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Seven Minnesotans selected for USA Hockey's World Junior Summer Showcase
The players will be competing for roster spots for the World Junior Championship.
June 20, 2019 at 2:55PM
Six Minnesotans on Thursday were named to the 45-player roster for USA Hockey's World Junior Summer Showcase, which will run July 26-Aug. 3 in Plymouth, Mich. The event will serve as an audition for spots on the U.S. national junior team that will compete in the World Junior Championship this winter in the Czech Republic.
The Minnesotans selected for the showcase are forwards Bobby Brink (Excelsior), Trevor Janicke (Maple Grove), Luke Loheit (Minnetonka) and Blake McLaughlin (Grand Rapids); and defensemen Drew Helleson (Farmington), Jackson LaCombe (Eden Prairie) and K'Andre Miller (Minnetonka).
In addition, incoming Gophers defenseman Ryan Johnson of Irvine, Calif., was named to the roster.
Minnesota Duluth coach Scott Sandelin is the head coach of the U.S. junior national team, and St. Cloud State coach Brett Larson is one of his assistants.
Johnson’s record was 56-71 overall and 22-57 in Big Ten play, which included finishing 13th or lower in the conference three times.
