Sixteen NCAA commits are among the 21 players named to the 2018 U.S. Under-18 Men’s Select Team that will compete in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup next month in Alberta.
The roster was chosen from participants at the USA Hockey Boys Select 17 Player Development Camp, which concluded Monday in Amherst, N.Y.
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Ten schools have committed recruits on the roster, led by North Dakota with three and Boston University, Harvard and Michigan State with two each.
Newly rebranded as the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, the tournament is an annual event held each August for national under-18 teams from around the world. This year’s event will be held Aug. 6-11 in Red Deer and Edmonton, Alberta, the first time the tournament has been held in North America since 1996.
This year’s even will feature teams from Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.
| 2018 U.S. Under-18 Men’s Select Team | ||
| Player | 2017-18 Team | NCAA Team |
| Goaltenders | ||
| Derek Mullahy | Dexter School | Harvard |
| Dustin Wolf | Everett (WHL) | |
Defensemen |
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| Dylan Davies | Chicago Mission 16U | Uncommitted |
| Michael Feenstra | Dubuque (USHL) | Michigan State |
| Mike Koster | Tri-City (USHL) | Minnesota |
| Mitchell Miller | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | North Dakota |
| Luke Reid | Penticton (BCHL) | North Dakota |
| Cade Webber | Rivers School | Boston University |
Forwards |
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| Sam Colangelo | Lawrence Academy | Northeastern |
| John Farinacci | Dexter School | Harvard |
| Josh Groll | Anaheim Jr. Ducks 16U | Michigan |
| Aaron Huglen | Roseau HS (Minn.) | Minnesota |
| Jackson Jutting | Prior Lake HS (Minn.) | Colorado College |
| Arthur Kaliyev | Hamilton (OHL) | |
| Michael Mancinelli | Madison (USHL) | North Dakota |
| Robert Mastrosimone | Chicago (USHL) | Boston University |
| Josh Nodler | Fargo (USHL) | Michigan State |
| Tyler Paquette | Des Moines (USHL) | Penn State |
| Nicholas Robertson | Peterborough (OHL) | |
| Grant Silianoff | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | Notre Dame |
| Luke Toporowski | Spokane (WHL) | |