Michigan connections on Olympic rosters for Sochi

Today was the final day of national team management staffs announcing their rosters for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Here is a look at the Michigan natives and connections that will be traveling to Russia to represent their native countries, provided they stay healthy leading up to the Winter Games:

Team USA

Ryan Miller – goaltender – East Lansing native, Michigan State alum – Buffalo Sabres

Jimmy Howard – goaltender – Detroit Red Wings

Cam Fowler – defenseman – Farmington Hills native – Anaheim Ducks

Ryan Kesler – forward – Livonia native – Vancouver Canucks

Max Pacioretty – forward – University of Michigan alum – Montreal Canadiens

Team Canada

Duncan Keith – defenseman – Michigan State alum – Chicago Blackhawks

Chris Kunitz – forward – Ferris State alum – Pittsburgh Penguins

Team Russia

Pavel Datsyuk – forward – Detroit Red Wings

Team Sweden

Jonas Gustavsson – goaltender – Detroit Red Wings

Jonathan Ericsson – defenseman – Detroit Red Wings

Niklas Kronwall – defenseman – Detroit Red Wings

Daniel Alfredsson – forward – Detroit Red Wings

Johan Franzen – forward – Detroit Red Wings

Henrik Zetterberg – forward – Detroit Red Wings

Carl Hagelin – forward – University of Michigan alum – New York Rangers

Team Finland

Valtteri Filppula – forward – former Detroit Red Wings player – Tampa Bay Lightning

Team Slovakia

Tomas Jurco – forward – Detroit Red Wings/Grand Rapids Griffins

Tomas Tatar – forward – Detroit Red Wings

Team Slovenia

Jan Mursak – forward – Saginaw Spirit alum, former Detroit Red Wings/Grand Rapids Griffins player – CSKA Moscow (KHL)

Team Switzerland

Damien Brunner – forward – former Detroit Red Wings player – New Jersey Devils

Team Austria

Brian Lebler – forward – University of Michigan alum – Linz EHC (Austria)