COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Hockey announced today the additions of forward Jack Hughes (Orlando, Fla./USA Hockey National Team Development Program), and defensemen Adam Fox (Jericho, N.Y., /New York Rangers/Harvard University) and Christian Wolanin (Rochester, Mich./Ottawa Senators/University of North Dakota) to the roster of the U.S. Men's National Team that will compete in the 2019 International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship, May 10-26, in Kosice and Bratislava, Slovakia.
Both Hughes and Fox have represented the U.S. in an International Ice Hockey Federation event previously, with Hughes recently returning from helping the U.S. earn a bronze medal at the 2019 IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship, where he led the tournament in points with 20 (9G, 11A). His 32 points eclipsed Alex Ovechkin as the all-time career points leader in the event. Hughes also helped the U.S. to a silver medal in the 2018 IIHF U18 Men's World Championship. Fox has played in three IIHF events with gold (2017) and bronze (2018) medals to his credit in IIHF World Junior Championship, and a bronze medal in the 2016 IIHF U18 Men's World Championship. While Wolanin will be making his debut at an IIHF event for Team USA, he helped the U.S. win the 2014 World Junior A Challenge.
The U.S. has medaled in three of the last six IIHF Men's World Championships (bronze in 2013, 2015, 2018), its best medal stretch since the 1950s.
Team USA's roster now includes 23 players, with three goaltenders, seven defensemen and 13 forwards. The IIHF allows each federation to have up to 25 players (22 skaters, 3 goaltenders).
Date | Opponent/Round | Time (Local/ET)/Result | Location | Television | U.S. Player of the Game |
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Tues., May 7 | Germany Pre-Tournament |
W, 5-2 | SAP Arena Mannheim, Germany |
Live Stream | Johnny Gaudreau |
Fri., May 10 | Slovakia Preliminary |
L, 1-4 | Steel Arena Kosice, Slovakia |
NHL Network | Jack Eichel |
Sun., May 12 | France Preliminary |
W, 7-1 | Steel Arena Kosice, Slovakia |
NHL Network | Alex DeBrincat |
Mon., May 13 | Finland Preliminary |
OTW, 3-2 | Steel Arena Kosice, Slovakia |
NHL Network | Brady Skjei |
Wed., May 15 | Great Britain Preliminary |
W, 6-3 | Steel Arena Kosice, Slovakia |
NHL Network | Patrick Kane |
Sat., May 18 | Denmark Preliminary |
W, 7-1 | Steel Arena Kosice, Slovakia |
NHL Network | Dylan Larkin |
Sun., May 19 | Germany Preliminary |
W, 3-1 | Steel Arena Kosice, Slovakia |
NHL Network | Alec Martinez |
Tues., May 21 | Canada Preliminary |
L, 0-3 | Steel Arena Kosice, Slovakia |
NHL Network | Cory Schneider |
Thurs., May 23 | Russia Quarterfinal |
L, 3-4 | Ondrej Nepela Arena Bratislava, Slovakia |
NHL Network | Jack Hughes |
NOTES: Patrick Kane will serve as captain of the 2019 U.S. Men's National Team. Kane also was the captain of the bronze medal-winning 2018 U.S. Men's National Team ... Jack Hughes is set to be the youngest player ever to compete for the U.S. in an A Pool (top level) IIHF Men's World Championship ... NHL Network is the exclusive U.S. television home of the IIHF Men's World Championship and all U.S. games will be available live ... The staff and players of the 2019 U.S. Men's National Team are selected by Chris Drury (New York Rangers), general manager of the 2019 U.S. Men's National Team, along with members of the U.S. Men's National Team Advisory Group including David Poile (Nashville Predators), Don Waddell (Carolina Hurricanes), Ray Shero (New Jersey Devils), Stan Bowman (Chicago Blackhawks), Dale Tallon (Florida Panthers), Jeff Gorton (New York Rangers) and Paul Fenton (Minnesota Wild). John Vanbiesbrouck, assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey, leads the U.S. Men's National Team Advisory Group ... For complete coverage of the U.S. Men’s National Team, visit teamusa.usahockey.com/2019mensworlds … The official IIHF home of the 2019 IIHF Men’s World Championship is 2019.IIHFWorlds.com … USA Hockey's international council, chaired by Gavin Regan (Potsdam, N.Y.), has oversight responsibilities for all U.S. national teams.