More than two-thirds of the players selected for the camp that will help select the 2014 U.S. men’s Olympic team come from college hockey roots.<\/p>\n
Of 48 players named to the U.S. Men’s National Team Orientation Camp in August, 33 played in college.<\/p>\n
Minnesota had seven former players chosen, with Wisconsin right behind at six. There are three ex-Michigan players; two players each from Boston College, Denver, Michigan State and North Dakota; and one each from Boston University, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota-Duluth, Minnesota State, New Hampshire, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Western Michigan.<\/p>\n
Former Bowling Green player Dan Bylsma is the coach, while Tony Granato (Wisconsin), Peter Laviolette (Westfield State) and Todd Richards (Minnesota) are assistants.<\/p>\n
Here are the former college players selected for the camp that will take place in Arlington, Va., on Aug. 26 and 27:<\/p>\n
Jimmy Howard, Maine
\nRyan Miller, Michigan State
\nJonathan Quick, Massachusetts
\nCory Schneider, Boston College<\/p>\n
Dan DeKeyser, Western Michigan
\nJustin Faulk, Minnesota-Duluth
\nJake Gardiner, Wisconsin
\nErik Johnson, Minnesota
\nJack Johnson, Michigan
\nNick Leddy, Minnesota
\nPaul Martin, Minnesota
\nRyan McDonagh, Wisconsin
\nBrooks Orpik, Boston College
\nKevin Shattenkirk, Boston University
\nRyan Suter, Wisconsin
\nJacob Trouba, Michigan<\/p>\n
Justin Abdelkader, Michigan State
\nDavid Backes, Minnesota State
\nBeau Bennett, Denver
\nNick Bjugstad, Minnesota
\nRyan Kesler, Ohio State
\nPhil Kessel, Minnesota
\nKyle Okposo, Minnesota
\nT.J. Oshie, North Dakota
\nMax Pacioretty, Michigan
\nKyle Palmieri, Notre Dame
\nZach Parise, North Dakota
\nJoe Pavelski, Wisconsin
\nCraig Smith, Wisconsin
\nPaul Stastny, Denver
\nDerek Stepan, Wisconsin
\nJames van Riemsdyk, New Hampshire
\nBlake Wheeler, Minnesota<\/p>\n