Team USA Finalizes 2022 World Junior Championship Roster
The 2022 World Juniors are set to begin in a couple short days, and TEAM USA has officially named its final roster heading into the tournament. The reigning gold medalists are bringing a strong roster into the summertime rendition of the World Junior Championship:
Forwards:
- Brett Berard (NYR)
- Thomas Bordeleau (SJS)
- Logan Cooley (ARI)
- Matt Coronato (CGY)
- Riley Duran (BOS)
- Dominic James (CHI)
- Matthew Knies (TOR)
- Carter Mazur (DET)
- Hunter McKown (Undrafted)
- Sasha Pastujov (ANA)
- Mackie Samoskevich (FLA)
- Red Savage (DET)
- Landon Slaggert (CHI)
- Charlie Stramel (Eligible 2023)
Defensemen:
- Sean Behrens (COL)
- Brock Faber (MIN)
- Luke Hughes (NJD)
- Wyatt Kaiser (CHI)
- Tyler Kleven (OTT)
- Ian Moore (ANA)
- Jack Peart (MIN)
- Jacob Truscott (VAN)
Goalies
- Remington Keopple (Undrafted)
- Kaidan Mbereko (Undrafted)
- Andrew Oke (Undrafted)
As far as skater groups go, this will be one of the best teams at the tournament. But their goaltending group looks much softer than usual. If the USA hopes to repeat as WJC Gold Medalists, either one of these goaltenders will have to make a name for himself, or their skater group will need to dominate each and every game.
With Canada, Sweden, and Finland bringing top teams as well, that won't be so easy. The Americans start off the tournament against Team Germany on Tuesday, Aug. 9.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Brandon Hagel | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Will Cuylle | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Nico Hischier | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Morgan Frost | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mason Marchment | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tyler Seguin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Emil Andrae | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Zachary Bolduc | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sean Couturier | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Lars Eller | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Filip Forsberg | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Adam Gaudette | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Luke Glendening | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jake Guentzel | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Thomas Harley | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Erik Haula | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||