Dylan Larkin Named Assistant Captain of Team USA at Worlds

MANHEIM, GERMANY – Dylan Larkin (Waterford, Mich./Detroit Red Wings/University of Michigan) was named alternate captain of the 2019 U.S. Men’s National Team and joins captain Patrick Kane (Buffalo, N.Y./Chicago Blackhawks) as the leadership group for the U.S. entry into the 2019 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship that begins for Team USA on Friday (May 10) in Kosice, Slovakia.

The U.S. staged its first practice in preparation for the world championship here this afternoon as it began three days in Mannheim that will finish with the team’s lone pre-tournament game against Germany on Tuesday (May 7) at 7 p.m. local time.