Over the past two weeks, 10 Minnesota natives have been selected by USA Hockey to represent the U.S. in international competition. The players were chosen based on their performance at this summer’s USA Hockey Player Development Camps and will travel overseas to compete against players and teams from the top hockey countries in the world this August.
Six Minnesotans that competed in the Boys Select 17 Player Development Camp were selected for the 2015 U.S. Under-18 Select Team that will play in the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in Breclav, Czech Republic and Bratislava, Slovakia on Aug. 10-15. Four of those players were also chosen for last year’s U.S. Under-17 Select Team that finished in second place at the 2014 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament, including the team’s leading scorer Garrett Wait from Edina.
The 2015 U.S. Under-17 Select Team will feature four players with Minnesota roots after their strong showings at the Boys Select 16 Player Development Camp. The team will head to Arosa, Switzerland on Aug. 10-16 to compete at the Under-17 Five Nations Tournament for the players’ first opportunity to represent their country.
Both of the 2015 teams will also feature a Minnesotan behind the bench. Cloquet native Derek Plante, who recently finished his fifth season as an assistant coach for the University of Minnesota Duluth, will be the head coach for the U.S. Under-18 Select Team. Current head men’s hockey coach at Hamline University, Cory Laylin, will serve as an assistant coach on the Under-17 Select Team.
For a complete Under-18 Select Team roster and Ivan Hlinka Tournament coverage, click here.
For a complete Under-17 Select Team roster and Five Nations Tournament coverage, click here.
Congratulations and good luck to all of the Minnesotans that were selected!
Name | Position | High School | 2014-15 Team |
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Garrett Wait | F | Edina | Edina |
Casey Mittelstadt | F | Eden Prairie | Eden Prairie |
Riley Tufte | F | Blaine | Blaine |
Scott Perunovich | D | Hibbing | Hibbing |
Samuel Rossini | D | Burnsville | Waterloo |
Dayton Rasmussen | G | Holy Family | Colorado |
Name | Position | High School | 2014-15 Team |
---|---|---|---|
Sam Walker | F | Edina | Edina |
Isaac Johnson | F | Anoka | Anoka |
Clayton Phillips | D | Edina | Edina |
Connor Mayer | D | Benilde-St. Margaret's | Benilde-St. Margaret's |