This team was selected to compete in the World Junior A Challenge. The team includes 6 Minnesotans, all of which I have bolded below. Individuals on this team range between 93, 94, and 95 birth years.
Goalies:
Michael Bitzer, Lincoln Stars, Moorhead, MN (Moorhead Spuds)
Eamon McAdam, Waterloo Blackhawks, Perkasie, PA
Defensemen:
Ian Brady, Cedar Rapids Rough Riders, Lombard, IL
Mike Downing, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Canton, MI
Blake Heinrich, Sioux City Musketeers, Cambridge, MN (Hill-Murray Pioneers)
Dan Molenaar, Sioux City Musketeers, Eden Prairie, MN (Eden Prairie Eagles)
Ian McCoshen, Waterloo Blackhawks, Hudson, WI
Jacob Slavin, Chicago Steel, Erie, CO
Justin Woods, Lincoln Stars, Fairbanks AK
Forwards:
Robbie Baillargeon, Indiana Ice, Brewster, MA
Taylor Cammarata, Waterloo Blackhawks, Plymouth, MN (Shattuck)
Austin Cangelosi, Youngstown Phantoms, Estero, FL
Sheldon Dries, Green Bay Gamblers, Macomb Twp., MI
Thomas Ebbing, Chicago Steel, Troy, MI
Ryan Fitzgerald, Valley Jr. Warriors, North Reading, MA
Vincent Hinostroza, Waterloo Blackhawks, Bartlett, IL.
Luke Johnson, Lincoln Stars, Grand Forks, ND
Alex Kile, Green Bay Gamblers, Troy, MI
Justin Kloos, Waterloo Blackhawks, Lakeville, MN (Lakeville South Cougars)
Nicholas Schilkey, Green Bay Gamblers, Smiths Creek, MI
J.T. Stenglein, Youngstown Phantoms, Greece, NY
Zach Stepan, Waterloo Blackhawks, Hastings, MN (Shattuck)
Good luck to everyone who was selected, and represent USA well.
USA Junior Select Team
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