COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – 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. A full U.S. schedule can be found below. 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.
NOTES: For complete tournament information, including how to purchase tickets, visit GrandForks2016.com … NHL Network will televise all U.S. games in the 2016 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship. A final broadcast schedule will be released in the next week … FASTHockey.com will stream live all games of the 2016 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship (geo-blocked where restricted by broadcast agreements).
2016 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship — United States Schedule
April 14-24, 2016 • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Date Opponent Time (Local/EDT)
Fri., April 8 Finland* 7:00 p.m. / 8:00 p.m.
Sun., April 10 Denmark* 3:00 p.m. / 4:00 p.m.
Thurs., April 14 Russia 7:30 p.m. / 8:30 p.m.
Sat., April 16 Sweden 3:45 p.m. / 4:45 p.m.
Sun., April 17 Latvia 3:00 p.m. / 4:00 p.m.
Tues., April 19 Switzerland 7:30 p.m. / 8:30 p.m.
Thurs., April 21 Quarterfinal 7:30 p.m. / 8:30 p.m.
Sat., April 23 Semifinal 3:00 p.m. / 4:00 p.m.
Sun., April 24 Bronze Medal 3:00 p.m. / 4:00 p.m.
Gold Medal 7:00 p.m. / 8:00 p.m.
*Pre-tournament games at National Sports Center in Blaine, Minnesota
