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Matty Beniers, Brendan Brisson to be Named to U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team – NBC Boston

The United States men’s ice hockey roster is beginning to come into form for the 2022 Winter Olympic.

Matty Beniers and Brendan Brisson have been named to the men’s final roster, according to The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler.

I can report that #VegasBorn prospect Brendan Brisson will be on Team USA’s men’s hockey roster for the Olympics tomorrow.

— Scott Wheeler (@scottcwheeler) January 12, 2022

The two forwards from the University of Michigan are the first two names that have been reported to be on the roster.

The full roster will be announced Thursday at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN’s The Point.

Beniers, the No. 2 pick in the 2022 NHL Draft by the Seattle Kraken, was one of the 15 players to reportedly be invited to the Olympics by USA Hockey last week. Brisson, the No. 29 selection in the 2020 NHL Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights, was not included on the initial invite list, but looks to be in line to join his collegiate teammate at the Olympics….

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