USA Hockey announces invitees for World Junior summer showcase; nine Michigan natives make list

By @MichaelCaples –

USA Hockey announced today the roster for its 2017 World Junior Summer Showcase, which will take place at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth from July 29 through Aug. 5.

New to this summer is the fact that Team USA and Team Canada will play three times instead of just once – the two rivals will play split-roster games on Tuesday, Aug. 1 (4:08 p.m. and 7:08 p.m.) before concluding the showcase on Saturday, Aug. 5 at 7:08 p.m.

Finland and Sweden will be in town, as well, just like the 2016 edition of the summer event.

Here are the Michigan natives invited to the camp, which serves as a primary assessment for the upcoming World Junior tournament in Buffalo:

Dylan St. Cyr – Northville – NTDP Under-18 Team (Notre Dame commit)

Sean Day – Rochester – Windsor Spitfires

Sasha Chmelevski – Northville – Ottawa 67’s

Logan Cockerill – Brighton – NTDP Under-18 Team (Boston University commit)

Max Jones – Rochester – London Knights

Will Lockwood – Bloomfield Hills – University of Michigan

Ivan Lodnia – Novi – Erie Otters

Josh Norris – Oxford – NTDP Under-18 Team (Michigan commit)

Jason Robertson – Northville – Kingston Frontenacs

 

Other notable invites include:

Keith Petruzzelli – Muskegon Lumberjacks

Quinn Hughes – University of Michigan commit

Luke Martin – University of Michigan

Patrick Khodorenko – Michigan State

 

There is a significant amount of current and past NTDP players not previously mentioned, as well. Click here for the full list.