Thursday, December 22, 2011

World U17 Challenge roster set

Press Release

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Hockey today announced the 22-player roster for the U.S. Men's National Under-17 Team that will compete in the 2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge from Dec. 28, 2011-Jan. 4, 2012, in Windsor, Ont.

All games of the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge will be be streamed live and available on-demand at FASTHockey.com.

Team USA finished second in last year's event after capturing the tournament title in 2010.

The U.S. lineup features eight defensemen, including Gage Ausmus (E. Grand Forks, Minn.), Will Butcher (Sun Prairie, Wis.), Michael Downing (Canton, Mich.), Trevor Hamilton (Grosse Pte. Farms, Mich.), Clint Lewis (Burnsville, Minn.), Steven Santini (Mahopac, N.Y.), Scott Savage (San Clemente, Calif.) and Keaton Thompson (Devils Lake, N.D.).

Twelve forwards will skate for Team USA in the tournament, including Evan Allen (Sterling Heights, Mich.), Connor Chatham (Belleville, Ill.), J.T. Compher (Northbrook, Ill.), Dawson Cook (Cadillac, Mich.), Hudson Fasching (Burnsville, Minn.), John Hayden (Greenwich, Conn.), Tyler Kelleher (Longmeadow, Mass.), Kevin Labanc (Staten Island, N.Y.), Anthony Louis (Winfield, Ill.), Michael McCarron (Macomb, Mich.), Tyler Motte (St. Clair, Mich.), and Luke Voltin (Blaine, Minn.).

Backstopping Team USA will be goaltenders Thatcher Demko (San Diego, Calif.) and Hunter Miska (North Branch, Minn.).

The U.S. Men's National Under-17 Team will play one pre-tournament game against Canada's Team Atlantic (Dec. 28) in LaSalle, Ont., before opening tournament play on Dec. 29 against the Czech Republic at the Vollmer Culture and Rec Complex at 7:00 p.m. ET.


(Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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