PLYMOUTH, Mich.– USA Hockey announced today the 23-player roster for its 2017 U.S. National Under-17 Team, which will compete at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge from Nov. 5-11 in Dawson Creek, British Columbia.
The roster includes all 23 full-time members of the 2017-18 U.S. National Under-17 Team, part of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program based in Plymouth, Michigan.
The U.S. will skate in a pre-tournament game on Tuesday, Nov. 2 against Canada Red. Team USA’s first preliminary round game will be Sunday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. MT against the Czech Republic.
The U.S. has played in five of the last eight title matches in this event, and has earned first place four times (2001, 2002, 2010, January 2014). Team USA had nine consecutive top-three finishes, stretching from 2006-14 (no event was held in 2007). The U.S. placed fifth in last year’s tournament.
Notes: HockeyTV will provide live streaming coverage of the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in the U.S. … The official tournament website can be found here … The Team USA tournament homepage can be found here…The U.S. will skate in a pre-tournament game Tuesday (Nov. 2) against Canada Red at the Encana Events Centre in Dawson Creek, British Columbia… The 2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge includes two groups of four teams. Group A features Canada Black, Canada White, the Czech Republic and the United States, while Group B includes Canada Red, Finland, Russia and Sweden … Follow @USAHockeyNTDP on Twitter for tournament updates and join the conversation on social media by using #WU17USA and #WorldU17 … John Wroblewski (Neenah, Wis.) will lead the U.S. National Under-17 Team in the event for the first time. Joining Wroblewski will be assistant coach Greg Moore (Lisbon, Maine), goaltending coach Thomas Speer (Janesville, Wis.) and intern assistant coach Kevin Lind (Homer Glen, Ill.).
2017 U17 CHALLENGE ROSTER
No
Name
Ht (cm)
Wt (kg)
Birthdate
S/C
Hometown
2016-17 Team
College Commit (verbal)
31 Cameron Rowe 6-1 (185) 185 (84) 2001-06-01 L Wilmette, Ill. Team Illinois 16U Univ. of Nebraska Omaha (NCHC)
32 Cam York 5-11 (180) 160 (72) 2001-01-05 L Anaheim Hills, Calif. Shattuck St. Mary’s (Minn.) Prep Boston College (HEA)
33 Henry Thrun 6-1 (185) 184 (83) 2001-03-12 L Southborough, Mass. St. Mark’s (Mass.) School Harvard University (ECAC)
34 Ryan Siedem 6-2 (188) 186 (84) 2001-02-25 R Madison, N.J. Avon Old Farms (Conn.) Prep Boston College (HEA)
35 Spencer Knight 6-3 (191) 193 (88) 2001-04-19 L Darien, Conn. Avon Old Farms (Conn.) Prep Boston College (HEA)
36 Alex Vlasic 6-5 (196) 189 (86) 2001-06-05 L Wilmette, Ill. Chicago Mission 16U Boston University (HEA)
37 Marshall Warren 5-11 (180) 161 (73) 2001-04-20 L Laurel Hollow, N.Y. North Jersey Avalanche 16U Harvard University (ECAC)
38 Domenick Fensore 5-6 (168) 140 (64) 2001-09-07 L Thornwood, N.Y. P.A.L. Junior Islanders 16U Quinnipiac University (ECAC)
39 Case McCarthy 6-1 (185) 193 (88) 2001-01-09 R Clarence Center, N.Y. Buffalo Jr. Sabres 16U Boston University (HEA)
40 Drew Helleson 6-2 (188) 168 (76) 2001-03-26 R Farmington, Minn. Shattuck St. Mary’s (Minn.) Prep Boston College (HEA)
41 Judd Caufield 6-2 (188) 197 (89) 2001-03-19 R Grand Forks, N.D. Grand Forks Central (N.D.) H.S. Univ. of North Dakota (NCHC)
42 Owen Lindmark 6-0 (183) 170 (77) 2001-05-17 R Naperville, Ill. Chicago Mission 16U University of Wisconsin (Big 10)
43 Jack Hughes 5-9 (175) 157 (71) 2001-05-14 L Orlando, Fla. Toronto Marlboros AAA Not Yet Committed
44 Danny Weight 5-11 (180) 187 (85) 2001-05-01 L Lattingtown, N.Y. P.A.L. Junior Islanders 16U Boston College (HEA)
45 Ryder Rolston 5-11 (180) 149 (67) 2001-10-31 R Birmingham, Mich. Little Caesars 16U University of Notre Dame (Big 10)
46 Patrick Moynihan 5-10 (178) 175 (79) 2001-01-23 R Millis, Mass. Noble & Greenough (Mass.) School Boston College (HEA)
47 Sean Farrell 5-8 (173) 168 (76) 2001-11-02 L Hopkinton, Mass. St. Mark’s (Mass.) School Harvard University (ECAC)
48 Alex Turcotte 5-11 (180) 184 (83) 2001-02-26 L Island Lake, Ill. Chicago Mission 16U University of Wisconsin (Big 10)
49 Matthew Boldy 6-0 (183) 175 (79) 2001-04-05 L Millis, Mass. Dexter (Mass.) School Boston College (HEA)
51 Michael Gildon 6-0 (183) 184 (83) 2001-06-21 L Plano, Texas Dallas Stars 16U Not Yet Committed
52 John Beecher 6-2 (188) 201 (91) 2001-04-05 L Elmira, N.Y. Salisbury (Conn.) School University of Michigan (Big 10)
53 Trevor Zegras 5-11 (180) 159 (72) 2001-03-20 L Bedford, N.Y. Avon Old Farms (Conn.) Prep Boston University (HEA)
59 Cole Caufield 5-6 (168) 146 (66) 2001-01-02 R Stevens Point, Wis. Stevens Point Area (Wis.) H.S. Not yet Committed
