Forward Chris Bourque (Boston, Mass.) is set to make his Olympic debut after most recently representing Team USA as part of the title-winning 2013 Deutschland Cup team, recording three points in three games. Bourque, who currently is an alternate captain of the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, has recorded 42 points in 43 games played this season. Bourque also represented the U.S. in two IIHF World Junior Championships in 2005 and 2006, recording a tournament-high seven goals in in 2006.
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American Hockey Player You Enjoy Watching The Most:
Chris Drury or Patrick Kane
Best Memory of Own Playing Career:
Playing for the Boston Bruins
Best Advice You've Been Given:
Leave it all on the ice
Favorite Hobby:
Golf
Favorite Food:
Italian
Forward Bobby Butler (Marlborough, Mass.) is set to make his Olympic team debut after previously earning a bronze medal with Team USA at the 2013 IIHF Men’s World Championship in Helsinki, Finland & Stockholm, Sweden. Butler, who currently plays with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League, has recorded 20 goals and 13 assists for 33 points in 42 games this season. Butler also represented Team USA when they earned a second-place finish at the 2015 Deutschland Cup, and played four years at the University of New Hampshire from 2006-2010.
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Favorite USA Hockey Moment:
1980 Olympics
Three Things You Love About Hockey:
Being part of a team, hanging on the ice and locker room and life-long friends made every season
The Person Who's Helped You Most in Your Hockey Career:
My father, John Butler
Best Advice You've Been Given:
It's not how you start, it's how you finish.
Other Sports You Played As A Kid:
Soccer, baseball and football
Forward John McCarthy (Boston, Mass.) is representing Team USA in international competition for the first time. McCarthy, who is currently playing in the American Hockey League as captain of the San Jose Barracudas, has recorded 12 points in 38 games this season. McCarthy also played with Boston University from 2005-2009, and as captain, helped the Terriers to the NCAA national championship and Hockey East crown his senior year.
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American Hockey Player You Enjoy Watching The Most:
Auston Matthews
Describe Yourself as a Player:
A reliable, two-way player that can kill penalties and take faceoffs
Best Memory From Own Playing Career:
Winning the national championship at BU
Favorite Movie:
Good Will Hunting
One Person You'd Like To Meet:
Bill Belichick