The U.S. Hockey Team’s Mystery Men With no N.H.L. players available, the American roster features many players who have taken an unusual path to the Olympics. Image Troy Terry waving during the announcement of the United States Olympic men's hockey roster during the second intermission of the Winter Classic on Monday. But he became a star in the American Hockey League, where he has played almost 700 regular-season games, compiling 229 goals and 447 assists. But Blum, a 28-year-old defenseman from Southern California, has the distinction of being the American playing professionally the closest to Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Source: New York Times January 03, 2018 01:48 UTC