United States World Juniors 2022: Full list of prospective NHL players announced for Team USA
Team USA has officially released the full roster for the 2022 World Youth Championship, a year after winning its fifth gold medal in last year’s competition.
The team published its final list on Tuesday, just weeks before the first drop was scheduled. The United States will look to claim consecutive gold medals as it prepares to face the Czech Republic in its opening game on Sunday, December 26.
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Luke Hughes (second overall pick of the NHL Draft in 2021) is expected to dominate the US attack. Like his brothers, Jake and Quinn, he will compete for his country before he makes his NHL debut with the New Jersey Devils.
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Sporting News has all the information you need about this year’s Team USA lineup and the tournament in general.
United States World Juniors Team of the Year 2022
The three top 10 picks in the 2021 NHL Draft, including second overall pick Matthew Beniers, fourth overall pick Luke Hughes and fifth overall pick Jake Sanderson, were among a number of players selected to play represent the United States at this year’s World Juniors.
Skateboarder
| Name | position | NHL Club (Round, year draft) |
| Matthew Beniers | Front | Seattle (1, 2021) |
| Brett Berard | Front | New York Rangers (5, 2020) |
| Logan Cooley | Front | 2022-eligible |
| Matt Coronato | Front | Calgary (1, 2021) |
| Tanner Dickinson | Front | St. Louis (4, 2020) |
| Dominic James | Front | 2022-eligible |
| Matt Knies | Front | Toronto (2, 2021) |
| Chaz Lucius | Front | Winnipeg (1, 2021) |
| Carter Mazur | Front | Detroit (3, 2021) |
| Sasha Pastujov | Front | Anaheim (3, 2021) |
| Mackie Samoskevich | Front | Florida (1, 2021) |
| Red Savage | Front | Detroit (4, 2021) |
| Landon Slaggert | Front | Chicago (3, 2020) |
| Ty Smilanic | Front | Florida (3, 2020) |
| Brock Faber | Defender player | Los Angeles (2, 2020) |
| Luke Hughes | Defender player | New Jersey (1, 2021) |
| Wyatt Kaiser | Defender player | Chicago (3, 2020) |
| Tyler Kleven | Defender player | Ottowa (2, 2020) |
| Ian Moore | Defender player | Anaheim (3, 2020) |
| Scott Morrow | Defender player | Carolina (2, 2021) |
| Jack Peart | Defender player | Minnesota (2, 2021) |
| Jake Sanderson | Defender player | Ottowa (1, 2020) |
Goalie
| Name | position | NHL Club (Round, year draft) |
| Drew Commesso | Goalie | Chicago (2, 2020) |
| Kaidan Mbereko | Goalie | 2022-eligible |
| Dylan Silverstein | Goalie | 2022-eligible |
When will the 2022 World Children’s Championship start?
- Start day: December 26, 2021
- Last day: January 5, 2022
- Team Number: ten
- Location: Rogers Place (Edmonton, Alta.) and Peavey Mart Centrium (Red Deer, Alta.)
This year’s World Children’s Championship begins right after Christmas, December 26, also known as Gifting Day in Canada. The tournament will run for 11 days and run through the first week of 2022. It will be held at two locations in Alberta: Rogers Place in Edmonton, home of the NHL’s Oilers and WHL’s Oil Kings, and the Peaver Mart Centrium in Red Deer, home of the WHL’s Red Deer Rebels.
U.S. World Junior Championships 2022 Fixtures
Team USA is one of 10 teams competing at this year’s World Juniors, and will play in Group B. This is the US schedule as they look to win consecutive world titles.
| Day | Game | Time (ET) |
| December 20 | USA vs Czech Republic | 9:30 pm |
| December 22 | United States and Finland | 10 give me |
| December 26 | United States and Slovakia | 9:30 pm |
| December 28 | USA and Switzerland | 4:30 pm |
| December 31 | United States and Russia | 9:30 pm |
| January 2nd | Quarterfinals 1 | TBD |
| January 4 | Semifinals 1 | TBD |
| January 5 | Bronze medal game | 4 pm |
| January 5 | Gold medal game | 8pm |
