On Thursday, USA Hockey unveiled their 25-man roster for the upcoming Winter Olympics being hosted in Beijing, China.
The roster includes 15 NHL prospects, one returnee from the 2018 Olympics, 15 players in the NCAA, 5 in the KHL, 2 in the SHL, 2 in the AHL, and 1 in the DEL.
Forwards (14)
Nick Abruzzese (Harvard - NCAA)
Kenny Agostino (Torpedo - KHL)
Matty Beniers (U. of Michigan - NCAA)
Brendan Brisson (U. of Michigan - NCAA)
Noah Cates (Minnesota-Duluth - NCAA)
Sean Farrell (Harvard - NCAA)
Sam Hentges (St. Cloud State - NCAA)
Matthew Knies (Minnesota - NCAA)
Marc McLaughlin (Boston College - NCAA)
Ben Meyers (Minnesota - NCAA)
Andy Miele (Torpedo - KHL)
Brian O'Neill (Jokerit - KHL)
Nick Shore (Novosibirsk - KHL)
Nathan Smith (Minnesota State - NCAA)
Defencemen (8)
Brian Cooper (IK Oskarshamn - SHL)
Brock Faber (Minnesota - NCAA)
Drew Helleson (Boston College - NCAA)
Steven Kampfer (AK Bars Kazan - KHL)
Aaron Ness (Providence - AHL)
Nick Perbix (St. Cloud State - NCAA)
Jake Sanderson (North Dakota - NCAA)
David Warsofsky (ERC Ingolstadt - DEL)
Goalies (3)
Drew Commesso (Boston University - NCAA)
Strauss Mann (Skelleftea - SHL)
Pat Nagle (Lehigh Valley - AHL)
The United States will open their 2022 Olympic tournament on February 10th against China. They'll also face Canada on February 12th, before wrapping up the group stage on February 13th against Germany.
NEWS: Reporting with @chrismpeters, sources tell @DailyFaceoff these 25 players are expected to be named to Team USA 🇺🇸 for #Beijing2022 Olympics later today.
13 #NHL prospects. Three 1st rd picks. 1 returnee from 2018: O'Neill. 15 NCAA, 5 KHL, 2 SHL, 2 AHL, 1 DEL. pic.twitter.com/kbKY139kBx— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) January 13, 2022
