Fifteen current collegians, including three players from both Boston University and Wisconsin, are among the 29 players on the 2010 U.S. National Junior Team preliminary roster, released today by USA Hockey. The group will participate in a pre-tournament camp Dec. 17-19 in Grand Forks, N.D., and the roster will be trimmed for the IIHF World Junior Championship that begins Dec. 26 in Saskatchewan.

Meanwhile, Canada’s 36-player selection camp will feature three college players – Louis Leblanc of Harvard, Patrick Weircioch of Denver, and Minnesota-Duluth defenseman Dylan Olsen.

Seven of the 15 college players on the U.S. preliminary roster play in the WCHA. Hockey East has four representatives, the CCHA has three and Rensselaer of ECAC Hockey has one.

One player on the roster (former London Knight John Carlson) plays in the AHL, nine play major junior hockey and four are with the U.S. National Team Development Program. The USNTDP selectees include Minnesota-Duluth commit Justin Faulk, Michigan commit Jon Merrill and Denver commit Jason Zucker.

A complete roster is available on usahockey.com (Word .doc).