The U.S. Junior Select Team, comprised of USHL stars and featuring 20 NCAA commits, won the 2016 World Junior A Challenge with a 4-0 championship game victory against Canada East Saturday in Bonnyville, Alta.
Cayden Primeau (Northeastern) posted his second shutout of the tournament in the title game, and was joined on the all-tournament team by forward Nick Swaney (Minnesota Duluth).
The tournament championship was the seventh for the United States in the 10-year history of the World Junior A Challenge. The U.S. finished the event with four straight victories after falling to the Czech Republic, 1-0, in the tournament opener.
Canada East's Owen Grant (Vermont) and Canada West's Cale Makar (Massachusetts) joined Primeau and Swaney on the all-tournament team.
2016 U.S. Junior Select Roster
| Name | Current Team | NCAA Commitment |
| Goaltenders | ||
| Cayden Primeau | Lincoln | Northeastern |
| Dayton Rasmussen | Tri-City | Denver |
| Defensemen | ||
| Matt Hellickson | Sioux City | Notre Dame |
| Mikey Anderson | Waterloo | Minnesota Duluth |
| Wyatt Aamodt | Chicago | Minnesota State |
| Jake Ryczek | Waterloo | Providence |
| Alex Green | Lincoln | Cornell |
| Matt Kiersted | Chicago | North Dakota |
| Clayton Phillips | Fargo | Minnesota |
| Forwards | ||
| Collin Adams | Muskegon | North Dakota |
| Hank Crone | Fargo | Boston University |
| Paul Washe | Tri-City | Western Michigan |
| Mick Messner | Madison | Wisconsin |
| Blake Lizotte | Fargo | St. Cloud State |
| Alex Limoges | Tri-City | Cornell |
| Tarek Baker | Bloomington | Wisconsin |
| Nick Swaney | Waterloo | Minnesota Duluth |
| Brannon McManus | Omaha | Minnesota |
| Ethen Frank | Lincoln | Western Michigan |
| Isaac Johnson | Des Moines | Uncommitted |
| Zach Solow | Dubuque | Northeastern |