SUNRISE, Fla.\u202f\u2013\u202fUSA Hockey announced today that\u00a0Florida\u00a0Panthers Assistant General Manager\u00a0Brett Peterson\u00a0has been named general manager for the U.S. Men\u2019s National Team at the 2026\u00a0International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships in\u00a0Zurich\u00a0and\u00a0Fribourg,\u00a0Switzerland, from May\u00a015 to 31.<\/p>\n
A native of Northborough,\u00a0Mass.,\u00a0Peterson will serve as general manager of the team for the\u00a0second\u00a0time.\u00a0He served as GM for the United States at the 2024 IIHF World Championship, and as assistant general manager for the team in 2025 when the United States won gold at the event for the first time since 1933.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Supporting Peterson in the player selection process will be the U.S. Men’s National Team Advisory Group, a collection of NHL general managers\u00a0and hockey operations\u00a0executives\u00a0that includes\u00a0Stan Bowman (Edmonton Oilers), Craig Conroy (Calgary Flames), Chris Drury (New York Rangers),\u00a0Tom Fitzgerald (New Jersey Devils), Mike Grier (San Jose Sharks), Bill Guerin (Minnesota Wild), Chris MacFarland (Colorado Avalanche),\u00a0Chris Patrick (Washington Capitals),\u00a0Eric\u00a0Tulsky\u00a0(Carolina Hurricanes),\u00a0Don Waddell (Columbus Blue Jackets) and Bill Zito (Florida Panthers).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Florida Panthers\u00a0President of Hockey Operations and\u00a0General Manager\u00a0Bill Zito\u00a0previously served as general manager for Team USA at the 2018 World Championship, securing the bronze medal in a 4-1 victory over Team Canada. Prior to his appointment to general manager for Team USA, Zito served on the management staff for the 2015 U.S. Men\u2019s National Team that claimed a bronze medal at the 2015 IIHF Men\u2019s World Championships in Ostrava and Prague, Czech\u00a0Republic. He also served as assistant general manager for the United States at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, helping the U.S. men\u2019s team capture gold for the first time since 1980.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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