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U.S. Natl Sled Team Travels to Turin, Italy, for 2018 Torino Tournament

By USAHockey.com, 01/18/18, 9:45AM EST

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U.S. Opens Play in 2018 Turin Para Ice Hockey International Tournament on Monday, Jan. 22, against host Italy

The U.S. National Sled Hockey Team returns to international competition next Monday (Jan. 22) at the 2018 Turin Para Ice Hockey International Tournament in Turin, Italy. The United States will compete against Italy, Japan and Norway from Jan. 22-28 with all games taking place at Palaghiaccio Tazzoli.

The U.S. opened the 2017-18 campaign by claiming an unprecedented fourth-straight World Sled Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown, P.E.I., Canada last December. A year ago, Team USA earned a silver medal at the 2017 Para Sled Hockey World Championship in Gangneung, South Korea, following a run of six-straight major international titles that included the 2016 (Dec.) World Sled Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown, P.E.I.; the 2016 International Paralympic Committee Sled Hockey Pan-Pacific Championship in Buffalo, New York; the 2016 (Jan.) World Sled Hockey Challenge in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia; the 2015 IPC Sled Hockey World Championship in Buffalo, New York; the 2015 World Sled Hockey Challenge in Leduc, Alberta; and the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.

The 2018 Turin Para Ice Hockey International Tournament will have live results available on its tournament homepage while streaming is expected to be available on a game-by-game basis. 

U.S. 2018 Turin Schedule

Date Opponent Result U.S. Player of Game
Mon., Jan. 22 Italy W, 6-0 Nikko Landeros
Tues., Jan. 23 Japan W, 8-0 Brody Roybal
Wed., Jan. 24 Norway W, 8-0 Josh Misiewicz
Fri., Jan. 26 Japan
Semifinal
W, 9-0 Declan Farmer
Sat., Jan. 27 Italy
Championship Game
W, 6-0 Josh Misiewicz

NOTES: Deloitte, Labatt USA and Toyota are proud sponsors of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team ... The United States and Canada will meet in Buffalo, New York, and Port Colborne, Ontario, for the 2018 Border Series, which will be each team's final international competition ahead of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, from March 8-18 ... The 2018 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team was announced on Jan. 1, 2018, and can be seen here ... The U.S. roster is highlighted by captain Josh Pauls (Green Brook, N.J.); alternate captains Nikko Landeros (Johnstown, Colo.) and Declan Farmer (Tampa, Fla.); and goaltender Steve Cash (Overland, Mo.) ... Dan Brennan (Colorado Springs, Colo.), director of sled national teams for USA Hockey, is serving as the general manager of the 2017-18 U.S. National Sled Hockey Team and 2018 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team ... Guy Gosselin (Grafton, Wis.), a two-time U.S. Olympian (1988, 1992) and USA Hockey's regional manager of the American Development Model, is in his first season as head coach of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team and third stint overall with the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team. Joining Gosselin behind the bench is assistant coach David Hoff (Bottineau, N.D.) while additional U.S. staff members include team physician Mike Uihlein (Grafton, Wis.), athletic trainer Mike Cortese (Boynton Beach, Fla.) and equipment manager Joel Isaacson (Houghton, Mich.).

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