This is a big year for USA Hockey at this tournament. There’s been a couple of tough finishes the past two years, so I really don’t know if they’re going to take a different approach or dynamic to creating this team headed to Finland.
University of Denver signs three hockey recruits that are “tremendous additions to program”

Michael Davies is a defenseman with a very bright future ahead of him, and he looks to follow in the footsteps of so many great young defensemen who have came through the Denver hockey program.
Zombo Following In His Father’s Footsteps

He admits he’s not like his father in many ways, but Walleye forward Dominic Zombo is following in his father’s footsteps by becoming a pro hockey player. For Zombo, his childhood dream is now a reality.
Michigan State – Hockey Signs Five For 2016-17 – Ty Farmer

Currently in his second season with the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL … Is plus-2 through 13 games this season … Tallied five points in 39 games with Youngstown in 2014-15, helping the Phantoms finish with the best record in the USHL.
Wideman making a case for more active duty

Rookie Chris Wideman, the subject of numerous fan appeals on Twitter when he started the season as a healthy scratch for 10 of the Senators first 13 games, has now played four of the last five and looked good doing it.
Freshman Chase Berger continues to impress on both sides of the puck

Penn State men’s hockey coach Guy Gadowsky joked that he’ll do his best not to make eye contact with freshman forward Chase Berger anytime soon.
Gadowsky simply doesn’t want to mess with his second line center’s game.
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.
MacInnis scores OT winner, rookie Richardson makes 22 saves as Kitchener Rangers beat Owen Sound

Rookie goaltender Luke Richardson made 22 saves and Ryan MacInnis scored at the 3:26 mark of overtime as the Kitchener Rangers came away with a 2-1 win over the Owen Sound Attack in front of 3,198 fans at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre on Saturday night.
Penn State men’s hockey’s Chase Berger celebrates birthday in style

Berger, who turned 21 Saturday, scored two goals Saturday afternoon to help lead Penn State (6-2-2) to a win over Sacred Heart (5-5-1; 4-2-0 AHA).
Ben Bishop gets nod as Lightning host ‘Cats

Tampa Bay counters with Ben Bishop. The Lightning’s No. 1 stopped 30-of-31 shots against in his last outing, and has been a straight-up monster of late, even if the results in win/losses haven’t necessarily been there.