Tallied a goal and four assists in sevengames. 2001-02: Skated in seven games for the U.S. National Junior Team at the 2002 IIHFWorld Junior Championship … Registered three points (1-2). 2000-01:Appeared in six gamesat the 2001 IIHF Men’s World Under-18 Championship and notched one assist … Member ofthe U.S. National Under-18 Team within USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program… Registered 40 points (9-31) in 60 games … Ranks sixth in NTDP history among defensemenin points in a season (40).

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Anaheim/Pittsburgh: 2008-09: Completed his fourth NationalHockey League season and split time between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Anaheim Ducks… Registered two goals and 21 assists in 48 combined regular-season games … Skated in 13playoff games for the Ducks and recorded six points (1-5). With Pittsburgh: 2007-08:Appeared in 76 regular-season games for the Penguins … Tied for first among team defensemenin goals (12), and second in assists (28), points (40) and power-play goals (7) … Only defensemenon team to register a shorthanded goal … Skated in 20 playoff games and accumulated sixpoints (1-5). 2006-07: Appeared in 81 regular-season games and established career highs ingoals (14), assists (45), points (59), power-play goals (9) and game-winning goals (2) … Led teamdefensemen in goals (14), and second in assists (45) and points (59) … Named to EasternConference YoungStars Team for second consecutive year … Added two points (1-1) in fiveplayoff games. 2005-06: Competed in 68 games … Ranked second among team defensemenin goals (6), assists (32) and points (38) … Named to 2006 Eastern Conference YoungStars Team.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Played parts of three seasons (2003-06) with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League … Appeared in nine regular-seasongames in 2005-06 and totaled 14 points (5-9) before being recalled by Pittsburgh … Added fivepoints (1-4) in 11 playoff games … In 2004-05, played in 80 regular-season games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton … Scored six goals and added 35 assists … Notched two goals and seven assistsin 11 playoff games … Appeared in 20 playoff games for the Penguins in 2003-04 after finishingup his collegiate season … Accumulated 10 points (1-9) … Played three seasons (2001-04) forBoston University of the Hockey East Association … Appeared in 107 career games with theTerriers … Recorded 16 goals and 43 assists … Named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team in 2002.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins with the fifth overall pick in the 2002 NHLEntry Draft … Traded to Anaheim in exchange for Chris Kunitz and Eric Tangradi on February26, 2009 … Born on February 19, 1983, in Boston, Mass.

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TEAM USA STATISTICSYear Event GP G A P PIM2003 World Junior Championship 7 1 4 5 142002 World Junior Championship 7 1 2 3 202001 Men’s World Under-18 Champ. 6 0 1 1 8


NHL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2008-09 Anaheim Ducks 20 0 10 10 12 13 1 5 6 9

Pittsburgh Penguins 28 2 11 13 16 - - - - -2007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins 76 12 28 40 45 20 1 5 6 252006-07 Pittsburgh Penguins 81 14 45 59 77 5 1 1 2 62005-06 Pittsburgh Penguins 68 6 32 38 85 - - - - -

NHL TOTALS 273 34 126 160 235 38 3 11 14 40

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2005-06 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) 9 5 9 14 6 11 1 4 5 82004-05 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) 80 6 35 41 101 11 2 7 9 122003-04 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) - - - - - 20 1 9 10 6

AHL TOTALS 89 11 44 55 107 42 4 20 24 26

Boston University (HEA) 38 9 16 25 56 - - - - -2002-03 Boston University (HEA) 34 3 10 13 48 - - - - -2001-02 Boston University (HEA) 35 4 17 21 46 - - - - -

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General Manager

Brian Burke was named president and general manager ofthe National Hockey League’s Toronto Maple Leafs on Nov.29, 2008, previously serving as the executive vice presidentand general manager of the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks for threeseasons (2005-08).

While in Anaheim, Burke led the Ducks to their first-everStanley Cup in 2007, the first for a team from California.Additionally, the Ducks made the Stanley Cup Playoffs in each

of Burke’s seasons with the organization.

Burke went to Anaheim after a six-year stint (1998-2004) as president and generalmanager of the Vancouver Canucks, revitalizing the team and community en route toconsecutive 100+ point seasons and a Northwest Division title in 2003-04.

Under his leadership, the team increased its point total four consecutive years from 1999-2003. Over his last four seasons with the team, Burke engineered four consecutiveseasons of at least 90 points. For his efforts, Burke was named by The Sporting News asNHL Executive of the Year in 2001.

Prior to joining the Canucks organization, Burke worked in the NHL front office as seniorvice president and director of hockey operations from 1993-98. While at the league office,he served as the chief disciplinarian, ruling on violations for on-ice player conduct. Heworked closely with Commissioner Gary Bettman on league direction, includingcollective bargaining matters.

With USA Hockey, Burke most recently served as the general manager of the U.S. Men’sNational Team at the 2009 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s WorldChampionship in Bern and Zurich-Kloten, Switzerland, and was also the general managerfor the U.S Men’s National Team at the 1993 IIHF Men’s World Championship in Munichand Dortmund, Germany.

The Edina, Minn., native was honored with the Lester Patrick Award in 2008 foroutstanding service to hockey in the United States.

Burke’s immediate family includes his wife, Jennifer, and six children, Katie, Patrick,Brendan, Molly, Mairin and Gracie.

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Poile Associate General Manager

David Poile, president of hockey operations and generalmanager of the National Hockey League’s NashvillePredators, has 26 consecutive years of experience as an NHLgeneral manager, ranking as the second-longest currentstreak in the league and seventh in NHL history.

Prior to his time in Nashville, Poile led the NHL’s WashingtonCapitals to the Stanley Cup Playoffs 14 times during his 15-yeartenure.

In 2005, Poile was selected as one of four NHL general managers to sit on the first NHLcompetition committee. In this role, he helped usher in a new era of NHL hockey,featuring on-ice innovations such as the regular-season shootout and the elimination ofthe red line. In 2006-07, The Sporting News recognized Poile as executive of the year.

On the international stage, Poile most recently served as associate general manager forthe U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2009 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’sWorld Championship. Additionally, Poile served as general manager for both the 1998and 1999 and U.S. Men’s National Teams at the IIHF Men’s World Championships.

A 2001 recipient of the Lester Patrick Award in recognition of his outstandingcontributions to hockey in the United States.

Poile and his wife, Elizabeth, have two children, Lauren and Brian.

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Jim Johannson, assistant executive director ofhockey operations for USA Hockey, is serving on thestaff of his third U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team.

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

A full-time employee of USA Hockey, Johannson joined the organization onSept. 1, 2000, as manager of international activities and U.S. OlympicCommittee relations. He was promoted to senior director of hockey operations,a newly created position, on Aug. 5, 2003. On June 25, 2007, Johannson waselevated to assistant executive director of hockey operations and is responsiblefor the day-to-day management and integration of all in-sport relatedinitiatives. He handles USA Hockey representation in obtaining players andcoaches for national teams in international competition. In addition, Johannsoninterfaces with the USOC on matter of mutual interest.

He has worked with nine U.S. National Junior Teams, including the 2007 teamthat earned the bronze medal at the International Ice Hockey Federation WorldJunior Championship. He was also the lead administrator in hosting the 2005IIHF World Junior Championship in Grand Folks, N.D., and Thief River Falls,Minn., and served as team leader for the gold medal-winning 2004 U.S. NationalJunior Team.

A former U.S. National Team member, Johannson spent five years as the generalmanager of the Twin Cities Vulcans, a Junior A team in the United StatesHockey League. Under his guidance, the Vulcans captured the 2000 USAHockey Junior A National Championship in Green Bay, Wis.

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

Prior to embarking on his professional career, Johannson played at theUniversity of Wisconsin, where he helped the Badgers capture the 1983 NCAADivision I National Championship.

Johannson is ranked among the top 100 people of power and influence inhockey by The Hockey News.

Ron Wilson, who willenter his second seasonas the head coach of theNational Hockey League’sToronto Maple Leafs in

2009-10, has extensivecoaching experience in the

NHL and international competition. In 15 NHL sea-sons, he has compiled 599 wins, ranking seventhall-time in NHL history.

On the international side, Wilson has been thehead coach for Team USA for some of its brightestmoments, including leading Team USA to thechampionship at the inaugural World Cup ofHockey in 1996. Wilson also directed the U.S.Men’s National Team that captured the bronzemedal at the 1996 International Ice HockeyFederation Men’s World Championship in Vienna,Austria. The medal was the first for the UnitedStates in an A-Pool IIHF Men’s WorldChampionship since 1962 (excluding Olympicyears), when the U.S. also earned the bronze.

The 2010 Olympic Winter Games will mark thesecond time Wilson will lead Team USA at theOlympics, having served as head coach at the1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan.

Wilson also led the U.S Men’s National Team tofourth-place finishes at the 2009 IIHF Men’s WorldChampionship in Bern and Zurich-Kloten,Switzerland, and the 1994 IIHF Men’s WorldChampionship in Bolzano, Canazei, and Milan,Italy.

He also served as head coach of Team USA at the2004 World Cup of Hockey.

Wilson has been involved with USA Hockey sincethe mid-1970s, having played for the U.S. Men’sNational Team at the 1975, 1981, 1983 and 1987IIHF Men’s World Championships. He alsocaptained the 1988 U.S. Select Team that capturedthe championship of the prestigious Spengler Cupin Davos, Switzerland.

Prior to joining the Maple Leafs, Wilson was thehead coach of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks for partsof five seasons. Under his direction, the Sharkswere the only NHL team to have won at least oneplayoff series from 2004-08, reaching the WesternConference Final for the first time in 2004 and theWestern Conference Semifinals in 2006-08.

Wilson also coached the Washington Capitalsfrom 1997-2002, compiling a 192-167-51 record.His tenure was highlighted by the team’s only tripto the Stanley Cup Final in 1998.

Prior to spending five seasons with the Capitals,Wilson served as the first head coach of theexpansion Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 1993,leading the team to the postseason for the firsttime in during 1996-97 season.

In 13 full NHL seasons as a head coach, Wilson’steams have reached the postseason eight times;won four division titles; appeared in the StanleyCup Final once; reached 90 points seven timesand 100 points four times; and reached at least 40wins seven times and 50 wins once.

Wilson played in 117 career NHL games with theMaple Leafs and Minnesota North Stars. Herecorded 26 goals and 67 assists for 93 points.

Prior to his time in the NHL, Wilson played fouryears (1973-77) of college hockey at ProvidenceCollege. He was an All-America selection twiceand a four-time All-ECAC selection. As asophomore, he was named ECAC Player of theYear, leading the nation in 87 points (26-61) in only26 games. A member of the Providence AthleticHall of Fame, Wilson still holds the school records(and NCAA records for a defensemen) in careerpoints (250), career assists (172), points in aseason (87) and single-season assists (61).

Ron and his wife, Maureen, have two daughters,Lauren and Kristin.

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Gordon Assistant Coach

Scott Gordon, who will be entering his second season ashead coach of the National Hockey League’s New YorkIslanders in 2009-10, joins the staff of a U.S. Olympic Men’sIce Hockey Team for the first time.

Gordon most recently served as an assistant coach for the U.S.Men’s National Team at the 2009 International Ice Hockey

Federation Men’s World Championship and was also a memberof the 1992 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team that played at

the Olympic Winter Games in Albertville, France.

In 2007-08, Gordon led the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League to a league-best 55-18-3 mark and earned the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as AHL Coach of theYear.

After spending two full seasons (2000-02) as an assistant coach at Providence, Gordonwas promoted to head coach in his third season for the final nine games of the 2002-03regular season and playoffs. He then spent the next five seasons as the head coach ofProvidence, leading the team to a record of 221-141-20-27 (W-L-T-OT/SOL).

Gordon began his coaching career with the International Hockey League's AtlantaKnights from 1994-96, and then spent two seasons (1996-98) with the IHL's QuebecRafales. When Gordon was named head coach of the Knights on Jan. 5, 1996, he becamethe youngest head coach in the league's 53-year history at 32 years of age.

Gordon’s next move came in 1998-99, when he was named the head coach of theRoanoke Express of the East Coast Hockey League. He led the club to consecutive first-place finishes in the Northeast Division while compiling an 82-42-16 regular-seasonrecord. The 1999-2000 Express set franchise records for wins (44), points (94) and fewestgoals against (181).

A native of Easton, Mass., Gordon was a goaltender for Boston College from 1982-86,posting a career mark of 64-35-3. He backstopped the Eagles to an NCAA Frozen Fourappearance in 1985 and was named a Hockey East First-Team All-Star in 1986. He helpedBoston College finish in first place in the ECAC East Region in 1983-84 before leading itto first-place finishes in Hockey East in 1984-85 and 1985-86.

Gordon began his professional playing career in 1986-87 when he signed with the QuebecNordiques. He made his NHL debut in 1989-90 with Quebec and played a total of 23career NHL games, all with the Nordiques. He also holds the distinction of being the firstECHL graduate to play in the NHL.

Gordon and his wife, Jennifer, have two sons, Erik and Ryan.

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Tortorella Assistant Coach

The all-time wins leader (251) by an American-born headcoach in the National Hockey League, John Tortorella ledthe New York Rangers to the playoffs after being named headcoach on Feb. 23, 2009.

Prior to working with the Rangers, Tortorella was the headcoach of the Tampa Bay Lightning for parts of seven seasons(2001-04, 2005-08), leading the team to its first-ever Stanley

Cup during the 2003-04 campaign. He is one of only fiveAmerican-born NHL coaches to have won the Stanley Cup and

was named the recipient of the Jack Adams Award, presented to the league’s top coach,following the Lightning’s championship season. During the 2003-04 season, the teamset franchise records with 46 wins and 106 points, while winning its first-ever EasternConference title and second consecutive Southeast Division crown.

Tortorella joined the Lightning as an associate coach for the 2000-01 season before beingelevated to head coach in January 2001.

As part of USA Hockey, Tortorella served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Men’s NationalTeam at the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship inHalifax and Quebec City, Canada, and the 2005 IIHF Men’s World Championship inVienna and Innsbruck, Austria.

He will serve as an assistant coach for the 2010 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team,his first stint on an Olympic coaching staff.

A Boston native, Tortorella began his playing career at Salem State College beforetransferring to the University of Maine. He spent three seasons with the Black Bears andwas twice named an ECAC all-star.

After playing in Sweden, Tortorella skated in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League withVirginia, Hampton Roads and Erie. He spent two seasons as the general manager andhead coach of the Virginia Lancers (ACHL) from 1986-88, where he garnered coach ofthe year honors during both campaigns and led his 1986-87 team to the leaguechampionship.

In 1988-89, Tortorella was hired as an assistant coach with the New Haven Nighthawksof the American Hockey League. He became an assistant coach with the Buffalo Sabresthe following year and remained with the Sabres organization through the 1996-97season. The Sabres named him head coach of their AHL affiliate, the RochesterAmericans, prior to the 1995-96 campaign. His Rochester team won the Calder Cup in1996 and followed that up with the best record in the AHL’s North Division during the1996-97 regular season.

Tortorella returned to the NHL in 1997 as an assistant with the Phoenix Coyotes, wherehe spent two seasons before joining the New York Rangers for 1999-2000. He served asthe Rangers’ interim head coach for the final four games of the season.

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AldrichBrad Aldrich, who will enter hissecond year as video coach withthe National Hockey League’sChicago Blackhawks in 2009-10,joins the staff of a U.S. OlympicMen’s Ice Hockey Team for thefirst time.

Prior to joining the Blackhawks, Aldrich spent theprevious two seasons as the coordinator of hockeyoperations/video coordinator at the University ofNotre Dame.

In addition, Aldrich has held various positions incoaching and administration with the San JoseSharks and the Michigan Tech ice hockey team.

Aldrich graduated cum laude from NorthernMichigan University in 2005 with a degree in socialstudies and a minor in physical education, coachingemphasis.

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AldrichMike Aldrich, who is joining aU.S. National Team staff for thefourth time, will enter his 14thseason as equipment manager forthe National Hockey League’sSan Jose Sharks in 2009-10.Aldrich served as equipment

manager for the U.S. Men’s NationalTeam at the 2003 and 2005 International Ice HockeyFederation Men’s World Championships.

He also served as the equipment manager for TeamUSA at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.

With the Sharks, Aldrich oversees the entire operationof the equipment staff, as well as handling playerrequests regarding equipment, skate sharpeningneeds, purchasing orders, inventory control anddistribution for all equipment throughout the season.

Prior to joining the Sharks, Aldrich was the equipmentmanager for the team’s International Hockey Leagueaffiliate, the Kansas City Blades for three seasons(1993-95). Before Kansas City, Aldrich worked atMichigan Tech University as the school’s equipmentmanager and athletic purchasing agent from 1989-93.

Aldrich and his wife, Susie, have two grown sons,Brad and Jason.

Equipment Manager

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SettlemyreDerek Settlemyre, a member ofthe National Hockey League’sPhiladelphia Flyers organizationsince 1996, has been named to hisfirst U.S. Olympic Men’s IceHockey Team staff.

Settlemyre spent the 2008-09season as the head equipment manager for the Flyers,and worked with their American Hockey Leagueaffiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, since the team’sinception in 1996.

Prior to joining the Phantoms, Settlemyre worked asan assistant equipment manager with the FloridaPanthers and the Flyers.

Settlemyre has two daughters, Peyton and Bryce.

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WongStan Wong, who joins the staffof a U.S. Olympic Men’s IceHockey Team for the second time,brings a wealth of experience toUSA Hockey. He previouslyserved as the athletic trainer forboth the Washington Capitals

(1986-99) and the Florida Panthers(1999-2002) of the National Hockey League, and in1991 and 1999, Wong earned the honor of beingnamed athletic trainer for the NHL All-Star Game.

In addition to a Stanley Cup Final appearance withWashington during the 1997-98 season, Wong alsoserved as an athletic trainer at Super Bowl XV for thePhiladelphia Eagles and for the United States FootballLeague’s Boston Breakers (1983-85).

With USA Hockey, Wong served as an athletic trainerfor the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2009International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s WorldChampionship, as well as the U.S. National JuniorTeam for seven consecutive years (2003-09). He alsoworked with the Team USA at the 2007 DeutschlandCup in Hannover, Germany, and the 2006 OlympicWinter Games in Torino, Italy.

Wong resides in Boca Raton, Fla.

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TuftsRay Tufts, who will enter his14th season as head athletictrainer with the National HockeyLeague’s San Jose Sharks in 2009-10, joins the U.S. Olympic Men’sIce Hockey Team staff for the firsttime.

With the Sharks, Tufts provides players with bothlong-term medical care for serious injuries needingrehabilitation, as well as maintains the Sharks’ day-to-day medical needs. Additionally, he serves as theliaison between the hockey department and theorganization’s medical team.

Tufts headed the training staff for the NHL WesternConference All-Star and the Heroes of Hockey teamsduring the 1997 NHL All-Star Weekend in San Jose.

Prior to joining the Sharks, Tufts was an athletictrainer for 10 years with the San Francisco 49ers.During his tenure, he was a part of three Super BowlChampionships (1988, 1989, 1994).

Tufts graduated from Cal State Sacramento in 1987with a degree in physical education with an athletictraining emphasis.

He currently resides in Los Gatos, Calif, with his wife,Michelle.

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StuartDr. Michael Stuart, professor ofOrthopedic Surgery at the MayoClinic in Rochester, Minn., hasbeen named to the team staff ofhis second U.S. Olympic Men’sIce Hockey Team after previouslyserving on the U.S. staff at the

1994 Olympic Winter Games.

Stuart, the chief medical officer for USA Hockey,served as the team physician for the 2000 U.S. Men’sNational Team, as well as the 2001 and 2002 U.S.Men’s National Under-18 Teams, and the 2003 and2004 U.S. National Junior Teams.

After receiving his medical training at RushUniversity in Chicago, Stuart went through hisresidency at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicineat the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., before takinga fellowship in sports medicine at the University ofWestern Ontario in London, Ont.

Stuart specializes in arthroscopy and knee ligamentreconstruction and holds certifications from theAmerican Board of Orthopedic Surgery, ArthroscopyAssociation of North America and the AmericanOrthopedic Society of Sports Medicine.

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LifrieriBruce Lifrieri, who will beentering his 17th full season as amassage therapist/assistanttrainer with the National HockeyLeague’s New York Rangers in2009-10, has been named to hissecond U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice

Hockey Team after previouslyserving on the U.S. staff at the 2006 Olympic WinterGames.

Lifrieri also served as a massage therapist for the U.S.Men’s National Team at the 2004 International IceHockey Federation Men’s World Championship inPrague and Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Lifrieri began working for the Rangers in 1986 beforebeing elevated to his current full-time position in1993. He also worked the 1994 NHL All-Star Game atMadison Square Garden.

A native of New York, N.Y., Lifrieri attendedWestchester Community College, Pace University andthe Dr. Victor Scherer Academy of Physiotherapy.

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FischerDave Fischer, who is in his fifthyear as director of communicationsfor USA Hockey, will be servingon the staff of a U.S. OlympicMen’s Ice Hockey Team for thesecond time. He is responsible ona day-to-day basis of overseeing

USA Hockey’s overall communica-tions effort, including publications,

and media and public relations.

In his role at USA Hockey, Fischer has held the leadcommunications role for multiple U.S. squads,including the 2006 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice HockeyTeam.

He led USA Hockey’s efforts in establishing andexecuting Hockey Weekend Across America and alsoguides activities – including the selection process andinduction event – associated with the U.S. HockeyHall of Fame.

Fischer spent 17 years at Michigan Tech University(1987-2004), where he served as assistant athleticdirector for communications and marketing. Duringhis tenure, more than 40 MTU athletic publicationsearned citations of excellence from the College SportsInformation Directors Association of America andrevenue from advertising and sponsorship more thanquadrupled.

While at Michigan Tech, Fischer simultaneously spentfive years (1989-94) as the information director for theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

He served on the CoSIDA Board of Directors from1999-2002 and has been a member of the organizationsince 1987. In addition, he is a former member of theHancock Rotary and the Knights of Columbus.

Fischer has served on the NCAA Men’s Frozen Fourstaff since 1989 and was a media liaison at the 1993U.S. Olympic Festival in San Antonio, Texas.

Fischer and his wife, Angie, have one daughter,Jennifer.

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HelperGerry Helper, who joins thestaff of a U.S. Olympic Men’s IceHockey Team for the first time, isthe senior vice president ofcommunications anddevelopment for the NationalHockey League’s Nashville

Predators. A member of thePredators’ staff since October 1997, Helper overseesthe club’s media and public relations efforts,publications, Web site, amateur hockey efforts andcommunity relations initiatives. He serves aspresident of the Nashville Predators Foundation,which has awarded $2 million in grants to localcharitable organizations. He also serves on the NHL’sCommunications Advisory Board and was theorganizations point person with the NHL for the 2003NHL Entry Draft in Nashville.

Prior to joining the Thrashers, Helper was the vicepresident of communications for the Tampa BayLightning from 1991-97, assisting in the developmentof Tampa Bay’s successful 1999 NHL All-StarWeekend bid. He also spent time as the NHL’sdirector of information (1987-89) and director of publicrelations (1989-91) after beginning his career with theBuffalo Sabres from 1979-86.

Helper and his wife, Kim, have two daughters, Reneeand Abigail.

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DeGregorio President

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Ogrean Executive Director

A lifetime and career spent dedicated to advancing the sport of hockey inAmerica culminated on June 14, 2003, with Ron DeGregorio’s election asjust 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 and team owner. His first appointment with USAHockey came in 1973 when he was named registrar for the New EnglandDistrict. DeGregorio was first elected to the USA Hockey Board of Directorsin 1975 and was the organization’s first vice president of youth hockey. Inthe 1980s, he served as treasurer of USA Hockey. In 1995, he was elected asa vice president and the international council chairperson, positions he helduntil being named president.

He has represented the United States at countless events during his tenurewith USA Hockey. He served as team leader of Team East at the 1979 UnitedStates Olympic Festival, from which the 1980 “Miracle On Ice” U.S. OlympicIce Hockey Team was chosen and also for the 1994 U.S. Olympic Ice HockeyTeam. DeGregorio has represented the United States at the 1998, 2002 and2006 Olympic Winter Games and at numerous International Ice HockeyFederation Men’s, Women’s and Junior World Championships.

Honored with the National Hockey League’s Lester Patrick Award in 2002for outstanding service to ice hockey in the United States, DeGregorio ispresident of the PenFacs Group, an investment and insurance firmspecializing in the design, administration and funding of executive benefitplans.

He resides in Salem, N.H., with his wife, Susan and has four grown children,Eric, Mark, Kim and Kara.

Dave Ogrean, one of the most respected leadersin amateur sports, returned to USA Hockey asexecutive director on Aug. 1, 2005. He previouslyheld the position from 1993-99 and began hiscareer in the sports industry with the organization(then the Amateur Hockey Association of theUnited States) as its director of public relations in1978.

Under his leadership since returning to theorganization, USA Hockey created a newdepartment for membership development; beganan annual nationwide celebration called HockeyWeekend Across America; hired the first-everChief Development Officer for the USA HockeyFoundation; executed a successful bid for theUnited States to host three World Championships;and led efforts that resulted in USA Hockeygaining responsibility for the selection processand induction event associated with the U.S.Hockey Hall of Fame.

Among his many accomplishments during hisfirst term as executive director, Ogrean oversawa significant increase in membership and revenue,and the construction of the current nationalheadquarters; helped create the USA HockeyInLine program and the National TeamDevelopment Program; was a driving force inestablishing the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award,presented annually to the top player in women’scollege ice hockey; and developed the concept ofSTAR (Serving the American Rinks) with U.S.Figure Skating.

Before returning to Colorado Springs, Ogreanserved as executive director of USA Football from2002-2005. He was recruited by the NationalFootball League and NFL Players’ Association tobuild a new, independent, non-profit organizationto support and promote the sport of amateurfootball at all levels.

Prior to joining USA Football, Ogrean served as

president and CEO of the Colorado Springs SportsCorporation where he led the development andcreation of the Colorado Springs Sports Hall ofFame and the Rocky Mountain State Games.

From 1999-2000, Ogrean worked for the UnitedStates Olympic Committee as deputy executivedirector of marketing. While there, he led theUSOC team that, together with the Salt Lakeorganizing committee, generated almost $200million.

Previously, Ogrean served the USOC from 1990-93 as director of broadcasting. He was responsiblefor creating the initial broadcast division andgenerated over $12 million in revenue as well asunprecedented exposure for the nationalgoverning bodies of Olympic sports.

From 1980-88, Ogrean worked at ESPN incorporate communications and programming.

Following a successful eight years at ESPN,Ogrean joined the College Football Association asassistant executive director for television. Duringhis two-year tenure, he worked with CBS Sportson remote production, with CBS and ESPN ongame scheduling and selection and helped launchthe syndicated series, “This Week in CollegeFootball.”

Ogrean received his Bachelor of Arts degree inEnglish from the University of Connecticut (1974)and his master’s degree in film from BostonUniversity (1978).

Listed among The Sporting News’ Top 100 MostPowerful People in Sports from 1993-99, Ogreanis currently among The Hockey News’ Top 50People of Power and Influence. He is a member ofthe nominating committee for the U.S. OlympicHall of Fame.

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Rossi Vice President,International Council Chairman

Outside of a highly successful business career, Tony Rossi has generously donatedsignificant time, resources and expertise to USA Hockey for more than 30 years at thegrassroots and executive leadership levels.

After beginning his volunteer career with the National Governing Body in the mid-1970s,Rossi was elected to the USA Hockey Board of Directors in 1983 and served as a directorfrom the Central District until 1988. In 1989, he was elected to the USA Hockey ExecutiveCommittee, serving as secretary from 1989-95. In 1995, Rossi transitioned to the role ofUSA Hockey treasurer, a position he held until June 2003.

In his role as both secretary and treasurer, Rossi helped guide the formation and growthof The USA Hockey Foundation, a charitable and educational non-profit corporation thatprovides long-range financial support for USA Hockey and promotes the growth of hockeyin the United States.

In June of 2003, Rossi was elected to his current post as USA Hockey vice president andinternational council chair. In his role, Rossi works closely with the organization’s Nationaland Olympic Team programs, as well as the International Ice Hockey Federation duringa host of global competitions held throughout the year. He was elected to the IIHFCouncil in May of 2008.

Rossi also serves as president for RMK Management Corporation and Moran & Company.

He resides in Chicago with his wife, Marie, and has four children, Elena, Deanna, Michael,and Tony, Jr.

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Bush, Jr. Chairman of the Board

One of the most recognized and respected leaders in hockey, Walter L. Bush, Jr., isthe chairman of the board 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,became president of USA Hockey in June 1986, following Wm. Thayer Tutt and TomLockhart. He served in the capacity for 17 years before taking his current position aschairman of the board. In recognition of his 45th year of service to USA Hockey, theorganization dedicated its national headquarters as The Walter L. Bush, Jr. Center inJune 1999.

Bush retired as a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation Council in May2008 after a 23-year stint, the last 14 years as a vice president of the organization. Heserved on numerous committees within the IIHF, including as chairman of the IIHFWomen’s Ice Hockey Committee, the IIHF InLine Hockey Committee and the IIHF Hallof Fame Selection Committee.

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 OlympicOrder from the International Olympic Committee, the highest honor in the Olympicmovement.

Bush was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000. He received the NHL’s LesterPatrick Award in 1973 in recognition of his outstanding service to ice hockey in theUnited States. He was enshrined in the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1980, andin 1989, was elected to the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame. He currently serves as agovernor 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 twosons, Walter III and Steven.


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PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM

Craig Conroy 6 1 4 5 0 2

Scott Gomez 6 1 4 5 -3 10

Brian Gionta 6 4 0 4 -1 2

Brian Rolston 6 3 1 4 -1 4

Erik Cole 6 1 2 3 0 0

Mathieu Schneider 6 1 2 3 0 16

Chris Drury 6 0 3 3 2 2

Doug Weight 6 0 3 3 0 4

Mike Modano 6 2 0 2 -1 6

Mike Knuble 6 1 1 2 1 4

John-Michael Liles 6 0 2 2 -3 2

Brian Rafalski 5 0 2 2 -3 0

Bill Guerin 6 1 0 1 0 0

Jordon Leopold 6 1 0 1 1 4

Chris Chelios 6 0 1 1 -1 2

Bret Hedican 6 0 1 1 1 6

Jason Blake 6 0 0 0 2 2

Derian Hatcher 6 0 0 0 -1 12

Mark Parrish 6 0 0 0 -2 4

Keith Tkachuk 6 0 0 0 -5 8

TEAM USA TOTALS 6 16 26 42 -14 90

GOALTENDING

NAME GP MIN W L T GA GAA SV SV%

Rick DiPietro 4 237 1 3 0 9 2.28 75 .893

Robert Esche 1 59 0 1 0 5 5.10 16 .762

John Grahame 1 60 0 0 1 3 3.00 22 .880

TEAM USA TOTALS 6 356 1 4 1 17 2.87 113 .869

SCORING LEADERS

PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS +/-

Teemu Selanne FIN 8 6 5 11 7

Saku Koivu FIN 8 3 8 11 5

Daniel Alfredsson SWE 8 5 5 10 2

Marian Hossa SVK 6 5 5 10 9

Ville Peltonen FIN 8 4 5 9 4

GOALTENDING LEADERS (AT LEAST THREE GAMES PLAYED)

NAME TEAM GP MIN W L T GA GAA SV SV%

Antero Niittymaki FIN 6 359 5 1 0 8 1.34 156 .951

Evgeni Nabokov RUS 7 359 5 2 0 8 1.34 126 .940

David Aebischer SUI 4 200 1 1 2 7 2.10 110 .940

Martin Brodeur CAN 4 238 2 2 0 8 2.01 96 .923

Peter Budaj SVK 3 179 2 1 0 6 2.01 73 .924

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PRELIMINARY ROUNDGroup ATEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSFinland 5 5 0 0 19 2 10

Switzerland 5 2 1 2 10 12 6

Canada 5 3 2 0 15 9 6

Czech Republic 5 2 3 0 14 12 4

Germany 5 0 3 2 7 16 2

Italy 5 0 3 2 9 23 2

Group BTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSSlovakia 5 5 0 0 18 8 10

Russia 5 4 1 0 23 11 8

Sweden 5 3 2 0 15 12 6

United States 5 1 3 1 13 13 3

Kazakhstan 5 1 4 0 9 16 2

Latvia 5 0 4 1 11 29 1

QUARTERFINALSSweden 6, Switzerland 2

Finland 4, USA 3

Russia 2, Canada 0

Czech Republic 3, Slovakia 1

SEMIFINALSSweden 7, Czech Republic 3

Finland 4, Russia 0

BRONZE-MEDAL GAMECzech Republic 3, Russia 0

GOLD-MEDAL GAMESweden 3, Finland 2

FINAL STANDINGS USA RESULTS1. Sweden USA 3, Latvia 32. Finland USA 4, Kazakhstan 13. Czech Republic Slovakia 2, USA 14. Russia Sweden 2, USA 15. Slovakia Russia 5, USA 46. Switzerland Finland 4, USA 37. Canada8. United States9. Kazakhstan10. Germany11. Italy12. Latvia

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X I X Olympic Winter GamesWhere: Salt Lake City, Utah



PRELIMINARY ROUNDGroup ATEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSGermany 3 3 0 0 10 3 6Latvia 3 1 1 1 11 12 3Austria 3 1 2 0 7 9 2Slovakia 3 0 2 1 8 12 1

Group BTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSBelarus 3 2 1 0 5 3 4Ukraine 3 2 1 0 9 5 4Switzerland 3 1 1 1 7 9 3France 3 0 2 1 6 10 1

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDGroup CTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSSweden 3 3 0 0 14 4 6Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 12 7 3Canada 3 1 1 1 8 10 3Germany 3 0 3 0 5 18 0

Group DTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSUnited States 3 2 0 1 16 3 5Finland 3 2 1 0 11 8 4Russia 3 1 1 1 9 9 3Belarus 3 0 3 0 6 22 0

QUARTERFINALSRussia 1, Czech Republic 0Belarus 4, Sweden 3United States 5, Germany 0Canada 2, Finland 1

SEMIFINALSCanada 7, Belarus 1United States 3, Russia 2

BRONZE-MEDAL GAMERussia 7, Belarus 2

GOLD-MEDAL GAMECanada 5, United States 2

FINAL STANDINGS1. Canada2. USA3. Russia4. Belarus5. Czech Republic

FinlandSweden

8. Germany9. Ukraine10. Latvia11. Switzerland12. Austria13. France

Slovakia

U.S. RESULTSUSA 6, Finland 0USA 2, Russia 2USA 8, Belarus 1USA 5, Germany 0USA 3, Russia 2Canada 5, USA 2

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X V I I I Olympic Winter GamesWhere: Nagano, Japan



PRELIMARY ROUNDGroup ATEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSKazakstan 3 2 0 1 14 11 3Italy 3 1 2 0 11 11 2Austria 3 0 1 2 9 12 2Slovakia 3 1 1 1 9 9 1

Group BTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSBelarus 3 2 0 1 14 4 5Germany 3 2 1 0 7 9 4France 3 1 2 0 5 8 2Japan 3 0 2 1 5 10 1

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDGroup CTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSRussia 3 3 0 0 15 6 6Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 12 4 4Finland 3 1 2 0 11 9 2Kazakstan 3 0 3 0 6 25 0

Group DTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSCanada 3 3 0 0 12 3 6Sweden 3 2 1 0 11 7 4United States 3 1 2 0 8 10 2Belarus 3 0 3 0 4 15 0

QUARTERFINALSRussia 4, Belarus 1Czech Republic 4, USA 1Finland 2, Sweden 1Canada 4, Kazakstan 1

SEMIFINALSCzech Republic 2, Canada 1 (OT, shootout)Russia 7, Finland 4

BRONZE-MEDAL GAMEFinland 3, Canada 2

GOLD-MEDAL GAMECzech Republic 1, Russia 0

FINAL STANDINGS1. Czech Republic2. Russia3. Finland4. Canada5. Belarus

KazakstanSwedenUSA

9. Germany10. Slovakia11. France12. Italy13. Japan14. Austria

U.S. RESULTSSweden 4, USA 2USA 5, Belarus 2Canada 4, USA 1Czech Republic 4, USA 1

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X V I I Olympic Winter GamesWhere: Lillehammer, Norway



PRELIMINARY ROUNDGroup ATEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSFinland 5 5 0 0 25 4 10Germany 5 3 2 0 11 14 6Czech Republic 5 3 2 0 16 11 6Russia 5 3 2 0 20 14 6Austria 5 1 4 0 13 28 2Norway 5 0 5 0 5 19 0

Group BTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSSlovakia 5 3 0 2 26 14 8Canada 5 3 1 1 17 11 7Sweden 5 3 1 1 23 13 7United States 5 1 1 3 21 17 5Italy 5 1 4 0 15 31 2France 5 0 4 1 11 27 1

QUARTERFINALSCanada 3, Czech Republic 2Finland 6, USA 1Sweden 3, Germany 0Russia 3, Slovakia 2

SEMIFINALSCanada 5, Finland 3Sweden 4, Russia 3

BRONZE-MEDAL GAMEFinland 4, Russia 0

GOLD-MEDAL GAMESweden 3, Canada 2 (OT, shootout)

FINAL STANDINGS1. Sweden2. Canada3. Finland4. Russia5. Czech Republic6. Slovakia7. Germany8. United States9. Italy10. France11. Norway12. Austria

U.S. RESULTSUSA 4, France 4USA 3, Slovakia 3USA 3, Canada 3USA 7, Italy 1Finland 6, USA 1Czech Republic 5, USA 3Germany 4, USA 3

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X V I Olympic Winter GamesWhere: Albertville, France



PRELIMINARY ROUNDGroup ATEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSUnited States 5 4 0 1 18 7 9Sweden 5 3 0 2 22 11 8Finland 5 3 0 1 22 11 7Germany 5 2 3 0 11 12 4Italy 5 1 4 0 18 24 2Poland 5 0 5 0 4 30 0

Group BTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSCanada 5 4 1 0 28 9 8Unified Team* 5 4 1 0 32 10 8Czechoslovakia 5 4 1 0 25 15 8France 5 2 3 0 14 22 4Switzerland 5 1 4 0 13 25 2Norway 5 0 5 0 7 38 0

*Soviet Union and Russia combined to form the Unified Team

QUARTERFINALSCanada 4, Germany 3Czechoslovakia 3, Sweden 1USA 4, France 1Unified Team 6, Finland 1

SEMIFINALSCanada 4, Czechoslovakia 2Unified Team 5, USA 2

BRONZE-MEDAL GAMECzechoslovakia 6, USA 1

GOLD-MEDAL GAMEUnified Team 3, Canada 1

FINAL STANDINGS1. Unified Team2. Canada3. Czechoslovakia4. United States5. Sweden6. Germany7. Finland8. France9. Norway10. Switzerland11. Poland12. Italy

U.S. RESULTSUSA 6, Italy 3USA 2, Germany 0USA 4, Finland 1USA 3, Poland 0USA 3, Sweden 3USA 4, France 1Unified Team 5, USA 2Czechoslovakia 6, USA 1

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X V Olympic Winter GamesWhere: Calgary, Alberta, Canada



PRELIMINARY ROUNDGroup ATEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSFinland 5 3 1 1 22 8 7Sweden 5 2 0 3 23 10 7Canada 5 3 1 1 17 12 7Switzerland 5 3 2 0 19 10 6Poland 5 0 4 1 3 13 1France 5 1 4 0 10 41 0

Group BTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSSoviet Union 5 5 0 0 32 10 10W. Germany 5 4 1 0 19 12 8Czechoslovakia 5 3 2 0 23 14 6United States 5 2 3 0 27 27 4Austria 5 0 4 1 12 29 1Norway 5 0 4 1 11 32 1

FINAL ROUNDTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSSoviet Union 5 4 1 0 25 7 8Finland 5 3 1 1 18 10 7Sweden 5 2 1 2 15 16 6Canada 5 2 2 1 17 14 5W. Germany 5 1 4 0 8 26 2Czechoslovakia 5 1 4 0 12 22 2

FINAL STANDINGS1. Soviet Union2. Finland3. Sweden4. Canada5. W. Germany6. Czechoslovakia7. United States8. Switzerland9. Austria10. Poland11. France12. Norway

U.S. RESULTSUSA 10, Austria 6Czechoslovakia 7, USA 5Soviet Union 7, USA 5USA 6, Norway 3W. Germany 4, USA 1USA 8, Switzerland 4

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X I V Olympic Winter GamesWhere: Sarajevo, Yugoslavia



PRELIMINARY ROUNDGroup ATEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSSoviet Union 5 5 0 0 42 5 10Sweden 5 3 1 1 34 15 7W. Germany 5 3 1 1 27 17 7Poland 5 1 4 0 16 37 2Italy 5 1 4 0 15 31 2Yugoslavia 5 1 4 0 8 37 2

Group BTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSCzechoslovakia 5 5 0 0 38 7 10Canada 5 4 1 0 24 10 8Finland 5 2 2 1 27 19 5United States 5 1 2 2 16 17 4Austria 5 1 4 0 13 37 2Norway 5 0 4 1 15 43 1

FINAL ROUNDTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSSoviet Union 3 3 0 0 16 1 6Czechoslovakia 3 2 1 0 6 2 4Sweden 3 1 2 0 3 12 2Canada 3 0 3 0 0 10 0

CONSOLATION ROUNDTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSW. Germany 1 1 0 0 7 4 2United States 1 1 0 0 7 4 2Finland 1 0 1 0 4 7 0Poland 1 0 1 0 4 7 0

FINAL STANDINGS1. Soviet Union2. Czechoslovakia3. Sweden4. Canada5. W. Germany6. Finland7. United States8. Poland9. Austria10. Yugoslavia11. Italy12. Norway

U.S. RESULTSCanada 4, USA 2Czechoslovakia 4, USA 1USA 3, Norway 3USA 7, Austria 3USA 3, Finland 3USA 7, Poland 4

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X I I I Olympic Winter GamesWhere: Lake Placid, New York



PRELIMINARY ROUNDRed DivisionTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSSoviet Union 5 5 0 0 51 11 10Finland 5 3 2 0 26 18 6Canada 5 3 2 0 28 12 6Poland 5 2 3 0 15 23 4Holland 5 1 3 1 16 43 3Japan 5 0 4 1 7 36 1

Blue DivisionTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSSweden 5 4 0 1 26 7 9United States 5 4 0 1 25 10 9Czechoslovakia 5 3 2 0 34 16 6Romania 5 1 3 1 13 29 3W. Germany 5 1 4 0 21 30 2Norway 5 0 4 1 9 36 1

FINAL ROUNDTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSUnited States 3 2 0 1 10 7 5Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 16 8 4Sweden 3 0 1 2 7 14 2Finland 3 0 2 1 7 11 1Finland 5 3 1 1 22 8 7Sweden 5 2 0 3 23 10 7Canada 5 3 1 1 17 12 7Switzerland 5 3 2 0 19 10 6Poland 5 0 4 1 3 13 1France 5 1 4 0 10 41 0

FINAL STANDINGS1. United States2. Soviet Union3. Sweden4. Finland5. Czechoslovakia6. Canada7. Poland8. Holland9. Romania10. W. Germany11. Norway12. Japan

U.S. RESULTSUSA 2, Sweden 2USA 7, Czechoslovakia 3USA 5, Norway 1USA 7, Romania 2USA 4, W. Germany 2USA 4, Soviet Union 3USA 4, Finland 2

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X I I Olympic Winter GamesWhere: Innsbruck, Austria



PRELIMINARY ROUNDGroup ATEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSSoviet Union 5 5 0 0 40 11 10Czechoslovakia 5 3 2 0 17 10 6W. Germany 5 2 3 0 21 24 4Finland 5 2 3 0 19 18 4United States 5 2 3 0 15 21 4Poland 5 0 5 0 9 37 0

Group BTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSRomania 5 4 1 0 23 15 8Austria 5 3 2 0 18 14 6Japan 5 3 2 0 20 18 6Yugoslavia 5 3 2 0 22 19 6Switzerland 5 2 3 0 24 22 4Bulgaria 5 0 5 0 19 38 0

FINAL STANDINGS1. Soviet Union2. Czechoslovakia3. W. Germany4. Finland5. United States6. Poland7. Romania8. Austria9. Japan10. Yugoslavia11. Switzerland12. Bulgaria

U.S. RESULTSSoviet Union 6, USA 2Czechoslovakia 5, USA 0USA 5, Finland 4USA 7, Poland 2W. Germany 4, USA 1

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X I Olympic Winter GamesWhere: Sapporo, Japan



PRELIMINARY ROUNDGroup ATEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSSoviet Union 5 4 0 1 33 13 9United States 5 3 2 0 18 15 6Czechoslovakia 5 3 2 0 26 13 6Sweden 5 2 2 1 17 13 5Finland 5 2 3 0 14 24 4Poland 5 0 5 0 9 39 0

Group BTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSW. Germany 4 3 1 0 22 10 6Norway 4 3 1 0 16 14 6Japan 4 2 1 1 17 16 5Switzerland 4 0 2 2 9 16 2Yugoslavia 4 0 3 1 9 17 1

FINAL STANDINGS1. Soviet Union2. United States3. Czechoslovakia4. Sweden5. Finland6. Poland7. W. Germany8. Norway9. Japan10. Switzerland11. Yugoslavia

U.S. RESULTSSweden 5, USA 1USA 5, Czechoslovakia 1Soviet Union 7, USA 2USA 4, Finland 1USA 6, Poland 1

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X Olympic Winter GamesWhere: Grenoble, France



PRELIMINARY ROUNDGroup ATEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSSoviet Union 7 6 1 0 48 10 12Czechoslovakia 7 5 1 1 33 17 11Canada 7 5 2 0 28 15 10Sweden 7 4 2 1 23 18 9Finland 7 3 3 1 17 23 7United States 7 2 4 1 23 28 5W. Germany 7 1 6 0 13 39 2E. Germany 7 0 7 0 13 48 0

Group BTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSYugoslavia 5 5 0 0 33 9 10Japan 5 4 1 0 27 12 8Norway 5 3 2 0 15 15 6Romania 5 2 3 0 22 23 4Austria 5 1 4 0 12 27 2France 5 0 5 0 9 32 0

FINAL STANDINGS1. Soviet Union2. Czechoslovakia3. Canada4. Sweden5. Finland6. United States7. W. Germany8. E. Germany9. Yugoslavia10. Japan11. Norway12. Romania13. Austria14. France

U.S. RESULTSCzechoslovakia 5, USA 1Sweden 4, USA 3Soviet Union 10, USA 2Canada 3, USA 2USA 8, W. Germany 1USA 6, E. Germany 4USA 1, Finland 1

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I X Olympic Winter GamesWhere: Innsbruck, Austria

When: January 29 - February 9, 1964


PRELIMINARY ROUNDGroup ATEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSSoviet Union 7 7 0 0 54 10 14Sweden 7 5 2 0 47 16 10Czechoslovakia 7 5 2 0 38 19 10Canada 7 5 2 0 32 17 10United States 7 2 5 0 29 33 4Finland 7 2 5 0 10 31 4W. Germany 7 2 5 0 13 49 4Switzerland 7 0 7 0 9 57 0

Group BTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSPoland 7 6 1 0 40 13 12Norway 7 5 2 0 40 19 10Japan 7 4 2 1 35 31 9Romania 7 3 3 1 31 28 7Austria 7 3 3 1 24 28 7Yugoslavia 7 3 3 1 29 37 7Italy 7 2 5 0 24 42 4Hungary 7 0 7 0 14 39 0

FINAL STANDINGS1. Soviet Union2. Sweden3. Czechoslovakia4. Canada5. United States6. Finland7. W. Germany8. Switzerland9. Poland10. Norway11. Japan12. Romania13. Austria14. Yugoslavia15. Italy16. Hungary

U.S. RESULTSSoviet Union 5, USA 1USA 8, W. Germany 1Sweden 7, USA 4Canada 8, USA 6Czechoslovakia 7, USA 1Finland 3, USA 2USA 7, Switzerland 3

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V I I I Olympic Winter GamesWhere: Squaw Valley, California



PRELIMINARY ROUNDGroup ATEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSCanada 2 2 0 0 24 3 4Sweden 2 1 1 0 21 5 2Japan 2 0 2 0 1 38 0

Group BTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSSoviet Union 2 2 0 0 16 4 4W. Germany 2 1 1 0 4 9 2Finland 2 0 2 0 5 12 0

Group CTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSUnited States 2 2 0 0 19 6 4Czechoslovakia 2 1 1 0 23 6 2Austria 2 0 2 0 2 30 0

FINAL ROUNDTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSUnited States 5 5 0 0 29 11 10Canada 5 4 1 0 31 12 8Soviet Union 5 2 2 1 24 19 5Czechoslovakia 5 2 3 0 21 23 4Sweden 5 1 3 1 19 19 3W. Germany 5 0 5 0 5 45 0

CONSOLATION ROUNDTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSFinland 4 3 0 1 50 11 7Japan 4 2 1 1 32 22 5Austria 4 0 4 0 8 57 0

FINAL STANDINGS1. United States2. Canada3. Soviet Union4. Czechoslovakia5. Sweden6. W. Germany7. Finland8. Japan9. Austria

U.S. RESULTSUSA 7, Czechoslovakia 5USA 12, Austria 1USA 6, Sweden 3USA 9, W. Germany 1USA 2, Canada 1USA 3, Soviet Union 2USA 9, Czechoslovakia 4

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V I I Olympic Winter GamesWhere: Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy



PRELIMINARY ROUNDGroup ATEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSCanada 3 3 0 0 30 1 6W. Germany 3 1 1 1 9 6 3Italy 3 0 1 2 5 7 2Austria 3 0 2 1 2 32 1

Group BTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSCzechoslovakia 2 2 0 0 12 6 4United States 2 1 1 0 7 4 2Poland 2 0 2 0 3 12 0

Group CTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSSoviet Union 2 2 0 0 15 4 4Sweden 2 1 1 0 7 10 2Switzerland 2 0 2 0 8 16 0

FINAL ROUNDTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSSoviet Union 5 5 0 0 25 5 10United States 5 4 1 0 26 12 8Canada 5 3 2 0 23 11 6Sweden 5 1 3 1 10 17 3Czechoslovakia 5 1 4 0 20 30 2W. Germany 5 0 4 1 6 35 1

CONSOLATION ROUNDTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSItaly 3 3 0 0 21 7 6Poland 3 2 1 0 12 10 4Switzerland 3 1 2 0 12 8 2Austria 3 0 3 0 9 19 0

FINAL STANDINGS1. Soviet Union2. United States3. Canada4. Sweden5. Czechoslovakia6. W. Germany7. Italy8. Poland9. Switzerland10. Austria

U.S. RESULTSCzechoslovakia 4, USA 3USA 4, Poland 0USA 7, W. Germany 2USA 4, Canada 1USA 6, Sweden 1Soviet Union 4, USA 0USA 9, Czechoslovakia 4

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V I Olympic Winter GamesWhere: Oslo, Norway



PRELIMINARY ROUNDTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSCanada 8 7 0 1 71 1 15United States 8 6 1 1 43 21 13Sweden 8 6 2 0 48 19 12Czechoslovakia 8 6 2 0 47 18 12Switzerland 8 4 4 0 40 40 8Poland 8 2 5 1 21 56 5Finland 8 2 6 0 21 60 4W. Germany 8 1 6 1 21 53 3Norway 8 0 8 0 15 46 0

FINAL STANDINGS1. Canada2. United States3. Sweden4. Czechoslovakia5. Switzerland6. Poland7. Finland8. W. Germany9. Norway

U.S. RESULTSUSA 3, Norway 2USA 8, W. Germany 2USA 8, Finland 2USA 8, Switzerland 2Sweden 4, USA 2USA 5, Poland 3USA 6, Czechoslovakia 3USA 3, Canada 3

PRELIMINARY ROUNDTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSCanada 8 7 0 1 57 2 15Czechoslovakia 8 7 0 1 76 15 15Switzerland 8 6 2 0 62 17 12United States 8 5 3 0 86 36 10Sweden 8 4 4 0 53 23 8Great Britain 8 3 5 0 36 43 6Poland 8 2 6 0 25 74 4Austria 8 1 7 0 31 64 2Italy 8 0 8 0 23 125 0

FINAL STANDINGS1. Canada2. Czechoslovakia3. Switzerland4. United States5. Sweden6. Great Britain7. Poland8. Austria9. Italy

U.S. RESULTSSwitzerland 5, USA 4USA 23, Poland 4USA 31, Italy 1USA 5, Sweden 2Canada 12, USA 3USA 13, Austria 2USA 4, Great Britian 3Czechoslovakia 4, USA 3

V Olympic Winter GamesWhere: St. Moritz, Switzerland


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I V Olympic Winter GamesWhere: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany



PRELIMINARY ROUNDGroup ATEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSCanada 3 3 0 0 24 3 6Austria 3 2 1 0 11 7 4Poland 3 1 2 0 11 12 2Latvia 3 0 0 3 3 27 0

Group BTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSGermany 3 2 1 0 5 1 4United States 3 2 1 0 5 2 4Italy 3 1 2 0 2 5 2Switzerland 3 1 2 0 1 5 2

Group CTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSCzechoslovakia 3 3 0 0 10 0 6Hungary 3 2 1 0 14 5 4France 3 1 2 0 4 7 2Belgium 3 0 3 0 4 20 6

Group DTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSGreat Britain 2 2 0 0 4 0 4Sweden 2 1 1 0 2 1 2Japan 2 0 2 0 0 5 0

SEMIFINAL ROUNDGroup ATEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSGreat Britain 3 2 0 1 8 3 5Canada 3 2 1 0 22 4 4Germany 3 1 1 1 5 8 3Hungary 3 0 0 3 2 22 0

Group BTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSUnited States 3 3 0 0 5 1 6Czechoslovakia 3 2 1 0 6 4 4Sweden 3 1 2 0 3 6 2Austria 3 0 3 0 1 4 0

FINAL ROUNDTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSGreat Britain 3 2 0 1 7 1 5Canada 3 2 1 0 9 2 4United States 3 1 1 1 2 1 3Czechoslovakia 3 0 3 0 0 14 0

FINAL STANDINGS1. Great Britain2. Canada3. United States4. Czechoslovakia5. Germany

Sweden7. Hungary

Austria

U.S. RESULTSUSA 2, Czechoslovakia 0USA 0, Great Britain 0 (OT)Canada 1, USA 0USA 1, Austria 0USA 2, Czechoslovakia 0USA 1, Germany 0USA 3, Switzerland 0Italy 2, USA 0USA 2, Switzerland 1

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I I I Olympic Winter GamesWhere: Lake Placid, New York



PRELIMINARY ROUNDTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSCanada 6 5 0 1 32 4 11United States 6 4 1 1 27 5 9Germany 6 2 4 0 7 26 4Poland 6 0 6 0 3 34 0

FINAL STANDINGS1. Canada2. United States3. Germany4. Poland

U.S. RESULTSCanada 2, USA 1USA 4, Poland 1USA 7, Germany 0USA 5, Poland 0USA 8, Germany 0USA 2, Canada 2

PRELIMINARY ROUNDGroup ATEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSGreat Britain 3 2 1 0 10 6 4France 3 2 1 0 6 5 4Belgium 3 2 1 0 9 10 4Hungary 3 0 3 0 2 6 0

Group BTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSSweden 2 1 0 1 5 2 3Czechoslovakia 2 1 1 0 3 5 2Poland 2 0 0 1 4 5 1

Group CTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSSwitzerland 2 1 0 1 5 4 3Austria 2 0 0 2 4 4 2Germany 2 0 0 1 0 1 1

FINAL ROUNDTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSCanada 3 3 0 0 38 0 6Sweden 3 2 1 0 7 12 4Switzerland 3 1 2 0 4 17 2Great Britain 3 0 3 0 1 21 0

I I Olympic Winter GamesWhere: St. Moritz, Switzerland


FINAL STANDINGS1. Canada2. Sweden3. Switzerland4. Great Britain5. France

CzechoslovakiaAustria

8. BelgiumPolandGermany

11. Hungary

U.S. RESULTSThe U.S. did not send a team.

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I Olympic Winter GamesWhere: Chamonix, France



PRELIMINARY ROUNDGroup ATEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSCanada 3 3 0 0 85 0 6Sweden 3 2 1 0 18 25 4Czechoslovakia 3 1 2 0 14 41 2Switzerland 3 0 3 0 2 53 0

Group BTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSUnited States 3 3 0 0 52 0 6Great Britain 3 2 1 0 34 16 4France 3 1 2 0 9 42 2Belgium 3 0 3 0 8 35 0

FINAL ROUNDTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTSCanada 3 3 0 0 47 3 6United States 3 2 1 0 32 6 4Great Britain 3 1 2 0 6 33 2Sweden 3 0 3 0 3 46 0

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

ELIMINATION ROUNDSweden 8, Belgium 0USA 29, Switzerland 0Canada 15, Czechoslovakia 0Sweden 4, France 0Canada 2, USA 0

FINAL ROUNDUSA 7, Sweden 0USA 16, Czechoslovakia 0Canada 12, Sweden 1Sweden 4, Switzerland 0Czechoslovakia 1, Sweden 0Russia 2, Slovakia 2

FINAL STANDINGS1. Canada2. United States3. Czechoslovakia4. Sweden5. Switzerland

FINAL STANDINGS1. Canada2. United States3. Great Britain4. Sweden5. Czechoslovakia

France7. Switzerland

Belgium

U.S. RESULTSUSA 19, Belgium 0USA 22, France 0USA 11, Great Britain 0USA 20, Sweden 0Canada 6, USA 1

1 9 2 0 Olympic Summer GamesWhere: Antwerp, Belgium

When: April 20 - September 12, 1920

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Clarence Abel 1924 D 5/28/00 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. St. Paul ACKevin Ahearn 1972 16 F 6/20/48 Milton, Mass. Boston CollegeSteve Alley 1976 11 F 5/17/51 Anoka, Minn. Univ. of WisconsinTony Amonte 1998, 2002 11 F 8/2/70 Hingham, Mass. Chicago BlackhawksOsborne Anderson 1932 D 10/15/08 Swampscott, Mass.Wendell Anderson 1956 2/1/33 St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaLarry Bader 1972 21 F Hopkins, Minn. Univ. of PennsylvaniaBill Baker 1980 6 D 11/29/56 Grand Rapids, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaFrancis F. Baker 1936 Clinton, N.Y. Hamilton CollegeRobert Baker 1948 12/21/26 Thief River Falls, Minn. T.R. Falls ThievesTom Barrasso 2002 30 G 3/31/65 Boston, Mass. Carolina HurricanesMark Beaufait 1994 20 F 5/13/70 Livonia, Mich. Kansas City BladesMarc Behrend 1984 29 G 1/11/61 Madison, Wis. Univ. of WisconsinJohn P. Bent 1932 8/5/08 New York, N.Y. Yale Univ.Bryan Berard 1998 6 D 3/5/77 Woonsocket, R.I. New York IslandersRuben Bjorkman 1948, 1952 6/30/27 Roseau, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaScott Bjugstad 1984 17 F 6/2/61 New Brighton, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaJason Blake 2006 55 F 9/2/73 Moorhead, Minn. New York IslandersJohn Blue 1988 29 G 2/19/66 El Toro, Calif. Univ. of MinnesotaRobert Boeser 1948 6/30/27 Minneapolis, Minn. St. John's Univ.Dan Bolduc 1976 21 F 4/6/53 Waterville, Maine Harvard Univ.R.F. Bonney 1920 G 4/30/1899 Phoenix, N.Y. St. Paul ACAllen Bourbeau 1988 20 F 5/17/65 Falmouth, Mass. Harvard Univ.Henry Boucha 1972 10 F 6/1/51 Warroad, Minn. Winnipeg Jr. JetsBob Brooke 1984 13 F 12/18/60 Acton, Mass. Yale Univ.David Brooks 1964 12/27/39 St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaHerb Brooks 1964, 1968 8/5/37 St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaNeal Broten 1980 9 F 11/29/59 Roseau, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaCharles Brown 1972 5 10/26/47 Minneapolis, Minn. Bemidji State Univ.Greg Brown 1988, 1992 3, 2 D 3/7/68 Southboro, Mass. Boston CollegeF.W. Burtnett 1956 8/26/30 Cambridge, Mass. Boston CollegeJim Campbell 1994 25 F 4/3/73 Westboro, Mass. Hull OlympiquesEugene Campbell 1956 8/17/32 Minneapolis, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaKeith Carney 1998 24 D 2/3/70 Providence, R.I. Chicago BlackhawksLeonard Ceglarski 1952 6/27/26 E. Walpole, Mass. Boston CollegeJohn P. Chase 1932 6/12/06 Boston, Mass. Harvard Univ.Chris Chelios 1984, 1998, 2002, 2006 21, 7, 24 D 1/25/62 Chicago, Ill. Detroit Red WingsKeith Christensen 1972 International Falls, Minn. Univ. of Minn.-Duluth


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All-Time Roster

Name Olympic Year No Pos Birthdate Hometown Most Recent Club

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Dave Christian 1980 23 F 5/13/59 Warroad, Minn. Univ. of North DakotaGordon Christian 1956 11/27/27 Warroad, Minn. Univ. of North DakotaBill Christian 1960, 1964 6 F 1/29/38 Warroad, Minn. Warroad LakersRoger Christian 1960, 1964 10 F 12/1/35 Warroad, Minn. Warroad LakersSteve Christoff 1980 11 F 1/23/58 Richfield, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaPeter Ciavaglia 1994 12 F 7/15/69 Snyder, N.Y. Rochester AmericansBob Cleary 1960 5 F 4/21/36 Cambridge, Mass. Harvard Univ.Bill Cleary 1956, 1960 16 F 8/19/34 Cambridge, Mass. Harvard Univ.Erik Cole 2006 26 F 11/6/78 Oswego, N.Y. Carolina HurricanesBlaine Comstock 1976 1 G 11/3/49 Roseau, Minn. Warroad LakersAnthony Conroy 1920 F 10/19/1895 St. Paul, Minn. St. Paul ACCraig Conroy 2006 22 F 9/4/71 Potsdam, N.Y. Los Angeles KingsJohn F. Cookman 1932 9/2/09 New York, N.Y. Yale Univ.Paul Coppo 1964 F 11/2/38 Hancock, Mich. Michigan Tech Univ.Jim Craig 1980 30 G 5/31/57 N. Easton, Mass. Boston Univ.Ted Crowley 1994 33 D 5/3/70 Concord, Mass. St. John's Maple LeafsBruce Cunliffe 1948 8/19/25 Kenne, N.H. Dartmouth CollegeJohn Cunniff 1968 F 7/9/44 Boston, Mass. Boston CollegeMike Curran 1972 4/14/44 International Falls, Minn. Univ. of North DakotaJoe Czarnotta 1952 Wakefield, Mass. Boston Univ.Jack Dale 1968 F 12/19/45 St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaAdam Deadmarsh 1998, 2002 18, 28 F 5/10/75 Trail, B.C. Colorado AvalancheDick Desmond 1952 G 3/2/27 Medford, Mass. Dartmouth CollegeDan Dilworth 1964 F 2/23/42 International Falls, Minn. Waterloo BlackhawksRick DiPietro 2006 29 G 9/19/81 Winthrop, Mass. New York IslandersBob Dobek 1976 17 F 10/4/52 Taylor, Mich. Bowling GreenClark Donatelli 1988, 1992 17, 44 F 11/22/67 Providence, R.I. San DiegoTed Donato 1992 6 F 4/28/69 Dedham, Mass. Harvard Univ.Dick Dougherty 1956 8/5/32 International Falls, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaChris Drury 2002, 2006 18 F 8/20/76 Trumbull, Conn. Buffalo SabresHerbert J. Drury 1920, 1924 D 3/2/1895 Midland, Ont. Pittsburgh AATed Drury 1992, 1994 18 F 9/13/71 Trumbull, Conn. Harvard Univ.Mike Dunham 1992, 1994, 2002 35, 1 G 6/1/72 Johnson City, N.Y. Nashville PredatorsDavid Emma 1992 10 F 1/14/69 Cranston, R.I. Boston CollegeMike Eruzione 1980 21 F 10/25/54 Winthrop, Mass. Boston Univ.Robert Esche 2006 42 G 1/22/78 Utica, N.Y. Philadelphia FlyersDouglas N. Everett 1932 D 4/3/05 Boston, Mass. Dartmouth CollegeCraig Falkman 1968 D 8/1/43 St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of Minnesota



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Franklin Farrell 1932 G 3/23/08 New York, N.Y. Yale Univ.Peter Ferraro 1994 17 F 1/24/73 Sound Beach, N.Y. Univ. of MaineJ. Edward Fitzgerald 1920 D 8/3/1890 St. Paul, Minn. St. Paul ACJoe F. Fitzgerald 1932 10/10/04 Boston, Mass. Boston CollegeEdward M. Frazier 1932 G 1/21/07 Stoneham, Mass. Boston Univ.Dates Fryberger 1964 5/5/40 Duluth, Minn. Middlebury CollegeRob Ftorek 1972 6 F 1/2/52 Needham, Mass. Needham HSMark Fusco 1984 6 D 3/12/61 Burlington, Mass. Harvard Univ.Scott Fusco 1984, 1988 9 F 1/21/63 Burlington, Mass. Harvard Univ.Andre Gambucci 1952 11/12/28 Eveleth, Minn. Colorado CollegeJohn Garrison 1932, 1936 F/D 2/13/09 Newton, Mass. Harvard Univ.John Garrity 1948 4/1/26 Medford, Mass. Boston Univ.Robert Gaudreau 1968 3/8/44 Providence, R.I. Brown Univ.Donald Geary 1948 7/10/26 Hamden, Conn.Geroge P. Geran 1920, 1924 F 2/22/1895 Holyoke, Mass. Boston AABrian Gionta 2006 14 F 1/18/79 Rochester, N.Y. New Jersey DevilsFrank Goheen 1920 9/2/1894 White Bear Lake, Minn. St. Paul ACScott Gomez 2006 11 F 12/23/79 Anchorage, Alaska New Jersey DevilsScott Gordon 1992 30 G 2/6/63 Easton, Mass Quebec NordiquesGuy Gosselin 1988, 1992 23, 5 D 1/6/64 Rochester, N.Y. Univ. of Minn.-DuluthJohn Grahame 2006 47 G 8/31/75 Denver, Colo. Tampa Bay LightningTony Granato 1988 21 F 7/25/64 Downers Grove, Ill. Univ. of WisconsinEugene Grazia 1960 11 F 7/29/34 W. Springfield, Mass. Michigan State Univ.Dan Griffin 1976 G North St. Paul, Minn. Colorado CollegeSteve Griffith 1984 10 F 3/12/61 St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaPaul Guay 1984 19 F 9/2/63 N. Smithfield, R.I. Providence CollegeBill Guerin 1998, 2002, 2006 12, 13 F 11/9/70 Wilbraham, Mass. Dallas StarsGerald Hallock 1932 D 6/4/05 New York, N.Y. Princeton Univ.Goodwin Harding 1948 12/11/20 Brookline, Mass. Harvard Univ.John Harrington 1980, 1984 23, 28 F 5/24/57 Virginia, Minn. Univ. of Minn.-DuluthRob Harris 1976 12 F 12/4/53 Roseau, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaClifford Harrison 1952 10/30/27 Walpole, Mass. Dartmouth CollegeKevin Hatcher 1998 4 D 9/6/66 Detroit, Mich. Pittsburgh PenguinsDerian Hatcher 1998, 2006 3, 2 D 6/4/72 Sterling Heights, Mich. Philadelphia FlyersBrett Hauer 1994 5 D 7/11/71 Richfield, Minn. Univ. of Minn.-DuluthGuy Hebert 1998 31 G 1/7/67 Troy, N.Y. Anaheim Mighty DucksBret Hedican 1992, 2006 24, 6 D 8/10/70 St. Paul, Minn. Carolina HurricanesSteve Heinze 1992 11 F 1/30/70 N. Andover, Mass. Boston College



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Darby Hendrickson 1994 27 F 8/28/72 Richfield, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaSean Hill 1992 25 D 2/14/70 Duluth, Minn. Fredericton CanadiensJon Hillebrandt 1994 31 G 12/28/71 Cottage Grove, Wis. Univ. of Ill.-ChicagoTom Hirsch 1984 22 D 1/27/63 Minneapolis, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaPhil Housley 2002 6 D 3/9/64 South St. Paul, Minn. Chicago BlackhawksMark Howe 1972 D 5/28/55 Detroit, Mich. Detriot Jr. Red WingsBrett Hull 1998, 2002 15, 16 F 8/9/64 Belleville, Ont. Detroit Red WingsPaul Hurley 1968 D 7/12/46 Melrose, Mass. Boston CollegeThomas Hurley 1968 F 8/29/44 Massena, N.Y. Clarkson Univ.Jeff Hymanson 1976 26 D 3/11/54 Anoka, Minn. Minneapolis BruinsAl Iafrate 1984 18 D 3/21/66 Livonia, Mich. Detroit CompuwareWillard Ikola 1956 G 7/28/32 Eveleth, Minn. Univ. of MichiganChris Imes 1994 4 D 8/27/72 Birchdale, Minn. Univ. of MaineStu Irving 1972 19 F 2/2/49 Beverly, Mass.Steve Janaszak 1980 1 G 1/7/57 White Bear Lake, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaCraig Janney 1988 15 F 9/26/67 Enfield, Conn. Boston CollegePaul Jensen 1976 6 D 5/1/55 Robbinsdale, Minn. Michigan Tech Univ.David H. Jensen 1984 28 D 5/3/61 Crystal, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaSteve Jensen 1976 10 F 4/15/55 Plymouth, Minn. Michigan Tech Univ.David A. Jensen 1984 7 F 8/19/65 Needham, Mass. Lawrence AcademyJim Johannson 1988, 1992 24, 20 F 3/10/64 Rochester, Minn. IndianpolisMark Johnson 1980 10 F 9/2/57 Madison, Wis. Univ. of WisconsinCraig Johnson 1994 14 F 3/8/72 St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaPaul Johnson 1960, 1964 F 5/18/36 West St. Paul, Minn. Rochester MustangsA. Fred Kammer 1936 F 6/3/12 Montclair, N.J. Princeton Univ.Jerry Kilmartin 1952 7/7/26 Providence, R.I. Brown Univ.Jack Kirrane 1948, 1960 3 D 8/20/28 Brookline, Mass. Boston OlympicsMike Knuble 2006 21 F 7/4/72 Toronto, Ont. Philadelphia FlyersMark Kumpel 1984 25 F 3/7/61 Wakefield, Mass. Univ. of Mass LowellPhillip LaBatte 1936 7/5/11 Minneapolis, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaScott Lachance 1992 4 D 10/22/72 Bristol, Conn. Boston Univ.Alphonse LaCroix 1924 G 10/21/1898 Newton, Mass. Boston AAPat LaFontaine 1984, 1998 16 F 2/22/65 St. Louis, Mo. New York RangersDick Lamby 1976 23 D 5/3/55 Auburn, Mass. Salem State CollegeJamie Langenbrunner 1998 25 F 7/24/75 Cloquet, Minn. Dallas StarsArt Langley 1924 6/25/1896 Melrose, Mass. MelrosePeter Laviolette 1988, 1994 26, 7 D 12/7/64 Franklin, Mass. Indianapolis CheckersJohn C. Lax 1936 7/21/11 Arlington, Mass. Boston Univ.



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Jeff Lazaro 1994 8 F 3/21/68 Waltham, Mass. New Haven SenatorsSteve Leach 1988 28 F 1/16/66 Lexington, Mass. Washington CapitalsRay LeBlanc 1992 1 G 10/24/64 Fritchburg, Mass. Indianapolis IceJohn LeClair 1998, 2002 10 F 7/5/69 St. Albans, Vt. Philadelphia FlyersBrian Leetch 1988, 1998, 2002 2 D 3/3/68 Cheshire, Conn. New York RangersJordan Leopold 2006 4 D 8/3/80 Golden Valley, Minn. Calgary FlamesJohn-Michael Liles 2006 27 D 11/25/80 Zionsville, Ind. Colorado AvalancheJohn Lilley 1994 19 F 8/3/72 Wakefield, Mass. Seattle ThunderbirdsLen Lilyholm 1968 F 4/1/41 Robbinsdale, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaRobert C. Livingston 1932 D 11/3/08 New York, N.Y. Yale Univ.James Logue 1968 G 3/25/41 N. Andover, Mass. Boston CollegeBob Lundeen 1976 8 F 11/4/52 Minneapolis, Minn. Univ. of WisconsinSharkey Lyons 1924 4/4/1899 Arlington, Mass. Boston AALane MacDonald 1988 19 F 3/3/66 Mequon, Wis. Harvard Univ.Moe Mantha 1992 22 D 1/21/61 Lakewood, Ohio Winnipeg JetsTodd Marchant 1994 23 F 8/12/73 Williamsville N.Y. Clarkson Univ.Matt Martin 1994 3 D 4/30/71 Hamden, Conn. Univ. of MaineThomas Martin 1964 7/5/38 Milton, Mass. Boston CollegeBob Mason 1984 1 G 4/22/61 International Falls, Minn. Univ. of Minn.-DuluthJohn Matchefts 1956 6/18/31 Eveleth, Minn. Univ. of MichiganBruce Mather 1948 F 7/25/27 Belmont, Mass. Dartmouth CollegeJohn Mayasich 1956, 1960 7 F 5/22/33 Eveleth, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaMalcolm McAlpin 1936 G Montclair, N.J. Princeton Univ.Jack McCartan 1960 1 G 8/5/35 St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaJustin McCarthy 1924 1/23/1899 Alrington, Mass. Boston AARob McClanahan 1980 7 F 1/9/58 St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaJoe W. McCormick 1920 F 8/12/1894 Buckingham, Que. Pittsburgh AALarry McCormick 1920 8/12/1890 Buckingham, Que. Pittsburgh AAThomas McCory 1964 1/2/42 Minneapolis, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaShawn McEachern 1992 15 F 2/28/69 Waltham, Mass. Boston Univ.James McElmury 1972 2 D 1/1/46 St. Paul, Minn. Bemidji State Univ.Dick McGlynn 1972 20 D 7/19/48 Medford, Mass. Colgate Univ.Marty McInnis 1992 28 F 6/2/70 Weymouth, Mass. Boston CollegeBruce McIntosh 1972 7 D Edina, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaDan McKinnon 1956 4/21/22 Williams, Minn. Univ. of North DakotaRobert McVey 1960 8 D 3/14/36 Hamden, Conn. Harvard Univ.Tom Mellor 1972 4 D 1/27/50 Cranston, R.I. Boston CollegeWayne Meredith 1964 D 10/4/39 Minneapolis, Minn. Univ. of Minnesota



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Richard Meredith 1956, 1960 18 F 12/22/32 Minneapolis, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaCorey Millen 1984, 1988 26, 10 F 4/29/64 Cloquet, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaAaron Miller 2002 33 D 8/11/71 Buffalo, N.Y. Los Angeles KingsBob Miller 1976 15 F 9/28/56 Billerica, Mass. Univ. of New HampshireKevin Miller 1988 8 F 9/9/65 Lansing, Mich. Michigan State Univ.Mike Modano 1998, 2002, 2006 9 F 6/7/70 Livonia, Mich. Dallas StarsThomas H. Moore 1936 G 11/6/08 Lexington, Mass. Boston OlympicsJack Morrison 1968 4/6/65 Wayzata, Minn. Yale Univ.Ken Morrow 1980 3 D 10/17/56 Davison, Mich. Bowling Green John Mulhern 1952 7/18/27 Boston, Mass. Boston CollegeLou Nanne 1968 D 6/2/41 Minneapolis, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaRon Naslund 1972 18 2/28/43 Minneapolis, Minn. Denver Univ.Francis A. Nelson 1932 1/24/10 New York, N.Y. Yale Univ.John Noah 1952 11/21/27 Crookston, Minn. Univ. of North DakotaJeff Norton 1988 6 D 11/25/65 Acton, Mass. Univ. of MichiganJack O'Callahan 1980 17 D 7/24/57 Charlestown, Mass. Boston Univ.Francis O'Grady 1956 Stoneham, Mass. Boston CollegeTodd Okerlund 1988 11 F 9/6/64 Burnsville, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaEd Olczyk 1984 12 F 8/16/66 Palos Heights, Ill. Stratford (Ontario)Wally Olds 1972 3 D 8/17/49 Baudette, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaWeldon Olson 1956, 1960 16 F 11/12/32 Marquette, Mich. Michigan State Univ.Allan Opsahl 1948 9/27/24 Minneapolis, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaArnold C. Oss, Jr. 1952 D 4/18/28 Minneapolis, Minn. Dartmouth CollegeJoel Otto 1998 29 F 10/29/61 Elk River, Minn. Philadelphia FlyersRobert Owen 1960 5 D 6/8/36 St. Louis Park, Minn. Harvard Univ.Rodney Paavola 1960 9 D 8/21/39 Hancock, Mich. Portage Lake PioneersLawrence Palmer 1960 1 G 1/7/38 Wakefield, Mass. U.S. Military AcademyWinthrop Palmer, Jr. 1932 F 12/5/06 Warehouse Point, Conn. Yale Univ.Robert Paradise 1968 D 4/22/44 St. Paul, Minn. St. Mary's CollegeMark Parrish 2006 37 F 2/2/77 Minneapolis, Minn. New York IslandersMark Pavelich 1980 16 F 2/28/58 Eveleth, Minn. Univ. of Minn.-DuluthFred G. Pearson 1948 3/23/23 Beverly, Mass. Yale Univ.Jack Petroske 1956 8/6/34 Hibbing, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaLarry Pleau 1968 F 6/29/47 Boston, Mass. Montreal Jr. CanadiensTom Poti 2002 5 D 3/22/77 Worcester, Mass. Edmonton OilersStanton B. Priddy 1948 2/26/20 Brookline, Mass. Dartmouth CollegeKenneth Purpur 1956 3/1/32 Grand Folks, N.D. Univ. of North DakotaBrian Rafalski 2002, 2006 3, 28 D 9/28/73 Dearborn, Mich. New Jersey Devils



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Mike Ramsey 1980 5 D 12/3/60 Minneapolis, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaTim Regan 1972 G 12/28/49 Providence, R.I. Boston Univ.William Reichart 1964 F 7/3/35 Rochester, Minn. Univ. of North DakotaWillard Rice 1924 Newton, Mass. Boston AATravis Richards 1994 21 D 3/22/70 Crystal, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaBarry Richter 1994 26 D 9/11/70 Madison, Wis. Univ. of WisconsinMike Richter 1988, 1998, 2002 1, 35 G 9/22/66 Abington, Pa. New York RangersDonald Rigazio 1956 G 7/3/34 Cambridge, Mass. CambridgeJack Riley 1948 6/15/22 Medford, Mass. Dartmouth CollegeBruce Riutta 1968 D 10/14/44 Hancock, Mich. Michigan Tech Univ.David Roberts 1994 10 F 5/28/70 Old Lyme, Conn. Univ. of MichiganDick Rodenhiser 1954, 1960 17 D 10/17/32 Malden, Mass. Boston Univ.Jeremy Roenick 1998, 2002 27, 97 F 1/17/70 Boston, Mass. Philadelphia FlyersBrian Rolston 1994, 2002, 2006 11, 12 F 2/21/73 Ann Arbor, Mich. Minnesota WildRobert Rompre 1952 4/11/29 International Falls, Minn. Colorado CollegeGary Ross 1976 4 D 12/18/53 Roseau, Minn. Bemidji State Univ.Doug Ross 1976 18 F 10/9/51 Dearborn, Mich. Michigan State Univ.Eldridge B. Ross 1936 8/2/09 Melrose, Mass. Colgate Univ.Donald Ross 1964, 1968 10/11/42 Rosuea, Minn. Univ. of North DakotaPaul E. Rowe 1936 5/5/14 Alrington, Mass. Boston Univ.Patrick Rupp 1964, 1968 G 8/12/42 Detroit, Mich. Dayton GemsJoe Sacco 1992 14 F 2/4/69 Medford, Mass. Newmarket SaintsDavid Sacco 1994 16 F 7/31/71 Medford, Mass. Boston Univ.Gary Sampson 1984 27 F 8/24/59 International Falls, Minn. Boston CollegeEd Sampson 1956 12/23/21 International Falls, Minn. Ft. Frances CanadiansFrank Sanders 1972 9 D 3/8/49 North St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaCraig Sarner 1972 17 F 6/20/49 North St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaGary Schmalzbauer 1964 1/27/40 St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaBuzz Schneider 1976, 1980 14, 25 F 9/14/54 Babbitt, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaMathieu Schneider 1998, 2006 5, 23 D 6/12/69 New York, N.Y. Detroit Red WingsPeter Sears 1972 1 G 3/14/47 Lake Placid, N.Y. Oswego State Univ.James Sedin 1952 6/25/30 St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaSteve Sertich 1976 7 F 10/20/52 Virginia, Minn. Colorado CollegeFrancis Shaughnessy 1936 6/21/11 Montreal, Que. McGill Univ.Tim Sheehy 1972 15 F 9/3/48 International Falls, Minn. Boston CollegeDave Silk 1980 8 F 1/1/58 Scituate, Mass. Boston Univ.Irving Small 1924 7/19/1891 Winchester, Mass. Boston AAGordon Smith 1932, 1936 2/14/08 Winchester, Mass. Boston Olympics



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Garth Snow 1994 30 G 7/28/69 Wrentham, Mass. Univ. of MaineDave Snuggerud 1988 22 F 6/20/66 Minnetonka, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaFrancis J. Spain 1936 2/17/09 Newton, Mass. Dartmouth CollegeKevin Stevens 1988 32 F 4/15/65 Halifax, Mass. Boston CollegeLarry Stordahl 1968 10/23/42 Roseau, Minn. Univ. of North DakotaEric Strobel 1980 19 F 6/5/58 Rochester, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaFrank R. Stubbs 1936 7/12/09 Newton, Mass. Harvard Univ.Bob Suter 1980 20 D 5/16/57 Madison, Wis. Univ. of WisconsinGary Suter 1998, 2002 20 D 6/24/64 Madison, Wis. San Jose SharksTim Sweeney 1992 21 F 4/12/67 Weymouth, Mass. Calgary FlamesFrank A. Synott 1920, 1924 Chatham, N.B. Boston AAJohn Taft 1976 3 D 3/8/58 Minneapolis, Minn. Univ. of WisconsinChris Terreri 1988 30 G 11/15/64 Warwick, R.I. Utica DevilsTed Thorndyke 1976 16 F 9/8/52 Chesnut Hill, Mass. Harvard Univ.Keith Tkachuk 1992, 1998, 2002, 2006 17, 7 F 3/28/72 Melrose, Mass. St. Louis BluesDave Tretowicz 1992 3 D 3/15/69 Liverpool, N.Y. Clarkson Univ.Leon P. Tuck 1920 5/25/1891 Melrose, Mass. Boston AAAllen Van 1952 St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaH.T. Van Ingen, Jr. 1948 11/17/24 Greenwich, Conn. Dartmouth CollegeJohn Vanbiesbrouck 1998 34 G 9/4/63 Detroit, Mich. Florida PanthersPhil Verchota 1980, 1984 27, 8 F 12/28/56 Duluth, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaDouglas Volmar 1968 F 1/9/45 Cleveland, Ohio Michigan State Univ.Ralph Warburton 1948 2/7/24 Cranston, R.I. Dartmouth CollegeJim Warden 1976 30 G 6/22/54 Altadena, Calif. Michigan State Univ.Cyril Weidenborner 1920 G 3/30/1895 St. Paul, Minn. St. Paul ACDoug Weight 1998, 2002, 2006 19, 39 F 1/21/71 Warren, Mich. Carolina HurricanesEric Weinrich 1988 27 D 12/19/66 Gardiner, Maine Univ. of MaineMark Wells 1980 15 F 9/18/57 St. Clair Shores, Mich. Bowling Green James Westby 1964 10 D 3/5/37 Minneapolis, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaDon Whiston 1952 G 1/19/27 Stoneham, Mass. Brown Univ.Thomas Williams 1960 15 F 4/17/40 Duluth, Minn. Duluth SwansKenneth J. Yackel 1952 G 3/5/32 St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of MinnesotaMike York 2002 61 F 1/3/78 Waterford, Mass. New York RangersC.J. Young 1992 27 F 1/1/68 Waltham, Mass. Harvard Univ.Scott Young 1988, 1992, 2002 28, 19, 48 F 10/1/67 Clinton, Mass. St. Louis BluesThomas Yurkovich 1964 G 9/29/35 Eveleth, Minn. Univ. of North Dakota



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