Purdue Northwest ACHA DI Hockey junior goalie Cooper Olson (Maple Grove, Minn./), junior forward Andrew Remer (Lake Orion, Mich./), and junior defenseman Carter Hobbs (Des Moines, Iowa/) have earned the incredible honor of being named to the 2025 World University Games Team USA hockey team.

Olson has been the number one goalie for the Pride the past few years and has been one of the top goalies in all of ACHA DI Hockey including being top five in saves, save pct., and wins. Also, last season he earned GLCHL Tournament MVP after his incredible play between the pipes.

Remer is a two-time captain and Hobbs is the Pride's top defenseman while also being a two-time alternate captain for Purdue Northwest.

These three were part of the programs first-ever 2024 GLCHL Tournament Championship team and helped lead the Pride to the Elite Eight of the ACHA DI Hockey National Tournament. 

Also, these three outstanding young men are the first PNW hockey players to represent Team USA at any level.

The 23-player roster for the United States Men's National University Team that will compete in the 2025 Winter World University Games from January 13-23 in Torino, Italy, was announced today by American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA).

"We are really happy with how the final roster came together," said Gary Astalos (Adrian, Mich.), head coach of the U.S. Men's National University Team. "We have a very diverse group of players who we feel can be very successful on the international stage."

The complete roster, which includes three goaltenders, seven defensemen and 13 forwards, is comprised of players that compete in American Collegiate Hockey Association Men's Division I.

U.S. Men's National University Team Schedule
Winter World University Games – Jan. 13-23, 2024 – Torino, Italy

Date	Opponent	Location	Time (Local/ET)
Sun., Jan. 12	Poland	Torre Pelice	4:30 p.m./10:00 a.m.
Tues., Jan. 14	Japan	Torre Pelice	4:30 p.m./6:00 a.m.
Wed., Jan. 15	Slovakia	Torre Pelice	8:00 p.m./2:00 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 17	Ukraine	Torre Pelice	8:00 p.m./2:00 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 19	Quarterfinals, TBD	Torre Pelice/Pinerolo	TBD
Tue., Jan. 21	Semifinals, TBD	Torino	TBD
Wed., Jan. 22	Championship, TBD	Torino	TBD

NOTES: Eleven different states are represented on the U.S. roster, with six players coming from Michigan and five from Minnesota. Other states represented include Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, and Washington… The 23 players represent 10 different schools.  Liberty University leads the way with five representatives, Adrian College and Purdue University Northwest have three players, while Grand Canyon University, Minot State University, Ohio University, University of Arizona, and University of Nevada-Las Vegas each has two representatives.  Maryville University and Missouri State University each have one representative… Astalos is serving as head coach of the 2025 U.S. Men's National University Team alongside assistant coaches Wyatt Waselenchuk (Minot, N.D.), head coach at Minot State University, and Chad Berman (Tucson, Ariz.), head coach at University of Arizona… The United States is fielding a men's hockey team at the Winter World University Games for the 15th time.  This marks the first time since 2019 and the 11th time overall that the ACHA will be sending a men's team to represent the U.S… At the 2025 Winter World University Games, ice hockey competitions start two days earlier on January 11.  Team USA is competing in Group A alongside Japan, Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine.  Canada, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Korea, and Sweden make up Group B.  Preliminary and quarterfinal games will be played at Cotta Morandini Ice Stadium in Torre Pelice, while the gold and bronze medal matches will take place at Palatazzoli Pista in Torino… For complete coverage of the U.S. at the 2025 Winter World University Games, click here.

For more information, please contact ACHA Executive Director Craig Barnett at cbarnett@achahockey.org.