U.S. Men's National U18 Team Roster Includes Six From State of Hockey
Eden Prairie's Casey Mittelstadt Joins Five Minnesotans From NTDP on U.S. Team
Eden Prairie's Casey Mittelstadt was one of six Minnesotans named to the U.S. Men's National U18 Team Roster. Credit: Nick Wosika.
USA Hockey announced the roster for the U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team that will compete at the World Championship in Grand Forks, N.D., later this month, and of the 22 players selected, more hail from Minnesota than any other state.
Eden Prairie High School's Casey Mittelstadt joins five Minnesotans from the National Team Development Program on the roster.
In addition to Mittelstadt, State of Hockey skaters include:
- Jake Oettinger, G, Lakeville
- Matthew Hellickson, D, Rogers
- Ryan Lindgren, D, Minneapolis
- Joey Anderson, F, Roseville
- Kieffer Bellows, F, Edina
The U.S. team will face off against teams from Latvia, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland in Group A, while Group B consists of Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland and Slovakia.
NHL Network will televise all U.S. games in the 2016 IIHF U18 Men's World Championship. A final broadcast schedule will be released in the next week.
Read more at usahockeyntdp.com.
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