The IIHF U18 World Championships begin today in Russia, with Team Canada and Team USA facing off at 9:30am central. The two squads are made up of many 2018 draft eligible players, including several potential first-round picks. The squads also feature two incredible youngsters, as both Alexis Lafreniere and Jack Hughes are present. Hughes is expected to challenge for the first-overall pick in the 2019 draft, while Lafreniere has a shot at being selected first in 2020.
The full rosters are below:
Team USA
F Jack Hughes
F Trevor Janicke
F Gavin Hain
F Tyler Weiss
F Alex Turcotte
F Jake Wise
F Jack DeBoer
F Jonathan Gruden
F Oliver Wahlstrom
F Jake Pivonka
F Cole Caufield
F Patrick Giles (A)
F Joel Farabee
D Cam York
D Adam Samuelsson
D Ty Emberson (A)
D Bode Wilde
D K’Andre Miller
D Mattias Samuelsson (C)
D Spencer Stastney
G Drew Deridder
G Spencer Knight
G Jonathan Mor*
Team Canada
F Joe Veleno*
F Akil Thomas
F Alexis Lafreniere
F Cole Fonstad
F Cameron Hillis
F Allan McShane
F Liam Foudy
F Ty Dellandrea (A)
F Aidan Dudas*
F Jack McBain
F Chase Wouters
F Raphael Lavoie
F Serron Noel
D Kevin Bahl
D Matthew Robertson
D Bowen Byram
D Jonathan Tychonick
D Ty Smith (C)
D Ryan Merkley
D Jared McIsaac (A)
G Colten Ellis
G Olivier Rodrigue*
G Kevin Mandolese
*Not dressed for the opening game
USA, USA,USA,USA,USA!
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