TROY, Mich. -- The American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) released its 23-player roster today for the United States Men's National team set to compete at the 2025 FISU World University Winter Games in Torino, Italy. Three members of the Adrian College Men's ACHA Division 1 hockey team were selected to represent Team USA, while two staff members were also chosen to join the squad. David Dell, Sebastian Smith, and Dylan Gajewski will hit the ice for Team USA, Emily Baldus '21 will join the team as the Athletic Trainer, and Gary Astalos will lead on the bench as Head Coach, as announced back in July.

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.

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… Gary 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.

The U.S. Men's National University Team begins its schedule on January 12, 2025 against Poland. The entire schedule can be found below:
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

Dell, a Sophomore from White Lake, has been one of Adrian's top defenseman during his time as a Bulldog. He is leaned on in all situations of the ice, logging key minutes, and contributing both offensively and defensively. In 13 games played this season, Dell has collected 2 goals and 5 assists.

Smith, a Senior from Pinckney, has been excellent for the Bulldogs during his career. Taking on the tall task of Team Captain this season, he has excelled in all areas of his game, as a producer and leader. Over 14 games played this campaign, Smith has registered 7 goals and 7 assists, including four power-play goals and two game-winning goals.

Gajewski, a Junior from Woodhaven, is seen as one of Adrian's top-scorers over the last two-plus seasons. With a heavy release and nifty hands, he finds ways to score when the Bulldogs need it most. Gajewski leads his team in scoring this season, tallying 7 goals and 13 assists in 13 games played.

Baldus, one of Adrian's seven full-time athletic trainers, comes from Saline. She graduated from Adrian College in 2021 and played four seasons for the college's NCAA softball team. Baldus currently oversees AT operations for the Adrian College ACHA Men's Division 1 hockey, men's wrestling, men's volleyball, and acrobatics & tumbling teams. She'll travel to Italy as Team USA's head athletic trainer.

Astalos, from Southgate, was announced as Head Coach of Team USA back in July 2024. He'll lead his native country on the international stage for the second time, having previously coached Team USA to Gold at the 2023 World Cup of University Hockey in Romania. Over 8+ seasons to date, Astalos has earned a 264-25-4 record and has led his team to eight regular season conference championships, five conference tournament championships, and three national tournament championships. He's also collected seven Coach of the Year awards.

Adrian College congratulates these three student-athletes and two staff members on the prestigious honor of representing their native country on an international stage.