New York Rangers Colin Blackwell, Kevin Rooney, and Eric Jones are in the projected lineup for Team USA’s game against Slovakia taking place at 9:15 A.M. Thursday morning. The contest can be seen on the NHL Network.
The U.S., winners of Group B, meets Slovakia, fourth-place in Group A, here today in the quarterfinals. Team USA will be the home team and will wear its blue jerseys for the third time. Thursday’s game marks just the second-ever quarterfinal meeting between the U.S. and Slovakia. On May 11, 2000, Slovakia defeated the U.S. by a 4-1 and went on to reach the gold-medal game where they fell to the Czech Republic, 5-3.