Minnesota forward Parise, who ended his first Olympics four years ago with four goals and four assists in six games and a coveted spot on the Vancouver Games All-Star team, has been an alternate captain in his two seasons with the Wild.
The 29-year-old also has previous experience as a captain, having worn the 'C' armband for the New Jersey Devils during the 2011-12 season when they reached the Stanley Cup Final.
Parise's famous hockey-playing father is J.P. Parise, who was a member of the fabled Canadian team that faced off against the mighty Soviet Union in the 1972 Summit Series, celebrated as the most important moment in the nation's sporting history
In preliminary-round play at the Sochi Games, the U.S. will compete in Group A and will launch their title bid against Slovakia on February 13.
The Americans have not won Olympic gold since the 1980 Lake Placid Miracle on Ice but should be among the contenders again after runner-up finishes at two of the last three Winter Games.
They were beaten by hosts Canada in the Vancouver final where Sidney Crosby scored the winning 'golden' goal after Parise's goal in the final minute of the third period had forced the game into overtime.
(Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Editing by Ed Osmond)
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