Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Future Stars Fill Jr. Select Roster
13 schools have commits on U.S. team for World Junior A Challenge.
Twenty commits to 13 different schools have been named to the 2016 U.S. Junior Select Roster that will compete in the World Junior A Challenge from Dec. 11-17 in Bonnyville, Alta.
World Jr. A Challenge web site
Each of the players named currently stars in the USHL, representing 12 teams from that league. They will compete in the event against two Canadian teams, the Czech Republic, Russia and Switzerland.
Cornell, Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth, North Dakota, Northeastern, Western Michigan and Wisconsin each have two recruits named to the roster.
Two players – North Dakota commit Collin Adams (NYI) and Providence commit Jake Ryczek (CHI) – have been drafted by NHL teams, while the others are eligible for the 2017 NHL Draft. One player on the roster – Isaac Johnson of the Des Moines Buccaneers – is not committed to a school.
Team USA will play a pre-tournament game against Canada West at 9:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 9 at the Cold Lake Energy Centre in Cold Lake, Alberta. The U.S. opens the tournament against the Czech Republic at 5:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 12 at R.J. Lalonde Arena.
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 |