The 14 players named to the initial 2026 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team include five-time Paralympian Josh Pauls (Green Brook, N.J.); four-time Paralympians Declan Farmer (Tampa, Fla.), Jen Lee (Daly City, Calif.) and Brody Roybal (Northlake, Ill.); three-time Paralympians Travis Dodson (Deming, N.M.), Noah Grove (Frederick, Md.), Josh Misiewicz (La Grange, Ill.), Jack Wallace (Franklin Lakes, N.J.); and two-time Paralympians David Eustace (Stoneham, Mass.), Malik Jones (Aurora, Colo.), Griffin LaMarre (Haverhill, Mass.) and Evan Nichols(Haymarket, Va.).
Kayden Beasley (Coats, N.C.) and Liam Cunningham (River Falls, Wis.) will be making their Paralympic debut in Milan.
“We are thrilled to name the first 14 players to the Paralympic team,” said Dan Brennan, general manager of the U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team. “It is a great blend of high-powered forwards who can score, a solid dependable defensive core and goaltending. We’re excited to bring this group to Milan and to round out our roster to 17 players in the coming weeks.”
The initial 14-player roster
NO. | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | POS. | HT. (CM) | WT. (KG) | BIRTHDATE | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brody | Roybal | F | 3-1 (94) | 120 (54) | 5/25/98 | Northlake, Ill. |
| 7 | Kayden | Beasley | F | 4-0 (122) | 135 (61) | 12/22/06 | Coats, N.C. |
| 8 | Jack | Wallace | D | 6-4 (193) | 225 (102) | 6/24/98 | Franklin Lakes, N.J. |
| 9 | Travis | Dodson | F | 4-0 (122) | 150 (68) | 2/14/85 | Deming, N.M. |
| 16 | Declan | Farmer | F | 6-3 (190) | 175 (79) | 11/5/97 | Tampa, Fla. |
| 18 | Evan | Nichols | F | 5-7 (170) | 130 (59) | 7/29/04 | Haymarket, Va. |
| 19 | Malik | Jones | F | 5-7 (170) | 162 (73) | 12/6/02 | Aurora, Colo. |
| 22 | Noah | Grove | D | 5-8 (173) | 135 (61) | 5/1/99 | Frederick, Md. |
| 23 | Liam | Cunningham | D | 5-11 (180) | 160 (73) | 3/5/08 | River Falls, Wisconsin |
| 24 | Josh | Misiewicz | F | 6-0 (183) | 170 (77) | 6/25/88 | La Grange, Ill. |
| 27 | Josh | Pauls | D | 5-8 (173) | 135 (61) | 12/31/92 | Green Brook, N.J. |
| 29 | Griffin | LaMarre | G | 5-10 (178) | 165 (75) | 11/10/96 | Haverhill, Mass. |
| 32 | Jen | Lee | G | 6-2 (188) | 190 (86) | 7/26/86 | Daly City, Calif. |
| 37 | David | Eustace | F | 6-1 (185) | 155 (70) | 5/3/99 | Stoneham, Mass. |
Team USA’s quest for a fifth-straight Paralympic gold medal begins against host Italy on March 7 at 5:05 p.m. local (11:05 a.m. ET) at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.
