USA Hockey announces 2022 World Junior camp roster

On Tuesday, USA Hockey announced its 2022 World Junior camp invitations. Thirty-one players were selected including 17 forwards, 10 defensemen, and 4 goalies.

Highlighting the group is Matty Beniers, who is one of six first-round NHL Draft picks invited to the selection camp, which will be held at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan from December 13-15.

Canada will be the host country for the 2022 tournament, scheduled for December 26 to January 5 in Red Deer and Edmonton.

The team looks solid all around, having solid forwards, defensmen, and goalies. They also have six returning players (Brock Faber, Tyler Kleven, Jake Sanderson, Matthew Beniers, Brett Berard, Landon Slaggert). Thomas Bordeleau was also selected for the 2021 team, but was unable to participate due to COVID-19. The training camp roster can be seen below.

GOALTENDERS: Drew Commesso (Boston University, HEA), Kaiden Mbereko (Lincoln Stars, USHL), Luke Pavicich (University of Massachusetts, HEA), Dylan Silverstein (USNTDP).

DEFENSEMEN: Sean Behrens (University of Denver, NCHC), Brock Faber (University of Minnesota, BIG TEN), Luke Hughes (University of Michigan, BIG TEN), Wyatt Kaiser (University of Minnesota Duluth, NCHC), Connor Kelley (University of Minnesota Duluth, NCHC), Tyler Kleven (University of North Dakota, NCHC), Ian Moore (Harvard University, ECAC), Scott Morrow (University of Massachusetts, HEA), Jake Sanderson (University of North Dakota, NCHC), Jacob Truscott (University of Michigan)

FORWARDS: Matty Beniers (Michigan, BIG TEN), Brett Berard (Providence, HEA), Thomas Bordeleau (Michigan, BIG TEN), Logan Cooley (USA U-18, NTDP); Matthew Coronato (Harvard, ECAC), Tanner Dickinson (Sault Ste. Marie, OHL), Dominic James (Minnesota Duluth, NCHC), Matthew Knies (Minnesota, BIG TEN), Chaz Lucius (Minnesota, BIG TEN), Carter Mazur (Denver, NCHC), Declan McDonnell (Kitchener Rangers, OHL), Sasha Pastujov (Guelph Storm, OHL), Dylan Peterson (Boston University, HEA), Mackie Samoskevich (Michigan, BIG TEN), Redmond Savage (Miami, NCHC), Landon Slaggert (Notre Dame, BIG TEN), Ty Smilanic (Quinnipiac, ECAC)


The United States are looking to win back-to-back titles for the first time after beating Canada 2-0 in the 2021 Championship game.

USA Hockey has announced its 2022 World Junior camp roster. pic.twitter.com/VdDkB6x19o— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) November 30, 2021

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