GANGNEUNG, South Korea — The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team outshot the Olympic Athletes from Russia 29-26, but was defeated 4-0 here tonight in its final preliminary round contest of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games at the Gangneung Hockey Centre.
“I thought it was a great game with unbelievable pace,” said Tony Granato, head coach of the 2018 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team. “As an athlete, you love to play in games like this. The crowd was awesome. Our guys played hard to the end. We didn’t get any breaks tonight and certainly give them credit. They’re a really good team. We have a really good team too and this game will help us as we move to the next round.”
The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team (1-0-1-1/W-OTW-OTL-L) returns to action on Tuesday (Feb. 20) in the qualification playoff round. Time, opponent and television coverage of that contest are all to be determined, but the game will be live 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, 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 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 OAR, 29-26, went 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.
