USA Hockey's National Office Staff wish Team USA good luck against Canada.
The U.S. takes on arch-rival Canada today in the fourth and final preliminary-round game for both teams. Opening faceoff is set for 4 p.m. ET and the game can be seen live in the U.S. on NHL Network and will be streamed live on NHL.com.
At stake is the top seed in Group A. With a victory, Team USA will play the fourth-place finisher from Group B in quarterfinal action on Friday (Jan. 2) at 5 p.m. ET, while if Canada wins today’s game, the U.S. will finish second in Group A and play the third-place finisher in Group B on Friday (Jan. 2) at 1 p.m. ET.
Thatcher Demko, who plays at Boston College and hails from San Diego, California, will get the start in goal today for Team USA. He is 2-0-0-0 in the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship with a 0.48 goals against average and .978 save percentage.
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2015 U.S. Game Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time (ET)/Broadcast Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri., Dec. 26 | Finland | Bell Centre, Montreal | W, 2-1 SO |
| Sun., Dec. 28 | Germany | Bell Centre, Montreal | W, 6-0 |
| Mon., Dec. 29 | Slovakia | Bell Centre, Montreal | W, 3-0 |
| Wed., Dec. 31 | Canada | Bell Centre, Montreal | L, 3-5 |
| Fri., Jan. 2 | Russia Quarterfinals |
Bell Centre, Montreal | L, 2-3 |
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