“USA Hockey Announces 2023 Men’s World Championship Team Roster: Includes Two-Time Stanley Cup Champion Nick Bonino”

USA Hockey announced the first 22 players who will make up the United States Men’s National Team for the 2023 IIHF Men’s World Championship, which takes place May 12-28 in Tampere, Finland and Riga, Finland. Latvia.

The team notably includes the two-time Stanley Cup champion Nick Bonino the Pittsburgh Penguins, who has twice been part of the U.S. men’s national teams that have won bronze (2018, 2015), and Alex clothwho had 36 goals and 79 points for the Buffalo Sabers this season and helped the United States win a gold medal at the 2014 IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship.

“The depth of our squad of players is reflected in our squad and we are delighted with the squad we have to represent our country at the world championship”said Chris Clarkgeneral manager of the 2023 United States Men’s National Team and also director of player personnel for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

“We have a good mix of experience and youth and most of our players have represented the United States before and know what it takes to pull off a world championship.”

Against Germany on Tuesday

Team USA will train in Munich from Saturday (May 6) and play a warm-up match against Germany there on May 9. The United States will open the IIHF Men’s World Championship against host Finland on May 12 in Tampere.

The United States has finished in the top four of the IIHF World Men’s Championship in six of the last nine tournaments, with four bronze medals to its credit in that span (2013, 2015, 2018, 2021).

TEAM OVERVIEW

• Three goalkeepers, seven defenders and 12 forwards
• Average age: 25
• Youngest player: Lane Hutson (19)
• Oldest player: Nick Bonino (35)
• 8 NHL first- or second-round picks
• 18 medals won at IIHF World Championships
• 8 players who have previously been part of Team USA at an IIHF Men’s World Championship, including Sean Farrell (2022), T.J. Tynan (2022), Drew Salesman (2021), Cal Petersen (2021, 2017), Connor Mackey (2021), Conor Garland (2021), Nick Bonino (2018, 2015) et Anders Bjork (2017).
• The team has three members of the 2022 U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team: the goaltender Drew Salesmanthe attacker Sean Farrell and the defender Nick Perbix.
• Five players are taking part in an IIHF World Championship for the first time: Casey DeSmith, Ronnie Attard, Drew O’Connor, luke tuch and Sammy Walker.