After a disappointing seventh-place finish at last year’s World Junior Championship, Team USA will look to better that this year in hopes of taking home their first medal since 2011 and their first gold since 2010.
NHL-drafted collegians comprise much of this year’s roster, but there are some high-caliber Major Junior players also in the mix. The United States returns three players from last year’s squad – goaltender
John Gibson (ANA), defenseman
Jacob Trouba (WPG) and forward
J.T. Miller (NYR).
Blainville-Boisbriand Armada forward
Stefan Matteau (NJD) and University of Minnesota defenseman
Brady Skjei (NYR) were Team USA’s final two cuts. Earlier, Plymouth Whalers forward
Stefan Noesen (OTT) was ruled ineligible for the tournament by the IIHF after the
OHL handed him a ten-game suspension for a hit back on Dec.…
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