AMHERST, N.Y. -- The 2021 USA Hockey Select 16 Player Development Camp began Wednesday night at the Northtown Center just outside of Buffalo. The festival’s participants took part in practices before game action that starts Thursday afternoon.
The country’s top 2005-born prospects, sans those who made the NTDP U-17 team, will be at the USA Hockey Select 16 Player Development Camp. It will be the first USA Hockey player development camp for the birth year, given that the Coronavirus wiped out its chances to skate last summer at the Select 15 Festival.
At the conclusion of the seven day camp, USA Hockey personnel will pick the roster for the U.S. Under-17 Select Team that will compete in the Under-17 Five Nations Tournament next month in Visp, Switzerland. In addition to the Americans and the host country, Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia will be at the international competition.
A number of players from the six New England states as well as others with ties to the region will be in western New York this week looking for a spot on the team. Below is a look at all the locals and those with connections to New England who are in Amherst, plus a projection of what the American roster could look like for the Under-17 Five Nations Tournament.
New England residents
William Cannata, F, Milton, Mass./Junior Eagles 16-U
Joe Connor, F, Amherst, N.H./Avon Old Farms
Cullen Emery, F, Reading, Mass./Reading H.S./Junior Eagles 16-U
Sloan Farmer, D, Old Greenwich, Conn./Mid Fairfield 15O
Ryan Flaherty, F, Milton, Mass./BC High/River Rats 15O
Ethan Gardula, F, Princeton, Mass./Cushing/Junior Eagles 16-U
Sean Gibbons, F, Southport, Conn./Mid Fairfield 15O
Brendan Giles, F, Ridgefield, Conn./Mid Fairfield 15O
Matt Hanscom, D, Hadley, Mass./Pope Francis/Springfield Rifles 15O
Thomas Kiesewetter, G, Plymouth, Mass./Thayer/Junior Eagles 16-U
Jonathan Lanza, D, Winthrop, Mass./Dexter Southfield/Junior Eagles 16-U
Shawn Leary, D, Dorchester, Mass./Junior Eagles 16-U
Christian Maro, F, Stamford, Conn./Cardigan Mountain/Cape Cod Whalers 15O
Will McDonough, F, Duxbury, Mass./Boston Advantage 16-U
Jake McManus, F, Winthrop, Mass./Junior Eagles 16-U
Patrick Murphy, F, North Kingstown, R.I./Mount Saint Charles 15O
Ryan Nichols, D, Johnston, R.I./Mount Saint Charles 15O
Ryan Nolan, G, Hampton, N.H./Boston Hockey Academy 15O
Alex Pelletier, F, Manchester, Conn./Avon Old Farms
Thomas Rose, D, Westford, Mass./Junior Bruins 16-U
Cam Russo, F, Middleton, Mass./Governor’s/River Rats 15O
Ryan Sanborn, G, Brookfield, Conn./Mid Fairfield 15O
Sam Scopa, G, Lexington, Mass./Junior Eagles 16-U
Ryan Shaw, F, East Longmeadow, Mass./Pope Francis/Springfield Rifles 15O
Lucas St. Louis, D, Riverside, Conn./Mid Fairfield 15O
Matej Teply, F, Stamford, Conn./Mid Fairfield 15O
Players with ties to the region
Tanner Adams, F, Mount Saint Charles 15O
Luke Drury, F, Mid Fairfield 15O
Eli Friedman, F, Mid Fairfield 15O
Michael Hagens, D, Mount Saint Charles 15O
Brian Nicholas, F, Mid Fairfield 15O
Chris Pelosi, F, Mount Saint Charles 15O
Logan Renkowski, F, Mid Fairfield 15O
Jason Zaccari, D, Junior Eagles 16-U
U.S. Under-17 Select Team: Roster projection
Forwards
Tanner Bruender (Chaska AA)
Mikey Burchill (Compuware 15O)
Will McDonough (Boston Advantage 16-U)
Quentin Musty (North Jersey Avalanche 16-U)
Dashel Oliver (Chicago Mission 15O)
Cooper Pierson (Shattuck-St. Mary’s 15O)
Chase Pirtle (North Jersey Avalanche 16-U
James Reeder (Chicago Mission 15O)
Jayson Shaugabay (Warroad)
Ryan Smith (Buffalo Junior Sabres 15O)
Tanner Walos (Milwaukee Junior Admirals 15O)
William Whitelaw (Shattuck-St. Mary’s)
Ben Yurchuk (North Jersey Avalanche 16-U)
Defensemen
Nicholas Fascia (North Jersey Avalanche 16-U)
Ty Hanson (Hermantown)
Gavin McCarthy (Buffalo Junior Sabres 16-U)
Brady O’Malley (Compuware 15O)
Andrew Strathman (Chicago Young Americans 15O)
Lucas St. Louis (Mid Fairfield 15O)
Jack Willson (Honeybaked 15O)
Goaltenders
Zackary Ferris (Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 15O)
Stephen Peck (North Jersey Avalanche 15O)
Sam Scopa (Junior Eagles 16-U)
