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WC teams presentation: Team USA

Team USA will also be one of the favorites in this tournament, has a very good team and certainly matches of this team will be a great spectacle. To the assembly battled defender Colorado Avalanche Erik Johnson. It was one of several players who made the team until later.

Strength of team will be certainly goaltending. John Tortorella, the head coach of this team, can't make a bad choice between Jonathan Quick, Cory Schneider and Ben Bishop. All of these goalies are great and this will be a big advantage for this team.

This team is very handy. The players are very important in their teams. They are often workhorses and are often indispensable, such as one of the most skilled players in the league, Patrick Kane, or the captain of the San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski.

Biggest omission is Phil Kessel. He has played on the past two Olympic teams and is considered one of the U.S.'s best pure goal scorers, but he's had a challenging first season with the Pittsburgh Penguins after a tough, by his standards, last season with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He has 19 goals and 40 points in 62 games this season. He had 25 goals and 61 points in 82 games last season. Kessel was a point-per-game player from 2012-14. 

World Cup of Hockey 2016 Team USA Jersey

Roster- forwards:

• Justin Abdelkader (Detroit Red Wings)
• David Backes (St. Louis Blues)
• Ryan Callahan (Tampa Bay Lightning)
• Brandon Dubinsk ( Columbus Blue Jackets)
• Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks) "A"
• Ryan Kesler (Anaheim Ducks)
• T.J. Oshie (Washington Capitals)
• Max Paciorett (Montreal Canadiens)
• Zach Parise (Minnesota Wild)
• Joe Pavelski (San Jose Sharks) "C"
• Derek Stepan (New York Rangers)
• James van Riemsdyk (Toronto Maple Leafs)
• Blake Wheeler (Winnipeg Jets)

Defense:

• Dustin Byfuglien (Winnipeg Jets)
• John Carlson (Washington Capitals)
• Erik Johnson (Colorado Avalanche)
• Jack Johnson (Columbus Blue Jackets)
• Ryan McDonagh (New York Rangers)
• Matt Niskanen (Washington Capitals)
• Ryan Suter (Minnesota Wild) "A"

Goalies:

• Ben Bishop (Tampa Bay Lightning)
• Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles Kings)
• Cory Schneider (New Jersey Devils)