Thursday, July 2, 2015
U.S. Inline Team Features Alums
Ten schools have current or former players competing for the World Inline Championship.
Ten NCAA schools will be represented on the U.S. National Inline Team that will compete in the Inline Hockey World Championship to be held July 5-11 in Tampere, Finland.
Current college players Kyle Novak (Western Michigan) and Tyler Spezia (Bowling Green) are among the 15-man roster. Head coach Joe Cook, a former Miami defenseman, leads the team for the sixth time.
The U.S. captured bronze last year and has medaled in five of the last six championships.
Ten players on the team have national team experience, including Novak and former Nebraska Omaha star Matt White making their third appearances. James Mello (Dartmouth), David Makowski (Denver) and Nathan Sigmund (Northern Michigan) are among the first-time members of the team.
Collegians on the U.S. National Inline Team
| G | James Mello | Dartmouth |
| D | Nielsson Arcibal | American International |
| D | Derrick Burnett | Air Force |
| D | P.J. Kavaya | WMU/UW-Eau Claire |
| D | David Makowski | Denver |
| F | Pat Cannone | Miami |
| F | Kyle Novak | Western Michigan* |
| F | Tyler Spezia | Bowling Green* |
| F | Nathan Sigmund | Northern Michigan |
| F | Matt White | Nebraska Omaha |