With the IIHF World Championships starting in just a few days, countries are beginning to name their leadership groups.

For Team USA, they’ve named Utah Hockey Club's captain Clayton Keller as their captain for the tournament.

Keller will wear the ‘C’, while Brady Skjei, Connor Garland, and Tage Thompson will serve as the alternates.

The U.S. opens their tournament against Denmark on May 9th at 2:20 p.m. EST, which is 12:20 p.m. local time in Utah.

Everything You Need To Know About The 2025 IIHF World Championships With the IIHF World Championship on the horizon and a handful of Utah Hockey Club players heading overseas to represent their countries, now is a great time to break down the tournament for fans who may be new to international hockey.

If you can’t catch every game, don’t stress. I’ll be covering them as best I can so Utah hockey fans can stay up to date with all their players competing at the tournament.

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