COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Six Boston College men’s hockey players have been named to the preliminary roster for the U.S. National Junior Team ahead of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Forwards James Hagens, Ryan Leonard, Gabe Perreault and Teddy Stiga, and defensemen Drew Fortescue and Aram Minnetian will compete for a spot on the final U.S. roster.
Team USA will gather for a training camp at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan from Dec. 16-17. The final 25-man roster will represent the United States in the World Junior Championship from Dec. 26, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025 in Ottawa, Ontario.
Fortescue, Leonard, Minnetian and Perreault were members of the 2024 U.S. squad that won gold for the sixth time at the World Junior Championship, posting a 6-1-0-0 record.
Perreault (6-14-20), Leonard (11-6-17) and Hagens (3-14-17) are the top three scorers for the Eagles through the first 13 games. Stiga has posted nine points on three goals and six assists, while Fortescue and Minnetian have played in all 13 games on the blue line, combining for a plus-16 rating.
Leonard and Perreault both scored for the Americans in the Gold Medal Game, with Fortescue picking up one assist.
NHL Network is the exclusive home of the IIHF World Junior Championship in the United States and will air every Team USA game in addition to many others, including all quarterfinal, semifinal and medal games.
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