USA Hockey announced their roster for the 2022 World Junior Championship on Tuesday.
There will be six returning players from the 2021 gold medal winning team: forwards Matty Beniers, Brett Berard and Landon Slaggert and defensemen Brock Faber, Tyler Kleven and Jake Sanderson.
One of the highlights of this roster is the blue line. Aside from the three returning defensemen — Faber, Kleven, and Sanderson — the team will be adding Luke Hughes, the fourth-overall pick from the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.
Luke Cooley, who is currently on the US National Development Team, is the youngest player on the roster at 17 years old and is projected to be a first-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.