Team Roster
2006 U.S. Men's Roster
Canada ended the U.S. stranglehold in 2006, winning on its home soil (London, Ontario) by a 15-10 score. Twenty-one nations competed in the event and the U.S. was undefeated heading into the championship game by virtue of a wild 13-12 victory over Canada in round-robin play. Canada won 20 of 28 faceoffs in the championship game to help wrap up the victory. Jay Jalbert was named the outstanding midfielder at the championships and was joined on the all-world team by Michael Powell and John Gagliardi.
| No. | Name | Pos. | Current Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ryan Powell | A | San Francisco Dragons | Syracuse '00 |
3 | Roy Colsey | M | Philadelphia Barrage | Syracuse '95 |
4 | Kyle Sweeney | D | Philadelphia Barrage | Georgetown '03 |
5 | Paul Cantabene | M | Philadelphia Barrage | Loyola '93 |
6 | Ryan Curtis | D | Boston Cannons | Virginia '00 |
7 | Michael Powell* | A | Boston Cannons | Syracuse '04 |
9 | Matt Striebel* | M | Philadelphia Barrage | Princeton '01 |
10 | Jay Jalbert | M | Long Island Lizards | Virginia '00 |
11 | John Gagliardi | D | Long Island Lizards | Johns Hopkins '97 |
12 | A.J. Haugen | M | New Jersey Pride | Johns Hopkins '00 |
13 | Trevor Tierney* | G | Denver Outlaws | Princeton '01 |
14 | Ryan Boyle* | A | Philadelphia Barrage | Princeton '04 |
15 | Chris Garrity | G | Boston Cannons | Penn State '03 |
17 | Joe Walters | A | Rochester Rattlers | Maryland '06 |
18 | Kyle Harrison | M | New Jersey Pride | Johns Hopkins '05 |
21 | Blake Miller* | M | Long Island Lizards | Hofstra '96 |
22 | Casey Powell^ | A | Rochester Rattlers | Syracuse '98 |
26 | Doug Shanahan* | M | Chicago Machine | Hofstra '01 |
27 | Todd Rassas* | D | Chicago Machine | Notre Dame '98 |
29 | Pat McCabe^ | D | Long Island Lizards | Syracuse '91 |
30 | Scott Urick | A | New Jersey Pride | Georgetown '00 |
37 | Christian Cook | D | Baltimore Bayhawks | Princeton '98 |
41 | Nicky Polanco | D | Long Island Lizards | Hofstra '02 |
44 | Kevin Cassese* | M | Rochester Rattlers | Duke '03 |
* Member of 2002 U.S. Men's National Team
^ Member of 1998 U.S. Men's National Team
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: John Desko (Syracuse)
Assistant Coaches: Mike Caravana (Woodberry Forest), Matt Kerwick (Hobart), Scott Marr (Albany)