Team USA Preliminary Roster Set for the Worlds
By The OFB Team -
April 11, 2008
USA Hockey this week announced the selection of 17 players for the American entry in the IIHF's World Championships next month. The Worlds this year will be contested in Quebec City and Halifax May 2-18. Among the early selections: Potomac, Md.'s, Jeff Halpern.
More Americans will be added after the conclusion of the first round of the NHL playoffs.
| 2008 United States Men's National Ice Hockey Team | |||||||
| GOALTENDERS (1) | |||||||
| Name | Ht (cm) | Wt (kg) | Birthdate | S/C | Hometown | Most Recent Team (League) | College Team (if applicable) |
| Craig Anderson | 6-2 (188) | 180 (82) | 5/21/81 | L | Park Ridge, Ill. | Florida Panthers (NHL) | |
| DEFENSEMEN (4) | |||||||
| Keith Ballard | 5-11 (180) | 208 (94) | 11/26/82 | L | Baudette, Minn. | Phoenix Coyotes (NHL) | University of Minnesota |
| Tom Gilbert | 6-3 (191) | 206 (93) | 1/10/83 | R | Minneapolis, Minn. | Edmonton Oilers (NHL) | University of Wisconsin |
| Matt Greene | 6-3 (191) | 224 (102) | 5/13/83 | R | Grand Ledge, Mich. | Edmonton Oilers (NHL) | University of North Dakota |
| James Wisniewski | 6-0 (183) | 207 (94) | 2/21/84 | R | Canton, Mich. | Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) | |
| FORWARDS (12) | |||||||
| David Backes | 6-3 (191) | 216 (98) | 5/1/84 | R | Minneapolis, Minn. | St. Louis Blues (NHL) | Minnesota State University |
| David Booth | 6-0 (183) | 212 (96) | 11/24/84 | L | Detroit, Mich. | Florida Panthers (NHL) | Michigan State University |
| Dustin Brown | 6-0 (183) | 200 (91) | 11/4/84 | R | Ithaca, N.Y. | L.A. Kings (NHL) | |
| Dustin Byfuglien | 6-3 (191) | 246 (112) | 3/27/85 | R | Minneapolis, Minn. | Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) | |
| Paul Gaustad | 6-5 (196) | 225 (102) | 2/3/82 | L | Fargo, N.D. | Buffalo Sabres (NHL) | |
| Jeff Halpern | 6-0 (183) | 203 (92) | 5/3/76 | R | Potomac, Md. | Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) | Princeton University |
| Patrick Kane | 5-10 (178) | 163 (74) | 11/19/88 | L | Buffalo, N.Y. | Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) | |
| Peter Mueller | 6-2 (188) | 205 (93) | 4/14/88 | R | Bloomington, Minn. | Phoenix Coyotes (NHL) | |
| Patrick O'Sullivan | 5-11 (180) | 190 (86) | 2/1/85 | L | Winston-Salem, N.C. | L.A. Kings (NHL) | |
| Jason Pominville | 6-0 (183) | 186 (84) | 11/30/82 | R | Buffalo, N.Y. | Buffalo Sabres (NHL) | |
| Drew Stafford | 6-2 (188) | 202 (92) | 10/30/85 | R | Milwaukee, Wis. | Buffalo Sabres (NHL) | University of North Dakota |
| Lee Stempniak | 6-0 (183) | 195 (88) | 2/4/83 | R | West Seneca, N.Y. | St. Louis Blues (NHL) | Dartmouth College |
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