USA Roster for the World Jr. A Challenge

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The USA roster includes 17 players eligible for the 2014 NHL Draft and two players eligible for the 2015 NHL Draft, Kyle Connor of the Youngstown Phantoms and Chris Birdsall of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. Team USA has won the World Junior A Challenge in four of the last five years.

Derek Lalonde will be coaching USA this year.

U.S. WORLD JUNIOR A ROSTER

Defensemen: Jordan Gross, Green Bay (2014 NHL Draft eligible); Josh Jacobs, Indiana (2014 NHL Draft eligible); Steven Johnson, Omaha (2014 NHL Draft eligible); Teemu Kivihalme, Fargo (Nashville Predators); Clark Kuster, Cedar Rapids (2014 NHL Draft eligible); Ryan Mantha, Sioux City (2014 NHL Draft eligible); Neal Pionk, Sioux City (2014 NHL Draft eligible).

Forwards: Kyle Connor, Youngstown (2015 NHL Draft eligible); Shane Eiserman, Dubuque (2014 NHL Draft eligible); C.J. Franklin, Sioux Falls (2014 NHL Draft eligible); Marcel Godbout, Des Moines (2014 NHL Draft eligible); Connor Hurley, Muskegon (Buffalo Sabres); Zeb Knutson, Sioux Falls (2014 NHL Draft eligible); Dennis Kravchenko, Sioux Falls (2014 NHL Draft eligible); Seamus Malone, Dubuque (2014 NHL Draft eligible); Andrew Oglevie, Cedar Rapids (2014 NHL Draft eligible); Austin Poganski, Tri-City (2014 NHL Draft eligible); Nick Schmaltz, Green Bay (2014 NHL Draft eligible); Matthew Weis, Green Bay (2014 NHL Draft eligible)

Goalies: Chris Birdsall, Cedar Rapids (2015 NHL Draft eligible); Calvin Petersen, Waterloo (Buffalo Sabres).