2026 USA Hockey Preliminary Roster Announced for IIHF World Championship

USA Hockey 2026 World Championship Roster: Full Preliminary Team Named




USA Hockey has unveiled the preliminary roster for the 2026 U.S. Men’s National Team that will compete in the IIHF Men’s World Championship, May 15-31, in Zurich and Fribourg, Switzerland.


General Manager Brett Peterson said:

"We're excited about our group. We've got a good blend of players that are excited about representing our country and competing for a gold medal. We're looking forward to the tournament and know Switzerland will be a great host."






Key Details:

Training camp begins May 8 in Mannheim, Germany

Pre-tournament game vs. Germany on May 10

Tournament opener: May 15 vs. Switzerland in Zurich

All U.S. games will air live on NHL Network

Team USA are the defending gold medalists


2026 U.S. Men’s National Team Preliminary Roster



Defensemen

17  Will Borgen (New York Rangers)

67  Declan Carlile (Tampa Bay Lightning)

75  Connor Clifton (Pittsburgh Penguins)

72  Justin Faulk (Detroit Red Wings)

44  Wyatt Kaiser (Chicago Blackhawks)

55  Ryan Lindgren (Seattle Kraken)

16  Mason Lohrei (Boston Bruins)

7   Ryan Ufko (Milwaukee Admirals)


Forwards


27  Matt Coronato (Calgary Flames)

47  Paul Cotter (New Jersey Devils)

10  James Hagens (Boston Bruins)

22  Isaac Howard (Bakersfield Condors)

18  Sam Lafferty (Chicago Blackhawks)

86  Ryker Lee (Michigan State)

9   Ryan Leonard (Washington Capitals)

11  Oliver Moore (Chicago Blackhawks)

82  Danny Nelson (Notre Dame)

15  Tommy Novak (Pittsburgh Penguins)

24  Mathieu Olivier (Columbus Blue Jackets)

26  Max Plante (Minnesota Duluth)

63  Max Sasson (Vancouver Canucks)

19  Matthew Tkachuk (Florida Panthers)


Goaltenders

33  Drew Commesso (Rockford Ice Hogs)

1   Devin Cooley (Calgary Flames)

60  Joseph Woll (Toronto Maple Leafs)




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