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(Clockwise from L) Germany's Tom Kuehnhackl, USA's Aaron Ness, USA's Steven Kampfer, USA's goaltender Drew Commesso, Germany's Nicolas Kraemmer, USA's Matty Beniers and USA's Matt Knies eye the puck during the men's preliminary round group A match of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games ice hockey competition between USA and Germany, at the Wukesong Sports Centre, in Beijing, on February 13, 2022. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images
Team USA Hockey held off Germany 3–2 to finish first in Group A and advance to the quarterfinals in the Beijing Olympics, at Wukesong Arena in Beijing, on Feb. 13.
With Olympic hockey not allowing current NHL participation, the United States is the youngest, and likely the fastest, team in the tournament with 15 college players, five of which are 19 years old.
