U.S. NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM LINE CHART 2016 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship
USA (1-0-0-1) vs. Switzerland (0-0-1-2)
Preliminary Round Game #3 • Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2015 • 8 p.m. Local/1 p.m. ET • Helsinki Ice Hall • Helsinki, Finland worldjuniors.usahockey.com • @usahockey • @usahockeyscores • #USAWJC COACHING STAFF
General Manager.........Jim Johannson Head Coach......................Ron Wilson Asst. Coach....................Chris Chelios Asst. Coach.....................Danton Cole Asst. Coach......................Kevin Reiter
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MATTHEW TKACHUK*+
DRAFT PICKS BY ROUND
1st Round (5) Zach Werenski (CBJ, 2015, 8th ovr.) Sonny Milano (CBJ, 2014, 16th ovr.) Nick Schmaltz (CHI, 2014, 20th ovr.) Colin White (OTT, 2015, 21st ovr.) Brock Boeser (VAN, 2015, 23rd ovr.) 2nd Round (6) Alex Nedeljkovic (CAR, 2014, 37th ovr.) Brandon Carlo (BOS, 2015, 37th ovr.) Ryan MacInnis (ARZ, 2014, 43rd ovr.) Ryan Donato (BOS, 2014, 56th ovr.) Christian Dvorak (ARZ, 2014, 58th ovr.) Brandon Halverson (NYR, 2014, 59th ovr.) 3rd Round (1) Louie Belpedio (MIN, 2014, 80th ovr.) 4th Round (1) Will Borgen (BUF, 2015, 92nd ovr.) 5th Round (1) Anders Bjork (BOS, 2014, 146th ovr.) Undrafted (3) Scott Eansor, F Brandon Fortunato, D Ryan Hitchcock, F
2016 NHL DRAFT ELIGIBLE Alex DeBrincat, F Chad Krys, D Auston Matthews, F Charlie McAvoy, D Matthew Tkachuk, F
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
CENTER
LEFT WING
28 CBJ
21
Shot: L • 6-1 • 188 • 12/11/97 St. Louis, Mo. London (OHL) 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 0-2-2
SONNY MILANO^+
Shot: L • 5-11 • 185 • 5/12/96 Massapequa, N.Y. Lake Erie (AHL) 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 0-1-1
RYAN HITCHCOCK+
Shot: L • 5-10 • 170 • 3/30/96 Manhasset, N.Y. Yale Univ. (ECAC Hockey) 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 0-0-0
19
RYAN DONATO
Shot: L • 6-1 • 181 • 4/9/96 Scituate, Mass. BOS Harvard Univ. (ECAC Hockey) 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 0-0-0
LEFT DEFENSE
11 ARZ
9
4
5
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Shot: L • 6-0 • 199 • 9/17/97 Scottsdale, Ariz. Zurich (Swiss) 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 1-1-2
Shot: R • 6-0 • 183 • 1/30/97 Hanover, Mass. Boston College (HEA) 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 1-1-2
17 ARZ
CHRISTIAN DVORAK
Shot: L • 6-0 • 187 • 2/2/96 Palos, Ill. London (OHL) 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 0-1-1
NICK SCHMALTZ^
CHI
Shot: R • 6-0 • 172 • 2/23/96 Verona, Wis. Univ. of North Dakota (NCHC) 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 0-0-0
RYAN MACINNIS+
Shot: L • 6-4 • 185 • 2/14/96 St. Louis, Mo. Kitchener (OHL) 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 0-0-0
Shot: L • 6-2 • 214 • 7/19/97 Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. Univ. of Michigan (Big Ten) 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 1-1-2
(A) LOUIE+ BELPEDIO
OTT
10 BOS
23 VAN
14
ANDERS+ BJORK
Shot: L • 5-11 • 183 • 8/5/96 Mequon, Wis. Univ. of Notre Dame (HEA) 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 0-0-0
BROCK BOESER
Shot: R • 6-0 • 192 • 2/25/97 Burnsville, Minn. Univ. of North Dakota (NCHC) 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 0-0-0
SCOTT EANSOR
Shot: L • 5-8 • 168 • 1/3/96 Englewood, Colo. Seattle (WHL) 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 0-0-0
GOALTENDERS
BRANDON CARLO^
31
ALEX NEDELJKOVIC^
20
WILL BORGEN
36
BRANDON HALVERSON^
25
CHARLIE McAVOY*+
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8
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RIGHT DEFENSE
Shot: R • 5-10 • 194 • 5/14/96 Belpedio BEHL-pee-dee-oh Skokie, Ill. Bjork B’YORHK MIN Miami Univ. (NCHC) Boeser BESS-ehr 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 1-0-1 Borgen BORH-ghen Carlo KAHR-loh CHAD DeBrincat deh-BREEN-kit KRYS*+ Donato duh-KNOT-oh Shot: L • 5-11 • 183 • 4/10/98 Dvorak duh-VOHR-ak Ridgefield, Conn. Eansor ehn-sir Fortunato fohr-chu-NAH-toe U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) Halverson HAL-vuhr-suhn 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 0-0-0 Hitchcock HITCH-cawk BRANDON Krys KRIHS FORTUNATO+ Matthews MA-thews MacInnis muh-KIH-nihs Shot: L • 5-10 • 148 • 6/7/96 McAvoy MA-KUH-VOY Albertson, N.Y. Milano mih-LA-noh Boston Univ. (HEA) Nedeljkovic Ne-DELL-koh-vitch 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 0-0-0 Schmaltz SHMAHLTZ Tkachuk kuh-chuhk Werenski wuhr-EHN-skee White WIGHT
LINEUP IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
AUSTON COLIN 34 (A)MATTHEWS * 18 WHITE*
13 (C) ZACH WERENSKI 26 CBJ
RIGHT WING
Shot: R • 6-5 • 195 • 11/26/96 Catch: L • 6-0 • 190 • 1/7/96 Colorado Springs, Colo. Parma, Ohio CAR BOS Tri-City (WHL) Niagara (OHL) 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 0-0-0 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 1-0-0-1, 1.50, .940
Shot: R • 6-2 • 195 • 12/19/96 Moorhead, Minn. BUF St. Cloud State Univ. (NCHC) 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 0-1-1
Shot: R • 6-0 • 205 • 12/21/97 Long Beach, N.Y. Boston Univ. (HEA) 2016 IIHF WJC: 2 GP, 0-0-0
Catch: L • 6-4 • 179 • 3/29/96 Traverse City, Mich. NYR Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) 2016 IIHF WJC: 0 GP, 0-0-0-0, 0, 0
^member of 2015 U.S. National Junior Team *member of gold-medal winning 2015 U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team +current or former member of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program
SCRATCHES 12
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Alex DeBrincat