Monday, December 7, 2015

16 Named to U.S. WJC Camp

Ten schools represented on preliminary National Junior roster; camp set for Dec. 14-18.

16 Named to U.S. WJC Camp
Michigan sophomore Zach Werenski was the No. 8 overall pick of Columbus in the 2015 NHL Draft.

Sixteen current or future NCAA players representing 10 schools are among the 29 players who will attend the pre-tournament training camp for the U.S. National Junior Team, to be held Dec. 14-18 at Boston University.

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Two current and three future BU Terriers lead all schools in terms of representation on the roster. Boston College and North Dakota both have two current players selected.

Two defensemen – Minnesota’s Ryan Collins and Michigan’s Zach Werenski – made the preliminary roster after playing for the U.S. in last year’s World Junior Champiuonship.

The 23-man final roster will be announced by Dec. 24. The 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship is set for Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Helsinki, Finland.

NCAA Players on the U.S. Preliminary Roster

Keifer BellowsBoston University*
Louie BelpedioMiami
Anders BjorkNotre Dame
Brock BoeserNorth Dakota
Will BorgenSt. Cloud State
Ryan CollinsMinnesota
Ryan DonatoHarvard
Casey FitzgeraldBoston College
Brandon FortunatoBoston University
Ryan HitchcockYale
Clayton KellerBoston University*
Chad KrysBoston University*
Charlie McAvoyBoston University
Nick SchmaltzNorth Dakota
Zach WerenskiMichigan
Colin WhiteBoston College
* 2016 commit