Wednesday, December 2, 2009

US Junior prelim roster announced

From USA Hockey

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Hockey today named 29 players to its preliminary roster for the 2010 U.S. National Junior Team that will participate in a three-day pre-tournament training camp Dec. 17-19 in Grand Forks, N.D.

The 2010 U.S. National Junior Team will compete at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, Dec. 26, 2009-Jan. 5, 2010, in Saskatoon and Regina, Sask.

Schroeder cov

Jordan Schroeder is the only two-time U.S. National Junior Team member (2008 and 2009) on this year's preliminary roster.

Important links:
Preliminary Roster
Stats from prelim roster players
U.S. Game Schedule

The training camp will be highlighted with an exhibition game against the University of North Dakota men's ice hockey team on Dec. 19. Following the camp, a reduced roster will be play the Czech Republic on Dec. 22 in Regina, Sask., in Team USA's final exhibition game.

"We are very excited about this group of players and their performance leading up to the tournament," said Dean Blais, head coach of the 2010 U.S. National Junior Team. "Selecting our final team from this list will be difficult, and we're looking forward to Grand Forks to help us get a clearer picture on the team's final makeup."

Among those invited to Grand Forks are three returning forwards from the 2009 U.S. National Junior Team, including Tyler Johnson (Spokane, Wash.), Danny Kristo (Eden Prairie, Minn./University of North Dakota), and Jordan Schroeder (Prior Lake, Minn./University of Minnesota).

Also highlighting the preliminary roster are nine players from the gold medal-winning 2009 U.S. National Under-18 Team, including forwards Ryan Bourque (Boxford, Mass.), Chris Brown (Houston, Texas/University of Michigan), Jerry D'Amigo (Binghamton, N.Y./Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Jeremy Morin (Auburn, N.Y.), and Jason Zucker (Las Vegas, Nev.); defensemen Cam Fowler (Farmington Hills, Mich.), Jon Merrill (Brighton, Mich.), and John Ramage (St. Louis, Mo./University of Wisconsin); and goalie Jack Campbell (Port Huron, Mich.).

For the complete roster, click here.

NOTES: The final 2010 U.S. National Junior Team roster will be selected following Team USA's exhibition game against the Czech Republic ... Jordan Schroeder is the only two-time U.S. National Junior Team member (2008 and 2009) on this year's preliminary roster ... Of the 29 invitees, 20 participated in the 2009 National Junior Evaluation Camp this past August ... Full coverage from the camp can be found here … Four invitees are current members of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, including Jack Campbell, Justin Faulk (South St. Paul, Minn.), Jon Merrill and Jason Zucker... For a list of the preliminary roster players and their 2009-10 season stats, click here.

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