Minnesota's 2022 hockey Olympians

The Gophers, Minnesota State Mankato, St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth are all represented on the men's team.

January 14, 2022 at 12:22AM
Matthew Knies celebrated a goal last month at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Red Deer, Alberta. Knies, a freshman forward for the Gophers, was named to the U.S. Olympic hockey team Thursday. (Jonathan Hayward, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Nine players with Minnesota ties were named to the 2022 Men's U.S. Olympic Team on Thursday, joining the nine players with Minnesota ties who were named to the U.S. Women's Olympic Team on Jan. 1. Here's a look at each group:

MEN

Player / Hometown / College team

Noah Cates / Stillwater / Minnesota Duluth

Brock Faber / Maple Grove / Gophers

Drew Helleson / Farmington / Boston College

Sam Hentges / New Brighton / St. Cloud State

Matthew Knies / Phoenix / Gophers

Ben Meyers / Delano / Gophers

Aaron Ness / Roseau / Gophers

Nick Perbix / Elk River / St. Cloud State

Nathan Smith / Hudson, Fla. / Minnesota State Mankato

WOMEN

Player / Hometown / College team

Hannah Brandt / Vadnais Heights / Gophers

Megan Bozek / Buffalo Grove, Ill. / Gophers

Dani Cameranesi / Plymouth / Gophers

Amanda Kessel / Madison, Wis. / Gophers

Abbey Murphy / Evergreen Park, Ill. / Gophers

Kelly Pannek / Plymouth / Gophers

Maddie Rooney / Andover / Minnesota Duluth

Lee Stecklein / Roseville / Gophers

Grace Zumwinkle / Excelsior / Gophers

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Joe Christensen

Sports team leader

Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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