GANGNEUNG, South Korea — Brian O’Neill (Yardley, Pa.) and Jordan Greenway (Canton, N.Y.) each netted goals but the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team fell to Slovenia in overtime, 3-2, here tonight in its opening game at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games at the Kwandong Hockey Centre.
“I thought we played two great periods,” said Tony Granato, head coach of the 2018 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team. “We were on our heels in the third at times and they took advantage. Give them credit. All-in-all, I liked the way we played. We’ve got a terrific group and we’ll be ready to play Slovakia.”
The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team (0-0-1-0/W-OTW-OTL-L) continues preliminary round play against Slovakia on Friday (Feb. 16) at 12:10 p.m. local time, making it a 10:10 p.m. ET puck drop on Thursday (Feb. 15) in the U.S. That contest will be televised live on CNBC in addition to being streamed on NBCOlympics.com.
For the complete game recap, click here.
2018 Olympic Winter Games
Team USA Schedule – PyeongChang, South Korea – Feb. 14-25
Date Opponent Round Time/Result
(Local/ET) Broadcast
Wed., Feb. 14 Slovenia Preliminary
OTL, 3-2
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Fri., Feb. 16 Slovakia Preliminary 12:10 p.m.
10:10 p.m. (Feb. 15) CNBC
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Sat., Feb. 17 O.A.R. Preliminary 9:10 p.m.
7:10 a.m. NBCSN
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Tues., Feb. 20 TBD Qualification TBD TBD
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Wed., Feb. 21 TBD Quarterfinals TBD TBD
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Fri., Feb. 23 TBD Semifinals TBD NBCSN
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Sat., Feb. 24 TBD Bronze-Medal Game 9:10 p.m.
7:10 a.m. NBCSN
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Sun., Feb. 25 TBD Gold-Medal Game 1:10 p.m.
11:10 p.m. (Feb. 24) NBCSN
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NOTES: The U.S. outshot Slovenia, 36-25, while finishing 0-for-3 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. For complete game statistics, click here … Alongside Granato, Keith Allain (Worcester, Mass.), Chris Chelios (Chicago, Ill.), Ron Rolston (Fenton, Mich.) and Scott Young (Clinton, Mass.) are serving as assistant coaches … Jim Johannson (Colorado Springs, Colo.), who unexpectedly passed away on Jan. 21, 2018, is the team’s general manager while Ben Smith (Gloucester, Mass.) is the director of player personnel … The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team has captured two gold medals (1980, 1960), eight silver medals (2010, 2002, 1972, 1956, 1952, 1932, 1924, 1920) and one bronze medal (1936) all-time in Olympic play … USA Hockey’s international council, chaired by Gavin Regan (Potsdam, N.Y.), vice president of USA Hockey, has oversight responsibilities for all U.S. Olympic Teams … For complete coverage of the 2018 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team, click here.
