GANGNEUNG, South Korea — Ryan Donato (Scituate, Mass.) scored two goals and Troy Terry (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) collected three assists as the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team topped Slovakia, 5-1, here today in a qualification playoff game at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games at the Gangneung Hockey Centre. With the win, the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team advances to the quarterfinal round, where it will face the Czech Republic tomorrow (Feb. 21).
“I thought we played a really solid game overall,” said Tony Granato, head coach of the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team. “It was great to see our guys get rewarded with some goals and I thought we were really good defensively today. We’ve got a short turnaround to get ready for a very good Czech Republic team and we look forward to the challenge.”
Puck drop for the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team’s (2-0-1-1/W-OTW-OTL-L) quarterfinal meeting tomorrow is set for 12:10 p.m. local time, making it a 10:10 p.m. ET start here today in the United States. That contest will be televised live on CNBC in addition to being live streamed on NBCOlympics.com.
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, 2-3
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Fri., Feb. 16 Slovakia Preliminary
W, 2-1
CNBC
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Sat., Feb. 17 O.A.R. Preliminary
L, 0-4
NBCSN
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Tues., Feb. 20 Slovakia Qualification
W, 5-1
NBCSN
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Wed., Feb. 21 Czech Republic Quarterfinals 12:10 p.m.
10:10 p.m. (Feb. 20) CNBC
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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 Slovakia, 33-23, went 2-for-5 on the power play and 3-for-4 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.
