Clark, who twice played for the U.S. Men’s National Team in the IIHF Men’s World Championship, including in 2002 and as captain in 2007, is serving as the general manager of the team for the first time.
The U.S. Men’s National Team will play in the 2023 IIHF Men’s World Championship, May 12-28, in Tampere, Finland, and Riga, Latvia. Team USA is in Group A alongside Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary and Sweden and will play its preliminary round games in Tampere at Nokia Arena.
“We’re excited to have Chris leading efforts in building the roster for our team,” said John Vanbiesbrouck, assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey. “He knows the player pool extremely well, and as someone who has played at the highest levels of the game and is now in a management role in the NHL, he is well versed in what it takes to win.”
The U.S. Men’s National Team Advisory Group, led by Vanbiesbrouck and including NHL general managers Kevyn Adams (Buffalo Sabres), Chris Drury (New York Ranger), Tom Fitzgerald (New Jersey Devils), Mike Grier (San Jose Sharks), Bill Guerin (Minnesota Wild), Lou Lamoriello (New York Islanders), Chris MacFarland (Colorado Avalanche), Don Waddell (Carolina Hurricanes) and Bill Zito (Florida Panthers), will assist Clark in assembling the 2023 U.S. Men’s National Team.
