COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey today named forwards Jack Eichel (North Chelmsford, Mass./Vegas Golden Knights), Auston Matthews (Scottsdale, Ariz./Toronto Maple Leafs) and Matthew Tkachuk (St. Louis, Mo./Florida Panthers), along with defensemen Adam Fox (Jericho, N.Y./New York Rangers), Quinn Hughes (Orlando, Fla./Vancouver Canucks) and Charlie McAvoy (Long Beach, N.Y./Boston Bruins) as the first six players of the U.S. Men’s National Team that will compete in next February’s 4 Nations Face-Off.
“We’re excited about naming the first six players to our roster,” said Bill Guerin (Wilbraham, Mass./Minnesota Wild), general manager of Team USA and the president of hockey operations and general manager of the Minnesota Wild. “We have so many great players today in our country playing in the NHL and these first six possess an immense amount of talent and will serve as a solid core for our team.”
