Four ECAC Hockey Alums Named to U.S. Men's National Team
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Four ECAC Hockey alumni were named to the 2007 U.S. Men's National Team, it was announced today by Jim Johannson, senior director of hockey operations for USA Hockey. National Team veterans Chris Clark and Eric Cole from Clarkson will be joined on this year's squad by newcomers Lee Stempniak of Dartmouth and Brian Pothier of Rensselaer. The U.S. team will compete at the 2007 international Ice hockey Federation World Championship in Moscow, Russia, April 27-May 13.
"We've got a good mix of players with World Championship experience and younger players who will likely be a part of our program for years to come," said Jim Johannson , senior director of hockey operations for USA Hockey. "Our National Team Advisory Group has done an outstanding job in selecting players who we feel will excel in international competition."
Clark and Cole were both members of the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team and were members of the National team for the World Championships in 2002 and 2005, respectively. Clark completed his collegiate career with the Golden Knights in 1998 and just completed the 2006-07 NHL season with the Washington Capitals, were he was the team's captain. Cole left Clarkson for the professional ranks following his junior season in 2000. He just wrapped up play for the year with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Stempniak, a 2005 Big Green graduate, played in all 82 games for the St. Louis Blues this past season, and he was ranked first on the team with 27 goals and was second on the team with 52 points (27g, 25a). Pothier, a defenseman and 2000 RPI graduate, played in 72 games this past season with the Washington Capitals. He posted 28 points on three goals and 25 assists.
Team USA will play an exhibition game against Sweden at Globe Arena in Stockholm on April 25 at 7 p.m. (local time)/1 p.m. (EDT) before beginning competition in the IIHF World Championship on April 27 at 4:15 p.m. (local time)/8:15 a.m. (EDT) against Austria. The United States will play two additional preliminary-round games against Belarus (April 29) and the Czech Republic (May 1) before the qualification round begins.
Team USA 2007 IIHF World Championship
Schedule
Moscow, Russia --- April 27 - May 13
Date |
Opponent |
Location/Arena |
Time (Local/EDT) |
April 25 |
Sweden* |
Stockholm/Globe Arena |
7:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. |
April 27 |
Austria |
Arena Mytischi |
4:15 p.m./8: 15 a.m. |
April 29 |
Belarus |
Arena Mytischi |
8:15 p.m./12:15 p.m. |
May 1 |
Czech Republic |
Arena Mytischi |
8:15 p.m./12:15 p.m. |
May 3-7 |
Qualification Round |
Arena Mytischi |
TBD |
May 9-10 |
Quarterfinal Round |
Arena Khodynka |
TBD |
May 12 |
Semifinal Round |
Arena Khodynka |
3:15 p.m./7:15 a.m. |
7:15 p.m./11:15 a.m. | |||
May 13 |
Bronze-Medal Game |
Arena Khodynka |
4:15 p.m./8:15 a.m. |
Gold-Medal Game |
Arena Khodynka |
8:15 p.m./12:15 p.m. |
*exhibition game
