Friday, May 15, 2026
Recent Hobey Winners Headline NCAA Players at Men’s Worlds
Nearly 70 with College Ties to Compete in Tourney Beginning Friday
Sixty-six current, committed and former NCAA men’s hockey players will compete in the 2026 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Men’s World Championship, which begins Friday in Switzerland.
Fourteen of the 16 competing countries will have NCAA representation, led by the United States (23), Latvia (nine), Great Britain (seven) and Canada (six).
The rostered players feature nine active college hockey standouts, as well as the last three recipients of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award: Max Plante (Minnesota Duluth, 2026), Isaac Howard (Michigan State, 2025) and Macklin Celebrini (Boston University, 2024).
Forty-two different NCAA Division I schools and a pair of NCAA Division III programs will be represented during the tournament. Michigan State leads with six players, followed by Boston College and Minnesota Duluth with five each, and Minnesota with four. Alaska, Notre Dame and RPI each have three.
The 2026 IIHF Men’s Hockey World Championship takes place May 15-31 in Zurich (Swiss Life Arena) and Fribourg (BCF Arena), Switzerland.
For more information, visit IIHF.com.
AUSTRIA (3)
F Peter Schneider, Notre Dame
F Ian Scherzer, RPI
G Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan
CANADA (6)
F Macklin Celebrini, Boston University
F Dylan Holloway, Wisconsin
G Jack Ivankovic, Michigan
F Porter Martone, Michigan State
G Cam Talbot, Alabama-Huntsville
D Zach Whitecloud, Bemidji State
CZECHIA (1)
F Jaroslav Chmelař, Providence
DENMARK (2)
F Patrick Russell, St. Cloud State
F Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup, Clarkson/Maine
GERMANY (3)
F Marc Michaelis, Minnesota State
F Frederik Tiffels, Western Michigan
F Parker Tuomie, Minnesota State
GREAT BRITAIN (7)
F Johnny Curran, Niagara
D Bradley Jenion, Trine (DIII)
F Samuel Lyne, Colgate*
F Cade Neilson, Alaska
F Brett Perlini, Michigan State
G Mat Robson, Minnesota
D Liam Steele, Cornell
HUNGARY (2)
F Márton Nemes, Bentley
F Kristóf Papp, Lindenwood/Northern Mich./Mich. St.
ITALY (4)
D Carmine Buono, Alaska Anchorage/UMass
F Daniel Mantenuto, Robert Morris
F Bryce Misley, Vermont
F Nick Saracino, Providence
LATVIA (9)
D Arvils Bergmanis, RPI/Alaska
F Filips Buncis, Arizona State
F Haralds Egle, Clarkson
D Ralfs Freibergs, Bowling Green
G Gustavs Grigals, UMass Lowell/Alaska
G Mareks Mitens, Lake Superior State
F Olivers Mūrnieks, Boston College*
F Glebs Prohorenkovs, Niagara
F Kristaps Skrastins, New Hampshire
NORWAY (1)
Emilio Pettersen, Denver
SLOVAKIA (3)
G Adam Gajan, Minnesota Duluth
D Luka Radivojevič, Boston College
D Maxim Štrbák, Michigan State
SLOVENIA (3)
F Filip Sitar, RPI/UConn
F Nace Langus, Augustana
F Luka Maver, American International
SWITZERLAND (1)
G Sandro Aeschlimann, Elmira (DIII)
UNITED STATES (24)
D Will Borgen, St. Coud State
D Declan Carlile, Merrimack
D Connor Clifton, Quinnipiac
G Drew Commesso, Boston University
G Devin Cooley, Denver
F Matt Coronato, Harvard
D Justin Faulk, Minnesota Duluth
F James Hagens, Boston College
F Isaac Howard, Michigan State/Minnesota Duluth
D Wyatt Kaiser, Minnesota Duluth
F Sean Kuraly, Miami
F Sam Lafferty, Brown
F Ryker Lee, Michigan State
F Ryan Leonard, Boston College
D Ryan Lindgren, Minnesota
D Mason Lohrei, Ohio State
F Oliver Moore, Minnesota
F Danny Nelson, Notre Dame
F Tommy Novak, Minnesota
F Max Plante, Minnesota Duluth
F Max Sasson, Western Michigan
F Alex Steeves, Notre Dame
D Ryan Ufko, UMass
G Joseph Woll, Boston College
Current NCAA players are italicized
* – indicates NCAA commitment