| ROSTER OVERVIEW -
Three goaltenders, eight defensemen and 13 forwards
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Averages: Height: 6-1 • Weight: 196 • Age: 25
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Youngest Player: Luke Hughes (18)
Oldest Player: Nate Schmidt (30)
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8 first or second-round NHL Draft picks
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22 total medals won in world championship play, including 12 golds
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The roster features three members of the 2022 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team in netminder Strauss Mann and forwards Sean Farrell and Ben Meyers.
- Seth Jones (3 gold, 1 bronze) has represented the U.S. on the international stage five times to lead all players on the roster, followed by Riley Barber (2 gold) and Kieffer Bellows (1 gold, 2 bronze) with three appearances each.
- Sasha Chmelevski is the lone returner from the 2021 U.S. Men’s National Team, which captured the bronze medal at the 2021 IIHF Men's World Championship in Riga, Latvia. In addition to Chmelevski, two other players have competed in the Men's World Championship including Seth Jones (2014, 2015-bronze) and Alex Galchenyuk (2013-bronze).
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13 players (8 full-time) have played at USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, including Riley Barber, Kieffer Bellows, Thomas Bordeleau, Sasha Chmelevski, Sean Farrell, John Hayden, Luke Hughes, Caleb Jones, Seth Jones, Karson Kuhlman, Vinni Lettieri, Alex Nedeljkevic, and Austin Watson.
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Nine players are making their debut in an IIHF world championship, including Nick Blankenburg, Thomas Bordeleau, Adam Gaudette, Luke Hughes, Karson Kuhlman, Jaycob Megna, Sam Lafferty, Vinni Lettieri and Nate Schmidt.
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The players come from 12 different states with Minnesota (5), Massachusetts (3), Michigan (3) and Texas (3) leading the way.
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A total of 18 players have competed in college hockey in the U.S., with 12 different schools represented. The University of Michigan leads the way with four representatives, while the University of Minnesota has three.
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