The 2023 World Juniors is just a little over a week away, with games starting on Dec. 26 and running through Jan. 5, 2023. After the latest round of cuts that took place on Friday afternoon, Team USA’s roster looks ready to go for the tournament.
The complete roster for Team USA at the 2023 World Juniors
Forwards:
Jackson Blake (Carolina Hurricanes)
Gavin Brindley (2023 NHL Draft Eligible)
Tyler Boucher (Ottawa Senators)
Kenny Connors (Los Angeles Kings)
Logan Cooley (Arizona Coyotes)
Dylan Duke (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Cutter Gauthier (Philadelphia Flyers)
Noah Laba (New York Rangers)
Sam Lipkin (Arizona Coyotes)
Chaz Lucius (Winnipeg Jets)
Rutger McGroarty (Winnipeg Jets)
Red Savage (Detroit Red Wings)
Jimmy Snuggerud (St. Louis Blues)
Charlie Stramel (2023 NHL Draft Eligible)
Defense:
Sean Behrens (Colorado Avalanche)
Seamus Casey (New Jersey Devils)
Ryan Chesley (Washington Capitals)
Luke Hughes (New Jersey Devils)
Lane Hutson (Montreal Canadiens)
Luke Mittlestadt (2023 NHL Draft Eligible)
Jack Peart (Minnesota Wild)
Ryan Ufko (Nashville Predators)
Goalies:
Trey Augustine (2023 NHL Draft Eligible)
Kaidan Mbereko (2023 NHL Draft Eligible)
Andrew Oke (2023 NHL Draft Eligible)
Two of the really big names to get excited about have to be Logan Cooley and Luke Hughes. Both are already some of the top prospects for their respective NHL teams and they are going to be fun to watch at this tournament. Outside of them, Cutter Gauthier of the Philadelphia Flyers is another player to keep an eye on at this tournament.
Team USA made their final cuts on Friday, releasing Ryan Leonard, Jack Devine, Shai Buium and Tyler Muszelik. Their team is made up of 25 players, although two of them will be around as injury subs in the event someone on the 23-man roster gets hurt.
Overall this is a really young and fun team that GM John Vanbiesbrouck has put together. It will be interesting to see how they stack up against Team Canada as they get ready to compete in the coming days.