Today was the final day of national team management staffs announcing their rosters for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Here is a look at the Michigan natives and connections that will be traveling to Russia to represent their native countries, provided they stay healthy leading up to the Winter Games:
Team USA
Ryan Miller – goaltender – East Lansing native, Michigan State alum – Buffalo Sabres
Jimmy Howard – goaltender – Detroit Red Wings
Cam Fowler – defenseman – Farmington Hills native – Anaheim Ducks
Ryan Kesler – forward – Livonia native – Vancouver Canucks
Max Pacioretty – forward – University of Michigan alum – Montreal Canadiens
Team Canada
Duncan Keith – defenseman – Michigan State alum – Chicago Blackhawks
Chris Kunitz – forward – Ferris State alum – Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Russia
Pavel Datsyuk – forward – Detroit Red Wings
Team Sweden
Jonas Gustavsson – goaltender – Detroit Red Wings
Jonathan Ericsson – defenseman – Detroit Red Wings
Niklas Kronwall – defenseman – Detroit Red Wings
Daniel Alfredsson – forward – Detroit Red Wings
Johan Franzen – forward – Detroit Red Wings
Henrik Zetterberg – forward – Detroit Red Wings
Carl Hagelin – forward – University of Michigan alum – New York Rangers
Team Finland
Valtteri Filppula – forward – former Detroit Red Wings player – Tampa Bay Lightning
Team Slovakia
Tomas Jurco – forward – Detroit Red Wings/Grand Rapids Griffins
Tomas Tatar – forward – Detroit Red Wings
Team Slovenia
Jan Mursak – forward – Saginaw Spirit alum, former Detroit Red Wings/Grand Rapids Griffins player – CSKA Moscow (KHL)
Team Switzerland
Damien Brunner – forward – former Detroit Red Wings player – New Jersey Devils
Team Austria
Brian Lebler – forward – University of Michigan alum – Linz EHC (Austria)