{"id":77412,"date":"2026-01-03T04:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T07:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/u-s-picks-4-nations-heavy-olympic-roster-minus-kreider-fox\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T04:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T07:09:16","slug":"u-s-picks-4-nations-heavy-olympic-roster-minus-kreider-fox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/u-s-picks-4-nations-heavy-olympic-roster-minus-kreider-fox\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. picks 4 Nations-heavy Olympic roster, minus Kreider, Fox"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Tage Thompson<\/a> and Clayton Keller<\/a> helped the U.S. win the world hockey championship for the first time since 1933, while Seth Jones<\/a> was a key part of the Florida Panthers<\/a>‘ second consecutive Stanley Cup run.<\/p>\n

Those contributions earned them spots on the U.S. Olympic team as the only three additions who did not participate in the 4 Nations Face-Off early last year.<\/p>\n

USA Hockey unveiled its roster Friday on the “Today” show, with a vast majority of it made up of players who took part in the NHL-run international tournament in February, when the Americans made the final before losing to Canada in overtime.<\/p>\n

“I liked the way we played: Everybody was together, everybody played the right way,” general manager Bill Guerin said on a video call with reporters. “The biggest thing for me was the chemistry, and I think the chemistry allowed the guys to play the way that they did.”<\/p>\n

The only ones not back from the 4 Nations are Anaheim Ducks<\/a> forward Chris Kreider<\/a> and New York Rangers<\/a> defenseman Adam Fox<\/a>, the 2021 Norris Trophy winner as the NHL’s top defenseman. Guerin took issue with the perception that Fox was left off because of his role in Connor McDavid<\/a>‘s overtime goal 11 months ago.<\/p>\n