Hellebuyck: "I think our teams great, and I think everyone who put this team together, the whole organization, they all built this as a team that can win.”

Connor Hellebuyck is set to start in net for the United States in its opening game of the 4 Nations Face-Off against Finland on Thursday night.

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck has been named Team USA's starter for their opening game of the 4 Nations Face-Off against Finland.

Connor Hellebuyck will start for Team USA when they begin play at the 4 Nations Face-Off against Finland on Thursday. The United States officially named Hellebuyck their No. 1 following Wednesday's practice -- a mammoth session that lasted well over an hour.

The former UMass-Lowell star edged out fellow Hockey East alums Jake Oettinger (Boston University) and Jeremy Swayman (Maine).