June
17,
2003
Thirty-one
Collegians to Attend U.S. Junior Camp
Thirty-one
college players will be among the 43 players attending the 2003
U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp, which will be held Aug.
3-10 at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y.
U.S.
National Junior Team
Evaluation Camp |
| Goaltenders |
2003-04
Team |
| Mike
Brown |
Saginaw
(OHL) |
| Jim
Howard |
Maine
(H. East) |
| Al
Montoya |
Michigan
(CCHA) |
| Dominic
Vicari |
Michigan
State (CCHA) |
| Defensemen |
2003-04
Team |
| Matt
Carle |
Denver
(WCHA) |
| Jason
Dest |
Michigan
(CCHA) |
| Matt
Hunwick |
Michigan
(CCHA) |
| Brian
Lee |
Erie
(OHL) |
| Jeff
Likens |
Wisconsin
(WCHA) |
| Jamie
Milam |
Northern
Michigan (CCHA) |
| Corey
Potter |
Michigan
State (CCHA) |
| Dylan
Reese |
Harvard
(ECAC) |
| Danny
Richmond |
Michigan
(CCHA) |
| Tom
Sawatske |
Wisconsin
(WCHA) |
| Evan
Shaw |
Quebec
(QMJHL) |
| Matt
Smaby |
North
Dakota (WCHA) |
| Mark
Stuart |
Colorado
College (WCHA) |
| Ryan
Suter |
Wisconsin
(WCHA) |
| James
Wisniewski |
Plymouth
(OHL) |
| Forwards |
2003-04
Team |
| David
Booth |
Michigan
State (CCHA) |
| Dustin
Brown |
Guelph
(OHL) |
| Ryan
Callahan |
Guelph
(OHL) |
| Jake
Dowell |
Wisconsin
(WCHA) |
| Robbie
Earl |
Wisconsin
(WCHA) |
| Patrick
Eaves |
Boston
College (H. East) |
| Dan
Fritsche |
Sarnia
(OHL) |
| Josh
Hennessy |
Quebec
(QMJHL) |
| T.J.
Hensick |
Michigan
(CCHA) |
| Dan
Irmen |
Minnesota
(WCHA) |
| Hugh
Jessiman |
Dartmouth
(ECAC) |
| Ryan
Kesler |
Ohio
State (CCHA) |
| Colin
McDonald |
Providence
(H. East) |
| Greg
Moore |
Maine
(H. East) |
| Patrick
O'Sullivan |
Mississauga
(OHL) |
| Zach
Parise |
North
Dakota (WCHA) |
| Ryan
Potulny |
Minnesota
(WCHA) |
| Robbie
Schremp |
Mississauga
(OHL) |
| Drew
Stafford |
North
Dakota (WCHA) |
| Brett
Sterling |
Colorado
College (WCHA) |
| Nate
Thompson |
Seattle
(WHL) |
| John
Vigilante |
Plymouth
(OHL) |
| Tim
Wallace |
Notre
Dame (CCHA) |
| Steve
Werner |
Massachusetts
(H. East) |
Participating
players in the camp – which will include exhibition games
between U.S. players split into two teams and under-20 teams from
Finland and Sweden – are candidates for the 2004 U.S. National
Junior Team. Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves will lead that team,
which will compete in the 2004 International Ice Hockey Federation
World Junior Championship, Dec. 25, 2003 through Jan. 4, 2004
in Helsinki and Hameenlinna, Finland.
In addition,
Hockey Canada made the invitations to its National Junior Team
camp recently, a list that included two collegians: Jeff Tambellini
(Michigan) and Brady Murray (North Dakota).
Michigan and
Wisconsin have the most players represented on the U.S. team (five
each). Other schools with more than one player attending are Michigan
State and North Dakota (three each), plus Colorado College, Maine
and Minnesota (two each).
The announcement
was made by USA Hockey Executive Director Doug Palazzari (Colorado
Springs, Colo.); 2004 U.S. National Junior Team Head Coach Mike
Eaves (Madison, Wis.); USA Hockey Vice President & International
Council Chairperson Tony Rossi (Chicago, Ill.); and USA Hockey
Senior Director, International Administration Art Berglund (Colorado
Springs, Colo.).
The camp features 11 of the original players named
to the 2003 U.S. National Junior Team: forwards Dustin Brown (Ithaca,
N.Y.), Patrick Eaves (Faribault, Minn.), Ryan Kesler (Livonia,
Mich.), Greg Moore (Lisbon, Maine), Patrick O'Sullivan (Sterling
Heights, Mich.), Zach Parise (Faribault, Minn.) and Brett Sterling
(Pasadena, Calif.); defensemen Mark Stuart (Rochester, Minn.),
Ryan Suter (Madison, Wis.) and James Wisniewski (Canton, Mich.);
and goaltender Jim Howard (Ogdensberg, N.Y.). Eaves was initially
named to the roster last year but could not play due to injury.
Last year's squad posted a 4-3-0 record and finished
in fourth place at the IIHF World Junior Championship in Halifax
and Sydney, Nova Scotia. Of the 43 players, seven are considered
by many as potential first-round picks in this week's 2003 National
Hockey League Entry Draft.
The coaching staff for the 2004 U.S. National
Junior Team, which was named last month, includes Eaves and assistant
coaches Moe Mantha (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and John Hynes (Madison,
Wis.). In addition, Jim Johannson (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and
Lew Mongelluzzo (Philadelphia, Pa.) return as Team Leader and
Director, Player Personnel, respectively, for the third consecutive
year.
