08 July, 2008

Team USA Weekend Recap

Team USA defeated Belarus 5-1 today. Capitals’ and Team USA captain Chris Clark scored in his 3rd straight

Team USA Captain Chris Clark - photo from IHWC.net
Team USA Captain Chris Clark - photo from IHWC.net
game and finished with 1 goal and 1 assist.

Team USA started the week with their lone exhibition game on Wednesday against Sweden in Stockholm. Clark had a goal and Brian Pothier with an assist as Team USA won 6 - 3.

The preliminary round started on Friday with a 6-2 win over Austria. Clark and Pothier respecively netted a goal and an assist for the second straight game.

Other Capitals in the World Championship:

Alex Ovechkin (Russia): Friday — 1G, 1A in a 9-1 win over Denmark; Sunday — 1A in a 8-1 win over the Ukraine

Nicklas Bäckström (Sweden): Saturday — 1A in a 7-1 win over Italy


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One Comment

  1. Todd wrote:

    Just out of curiousity, how does individual performance in this tournament translate back to the NHL?

    Monday, April 30, 2007 at 10:14 am | Permalink

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