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Leggio, Wingels Complete 2014 Men's National Team Roster

By USAHockey.com, 05/02/14, 11:15AM EDT

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Goaltender David Leggio (Williamsville, N.Y./Hershey Bears/Clarkson Univ.) and forward Tommy Wingels (Evanston, Ill./San Jose Sharks/Miami Univ.) have been added to the 2014 U.S. Men's National Team, completing the 25-man roster that will compete at the International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship May 9-25 in Minsk, Belarus.

Leggio previously represented Team USA at the 2010 IIHF Men's World Championship in Cologne, Gelsenkirchen and Mannheim, Germany.

Wingels is making his debut on a U.S. National Team.

Team USA’s roster includes 14 forwards, eight defenseman and three goaltenders.

NOTES: Twenty of 25 announced members of Team USA played U.S. college hockey ... Seven of the 25 players are products of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, including Jimmy Hayes, Seth Jones, Jake McCabe, Peter Mueller, Connor Murphy, Drew Shore and Jacob Trouba ... Thirteen NHL teams are represented on the roster: Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators, New York Islanders, Phoenix Coyotes, San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets ... The staff and players of the 2014 U.S. Men's National Team are selected by the U.S. Men's National Team Advisory Group, led by Jim Johannson, assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey. Other members, all affiliated with National Hockey League teams, include Stan Bowman (Chicago), Brian Burke (Calgary), Paul Holmgren (Philadelphia), Dean Lombardi (Los Angeles), David Poile (Nashville), Ray Shero (Pittsburgh), Dale Tallon (Florida), and Don Waddell (Pittsburgh). Tom Kurvers (Tampa Bay) will be part of the advisory group for this year's championship ... USA Hockey's international council, chaired by Gavin Regan, vice president of USA Hockey, has oversight responsibilities for all U.S. national teams … Sixteen teams will compete at the 2014 IIHF Men's World Championship, split into two groups of eight. Teams will play a round-robin format among their group with the top four teams from each group advancing to quarterfinals … NBC Sports Network will televise and stream all Team USA games in the 2014 IIHF Men's World Championship.

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