The 23 players selected for the 2010 United States Olympic men's hockey team will be announced during NBC's Bridgestone Winter Classic broadcast from Boston's Fenway Park on Jan. 1.

Coverage of the game between the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers begins at 1 p.m. EST.

The Olympic hockey tournament begins on Feb. 16, four days after the opening ceremony, and concludes with the gold-medal game on Feb. 28.

The U.S. Olympic team is coached by Ron Wilson and assistants Scott Gordon and John Tortorella.

U.S. preliminary round schedule

Feb. 16 vs. Switzerland, 3 pm ET/noon PT
Feb. 18 vs. Norway, 3 pm ET/noon PT
Feb. 21 vs. Canada, 7:45 pm ET/4:45 pm PT


Contact Rocky Bonanno at rbonanno@nhl.com