USA Hockey announced today the preliminary roster for its 2026 U.S. Men’s National Team that will compete in the upcoming IIHF Men’s World Championship, May 15-31, in Zurich and Fribourg, Switzerland. 

Goaltender Drew Commesso, forward Oliver Moore and defenseman Wyatt Kaiser, who have all worn a Rockford sweater in their careers, will join Team USA this month.

The U.S. will open play in the IIHF Men’s World Championship in Zurich on May 15 against host Switzerland at 8:20 p.m. local time/2:20 p.m. ET. All U.S. games in the tournament will air live on NHL Network.

The U.S. enters the tournament as the defending gold medalist after winning the world championship for the first time in 92 years a year ago.

To view the roster, click HERE.

• Roster includes 13 first or second round NHL Draft picks, including seven first rounders in Matthew Tkachuk, James Hagens, Ryan Leonard, Matt Coronato, Oliver Moore, Ryker Lee, and Isaac Howard.

• Four players have been part of a U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team, including Matthew Tkachuk (2026-gold), Drew Commesso (2022), Will Borgen (2018) and Justin Faulk (2014).

• Seven players have previously been part of Team USA for an IIHF Men’s World Championship, including both Mason Lohrei and Isaac Howard, who were part of the 2025 gold medal-winning U.S. Men's National Team. Others include Justin Faulk (2015-bronze, 2013-bronze, 2012), Ryan Leonard (2024), Drew Commesso (2023), Matt Coronato (2023) and Sam Lafferty (2022). 

• The players come from 11 different states, with Minnesota leading the way with seven representatives. Other states include New York (3), Michigan (3), Wisconsin (3), Massachusetts (2), Missouri (2), Ohio (1), California (1), Illinois (1), New Jersey (1) and Pennsylvania (1).