Head Coach of the 2015 U.S. Men's National Team, Todd Richards (Crystal, Minn.), previews the upcoming 2015 IIHF Men's World Championship as he discusses the energy and dynamic of the team and what they've accomplished as a group after just two practices. He also gives his thoughts on preparation and expectations heading into the tournament.
The U.S. Men's National team skated past Austria, 4-1, in an exhibition game on Tuesday and will take on Finland on Friday (May 1), in its first preliminary-round game of the tournament.
For more information about the 2015 U.S. Men's National Team, click here. All sixteen teams will play a round-robin format in the preliminary round with the top four teams from each group advancing to the quarterfinals. The U.S. will play its seven preliminary round games in Ostrava at CEZ Arena. NBC Sports will televise and stream all Team USA games in the 2015 IIHF Men's World Championship. For broadcast schedule click here.
Date | Opponent | Time (Local/ET)/Result |
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April 28 | Austria (ex.) | W, 4-1 |
May 1 | Finland | W, 5-1 |
May 2 | Norway | W, 2-1 |
May 4 | Russia | W, 4-2 |
May 7 | Belarus | L, 2-5 |
May 8 | Denmark | W, 1-0 |
May 10 | Slovenia | W, 3-1 |
May 12 | Slovakia | W, 5-4 OT |
May 14 | Switzerland Quarterfinals |
W, 3-1 |
May 16 | Russia Semifinals |
L, 0-4 |
May 17 | Czech Republic Bronze Medal Game |
W, 3-0 |
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