US Olympic men’s ice hockey lineup: Three first-round picks, six former NHLers delegations to Beijing

The U.S. 2022 men’s Olympic ice hockey team roster was announced on Thursday, and as expected, it’s filled with college players. Of the 25 players on the list, 15 are playing college hockey. Six other US players have played in the NHL.

You won’t find active NHL players on this year’s Olympic team. The federation decided not to send them to Beijing because of their decision to skip the Olympic holiday and postponed matches because of COVID-19. The NHL also did not send any players to the 2018 games.

With no NHL players on the Olympic roster, this year’s tournament will likely be a place for fans to showcase many of the players they’ll be participating in, and an opportunity for some players to become big names before their professional careers. Their careers began to flourish.

This is the list of the United States men’s hockey team ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The men’s ice hockey competition will begin on February 9.

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US Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team

As expected, the college players made the 25-man shortlist for the Beijing 2022 Olympics. Among the biggest names were the two first-round picks from the 2020 NHL Draft – Jake Sanderson (fifth place). , Senator) and Brendan Brisson (29th, Golden Knights) – and second overall pick in the 2021 draft, Matty Beniers (Kraken).

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Only one player from 2018 has returned to the team this year: forward Brian O’Neill. The 33-year-old O’Neill played 22 NHL games in his career and scored 4 points (1 goal, 3 assists) in 5 games at the 2018 Olympics.

O’Neill, Ken Agostino (86 games), Andy Miele (15 games), Nick Shore (299 games), Steven Kampfer (231 games) and David Warsofsky (55 games) are members of this year’s team with NHL experience .

Who coaches the US men’s ice hockey team?

In keeping with this year’s team’s youth movement, Team America’s coaches have experience at the college level.

This year’s head coach is David Quinn, who spent three seasons as head coach of Rangers, where he recorded a 96-87-25 record. Prior to his time in New York, Quinn guided Boston University to four NCAA Tournament stops in five years, including a runner-up in 2015. He had a record 105-69-21 in time. competes for the Terriers.

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Joining Quinn on the bench as assistant is Minnesota coach Mike Hastings, whose team made the Frozen Four in 2021; Coach Brett Larson of St. Cloud State, whose team finished second last year; and Penguins game development director Scott Young, who was Quinn’s assistant at BU. Goalkeeping coach David Lassonde has three decades of college coaching experience.

Former NHL goalkeeper John Vanbiesbrouck is the team’s general manager. He is also the assistant executive director of U.S. Hockey Hockey operations.

Team USA’s men’s ice hockey team at the Olympics

American men have succeeded in ice hockey history. They have won a total of 11 medals, including eight silver, the most of any country. However, the team hasn’t won a gold medal since 1980 in Lake Placid, NY; That lineup delivered one of the pivotal moments in American sports history with the “Miracle on Ice.”

It’s been 12 years since Vancouver in 2010, Team USA took home a medal. The Americans have failed to win medals in three of the last four Olympics.

U.S. team’s 2022 men’s ice hockey schedule

Team USA was one of 12 teams that qualified for the Beijing Olympics. It will play in Group A. The opponents in the group will be Canada, China and Germany.