US World Junior Camp Roster Released

Today, USA Hockey released the roster of players that will participate in their World Juniors Summer Camp this August in New York. This camp isn't as huge of a deal since USA Hockey will be watching all these guys extensively throughout the season and how they perform early next year, along with how they perform in the final pre-tournament camp will likely be the deciding factor of who goes to the tournament. But it's still a great chance to see all the best players in these age groups in one place, and gives everyone a general idea of who is on the radar, and who the most likely candidates are.

Here are the players going to the camp:

D Adam Clendening 5-11 190 10/26/92 R Niagara Falls, N.Y. Boston Univ. (HEA)
D Brian Cooper 5-9 190 11/1/93 L Anchorage, Alaska Fargo Force (USHL)
D Justin Faulk 5-11 200 3/20/92 R South St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of Minn. Duluth (WCHA)
D Derek Forbort 6-5 200 3/4/92 L Duluth, Minn. Univ. of North Dakota (WCHA)
D Kevin Gravel 6-4 190 3/6/92 L Kingsford, Mich. St. Cloud State Univ. (WCHA)
D Justin Holl 6-2 180 1/30/92 R Tonka Bay, Minn. Univ. of Minnesota (WCHA)
D Stephen Johns 6-4 221 4/18/92 R Wampum, Pa. Univ. of Notre Dame (CCHA)
D Seth Jones 6-3 195 10/3/94 R Plano, Texas U.S. Nat'l U18 Team (USHL)
D Austin Levi 6-4 190 2/16/92 L Aurora, Colo. Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
D Jon Merrill 6-3 209 2/3/92 L Brighton, Mich. Univ. of Michigan (CCHA)
D Connor Murphy 6-3 192 3/26/93 R Dublin, Ohio U.S. Nat'l U18 Team (USHL)
D Jamie Oleksiak 6-7 240 12/21/92 L Boston, Mass. Northeastern Univ. (HEA)
D Robbie Russo 5-11 189 2/15/93 R Westmont, Ill. U.S. Nat'l U18 Team
D Jared Tinordi 6-7 215 2/20/92 L Millersville, Md. London Knights (OHL)

F Kenny Agostino 5-11 195 4/30/92 L Flanders, N.J. Yale Univ. (ECACH)
F Bill Arnold 6-0 215 2/25/92 L Everett, Mass. Boston College (USHL)
F Chase Balisy 6-0 175 2/2/92 L Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Western Michigan Univ. (CCHA)
F Tyler Biggs 6-2 207 4/30/93 R Cincinnati, Ohio U.S. Nat'l U18 Team (USHL)
F Nick Bjugstad 6-4 204 7/17/92 R Blaine, Minn. Univ. of Minnesota (WCHA)
F Reid Boucher 5-9 186 9/8/93 L Grand Ledge, Mich. U.S. Nat'l U18 Team (USHL)
F Connor Brickley 6-1 195 2/25/92 L Everett, Mass. Univ. of Vermont (HEA)
F Charlie Coyle 6-2 207 3/2/92 R East Weymouth, Mass. Boston Univ. (HEA)
F Emerson Etem 6-1 197 6/16/92 L Long Beach, Calif. Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
F Rocco Grimaldi 5-6 170 2/8/93 R Rossmoor, Calif. U.S. Nat'l U18 Team (USHL)
F Kevin Hayes 6-3 205 5/8/92 L Dorchester, Mass. Boston College (HEA)
F Jared Knight 5-11 202 1/16/92 R Battle Creek, Mich. London Knights (OHL)
F Phil Lane 6-3 195 5/29/92 R Rochester, N.Y. Brampton Battalion (OHL)
F Shane McColgan 5-9 170 1/1/93 R Manhattan Beach, Calif. Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
F Mike Mersch 6-1 196 10/2/92 L Park Ridge, Ill. Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA)
F J.T. Miller 6-1 195 3/14/93 L East Palestine, Ohio U.S. Nat'l U18 Team (USHL)
F Matt Nieto 6-0 190 11/5/92 L Long Beach, Calif. Boston Univ. (HEA)
F Stefan Noesen 6-1 195 2/12/93 R Plano, Texas Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
F Shane Prince 5-11 185 11/16/92 L Spencerport, N.Y. Ottawa 67's (OHL)
F Bryan Rust 5-11 196 5/11/92 R Novi, Mich. Univ. of Notre Dame (CCHA)
F Brandon Saad 6-2 206 10/27/92 L Gibsonia, Pa. Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
F Nick Shore 6-0 200 9/26/92 R Denver, Colo. Univ. of Denver
F Vince Trochek 5-11 185 7/11/93 R Pittsburgh, Pa. Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
F T.J. Tynan 5-8 170 2/25/92 R Orland Park, Ill. Univ. of Notre Dame (CCHA)
F Austin Watson 6-3 195 1/13/92 R Ann Arbor, Mich. Peterborough Petes (OHL)
F Jason Zucker 5-11 180 1/16/92 L Las Vegas, Nev. Univ. of Denver (WCHA)

As expected, this group will draw very heavily from the '92 age group, which was an extremely strong year for the US. There's a lot of good choices here for the US. They may not have as much star power up front, but they should be very deep at both the forward and defense positions.