BLOG: Caleb Jones, Seth Jones & Sam Lafferty Named to U.S. Worlds Roster

A trio of Blackhawks are headed to Finland with the U.S. Men's National Team for the 2022 IIHF World Championship.
Caleb Jones, Seth Jones and Sam Lafferty were all named to Team USA on Thursday morning and will compete for a world title later this month. The tournament runs from May 13-29 with venues in both Tampere and Helsinki.

Seth Jones leads all players on the roster having represented the U.S. on the international stage five times (3 gold, 1 bronze), including trips to Worlds in 2014 and 2015 with a bronze medal his second time around. Caleb Jones will make his World Championship debut after previous appearances at the U18 (2015) and U20 (2017) World Junior Championships.
Lafferty will don the red, white and blue for the very first time at any level.
Team USA will depart the U.S. for Helsinki on Saturday (May 7) and train there until departing for Tampere following its lone exhibition game on May 11 against Canada in the Helsinki Ice Hall. The U.S. begins play in the world championship on May 13 against Latvia at 9:15 a.m. ET. All U.S. games in the tournament will air live on NHL Network.
The U.S. has medaled in four of the last eight IIHF Men's World Championships (bronze in 2013, 2015, 2018, 2021).

U.S. 2022 IIHF World Championship Schedule