Winter Olympics 2014: Team USA roster announced at Winter Classic

Here are the 25 Olympians that will represent the United States in men's ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

By Travis Hughes@TravisSBN Jan 1, 2014, 5:06pm EST

The United States will bring 22 forwards, defensemen and goaltenders to Sochi, Russia, for the 2014 Winter Olympics next month. On New Year's Day at the Winter Classic, USA Hockey unveiled the group that will try to improve on the silver medal won at the 2010 Vancouver Games.

Ryan Miller is expected to be the starting goaltender, but with another month of NHL action yet to be played until the Games, Jonathan Quick (who had a very rough 2013 calendar year) and Jimmy Howard will have time to continue making their cases. Cory Schneider and Craig Anderson were the other American goaltenders in the running for the roster, but both fell short of the cut.

Forward Bobby Ryan of the Ottawa Senators was the most notable snub up front, while defensemen Jack Johnson, Dustin Byfuglien and Keith Yandle were the biggest snubs from the blue line.

The roster features just 13 players with Olympic experience, but that's much more than the 2010 team, on which just three players entered the Games with Olympic experience.

"We went through a very thorough process to get to today and could not be happier with the team we've selected," Team USA general manager David Poile said in a press release. "We're fortunate to have probably the deepest talent pool we've ever had in our country and that made for some very difficult decisions. In the end, however, we're confident we've selected a group of players that puts us in the best position to have success in Sochi."

Here's the full roster:

Goalies	Hometown	NHL Club
Jimmy Howard	Syracuse, N.Y.	Detroit Red Wings
Ryan Miller	East Lansing, Mich.	Buffalo Sabres
Jonathan Quick	Milford, Conn.	Los Angeles Kings
Defensemen	Hometown	NHL Club
John Carlson	Colonia, N.J.	Washington Capitals
Justin Faulk	South St. Paul, Minn.	Carolina Hurricanes
Cam Fowler	Farmington Hills, Mich.	Anaheim Ducks
Paul Martin	Minneapolis, Minn.	Pittsburgh Penguins
Ryan McDonagh	St. Paul, Minn.	New York Rangers
Brooks Orpik	San Francisco, Calif.	Pittsburgh Penguins
Kevin Shattenkirk	New Rochelle, N.Y.	St. Louis Blues
Ryan Suter	Madison, Wis.	Minnesota Wild
Forwards	Hometown	NHL Club
David Backes	Minneapolis, Minn.	St. Louis Blues
Dustin Brown	Ithaca, N.Y.	Los Angeles Kings
Ryan Callahan	Rochester, N.Y.	New York Rangers
Patrick Kane	Buffalo, N.Y.	Chicago Blackhawks
Ryan Kesler	Livonia, Mich.	Vancouver Canucks
Phil Kessel	Madison, Wis.	Toronto Maple Leafs
T.J. Oshie	Warroad, Minn.	St. Louis Blues
Max Pacioretty	New Canaan, Conn.	Montreal Canadiens
Zach Parise	Minneapolis, Minn.	Minnesota Wild
Joe Pavelski	Plover, Wis.	San Jose Sharks
Paul Stastny	St. Louis, Mo.	Colorado Avalanche
Derek Stepan	Hastings, Minn.	New York Rangers
James van Riemsdyk	Middletown, N.J.	Toronto Maple Leafs
Blake Wheeler	Robbinsdale, Minn.	Winnipeg Jets

Nashville Predators general manager David Poile is the GM of Team USA. Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma will be behind the bench in Sochi as the head coach of the Americans. Joining him as assistants will be former Philadelphia Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette, Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Todd Richards and Penguins assistant coach Tony Granato.