David Backes was named to Team USA's five-player leadership group this week during their orientation camp. The team is projected to select their captain and alternates from a list that includes Backes, Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings, Ryan Callahan of the New York Rangers, as well as Ryan Suter and Zach Parise of the Minnesota Wild. "I was extremely honored and humbled to be on my first Olympic team," Backes said Thursday. "The possibility of being on a second is a dream come true once again. It's exciting, but there are still some moving parts before departing for Sochi in February."