Monday, December 5, 2016

22 NCAA Players Make U.S. Camp

Thirteen schools represented on World Junior preliminary roster, led by seven players from BU.

22 NCAA Players Make U.S. Camp
Luke Kunin leads Wisconsin with 9 goals in 14 games this season.

USA Hockey named 22 current or former NCAA players among the 27-man preliminary roster for the 2017 U.S. National Junior Team, revealed Monday on NHL Network.

USA Hockey Announcement | Finns Pick NCAA Players | Two to Attend Canada Camp

Seven players from Boston University headline the group that will contend to play for St. Cloud State head coach Bob Motzko at the 2017 World Junior Championship. The group will attend training camp Dec. 16-20 in Buffalo, N.Y., prior to heading to the tournament that runs Dec. 26 through Jan. 5 in Toronto and Montreal.

In addition to Boston University, 12 other schools have players on the roster. Boston College has three representatives and 11 schools have one each.

Jack Roslovic, a freshman at Miami last year, is with the AHL’s Manitoba Moose this year. The other 21 players with NCAA ties are all current players.

United States National Junior Team Preliminary Roster

Goaltenders
Jake OettingerBoston University
Tyler Parsons
Joseph WollBoston College
Defensemen
Jack AhcanSt. Cloud State
Joe CecconiMichigan
Casey FitzgeraldBoston College
Adam FoxHarvard
Caleb Jones
Chad KrysBoston University
Ryan LindgrenMinnesota
Charlie McAvoyBoston University
Forwards
Joey AndersonMinnesota Duluth
Kieffer BellowsBoston University
Brock BoeserNorth Dakota
Jeremy Bracco
Logan Brown
Alex DeBrincat
Erik FoleyProvidence
Jordan GreenwayBoston University
Patrick HarperBoston University
Clayton KellerBoston University
Luke KuninWisconsin
Tanner LaczynskiOhio State
Jack RoslovicMiami*
Troy TerryDenver
Tage ThompsonConnecticut
Colin WhiteBoston College
* Former player