Swayman Named to 2018 U.S. National Junior Team Preliminary Roster
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – University of Maine men's ice hockey freshman Jeremy Swayman has been named to the U.S. National Junior Team preliminary roster for the 2018 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship, as announced today by USA Hockey.
The goaltender will attend the U.S. pre-tournament camp in Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 15-19, which will be used as part of the selection process ahead of the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship. From the 28-player preliminary roster, a final roster of 23 players will don the U.S. sweater at the tournament, which is to be played in Buffalo, N.Y. from Dec. 26-Jan. 5. Team USA will play its preliminary-round games against Denmark, Slovakia, Canada and Finland.
Swayman, who was the November Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Month runner-up, is 5-3-1 on the year with a .925 save percentage and 2.38 goals against average. His save percentage ranks him 11th in the country and second among rookies. He was also named the Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week on Nov. 20 after backstopping the Black Bears to a 5-2 win over then No. 19 Boston University with 40 saves.
The Anchorage, Alaska native is one of three goaltenders on the roster, joining Boston University's Jake Oettinger and Boston College's Joseph Woll.
The U.S. will compete in pre-tournament games against Belarus on Dec. 20 at the Northwest Arena in Jamestown, N.Y., where it will also train from Dec. 20-22. Team USA will then face Sweden for its final pre-tournament game on Dec. 22.
Eleven Black Bears have skated for the U.S. at the IIHF World Junior Championships:
Player Year Position
Capuano, Dave 1987 F
Carney, Keith 1990 D
Corkum, Bob 1987 F
Dunham, Mike 1991, 1992 G
Ferraro, Chris 1992, 1993 F
Ferraro, Peter 1992, 1993 F
Heisten, Barrett 1999, 2000 F
Howard, Jimmy 2003 G
Imes, Chris 1991, 1992 D
Janik, Doug 1999, 2000 D
Moore, Greg 2003, 2004 F
Weinrich, Eric 1985, 1986 D
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