Thursday, August 2, 2018
24 Remain in U.S. Junior Camp
Defending champs lead 14 schools represented on U.S. roster.
Twenty-four NCAA players remain on the United States roster for the final three days of the 2018 World Junior Summer Showcase, USA Hockey announced Wednesday. The U.S. opened play at the event with two rosters that combined to win three of four games on Monday and Tuesday.
The 24 remaining NCAA players represent 14 schools, led by defending national champion Minnesota Duluth with four representatives. Boston University boasts three players in camp, while Boston College, Harvard, Michigan, Providence and Western Michigan have two each. The World Junior Summer Showcase serves as an audition for the 2019 U.S. National Junior Team and is taking place in Kamloops, B.C.
The remaining U.S. players will face the three other participating teams in games that will be televised by the NHL Network the next three days:
- Thurs., Aug. 2: United States vs. Sweden, 4 p.m. ET
- Fri., Aug. 3: United States vs. Finland, 4 p.m. ET
- Sat., Aug. 4: United States vs. Canada, 5 p.m. ET
Canada and Finland each feature a trio of NCAA players on their rosters. Canada’s roster features rising sophomores Shane Bowers (Boston University) and Ian Mitchell (Denver), as well as incoming freshman Jacob Bernard-Docker (North Dakota). Finland has a trio of incoming freshmen in Filip Lindberg (Massachusetts), Sampo Ranta (Wisconsin) and Aarne Talvitie (Penn State).
Minnesota State head coach Mike Hastings is the head coach of the 2019 U.S. National Junior Team, with assistance from Northeastern assistant coach Jerry Keefe, Dartmouth associate coach David Lassonde, Ohio State associate coach Steve Miller and Minnesota Duluth head coach Scott Sandelin.
| U.S. World Junior Summer Showcase Roster | ||
| Player | 2017-18 Team | NCAA Team |
Goaltenders |
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| Kyle Keyser | Oshawa (OHL) | |
| Spencer Knight | USA Hockey NTDP (USHL) | Boston College |
| Keith Petruzzelli | Quinnipiac (ECAC) | Quinnipiac |
| Cayden Primeau | Northeastern (HEA) | Northeastern |
Defensemen |
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| Matt Anderson | Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) | Minnesota Duluth |
| Mikey Anderson | Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) | Minnesota Duluth |
| Quinn Hughes | Michigan (Big Ten) | Michigan |
| Joe Keane | Barrie (OHL) | |
| Phil Kemp | Yale (ECAC) | Yale |
| Ben Mirageas | Providence (HEA) | Providence |
| Dylan Samberg | Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) | Minnesota Duluth |
| Mattias Samuelsson | USA Hockey NTDP (USHL) | Western Michigan |
| Reilly Walsh | Harvard (ECAC) | Harvard |
Forwards |
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| Evan Barratt | Penn State (Big Ten) | Penn State |
| Noah Cates | Omaha (USHL) | Minnesota Duluth |
| Sasha Chmelevski | Ottawa (OHL) | |
| Logan Cockerill | Boston University (HEA) | Boston University |
| Paul Cotter | Lincoln (USHL) | Western Michigan |
| Sean Dhooghe | Wisconsin (Big Ten) | Wisconsin |
| Jack Drury | Waterloo (USHL) | Harvard |
| Joel Farabee | USA Hockey NTDP (USHL) | Boston University |
| Jack Hughes | USA Hockey NTDP (USHL) | |
| Grant Mismash | North Dakota (NCHC) | North Dakota |
| Josh Norris | Michigan (Big Ten) | Michigan |
| Jay O’Brien | Thayer Academy (Prep) | Providence |
| Ryan Poehling | St. Cloud State (NCHC) | St. Cloud State |
| Jason Robertson | Kingston (OHL) | |
| Brady Tkachuk | Boston University (HEA) | Boston University |
| Oliver Wahlstrom | USA Hockey NTDP (USHL) | Boston College |