NOTES: Last Thursday (June 20), USA Hockey named the 44 players invited to the 2019 World Junior Summer Showcase. For the complete roster, click here … Among them are 23 players who heard their name called at the 2019 NHL Draft this past weekend … In total, 11 U.S. invitees are first-round selections as John Beecher (Boston Bruins, 30th overall), Matthew Boldy (Minnesota Wild, 12th overall), Cole Caufield (Montreal Canadiens, 15th overall), Ryan Johnson (Buffalo Sabres, 31st overall), Spencer Knight (Florida Panthers, 13th overall), Alex Turcotte (Los Angeles Kings, 5th overall), Cam York (Philadelphia Flyers, 14th overall) and Trevor Zegras(Anaheim Ducks, 9th overall) were first-round picks this year, joining last year’s first-rounders Joel Farabee (Philadelphia Flyers, 14th overall), K’Andre Miller (New York Rangers, 22nd overall) and Oliver Wahlstrom (New York Islanders, 11th overall) … The United States enters the 2020 tournament having medaled in an unprecedented four-straight IIHF World Junior Championships, winning gold in 2017, silver in 2019 and bronze medals in 2016 and 2018 … Join the conversation by using the official hashtag #WJSS … John Vanbiesbrouck (Detroit, Mich.) is the general manager of the 2020 U.S. National Junior Team … Scott Sandelin (Hibbing, Minn.) is the head coach of the 2020 U.S. National Junior Team with David Lassonde (Durham, N.H.), Steve Miller (Columbus, Ohio), Brett Larson (St. Cloud, Minn.) and Jerry Keefe (Saugus, Mass.) serving as assistant coaches … USA Hockey’s international council, chaired by Gavin Regan (Potsdam, N.Y.), vice president of USA Hockey, has oversight responsibilities for all U.S. national teams.
