USA Hockey has released a list of 28 names for their preliminary roster for the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championship taking place in Buffalo, New York.
Forwards
Player
Current team
NHL team
Joey Anderson
Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
Devils (2016 3rd round)
Jack Badini
Harvard Univ.
Ducks (2017 3rd round )
Kieffer Bellows
Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
Islanders (2016 1st round)
Logan Brown
Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
Senators (2016 1st round)
Trent Frederic
Univ. of Wisconsin
Bruins (2016 1st round)
Patrick Harper
Boston Univ.
Predators (2016 5th round)
Max Jones
London Knights (OHL)
Ducks (2016 1st round)
Will Lockwood
Univ. of Michigan
Canucks (2016 3rd round)
Hugh McGing
Western Michigan Univ.
Undrafted
Casey Mittelstadt
Univ. of Minnesota
Sabres (2017 1st round)
Josh Norris
Univ. of Michigan
Sharks (2017 1st round)
Ryan Poehling
St. Cloud State Univ.
Canadiens (2017 1st round)
Brady Tkachuk
Boston Univ.
2018 draft eligible
Riley Tufte
Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
Stars (2016 1st round)
Kailer Yamamoto
Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
Oilers (2017 1st round)
Defense
Player
Current team
NHL team
Mikey Anderson
Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
Kings (207 4th round)
Adam Fox
Harvard Univ.
Flames (2016 3rd round)
Quinn Hughes
Univ. of Michigan
2018 draft eligible
Cole Hults
Penn State Univ.
Kings (2017 5th round)
Phil Kemp
Yale Univ.
Oilers (2017 7th round)
Ryan Lindgren
Univ. of Minnesota
Bruins (2016 2nd round)
Andrew Peeke
Univ. of Notre Dame
Blue Jackets (2016 2nd round)
Scott Perunovich
Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
Undrafted
Dylan Samberg
Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
Jets (2017 2nd round)
Reilly Walsh
Harvard Univ.
Devils (2017 3rd round)
Goalies
Player
Current team
NHL team
Jake Oettinger
Boston Univ.
Stars (2017 1st round)
Jeremy Swayman
Univ. of Maine
Bruins (2017 4th round)
Joseph Woll
Boston College
Maple Leafs (2016 3rd round)
Regardless of the final cuts that are made, the Americans look well-equipped to defend their title.
USA Hockey has released a list of 28 names for their preliminary roster for the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championship taking place in Buffalo, New York.
Forwards
Player
Current team
NHL team
Joey Anderson
Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
Devils (2016 3rd round)
Jack Badini
Harvard Univ.
Ducks (2017 3rd round )
Kieffer Bellows
Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
Islanders (2016 1st round)
Logan Brown
Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
Senators (2016 1st round)
Trent Frederic
Univ. of Wisconsin
Bruins (2016 1st round)
Patrick Harper
Boston Univ.
Predators (2016 5th round)
Max Jones
London Knights (OHL)
Ducks (2016 1st round)
Will Lockwood
Univ. of Michigan
Canucks (2016 3rd round)
Hugh McGing
Western Michigan Univ.
Undrafted
Casey Mittelstadt
Univ. of Minnesota
Sabres (2017 1st round)
Josh Norris
Univ. of Michigan
Sharks (2017 1st round)
Ryan Poehling
St. Cloud State Univ.
Canadiens (2017 1st round)
Brady Tkachuk
Boston Univ.
2018 draft eligible
Riley Tufte
Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
Stars (2016 1st round)
Kailer Yamamoto
Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
Oilers (2017 1st round)
Defense
Player
Current team
NHL team
Mikey Anderson
Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
Kings (207 4th round)
Adam Fox
Harvard Univ.
Flames (2016 3rd round)
Quinn Hughes
Univ. of Michigan
2018 draft eligible
Cole Hults
Penn State Univ.
Kings (2017 5th round)
Phil Kemp
Yale Univ.
Oilers (2017 7th round)
Ryan Lindgren
Univ. of Minnesota
Bruins (2016 2nd round)
Andrew Peeke
Univ. of Notre Dame
Blue Jackets (2016 2nd round)
Scott Perunovich
Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
Undrafted
Dylan Samberg
Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
Jets (2017 2nd round)
Reilly Walsh
Harvard Univ.
Devils (2017 3rd round)
Goalies
Player
Current team
NHL team
Jake Oettinger
Boston Univ.
Stars (2017 1st round)
Jeremy Swayman
Univ. of Maine
Bruins (2017 4th round)
Joseph Woll
Boston College
Maple Leafs (2016 3rd round)
Regardless of the final cuts that are made, the Americans look well-equipped to defend their title.