Wisconsin has produced countless champions, whether they've won McNaughton Cups, Broadmoor Trophies, NCAA Championships, or at the highest of levels in the NHL – it's safe to say Wisconsin hockey just knows how to win. In that vein their will be two former Badgers, Jamie McBain and Craig Smith representing Team USA in May at the IIHF World Championships.
They'll be competing at the World Championships in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden from May 3-19.
McBain, a former WCHA Defensive Player of the Year and Hobey Baker award finalist (also a two-time world junior championship participant) got the call for his first World Championship team at the senior level. He earned it by playing in 38 games (so far) for the Carolina Hurricanes, with the defenseman scoring one goal and adding six assists.
Craig Smith, a forward, ply's his trade with the Nashville Predators and is a grizzled veteran of these World Championship events – making his third roster in his career. He's got three goals and seven assists in 42 games (so far) for the Preds.
With these two participants the Badgers have had a player take part in the World Championships every year it's been held since 1978.
All Team USA games can be seen on the NBCSports Network. Here is the full schedule of games:
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time (Local/ET) |
| May 4 | Austria | Helsinki | 12:15 p.m./5:15 a.m. |
| May 5 | Latvia | Helsinki | 8:15 p.m./1:15 p.m. |
| May 7 | Russia | Helsinki | 8:15 p.m./1:15 p.m. |
| May 8 | Finland | Helsinki | 8:15 p.m./1:15 p.m. |
| May 11 | France | Helsinki | 12:15 p.m./5:15 a.m. |
| May 12 | Germany | Helsinki | 4:15 p.m./9:15 a.m. |
| May 14 | Slovakia | Helsinki | 12:15 p.m./5:15 a.m. |
| May 16 | Quarterfinals | Stockholm | 1:00 p.m./6:00 a.m. |
| Stockholm | 6:30 p.m./11:30 a.m. | ||
| May 18 | Semifinals | Stockholm | 3:00 p.m./9:00 a.m. |
| Stockholm | 7:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. | ||
| May 19 | Bronze-medal Game | Stockholm | 4:00 p.m./10:00 a.m. |
| Gold-medal Game | Stockholm | 8:30 p.m./2:30 p.m. |
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