USA Hockey released its preliminary roster for the 2017 World Junior Hockey Championship on Monday, and 27 players are headed to camp in Buffalo, N.Y., later this month.
Five returnees from the squad that won bronze in 2016 will be back for another go-around:
| Player | NHL rights |
|---|---|
| Brock Boeser | Vancouver Canucks |
| Alex DeBrincat | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Chad Krys | Blackhawks |
| Charlie McAvoy | Boston Bruins |
| Colin White | Ottawa Senators |
Here's the full roster, which will be cut down to 23 in time for the tournament in Montreal and Toronto:
Goalies
- Tyler Parsons
- Jake Oettinger
- Joseph Woll
Defensemen
- Ryan Lindgren
- Jack Ahcan
- Caleb Jones
- Krys
- Casey Fitzgerald
- Adam Fox
- McAvoy
- Joe Cecconi
Forwards
- Luke Kunin
- Tanner Laczynski
- Patrick Harper
- Jordan Greenway
- Joey Anderson
- Erik Foley
- Boeser
- Jeremy Bracco
- White
- Clayton Keller
- Troy Terry
- Logan Brown
- Kieffer Bellows
- DeBrincat
- Jack Roslovic
- Tage Thompson
With only eight defensemen invited to camp, it's likely the three cuts will come from up front, where the U.S. boasts a lot of skill.
Boston University's Keller is dealing with a lower-body injury at the moment, but is expected to be fit for the tournament.
Six of the kids are from Minnesota, while five are from New York.
The tournament runs Dec. 26 through Jan. 5.
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