18 of the 23 players on the Team USA roster were on the team that helped the U.S. earn the gold medal at the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship. The roster also features 13 members of the silver medal-winning 2014 U.S. Women's Olympic Ice Hockey Team.

The 23 players represent 13 different states. Massachusetts leads the pack with four representatives followed by Wisconsin with three. Meghan Duggan will serve as team captain, Kacey Bellamy and Monique Lamoureux were named alternate captains. The Americans will hold their preparation camp in Everett, Washington, 18-24 March before moving to Kamloops.

Russian national women’s team coach Mikhail Chekanov named three goaltenders, 10 defencemen and 19 forwards for the preparation camp including an exhibition game against an All-Star Team of the Russian women’s hockey league. The team will fly to Canada on 20 March where the four players from club teams in North America will join.

“We had seven months of training and played in six international competitions with 20 games against strong opponents. We will find the optimal roster and get in shape for the most important tournament of the season. The players are ready to compete for the top places [at the Women’s World Championship] and to qualify directly for the Olympic Games,” Chekanov said.

The Czech Ice Hockey Association nominated 22 players for the preparation camp from 15 to 19 March in Turnovo who may be named for the Women’s Worlds in Kamloops as well. Nine players join from the domestic league, five play in Canada, three in Russia, three in Sweden and two in Switzerland.

Roster USA

Goaltenders:
Nicole Hensley, Lindenwood University (CHA)
Alex Rigsby, Minnesota Whitecaps
Jessie Vetter, Minnesota Whitecaps

Defencemen:
Kacey Bellamy, Boston Pride (NWHL)
Megan Bozek, Buffalo Beauts (NWHL)
Megan Keller, Boston College (HEA)
Monique Lamoureux, Minnesota Whitecaps
Emily Pfalzer, Buffalo Beauts (NWHL)
Michelle Picard, Harvard University (ECACH)
Lee Stecklein, University of Minnesota (WCHA)

Forwards:
Stephanie Anderson, Bemidji State University (WCHA)
Alex Carpenter, Boston College (HEA)
Kendall Coyne, Northeastern University (HEA)
Shiann Darkangelo, Connecticut Whale (NWHL)
Brianna Decker, Boston Pride (NWHL)
Meghan Duggan, Buffalo Beauts (NWHL)
Hilary Knight, Boston Pride (NWHL)
Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, Minnesota Whitecaps
Annie Pankowski, University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
Amanda Pelkey, Boston Pride (NWHL)
Haley Skarupa, Boston College (HEA)
Kelli Stack, Connecticut Whale (NWHL)
Dana Trivigno, Boston College (HEA)

Head Coach:
Ken Klee

Camp Roster Russia

Goaltenders:
Nadezhda Morozova, Biryusa Krasnoyarsk
Maria Sorokina, Dynamo St. Petersburg
Anna Prugova, Dynamo St. Petersburg

Defencemen:
Maria Batalova, Tornado Moscow Region
Maria Bodrikova, SKIF Nizhni Novgorod
Angelina Goncharenko, Tornado Moscow Region
Irina Donchenko, Biryusa Krasnoyarsk
Alexandra Kapustina, Agidel Ufa
Yulia Koshevaya, Biryusa Krasnoyarsk
Yekaterina Nikolayeva, Dynamo St. Petersburg
Nina Pirogova, Tornado Moscow Region
Anna Shibanova, Agidel Ufa
Anna Shukina, Dynamo St. Petersburg

Forwards:
Lyudmila Belyakova, New York Riveters (NWHL)
Tatyana Burina, Tornado Moscow Region
Alexandra Vafina, University of Calgary (CIS)
Iya Gavrilova, University of Calgary (CIS)
Yelena Dergachyova, Tornado Moscow Region
Yevgenia Dyupina, Dynamo St. Petersburg
Fanuza Kadirova, Arktik-Universitet Ukhta
Diana Kanayeva, Dynamo St. Petersburg
Elina Mitrofanova, Agidel Ufa
Karina Ovcharenko, Biryusa Krasnoyarsk
Valeria Pavlova, Biryusa Krasnoyarsk
Yelena Silina, SKIF Nizhni Novgorod
Galina Skiba, Tornado Moscow Region
Yekaterina Smolentseva, Connecticut Whale (NWHL)
Yekaterina Smolina, Dynamo St. Petersburg
Olga Sosina, Agidel Ufa
Maria Shepelinskaya, Dynamo St. Petersburg
Anna Shokhina, Tornado Moscow Region
Alevtina Shtaryova, Tornado Moscow Region

Head Coach:
Michael Chekanov

Camp Roster Czech Republic

Goaltenders:
Barbora Dvorakova, SK Karvina
Klara Peslarova, SDE Enebyberg (SWE)
Blanka Skodova, HC Prerov

Defencemen:
Magdalena Erbenova, HC Benatky nad Jizerou
Katerina Flachsova, SC Reinach (SUI)
Petra Herzigova, SDE Enebyberg (SWE)
Pavlina Horalkova, Biryusa Krasnoyarsk (RUS)
Aneta Tejralova, Dynamo St. Petersburg (RUS)
Martina Zednikova, Vajgar Jindrichuv Hradec
Anna Zikova, HC Havirov 2010

Forwards:
Veronika Bucifalova, Ontario Hockey Academy (CAN)
Katerina Bukolska, Stanstead College (CAN)
Klara Hymlarova, SK Karvina
Aneta Ledlova, Ontario Hockey Academy (CAN)
Lucie Manhartova, SDE Enebyberg (SWE)
Barbora Patockova, Hvezda Prague
Michaela Pejzlova, Stanstead College (CAN)
Alena Polenska, Dynamo St. Petersburg (RUS)
Lucie Povova, Stadion Litomerice
Vendula Pribylova, HK Sumperk
Simona Studentova, SC Reinach (SUI)
Tereza Vanisova, Hockey Training Institute (CAN)

Head Coach:
Jiri Vozak