Here is the Roster for the 2008 USA WJC Team
Goaltenders (2)
Joe Palmer (Ohio St.)
Jeremy Smith (Plymouth - OHL).
Defensemen (8)
Jonathon Blum (Vancouver - WHL)
Ian Cole (Notre Dame)
Cade Fairchild (Minnesota)
Jamie McBain (Wisconsin)
Kevin Montgomery (London - OHL)
Bobby Sanguinetti (Owen Sound - OHL)
Brian Strait (BU)
Chris Summers (Michigan).
Forwards (12)
Mike Carman (Minnesota);
Ryan Flynn (Minnesota)
Blake Geoffrion (Wisconsin)
Kyle Okposo (Minnesota)
Max Pacioretty (Michigan)
Rhett Rakhshani (Denver)
Tyler Ruegsegger (Denver)
Matt Rust (Michigan)
Jordan Schroeder (U.S. Under-18 Team)
Billy Sweatt (Colorado College)
James VanRiemsdyk (UNH)
Colin Wilson (BU).
*Head Coach*: John Hynes (U.S. Under-18 Team) Assistant Coaches: Keith
Allain (Yale) and Patrick Foley (Harvard).
First off It is nice to see that there are not Fighting Sioux on the roster, that is actually a first since 2002 there won't be a Fighting Sioux player on USA or Canada's World Junior team.
It is unforunate Sioux fans will not get to see Van Riemsdyk (sp) play when the Wild Cats invade the Ralph in December. One can wonder if he won't be in the NHL next season as well. Second with 4 gophers making the team USA roster it is a guarentee that we will hear the excuse about how the Gopher players that played in the WJC are tired. Heck expect this excuse the rest of the second half. Funny how you never hear the other teams in the league use that excuse after their players return from the World Junior Championship.
It is not good for your future when your club doesn't have a WJC player on a roster.
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ReplyDeleteBrian you had a double post so I deleted it. Actually I don't think it matters the Sioux's talent coming up is pretty good. There will be more US WJC players in the future.
ReplyDeleteOkposo over Garrett Roe? Total BS. Okposo is one of the most overrated players I've seen.
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