The IIHF World Championship roster is always a little different. Because the tournament takes place during the NHL playoffs, many players are unable to attend. Many others choose not to participate because of injuries they sustained during the season, meaning there are often some interesting choices that compete for their country.
This season is perhaps even more difficult for U.S. Men’s National Team general manager Chris Drury. Not only does he have injuries and the postseason to deal with, but many players haven’t seen their families for months and just want to spend some quality time at home. With that in mind, this year’s team has both players not yet drafted and others that have already aged out of the NHL.
The full roster is as follows:
G Jake Oettinger
G Cal Petersen
G Anthony Stolarz
D Adam Clendening
D Matt Hellickson
D Zac Jones
D Connor Mackey
D Matt Roy
D Ryan Shea
D Matt Tennyson
D Chris Wideman
D Christian Wolanin
F Justin Abdelkader
F Matthew Beniers
F Colin Blackwell
F Brian Boyle
F Sasha Chmelevski
F Ryan Donato
F Jack Drury
F Conor Garland
F Kevin Labanc
F Trevor Moore
F Jason Robertson
F Eric Robinson
F Kevin Rooney
F Tage Thompson
The U.S. team will be coached by Jack Capuano. The tournament kicks off on May 21 in Riga, Latvia.
Jack Drury selected by his uncle. Hope the bloodlines are good. As a Hurricanes fan, we’ve been told Drury continues to improve and is a part of the future.
Surprised Z Jones made it instead of K Miller.
Miller opted not to play in the tournament.
Good luck with this lineup. Lol
The 2021 IIHF WC, aka “The Island of Misfit Toys, Latvia Edition.” Hope we get this streamed, as there will be an abundance of “Who?”, “Who??”…
Anthony Stolarz ( one of the goalies) was selected by Philadelphia in 2012 with one of the 3 draft picks they got from Columbus in the Sergei Bobrovsky trade. Stolarz was the only one who made it to the NHL, having appeared in only 34 games in 9 years. The 2012 draft was very thin. Filip Forsberg was probably the best player available and after Stolarz was selected, the only other decent player was Shane Gostisbehere and the Flyers wound up drafting him anyway. Moral of the story? Draft picks are like scratch off lottery tickets.
Sissons, Tierney, Severson, Korpisalo, Pelech, and Lindell were drafted after Stolarz. Matt Murray, Parayko, Freddy Andersen, Josh Anderson, Slavin, Hellebuyck, and Hinostroza were taken after Ghost. He definitely wasn’t the only other decent player
Solid at the goalie position, some talent up front, but that D looks dreadful. :0
But would I ever love it if David Poile could find a way to move up in the draft and take Beniers with that pick. Just the type of player they need up front. I’d give up the next two 1st round picks to do it……and throw in Duchene too! :D
Tennyson LOL