Current NCAA players dominated the preliminary 27-man roster for the
U.S. National Junior Team that will compete in the 2017 IIHF World Junior
Championship from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Toronto and Montreal.
Boston University had more players (seven) selected than any
other Division I school, followed by Boston College with three skaters. Connecticut,
Denver, Harvard, Michigan, Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth, North Dakota, Ohio State,
Providence, St. Cloud State and Wisconsin each had one player chosen. There were
also four players picked from the Ontario Hockey League, and one apiece from
the Western Hockey League and the American Hockey League.
The head coach for the U.S. this year is Bob Motzko (St.
Cloud State), while his assistants include Greg Brown (Boston College), Grant
Potulny (Minnesota), Kris Mayotte (Providence ) and Steve Miller (Air Force). The full American roster, which will be pared down to 23
players prior to the start of the tournament, can be found here.
The U.S. finished third in last year’s World Juniors in Helsinki,
and last won World Junior gold in 2013
in Russia.
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