WJC: 2025 Team USA Roster Talk

[Kuracmugger]

Has McCarthy gotten better this year?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Fortescue was a top 4 dman for them last WJC, he isn't going to be bumped down to a healthy scratch defensemen.

Pretty sure you can actually dress 7.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Pretty sure you can actually dress 7.

Fair enough, but I still think there is zero chance he is going from a top 4 dman last year on a Gold Medal team, to being a #7 this year.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

Also I cut the cord and no longer have cable, YoutubeTV...I'm screwed

 

[Kingpin794]

Also I cut the cord and no longer have cable, YoutubeTV...I'm screwed

Get an ad blocker and sail the seas.

 

[Statsy]

Not sure why this needed to be tweeted...

I was told that Quentin Musty (SJS), before breaking his hand, was not going to be invited.

Like rubbing salt in the wound.

In a separate tweet he reported that they also thought Musty was ugly and had no “rizz”.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Any last minute predictions before the camp roster is announced? USA Hockey usually likes to throw in a couple of surprise CHL invites.

 

[MTU34]

Roster is out. Adams and Bednarik the only real misses for me. Release also mentions that EJ Hradek and Tony Granato will be calling the games for nhl network. No Starman is a HUGE win

2025 U.S. National Junior Team Preliminary Roster Released

Camp Set for Dec. 16-17 at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich.

teamusa.usahockey.com

 

[Mathieukferland]

Roster is out. Adams and Bednarik the only real misses for me. Release also mentions that EJ Hradek and Tony Granato will be calling the games for nhl network. No Starman is a HUGE win

2025 U.S. National Junior Team Preliminary Roster Released

Camp Set for Dec. 16-17 at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich.

teamusa.usahockey.com

Fiddler is a bit of a surprise, thought he was quite weak in the prospects game and absolutely got danced by Murtaugh

 

[MTU34]

Fiddler is a bit of a surprise, thought he was quite weak in the prospects game and absolutely got danced by Murtaugh

I’d be fairly surprised if he actually makes this team. This feels like more of a recruiting pitch with an eye on getting him to commit to the US and play on the 2026 and 2027 teams

 

[Kingpin794]

Fiddler is a bit of a surprise, thought he was quite weak in the prospects game and absolutely got danced by Murtaugh

Big body right shot go brrrr.

(not saying that's a good justification. just seems like every team builder sees that and takes them no questions asked)

 

[Jaykay]

Surprised by no Adams, Bednarik, or Shaugabay. Also not sure why you wouldn't take Kempf instead of going with an 05 third string goalie but that probably doesn't matter much.

 

[Jaykay]

Gabe Perreault-Oliver Moore-Ryan Leonard
Cole Eiserman-James Hagens-Austin Burnevik
Trevor Connelly-Danny Nelson-Brodie Ziemer
Teddy Stiga-Joey Willis-Brandon Svoboda
Ex. Carey Terrance, Chris Pelosi

Zeev Buium-Aram Minnetian
Drew Fortescue-Logan Hensler
Paul Fischer-EJ Emery
Ex. Cole Hutson, Colin Ralph

Trey Augustine
Hampton Slukynsky
Sam Hillebrandt

 

[AyeBah]

What level of pull do the Bruins have with USA hockey to get Chris Pelosi on this team?

 

[Bonin21]

Shaugabay def could have been there over the extra forward options

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Typical USA Hockey. They love their mediocre grinders who aren’t good at hockey and have no NHL future. We go through this every year. They get bailed out once every four years by a bunch of first round picks balling out. It allows them to justify all their mediocrity otherwise.

They’ve made worse selections in the past, but there were a lot of ones this year that make no sense.

Defense: Skahan and McCarthy should both be on the team, let alone at the camp.

Forwards: They basically penalized Bednarik due to missing their stupid summer tournament for a personal issue. He plays same team and same position and has a clear better pedigree and performances this year than Svoboda (another grinder with no NHL future) that geniuses like Chris Peters will advocate for. Shaugabay not making the camp is ridiculous. Swanson should’ve made it, even if he wasn’t going to make the team. Including some of these grinders who can’t score a lick over the USHL player of the year is crazy.

Goaltenders: What’s the point of the third goaltender being someone that won’t be back next year? Seems like such a short sided decision.

 

[clevelandcane]

Also I cut the cord and no longer have cable, YoutubeTV...I'm screwed

Get fubo for the month

 

[Wieters]

Defense: Skahan and McCarthy should both be on the team, let alone at the camp.

For what it's worth, Will Skahan has been injured and hasn't played in the past few BC games. Unclear what the severity of that injury is, but could have played a role with that selection at least.

 

[Joe Zanussi]

Like others, I can’t understand how Adams is not on this team. Seems like a big miss.

 

[William H Bonney]

Most of the guys you'd expect to be there are there. Adams is the biggest surprise omission for me. He'd be on my team. You can squabble about other guys (i.e., Shaugabay) but it's splitting hairs. There are no indefensible omissions. And NHL prospect status doesn't matter much when inviting players.

It should be a gold or bust tournament for the team. It would be nice to go back-to-back because the next couple of WJC iterations after this tournament look like they could be weak.

 

[WarriorofTime]

People get fixated on the last few roster spots every year and use it as a scapegoat but it's always an overreaction.

Still pretty surprised about Tanner Adams all the same. Had to double check he wasn't injured.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

For what it's worth, Will Skahan has been injured and hasn't played in the past few BC games. Unclear what the severity of that injury is, but could have played a role with that selection at least.

They didn’t invite him to the summer camp for some reason, so I think he wasn’t making the camp roster, injured or not.

 

[Putt Pirate]

Get fubo for the month

I might actually do that. So stupid nhl
Network is in basically zero of the top streaming platforms. While I get nba, mlb, nfl, golf, tennis! NHL is missing a big revenue stream it seems to me.

 

[ORRFForever]

People get fixated on the last few roster spots every year and use it as a scapegoat but it's always an overreaction.

Same in Canada.

 

[Joe Zanussi]

I definitely agree that we get too caught up on the final cuts. Most people’s Top 9 are there… maybe missing Adams. Top 5 d were pretty much locks and they’re there.

One thing I did notice: I think they put a premium on guys who played well in Summer Series. Svobida, Pelosi, Ralph, Burnevik….all guys that it wouldn’t have shocked me to see cut….all guys who played well in SS.