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Team USA has announced its rosters for its ice hockey teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics, announced during the 2018 Winter Classic’s intermission.
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As the announcement explains, the ice hockey teams will combine former players from the National Hockey League, college athletes and minor league players.
As Tony Granato, the men’s team coach, explained in a statement, according to Time:
“Obviously from a selection process, it’s been a battle for us on all the players we have available to us. I think we’ve put together an outstanding group of players that will represent us well come February and give us a great chance to do really well and compete for a medal.”
Meghan Duggan, who is part of the women’s team, described the work it took making up the team:
“We had to figure out what we were made of, what we wanted to accomplish over these last couple of years, and really put ourselves in a position to achieve the goal we want to achieve as a program and as a team and as a country going into this next Olympics.”
“We’re excited…We’ve got the right group.”
Let’s see whose competing in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018!
Men’s Ice Hockey Team 2018
Forwards
- Brian O’Neill
- Mark Arcobello
- Chris Bourque
- Bobby Butler
- Ryan Donato
- Brian Gionta
- Jordan Greenway
- Chad Kolarik
- Broc Little
- John McCarthy
- Garrett Roe
- Jim Slater
- Ryan Stoa
- Troy Terry
Defense
- Chad Billins
- Jonathon Blum
- Will Borgen
- Matt Gilroy
- Ryan Gunderson
- Bobby Sanguinetti
- Noah Welch
- James Wisniewski
Goalie(s)
- Ryan Zapolski
Women’s Ice Hockey Team 2018
Forwards
- Hannah Brandt
- Dani Cameranesi
- Kendall Coyne
- Brianna Decker
- Meghan Duggan
- Amanda Kessel
- Hilary Knight
- Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson
- Monique Lamoureux-Morando
- Gigi Marvin
- Kelly Pannek
- Amanda Pelkey
- Haley Skarupa
Defense
- Cayla Barnes
- Kacey Bellamy
- Kali Flanagan
- Megan Keller
- Sidney Morin
- Emily Pfalzer
- Lee Stecklein
Goalie(s)
- Nicole Hensley
- Alex Rigsby
- Maddie Rooney
Forwards
- Brody Roybal
- Jack Wallace
- Travis Dodson
- Luke McDermott
- Declan Farmer
- Kevin McKee
- Adam Page
- Noah Grove
- Rico Roman
- Josh Misiewicz
Defense
- Cayla Barnes
- Kacey Bellamy
- Kali Flanagan
- Megan Keller
- Sidney Morin
- Emily Pfalzer
- Lee Stecklein
Goalie(s)
- Nicole Hensley
- Alex Rigsby
- Maddie Rooney