Swansea native Clayton Keller was one of four St. Louis-area players making the initial 29-man list competing for spots on Team USA’s roster at the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championships Dec. 26-Jan. 5 in Helsinki, Finland.
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Category Archives: International
2016 U.S. National Junior Team Preliminary Roster Set
“This is a young, talented group that has experience winning on the international level,” said Jim Johannson, USA Hockey’s assistant executive director of hockey operations and the general manager of the 2016 U.S. National Junior Team.
Bellows, Keller Leading USA to Five Nations Cup
There were a lot of very interesting prospects participating, including three US born players projected being selected in the first round of the 2016 NHL Draft. Namely it were forwards Clayton Keller, Kieffer Bellows and defenceman Chad Krys.
Sports digest: Team USA U-18 hockey roster has local flavor
Locals chosen for the team are defenseman Luke Martin, who has committed to play college hockey at Michigan; forwards Trent Frederic (Wisconsin), and Clayton Keller (Boston U.); and goaltender Joseph Woll (Boston College).
Rise of local youth hockey talent key part of St. Louis’ bid for World Junior Championships
Seated high above downtown St. Louis on Wednesday morning while having breakfast at Club 360, members of the USA Hockey committee had a good view of not only the Arch and Busch Stadium but also across the Mississippi River into Illinois.
Cam Janssen: Nottingham Panthers tough guy shows his softer side
Nottingham Panthers tough guy and former NHL star Cam Janssen shows his softer side.
The 31-year-old American joined at the start of the season and has played an important role in helping the club go top of the early-season Elite League standings.
Cam Janssen promises fights will come but Nottingham Panthers fans will see plenty more
Cam Janssen has made his name as one of the toughest players on the planet. Nottingham Panthers fans want to see him fight. That is inescapable.
The problem for the former New Jersey Devil has been finding someone willing to step up and put their well-being on the line in his first four games with the club.
St. Louis native Janssen finds a home in merry old England
No doubt, at some point in your life, you have asked yourself what Cam Janssen has in common with Robin Hood. It’s a compelling question, right?
And until last week, the answer was obvious. Nothing, not even a vowel.
Enforcer Cam Janssen Heading to England
It looks like former New Jersey Devils enforcer Cam Janssen won’t find a home in the NHL next season after signing a contract with the Nottingham Panthers in England’s Elite Ice Hockey League.
Friendship, famous dads connect three Team USA prospects
Fifteen years ago, Ryan MacInnis, Matthew Tkachuk and Dominic Turgeon ran around the bowels of Scottrade Center like they owned the place, playing mini-sticks and generally creating havoc in the dressing room where their fathers — Keith Tkachuk, Al MacInnis and Pierre Turgeon — were all members of the St. Louis Blues.
