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USA Hockey today announced the 22-player roster for the U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team that will compete at the 2016 International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 Men's World Championship from April 14-24, in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
The United States is featured in Group A along with Latvia, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland and will play its round-robin portion of the schedule at Ralph Engelstad Arena. Group B consists of Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland and Slovakia.
The U.S. seeks its third-straight gold medal in the event after capturing the tournament title last year in Zug and Lucerne, Switzerland. Team USA has earned 12 straight medals, including gold in six of the past seven tournaments. Overall, the U.S. boasts 14 medals at the IIHF U18 Men's World Championship, the most of any country.
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## | Name | Ht (cm) | Wt (kg) | DOB | S/C | Hometown | 2015-16 Team (League) |
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30 | Jake Oettinger | 6-4 (193) | 206 (93) | 1998-12-18 | L | Lakeville, Minn. | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
29 | Joseph Woll | 6-3 (191) | 201 (91) | 1998-07-12 | L | St. Louis, Mo. | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
8 | Adam Fox | 5-10 (178) | 178 (81) | 1998-02-17 | R | Jericho, N.Y. | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
14 | J.D. Greenway | 6-4 (193) | 211 (96) | 1998-04-27 | L | Potsdam, N.Y. | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
12 | Matthew Hellickson | 6-0 (183) | 183 (83) | 1998-03-21 | L | Rogers, Minn. | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
4 | Chad Krys | 5-11 (180) | 186 (84) | 1998-04-10 | L | Ridgefield, Conn. | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
18 | Ryan Lindgren | 6-0 (183) | 199 (90) | 1998-02-11 | L | Minneapolis, Minn. | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
25 | Griffin Luce | 6-3 (191) | 225 (102) | 1998-03-10 | L | Williamsville, N.Y. | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
2 | Luke Martin | 6-2 (188) | 209 (95) | 1998-09-20 | R | St. Louis, Mo. | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
17 | Joey Anderson | 5-11 (180) | 194 (88) | 1998-06-19 | R | Roseville, Minn. | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
22 | Kieffer Bellows | 6-0 (183) | 193 (88) | 1998-06-10 | L | Edina, Minn. | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
27 | Logan Brown | 6-6 (198) | 218 (99) | 1998-03-05 | L | Raleigh, N.C. | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
7 | Trent Frederic | 6-2 (188) | 200 (91) | 1998-02-11 | L | St. Louis, Mo. | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
11 | Keeghan Howdeshell | 6-0 (183) | 198 (90) | 1998-02-24 | L | Brighton, Mich. | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
19 | Clayton Keller | 5-10 (178) | 165 (75) | 1998-07-29 | L | Swansea, Ill. | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
10 | Will Lockwood | 5-11 (180) | 177 (80) | 1998-06-20 | R | Bloomfield Hills, Mich. | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
21 | Graham McPhee | 6-0 (183) | 181 (82) | 1998-07-24 | L | Bethesda, Md. | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
20 | Casey Mittelstadt | 5-11 (180) | 201 (91) | 1998-11-22 | L | Eden Prairie, Minn. | Eden Prairie (Minn.) High School |
9 | Nick Pastujov | 6-0 (183) | 195 (88) | 1998-01-21 | L | Bradenton, Fla. | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
16 | James Sanchez | 6-1 (185) | 184 (83) | 1998-02-25 | L | Northbrook, Ill. | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
15 | Zach Walker | 6-0 (183) | 201 (91) | 1998-08-02 | R | Boise, Idaho | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
23 | Kailer Yamamoto | 5-8 (173) | 159 (72) | 1998-09-29 | R | Spokane, Wash. | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
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