“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.
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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.
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.
Ryan MacInnis One of Seven Cut by Team USA
The national team announced on Tuesday morning that forwards Ryan MacInnis, Conor Garland, Jordan Greenway, and Christian Fischer had been cut from the U20 roster at development camp in Lake Placid; those four were joined by defensemen Jack Dougherty and Joshua Jacobs as the two defensemen cut, while blue liner Jonathan Macleod has left camp for ‘precautionary reasons’.
U.S. forward Tkachuk conjures memories of dad
Left wing Matthew Tkachuk is a regular chip off the old block.
Tkachuk, son of former NHL player Keith Tkachuk and a potential top-five pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, had three goals and two assists for the United States white team in a 10-4 exhibition win against Sweden on Monday during USA Hockey’s national junior evaluation camp at Lake Placid Olympic Center’s 1980 Herb Brooks Arena.
Arizona Coyotes’ prospects invited to USA Evaluation Camp
He isn’t the only prospect that will have a chance to make the team next year.
MacInnis, a product of St.Louis, Missouri, will play with Dvorak, along with Fischer, on “Team Blue” at the USA Evaluation Camp.
USA Hockey Unveils 2015 U.S. Under-18 Select Team – Ty Farmer
Twenty-two players who participated at the USA Hockey Boys Select 17 Player Development Camp have been chosen for the 2015 U.S. Under-18 Select Team that will compete Aug. 10-15 at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in Breclav, Czech Republic, and Piestany, Slovakia.
USA beats Canada to win sled hockey gold medal
Goaltender Steve Cash stopped all eight shots he faced. Declan Farmer broke a scoreless tie 2:58 into the third period for the U.S. Daniel McCoy and Joshua Pauls had the other goals.