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University of Michigan defenseman Michael Downing has been cut from the United States team for the 2015 World Junior Championship. He is one of the final four cuts that Mark Osiecki and his staff must make before the tournament begins for real with a December 26 game against Finland. Downing will be able to join his Wolverine teammates for the Great Lakes Invitational (GLI).