At 01:22 PM 1/5/96 -0400, Geoff Howell wrote:
 
>4) Team USA - Minnesota-bound Ben Clymer was the player of the tourney
>for Team USA, IMO. He didn't play a flashy game on defense, but he
>generally played mistake-free hockey and showed great poise with and
>without the puck. No other defenseman, except maybe Mike McBain, came
>close to matching Clymer's consistency. Up front, Mike Sylvia (one of
>three USA players of the tournament, along with Bryan Berard and
>Marty Reasoner) was one of the few players to provide consistent
>offense. Almost evey forward had his moment of brilliance - maybe
>Reasoner and Chris Drury more than most others, but they all struggled
>defensively. Way too many breakdowns in the neutral zone leading to
>odd-man rushes, particulary in the first three games of the tourney.
 
>Team USA stats (goals-assists-points/PM/plus-minus):
>Brian Swanson (2-1-3/29/+5)
 
I thought Swanson played pretty well, as his team-leading +/- rating would
attest. I felt he was as much of a playmaker as anyone on Team USA, slicing
his way to the net on many occasions. Of course, he was the lone Alaskan on
the squad so I probably watched him closer than some others...
 
Mark
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