Meet the Team: USA’s roster for the 2026 World Juniors

This is a huge World Juniors for the Americans, who aim to become the first team since the mid-2000s golden age of Team Canada to win a third consecutive gold medal at this tournament. 

And this time, they’re on home turf.

Though the United States has lost significant talent in every position from last year’s team, nine players return in big roles and high-skill skaters enter the fold, pushing the veterans for roles up the lineup. 

Let’s dive into the roster.

The roster

The roster has yet to be finalized, as 30 players will participate in training camp, five over the 25-man roster limit. We will likely see two forwards, two defencemen, and one goaltender cut in the coming week, and competition is fierce down the lineup. With eight first-round NHL selections and one potential top-five pick in th