Team Finland, Team USA to play in Washington

TEAM FINLAND MEETS TEAM USA AT VERIZON CENTER
The World Cup of Hockey pretournament schedule resumes when
Team Finland faces Team USA at Verizon Center
in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN1, TVA Sports). There are three Capitals players on Team USA, John Carlson, Matt Niskanen and T.J. Oshie, more representatives than any NHL team on the Team USA roster.
* Team USA is 1-1 in pretournament action after splitting back-to-back games against Team Canada. Team USA won 4-2 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus on Sept. 9, and lost 5-2 at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Sept. 10. Patrick Kane (1-2-3) and Derek Stepan (1-2-3) lead Team USA in scoring through two pretournament games.

* Team Finland also is 1-1 through two pretournament games, both against Team Sweden. Defenseman Olli Maatta scored at 4:17 of overtime to lead Team Finland to a 3-2 win at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland on Sept. 8. Then Team Finland lost 6-3 to Team Sweden at Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden on Sept. 10. Captain Mikko Koivu leads Team Finland in scoring with 1-2-3 after two exhibition games.
SAM ROBERTS BAND, DAYA ADDED TO PEPSI WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY PREMIERE PARTY
Canadian rockers Sam Roberts Band and singer/songwriter Daya have joined The Killers as part of the musical lineup for the Pepsi World Cup of Hockey Premiere Party at the Scotiabank World Cup of Hockey Fan Village in downtown Toronto's Distillery District on Sept. 16. The event also will feature a parade of all players competing in World Cup of Hockey 2016 with tickets available for purchase via
Ticketmaster.ca
.
SCOTIABANK WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY FAN VILLAGE OPENS SEPT. 16
The Scotiabank World Cup of Hockey Fan Village, a 10-day free fan festival in downtown Toronto at the historic Distillery District, will be open to the public from Sept. 16-25. The free festival will celebrate the food, music and culture of all participating hockey nations and each day will feature a new and thrilling lineup of fun, family-oriented activities.
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for more information.
ICYMI:NHL.com's Amalie Benjamin
tells the powerful story
of Denna Laing's road to recovery after injuring her spinal cord at the Outdoor Women's Classic in January.
LOOSE PUCKS
WCH2016.com
is the official website for World Cup of Hockey 2016. … Team Sweden
added forward Patrik Berglund to its roster
, replacing Rickard Rakell. …Team Canada's Jay Bouwmeester
looks to add another World Cup of Hockey title
to his résumé. He was part of Canada's championship team in 2004. … Team Europe is counting on experience as they
embrace the underdog role
. …Captain Tomas Plekanec is
leading Team Czech Republic by example
. ... Team Finland has a
history of finishing strong
in international play. … Members of Team USA talked about
the honor of playing for their country
. … Alex Ovechkin talks about his
experience inside the Penguins locker room
with Team Russia in Pittsburgh preparing for a pretournament game Wednesday. …

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