Usa Today - Usa Will Take Norway's Trap Next At World Championships

By Kevin Allen, USA TODAY

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Already at the planet championships with Slovakia, the Germans have upset your Russians and also Norway took along Sweden to the newbie throughout Norway's hockey history.

By Petr David Josek, AP

College players Craig Smith (pictured) and Chris Kreider have scored not one but two with the USA's objectives inside an cracking open 5-1 acquire alongside Austria on the world championships.

By Petr David Josek, AP

College players Craig Smith (pictured) along with Chris Kreider scored a couple with the USA's targets in an beginning 5-1 gain against Austria at the world championships.

That's why there isn't a opportunity the actual Americans will view Monday's game alongside Norway (10:15 a.m. ET, Versus) since everything but a challenge, particularly given that Norway finished some places in advance of

"Norway is an extremely fine skating crew of which represents a new design in order to monetize on turnovers," said Jim Johannson, USA Hockey 's overseer associated with hockey operations. "(The Norwegians) basically play your five-man trap, but could attack with speed away from your series rush in addition to transition good off turnovers. We need to make the idea a challenging activity for his or her defensemen and get good net-front company within the a problem zone."

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With New York Rangers ahead Mats Zuccarello out that has a broken hand, the Norwegians you should not have a sole NHL player about their own roster. However, Norway's captain is Ole-Kristian Tollefsen , that played out four periods with the Columbus Blue Jackets and one considering the Philadelphia Flyers .

Norway published your 5-4 shootout earn against a Swedish team this lacks the movie star power in which Swedish rosters typically have. But this specific year's Swedish squad really does include NHL players Loui Eriksson (Dallas Stars), Patrick Berglund (St. Louis Blues) and Mikael Backlund (Calgary Flames), amongst others.

The USA will probably have fun with the particular Swedes on Wednesday (2:15 p.m. ET on Versus) around the next preliminary circular game.

The Americans, exactly who obtained personal trainer moments around an best win towards Austria, tend to be demonstrating on their own that they are more offensively threatening compared to final year's squad, which will scored three goals while in the first several game titles and also fell in to this relegation pool.

Team USA schedule

April 30:USA 5, Austria 1

May 2:Norway, 10:15 a.m.

May 4:Sweden, 2:15 p.m.

All situations ET. U.S. game titles on Versus

With puck-moving defensemen Jack Johnson , Cam Fowler and Kevin Shattenkirk together with a collection regarding quick forwards upon their roster, private coach Scott Gordon includes thought he would make this horse run.

The Americans' No. 1 heart is Derek Stepan, your 20-year-old fresh for any Rangers, and two from the USA's scorers while in the initial sport had been university players: Chris Kreider (Boston College) in addition to Craig Smith (Wisconsin). The regular age involving the particular American squad is roughly 24.

"It's a hard-working team having persona and good feet speed," explained general manager , one involving some sort of committee of NHL GMs who?re conspiring the particular U.S. squad. "Our scoring ended up being balanced, in addition to we certainly have a few solid young participants here, that was your priority."

Gordon hasn't reported no matter if he will have fun with Ty Conklin (St. Louis) and also Al Montoya (New York Islanders) next to Norway. Montoya faced simply 12 shots towards Austria, but did help make some large stops.

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