Journeymen and college kids carrying USA's hockey hopes

Without the ability to pick from a generation of young American stars, USA Hockey is leaning on a longtime NHL winger as captain and hopes a diverse roster can capture an Olympic medal.

At the Winter Classic in New York on Monday, the US named veteran Brian Gionta captain as it unveiled its roster for the Pyeongchang Olympics, the first games without NHL players since 1994.

There's no Patrick Kane, Johnny Gaudreau, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel or Jonathan Quick, so the US men's hockey team is made up of Gionta, four college players, three from the American Hockey League and 15 playing in professional leagues across Europe.