Tuesday, October 25, 2016
U.S. U17s Feature 20 Commits
Recruits to compete in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., beginning Thursday.
USA Hockey released the 22-man roster for the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, a group that includes 20 players already committed to Division I schools. The team travels to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., for the event, which runs from Oct. 27 to Nov. 5.
The team is comprised primarily of full-time members of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program’s Under-17 team, with the additions of Christian Krygier (Lincoln Stars/Wisconsin) and Jacob Semik (Dubuque Fighting Saints/Michigan).
Ten schools have a future player on the roster, led by Boston University with four commits. Notre Dame and Wisconsin both have three recruits on the team while Denver and Michigan have two apiece.
Michigan State alumnus Danton Cole of the NTDP will be the head coach of the U.S. team for the fourth time in the event, having coached the U.S. to three top-three finishes previously.
Canada enters three teams in the event, including an NCAA commit on each roster. Sean Comrie (Denver), Cameron Hillis (Providence) and Jonathan Tychonick (North Dakota) are among the handful of Canadian players from NCAA-eligible junior leagues.
Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden also have teams in the event.
U.S. National Under-17 Team
| No. | Name | Pos. | NCAA Commitment |
| 31 | Ryan Ullan | G | Uncommitted |
| 32 | Jack DeBoer | F | Boston University |
| 33 | Jake Goldowski | F | Penn State |
| 34 | Blade Jenkins | F | Michigan |
| 35 | Keegan Karki | G | North Dakota |
| 36 | Patrick Giles | F | Boston College |
| 37 | Jake Wise | F | Boston University |
| 38 | Jonathan Gruden | F | Miami |
| 39 | Oliver Wahlstrom | F | Harvard |
| 40 | Trevor Janicke | F | Notre Dame |
| 41 | Jake Pivonka | F | Notre Dame |
| 42 | Erik Middendorf | F | Denver |
| 43 | Tylerr Weiss | F | Boston University |
| 44 | Joel Farabee | F | Boston University |
| 45 | D.J. King | D | Uncommitted |
| 47 | Spencer Stastney | D | Notre Dame |
| 49 | Ty Emberson | D | Wisconsin |
| 50 | K’Andre Miller | D | Wisconsin |
| 51 | Will MacKinnon | D | Denver |
| 52 | Bode Wilde | D | Harvard |
| 55 | Christian Krygier | D | Wisconsin |
| 56 | Jacob Semik | D | Michigan |