Thursday, August 2, 2018

24 Remain in U.S. Junior Camp

Defending champs lead 14 schools represented on U.S. roster.


24 Remain in U.S. Junior Camp
Mikey Anderson recorded 23 points as a freshman for Minnesota Duluth in 2017-18.

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.

USA Hockey Site

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
Kyle Keyser Oshawa (OHL)  
Spencer Knight USA Hockey NTDP (USHL) Boston College
Keith Petruzzelli Quinnipiac (ECAC) Quinnipiac
Cayden Primeau Northeastern (HEA) Northeastern

Defensemen
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
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