For complete tournament information, including how to purchase tickets, visit u18worlds2018.iihf.hockey. Team USA News, interviews, highlights and more can be found on the Team USA website ... All 23 players on the U.S. roster come from USA Hockey's National Team Development Program … Forwards Tyler Weiss (Raleigh, N.C.) and Patrick Giles (Chevy Chase, Md.) (Jan. 3, 2000) are the oldest players on Team USA, while forward Jack Hughes (Orlando, Fla.), born May 14, 2001, is the youngest ... Five players born in 2001 are represented on the roster including Cole Caufield (Stevens Points, Wis.), Hughes, Spencer Knight (Darien, Conn.) Alex Turcotte (Island Lake, Ill.) and Cam York (Anaheim Hills, Calif.) … Twelve different states are represented on the roster. Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin lead the way with three skaters, while California, Massachusetts and New Jersey boasts two each. Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, New York and North Carolina have one player each ... The U.S. enters the tournament having captured a record 14 consecutive medals, including gold medals in seven of the last nine years (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017) ... Team USA has won 10 gold medals all-time, the most of any country in IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship history. The event began in 1999. Team USA earned its first gold medal in 2002 ... Follow @USAHockey on Twitter for live scoring updates during the tournament. Scores will be designated with the #U18Worlds tag ... For additional coverage, visit the USA Hockey Facebook page and Instagram account ... USA Hockey's international council, chaired by Gavin Regan (Potsdam, N.Y.), has oversight responsibilities for all U.S. national teams.