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FASTHockey to Stream Live USA Games From U18 Worlds

By USA Hockey, 04/15/15, 4:00PM EDT

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Action Begins Thursday; No Charge to Access Games

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Hockey announced today that all U.S. games from the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 Men's World Championship will be streamed live on FASTHockey free-of-charge. The tournament begins tomorrow (April 16) in Lucerne, Switzerland.

The tournament, which runs through April 26, features a collection of the best players under the age of 18 from 10 nations. Team USA opens preliminary-round play tomorrow (April 16) against Russia. A complete schedule can be found below.

Brandon Camper, play-by-play voice of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, will provide play-by-play coverage during the tournament.

The U.S. squad seeks its second-straight gold medal in the event after capturing the tournament title last year in Lappeenranta, Finland. Team USA has earned 11 straight medals at the Under-18 Men's World Championship, including gold in five of the past six tournaments. Overall, the United States boasts 12 medals in the event, most of any country.

A complete Team USA roster can be found here.

Notes

The U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team will be led by Don Granato, serving as head coach at his second IIHF Men's Under-18 World Championship. Granato is currently in his fourth season as one of two head coaches at USA Hockey's National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Michigan ... Twenty-two players on the U.S. roster come from USA Hockey's NTDP. Goaltender Evan Sarthou skated for the Western Hockey League's Tri-City Americans this winter ... Team USA's roster includes 20 players born in 1997 and three from the 1998 birth year. Defenseman Steven Ruggiero (Jan. 1, 1997) is the oldest player on Team USA, while goaltender Jake Oettinger, born Dec. 18, 1998, is the youngest ... Thirteen different states are represented on the roster. New York leads the way with five skaters, while Illinois and Missouri boast three each ... The U.S. enters the tournament having captured a record 11-consecutive medals, including gold medals in five of the last six years (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014) ... Team USA has won eight gold medals all-time, the most of any country in IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship history. The event began in 1999. Team USA earned its first gold medal in 2002 ... The U.S. will play in Group A alongside Germany, Russia, Slovakia and Sweden ... Follow @USAHockeyScores on Twitter for live scoring updates during the tournament. Scores will be designated with the #U18Worlds tag ... For additional coverage, visit the NTDP Facebook page and follow @USANTDP on Twitter ... The U.S. National Under-18 and Under-17 Teams train with The Hockey IntelliGym, a software program that trains hockey sense. To learn more, visit USAHockeyIntelliGym.com.

Date Opponent Location Time (Local/ET) Streaming
April 16 Russia Arena Lucerne L, 1-3 FASTHockey
April 17 Slovakia Arena Lucerne W, 10-0 FASTHockey
April 19 Sweden Arena Lucerne W, 6-4 FASTHockey
April 21 Germany Arena Lucerne W, 13-1 FASTHockey
April 23 Czech Republic
(Quarterfinals)
Arena Lucerne W, 7-2 FASTHockey
April 25 Canada
(Semifinals)
Arena Zug W, 7-2 FASTHockey
April 26 Finland
(Gold-Medal Gm)
Arena Zug W, 2-1 (OT) FASTHockey

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