While no NHL players will be competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics, some of the league's biggest prospects will take center stage for USA Hockey when the Games kick off next month in Beijing.
The NHL announced in December that players would not be allowed to compete in the Olympics amid a rise in COVID-19 cases around the league and a pause that impacted the 2021-22 season schedule.
While it's disappointing that NHL players won't be participating in this year's Olympics, here is the list of players that will be representing the United States under head coach David Quinn and general manager John Vanbiesbrouck on foreign soil:
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- Nick Abruzzese: Harvard, NCAA (Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Ken Agostino: Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, KHL
- Matty Beniers: Michigan, NCAA (Seattle Kraken)
- Brendan Brisson: Michigan, NCAA (Vegas Golden Knights)
- Noah Cates: Minnesota-Duluth, NCAA (Philadelphia Flyers)
- Sean Farrell: Harvard, NCAA (Montreal Canadiens)
- Sam Hentges: St.