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Nine Minnesotans Named to U.S. Select Teams

By Minnesota Hockey, 07/14/16, 1:15PM CDT

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USA Hockey has announced the rosters for the 2016 U.S. Under-18 and Under-17 Select Teams that will compete in international tournaments this August. A total of nine Minnesotans were selected to participate on the two teams.

The U.S. Under-18 Select Team was announced on June 30th. The team was chosen based on the Boys Select 17 Player Development Camp, which took place on June 24-30 in New York. The team will compete against the top hockey countries from across the world at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup in Breclav, Czech Republic and Bratislava, Slovakia on August 8-13.

The 21 players selected to the Under-18 Select Team represent 11 different states. Forwards Ryan Poehling (Lakeville, MN), Austin Pratt (Lakeville, MN) and Mikey Anderson (Roseville, MN) and defenseman Clayton Phillips (Edina, MN) were the four Minnesota natives chosen. Phillips also participated on the 2015 Under-17 Select Team that won the Five Nations tournament in Switzerland last summer.

In addition, five Minnesotans were named to the U.S. Under-17 Select Team based on their performance at the Select 16 Player Development Camp this week.  Gavin Hain and Blake McLaughlin were both selected from Grand Rapids, MN along with Devlin McCabe (North Oaks, MN), Ben Helgeson (Lake Elmo, MN) and Ethan Frisch (Moorhead, MN). Hamline University coach Cory Laylin (St. Michael, MN) will also serve as head coach of the Under-17 Select Team.

The U.S. Under-17 Select Team will compete in the 2016 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in Frisco, Texas on August 9-13. The other nations represented in the tournament will include Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany.

For complete rosters, click here for the U.S. Under-18 Select Team and here for the U.S. Under-17 Team.

For a list of Minnesota natives who participated in USA Hockey’s Player Development Camps, click here for the Select 17 camp and here for the Select 16 camp. 

US Team First Name Last Name Pos. Association 2015-16 Team
U-18 Mikey Anderson D Roseville Waterloo (USHL)
U-18 Clayton Phillips D Edina Edina High School
U-18 Ryan Poehling F Lakeville Lakeville North High School
U-18 Austin Pratt F Lakeville Red Deer (WHL)
U-17 Ethan Frisch D Moorhead Moorhead Bantam AA
U-17 Gavin Hain F Grand Rapids Grand Rapids High School
U-17 Ben Helgeson F Roseau Hill-Murray High School
U-17 Devlin McCabe F Mounds View St. Paul United High School
U-17 Blake McLaughlin F Grand Rapids Grand Rapids High School

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USA Hockey has announced the rosters for the 2016 U.S. Under-18 and Under-17 Select Teams that will compete in international tournaments this August. A total of nine Minnesotans were selected to participate on the two teams.

The U.S. Under-18 Select Team was announced on June 30th. The team was chosen based on the Boys Select 17 Player Development Camp, which took place on June 24-30 in New York. The team will compete against the top hockey countries from across the world at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup in Breclav, Czech Republic and Bratislava, Slovakia on August 8-13.

The 21 players selected to the Under-18 Select Team represent 11 different states. Forwards Ryan Poehling (Lakeville, MN), Austin Pratt (Lakeville, MN) and Mikey Anderson (Roseville, MN) and defenseman Clayton Phillips (Edina, MN) were the four Minnesota natives chosen. Phillips also participated on the 2015 Under-17 Select Team that won the Five Nations tournament in Switzerland last summer.

In addition, five Minnesotans were named to the U.S. Under-17 Select Team based on their performance at the Select 16 Player Development Camp this week.  Gavin Hain and Blake McLaughlin were both selected from Grand Rapids, MN along with Devlin McCabe (North Oaks, MN), Ben Helgeson (Lake Elmo, MN) and Ethan Frisch (Moorhead, MN). Hamline University coach Cory Laylin (St. Michael, MN) will also serve as head coach of the Under-17 Select Team.

The U.S. Under-17 Select Team will compete in the 2016 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in Frisco, Texas on August 9-13. The other nations represented in the tournament will include Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany.

For complete rosters, click here for the U.S. Under-18 Select Team and here for the U.S. Under-17 Team.

For a list of Minnesota natives who participated in USA Hockey’s Player Development Camps, click here for the Select 17 camp and here for the Select 16 camp. 

US Team First Name Last Name Pos. Association 2015-16 Team
U-18 Mikey Anderson D Roseville Waterloo (USHL)
U-18 Clayton Phillips D Edina Edina High School
U-18 Ryan Poehling F Lakeville Lakeville North High School
U-18 Austin Pratt F Lakeville Red Deer (WHL)
U-17 Ethan Frisch D Moorhead Moorhead Bantam AA
U-17 Gavin Hain F Grand Rapids Grand Rapids High School
U-17 Ben Helgeson F Roseau Hill-Murray High School
U-17 Devlin McCabe F Mounds View St. Paul United High School
U-17 Blake McLaughlin F Grand Rapids Grand Rapids High School

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