Predicting Team USA's 2022 Olympic roster without NHLers

It's official, the National Hockey League announced on Wednesday that they won't send their players to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.

With that news now official, I'm going to share who I think will represent the United States in Beijing in February.

Each Olympic roster has 25 players, usually broken down into fourteen forwards, eight defencemen, and three goaltenders.

Forwards (14)
Matthew Beniers (University of Michigan - NCAA)
Jeremy Bracco (Krefeld Pinguine - DEL)
Brian O'Neill (Jokerit Helsinki - KHL)
Kenny Agostino (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod - KHL)
Reid Boucher (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl - KHL)
Jordan Schroeder (Jokerit Helsinki - KHL)
Bobby Ryan (Bern Selects - Spengler Cup)
Mark Arcobello (HC Lugano - NL)
Brendan Brisson (University of Michigan - NCAA)
Dan Sexton (HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk - KHL)
Thomas Bordeleau (University of Michigan - NCAA)
Ryan Stoa (Nürnberg Ice Tigers - DEL)
Chris Bourque (Nürnberg Ice Tigers - DEL)
Nick Shore (Sibir Novosibirsk - KHL)

Defencemen (8)
T.J. Brennan (Salzburg EC - ICEHL)
Zach Redmond (EHC München - DEL)
Steven Kampfer (AK Bars Kazan - KHL)
David Warsofsky (ERC Ingolstadt - DEL)
Jake Sanderson (University of North Dakota - NCAA)
John Ramage (Schwenninger Wild Wings - DEL)
Brock Faber (University of Minnesota - NCAA)
Jordan Schmaltz (HIFK - Liiga)

Goaltenders (3)
Brandon Maxwell (Fischtown Pinguins - DEL)
Tom McCollum (HC Innsbruck - ICEHL)
Drew Commesso (Boston University - NCAA)

The United States will be in Group A at the 2022 Winter Games where they'll face China on February 10th, the Canada on February 12th, and Germany on February 13th.

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