List of Michigan natives and connections invited to national team Olympic camps

Michigan’s hockey faithful will have plenty of players to keep an eye on as the Olympic national teams begin the process of selecting their teams for Sochi. Here is our list of all the Michigan natives and connections invited to orientation/development camps for their respective countries.

Team USA

Michigan natives

Ryan Miller – goaltender – East Lansing – Buffalo Sabres (Michigan State University)
Dan DeKeyser – defenseman – Clay Township – Detroit Red Wings (Western Michigan University)
Cam Fowler – defenseman – Farmington Hills – Anaheim Ducks
Jacob Trouba – defenseman – Rochester – Winnipeg Jets (University of Michigan)
Justin Abdelkader – forward – Muskegon – Detroit Red Wings (Michigan State University)
Ryan Kesler – forward – Livonia – Vancouver Canucks
Jack Johnson – defenseman – Ann Arbor – Columbus Blue Jackets (University of Michigan)

Michigan connections

Patrick Kane – forward – Honeybaked, NTDP alum – Chicago Blackhawks
Max Pacioretty – forward – University of Michigan alum – Montreal Canadiens
Jimmy Howard – goaltender – NTDP alum – Detroit Red Wings
Justin Faulk – defenseman – NTDP alum – Carolina Hurricanes
Erik Johnson – defenseman – NTDP alum – Colorado Avalanche
Seth Jones – defenseman – NTDP alum – Nashville Predators (Portland Winterhawks/WHL)
Kevin Shattenkirk – defenseman – NTDP alum – St. Louis Blues
Phil Kessel – forward – NTDP alum – Toronto Maple Leafs
Kyle Palmieri – forward – NTDP alum – Anaheim Ducks
Brandon Saad – forward – NTDP, Saginaw Spirit alum – Chicago Blackhawks
James Van Riemsdyk – forward – NTDP alum – Toronto Maple Leafs

Team Canada

Duncan Keith – defenseman – Michigan State University alum – Chicago Blackhawks
Chris Kunitz – forward – Ferris State University alum – Pittsburgh Penguins
James Neal – forward – Plymouth Whalers alum – Pittsburgh Penguins

Team Russia

Pavel Datsyuk – forward – Detroit Red Wings

Team Sweden

Jonathan Ericsson – defenseman – Detroit Red Wings
Niklas Kronwall – defenseman – Detroit Red Wings
Johan Franzen – forward – Detroit Red Wings
Carl Hagelin – forward – University of Michigan alum – New York Rangers
Gustav Nyquist – forward – Detroit Red Wings
Henrik Zetterberg – forward – Detroit Red Wings
Erik Gustafsson – defenseman – Northern Michigan University alum – Philadelphia Flyers

Team Finland

Valtteri Filppula – forward – former Detroit Red Wing
Ville Leino – forward – former Detroit Red Wing

Team Czech Republic

Petr Mrazek – goaltender – Grand Rapids Griffins