USA Hockey announced today the preliminary roster for its 2026 U.S. Men’s National Team that will compete in the upcoming IIHF Men’s World Championship, May 15-31, in Zurich and Fribourg, Switzerland.
Three New York State players are included. Matt Coronato, Greenlawn/NHL Calgary Flames ; James Hagens, Hauppauge/NHL Boston Bruins and Ryan Ufko, Smithtown/AHL Milwaukee Admirals.
“We’re excited about our group,” said Brett Peterson (Northborough, Mass.), general manager of the 2026 U.S. Men’s National Team and assistant general manager of the NHL’s Florida Panthers. “We’ve got a good blend of players that are excited about representing our country and competing for a gold medal. We’re looking forward to the tournament and know Switzerland will be a great host.”
Team USA will train in Mannheim, Germany, starting May 8 and play a pre-tournament game there against Germany on May 10. The U.S. will open play in the IIHF Men’s World Championship in Zurich on May 15 against host Switzerland at 8:20 p.m. local time/2:20 p.m. ET. All U.S. games in the tournament will air live on NHL Network.
The U.S. enters the tournament as the defending gold medalist after winning the world championship for the first time in 92 years a year ago.
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