2025 U.S. National Junior Team Roster Named

Among the roster are 10 players who were part of the 2024 gold medal-winning U.S. National Junior Team, including goaltenders Trey Augustine (South Lyon, Mich./Michigan State University) and Sam Hillebrandt (Riverview, Fla./Barrie Colts); defenseman Zeev Buium (San Diego, Calif./University of Denver), Drew Fortescue (Pearl River, N.Y./Boston College), Aram Minnetian(Woodcliff Lake, N.J./Boston College); and forwards Ryan Leonard (Amherst, Mass./Boston College), Oliver Moore (Mounds View, Minn./University of Minnesota); Danny Nelson (Maple Grove, Minn./University of Notre Dame); Gabe Perreault (Hinsdale, Ill./Boston College); and Carey Terrance (Akwesasne, N.Y./Erie Otters).

ROSTER HIGHLIGHTS

• The group includes 14 forwards, eight defenseman and three goaltenders.

• Twenty-two of the 25 players have been drafted in the NHL, with six first-round picks and eight second-round picks. Three players are eligible for the 2025 NHL Draft.

• Twenty-three of the 25 players have competed in the USHL, while 19 are alumni of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program.

• Twenty-two players are currently playing college hockey. Eleven different schools are represented, led by Boston College with six players.

• A total of nine states are represented, with nine players from Minnesota, four from Illinois, three from Massachusetts and New York, two from California and one each from Florida, Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.