Ex-Wildcat Sigmund on USA inline team

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USA Hockey named 14 players to the U.S. Inline National Team that will compete at the 2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship in Pardubice, Czech Republic, June 19-25.

Team USA will attempt to reclaim the gold medal that it won last year at the 2010 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship in Karlstad, Sweden. The roster announcement comes following a two-day pre-tournament tryout camp in Lakewood, Colorado.

“We had an excellent camp that should set us up for next week’s tournament,” said Rob Chornomud, head coach of Team USA. “As defending gold medalists, we have high expectations, and we are excited to get started.”

The roster is highlighted by 11 veterans of the U.S. Inline National Team, including C.J. Yoder, who will be representing the U.S. for the sixth time (2001, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010).

Ten members of the 2010 gold medal-winning U.S. Inline National Team are represented on the roster, including goaltenders Troy Redmann and Tommy Tartaglione; defensemen J.P. Beilsten, Anthony Miner, Gerald Osterkamp, Rafael Rodriguez and Yoder; and forwards Shawn Gawrys, Kyle Kraemer and former Northern Michigan skater Nathan Sigmund.

The three newcomers to Team USA include Junior Cadiz, Joey Doran and Tyler Walser.

Johnson added to Team USA roster

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USA Hockey today announced that defenseman Jack Johnson (Ann Arbor/Michigan) has been added to the 2011 U.S. Men's National Team that will compete at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Men's Championship April 29 - May 15 in Kosice and Bratislava, Slovakia.

Johnson currently plays for the Los Angeles Kings and will be making his ninth Team USA apperance.

Most recently, he was a member of the 2010 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team that earned the silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Johnson has also competed for two U.S. Men's National Teams (2007, 2009), two U.S. National Junior Teams (2006, 2007) and two U.S. Men's National Under-18 Teams (2004, 2005).

USA Hockey adds 3 with Michigan ties

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USA Hockey announced Wednesday the first 16 players that will compete at the 2011 International Ice Hockey Federation World Men’s Championship in Kosice and Bratislava, Slovakia, and there are several Michigan connections.

Goaltender Al Montoya (Michigan) and defensemen Mike Komisarek (Michigan) made the initial roster, as did former Michigan forward Mike Brown.

This year's Hobey Baker Award winner Andy Miele, a Grosse Pointe native, will also play for Old Glory.

The tournament starts April 19 and runs through May 15.

Johnson to captain Team USA at Worlds

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Former Michigan defenseman Jack Johnson was today named captain of the 2010 U.S. Men's National Team that will play in the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation World Men's Championship, May 7-23, in Cologne, Gelsenkirchen and Mannheim, Germany.

Johnson has represented the United States seven previous times, most recently at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. He was also a member of Team USA at two IIHF World Men's Championships (2007, 2009), two IIHF World Junior Championships (2006, 2007) and two IIHF World Men's U18 Championships (2004, 2005).

In addition, four alternate captains were named, including Nick Foligno, Matt Greene (Grand Ledge), Eric Nystrom (Michigan) and Kyle Okposo.

Team USA begins play in the 2010 IIHF World Men's Championship Friday against host Germany at VELTINS-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The game is a sellout and, at 76,152 fans, will set the world hockey attendance record.

Michigan connections aplenty at Worlds

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USA Hockey announced its full 23-man roster for the 2010 IIHF World Men's Championship scheduled for next month in Germany, and Team USA is chock-full of Michigan connections.

Defensemen Andy Greene (Trenton/New Jersey Devils) and Matt Greene (Grand Ledge/Los Angeles Kings) join former Michigan blueliner Jack Johnson on the back end.

Up front, Tim Kennedy (Michigan State/Buffalo Sabres), David Moss (Michigan/Calgary Flames) and Eric Nystrom (Michigan/Calgary Flames) make up the in-state contingent.

Team USA opens the tournament against host Germany on May 7. The game will be played at Gelsenkirchen's VELTINS-Arena, home of the German soccer league's FC Schalke. The contest is expected to be played in front of a world record crowd of more than 76,000 spectators.