Toronto, ON – USA Hockey today announced out of Colorado Springs that six OHL players have been named to the preliminary roster for the 2010 U.S. National Junior Team that will participate in a three-day pre-tournament training camp from December 17-19 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The roster includes a total of 29 players with nine representing CHL teams.
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A.J. Jenks, Plymouth Whalers
Philip McRae, London Knights
Jeremy Morin, Kitchener Rangers
In addition to those nine players, defenceman John Carlson of the AHL’s Hershey Bears competed for the London Knights last season, and goaltender Jack Campbell of the U.S. National Under-18 Team recently committed to the Windsor Spitfires for the 2010-11 season.
Morin, Fowler, and Campbell were all members of the gold medal winning Under-18 team.
Click here to watch a video feature courtesy of Rogers TV that looks at some of the American players that choose to compete in the OHL with comments from Team USA hopefuls Cam Fowler, A.J Jenks, and John Moore, as they discuss their decision to play in the OHL.
The 2010 U.S. National Junior Team will compete at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, Dec. 26, 2009-Jan. 5, 2010, in Saskatoon and Regina, Sask.
"We are very excited about this group of players and their performance leading up to the tournament," said Dean Blais, head coach of the 2010 U.S. National Junior Team. "Selecting our final team from this list will be difficult, and we're looking forward to Grand Forks to help us get a clearer picture on the team's final makeup."
The training camp will be highlighted with an exhibition game against the University of North Dakota men's ice hockey team on Dec. 19. Following the camp, a reduced roster will be play the Czech Republic on Dec. 22 in Regina, Sask., in Team USA's final exhibition game before naming the final team roster.
Please click here to view the complete Team USA preliminary roster.
