Overview
- USA Hockey unveiled the full 25-player men’s roster on NBC’s Today, featuring stars Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, Quinn Hughes and Charlie McAvoy.
- Continuity drives the lineup with 21 returnees from last year’s Four Nations Face‑Off, while Clayton Keller, Tage Thompson and Seth Jones are the notable additions.
- Connor Hellebuyck, Jake Oettinger and Jeremy Swayman reprise the goaltending group, with Hellebuyck tabbed as the No. 1 netminder.
- High-profile omissions include Jason Robertson, Cole Caufield, Adam Fox and Chris Kreider, as management favored familiar depth options such as Vincent Trocheck and Brock Nelson.
- NHL players return to the Olympics for the first time since 2014, the U.S. opens Feb. 12 against Latvia, and only Brock Faber and Jake Sanderson bring prior Olympic experience.