Olympic Roster Speculation - USA

In the 2010 Olympics, the United States surprised the hockey world by making it to the Gold Medal Game. Four years ago, team USA was a young team with very little Olympic experience. They will have a deep group of forwards that will be returning again built around Zach Parise and Patrick Kane as well as great goaltending from Jonathan Quick. USA's defensive group will have some new faces this year but they will be built around Ryan Suter, Jack Johnson, and Brooks Orpik. This year’s Olympics will be very different in that they will be one of the favorites to compete for a medal.

Forwards

Line 1: Zach Parise, Derek Stepan, Patrick Kane

Line 2: Bobby Ryan, David Backes, Dustin Brown

Line 3: Phil Kessel, James Van Riemsdyk, Ryan Callahan

Line 4: Max Pacioretty, Ryan Kesler, Joe Pavelski

Extra Forwards: Blake Wheeler, T.J. Oshie

Defensemen

Pair 1: Ryan Suter, Ryan McDonagh

Pair 2: Jack Johnson, Kevin Shattenkirk

Pair 3: Keith Yandle, Brooks Orpik

Extra Defensemen: John Carlson, Seth Jones

Goaltenders

Starter: Jonathan Quick

Backup: Jimmy Howard

Extra Goalie: Ryan Miller