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Additions To Team USA Roster
by Paul on 04/26/19 at 04:33 PM ET
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Hockey announced today the addition of forwards Johnny Gaudreau (Salem, N.J./Calgary Flames/Boston College) and Derek Ryan (Spokane, Wash./Calgary Flames), as well as defenseman Noah Hanifin (Norwood, Mass./Calgary Flames/Boston College) to the roster of the U.S. Men's National Team that will compete in the 2019 International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship, May 10-26, in Kosice and Bratislava, Slovakia.
Each of the three have contributed to medal-winning teams for the U.S. on the international stage previously, with Gaudreau and Ryan part of the bronze medal-winning 2018 U.S. Men's National Team; Hanifin helping the U.S. to the gold medal at the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship and Gaudreau a member of the gold medal-winning 2013 U.S. National Junior Team.
The U.S. has medaled in three of the last six IIHF Men's World Championships (bronze in 2013, 2015, 2018), its best medal stretch since the 1950s.
Team USA's roster now includes 20 players, with three goaltenders, five defensemen and 12 forwards. The IIHF allows each federation to have up to 25 players (22 skaters, 3 goaltenders).
ROSTER OVERVIEW TO DATE
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Team USA Schedule 2019 IIHF Men's World Championship |
Date | Opponent | Round | Location | Time (Local/ET) |
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May 7 | Germany (ex.) | Pre-Tournament | Mannheim, Germany | 7:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. |
May 10 | Slovakia | Preliminary | Kosice, Slovakia | 8:15 p.m./2:15 p.m. |
May 12 | France | Preliminary | Kosice, Slovakia | 12:15 p.m./6:15 a.m. |
May 13 | Finland | Preliminary | Kosice, Slovakia | 4:15 p.m./10:15 a.m. |
May 15 | Great Britain | Preliminary | Kosice, Slovakia | 4:15 p.m./10:15 a.m. |
May 18 | Denmark | Preliminary | Kosice, Slovakia | 12:15 p.m./6:15 a.m. |
May 19 | Germany | Preliminary | Kosice, Slovakia | 4:15 p.m./10:15 a.m. |
May 21 | Canada | Preliminary | Kosice, Slovakia | 8:15 p.m./2:15 p.m. |
May 23 | TBD | Quarterfinals | TBD | TBD |
May 25 | TBD | Semifinals | Bratislava, Slovakia |
3:15 p.m./9:15 a.m. 7:15 p.m./1:15 p.m. |
May 26 | TBD | Bronze-Medal Game | Bratislava, Slovakia | 3:45 p.m./9:45 a.m. |
May 26 | TBD | Gold-Medal Game | Bratislava, Slovakia | 8:15 p.m./2:15 p.m. |
NOTES: Patrick Kane will serve as captain of the 2019 U.S. Men's National Team. Kane also was the captain of the bronze medal-winning 2018 U.S. Men's National Team ... NHL Network is the exclusive U.S. television home of the IIHF Men's World Championship and all U.S. games will be available live ... The staff and players of the 2019 U.S. Men's National Team are selected by Chris Drury (New York Rangers), general manager of the 2019 U.S. Men's National Team, along with members of the U.S. Men's National Team Advisory Group including David Poile (Nashville Predators), Don Waddell (Carolina Hurricanes), Ray Shero (New Jersey Devils), Stan Bowman (Chicago Blackhawks), Dale Tallon (Florida Panthers), Jeff Gorton (New York Rangers) and Paul Fenton (Minnesota Wild). John Vanbiesbrouck, assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey, leads the U.S. Men's National Team Advisory Group ... For complete coverage of the U.S. Men’s National Team, visit teamusa.usahockey.com/
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