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Three Gophers named to Team USA roster for the World Junior Championship

  • USA Hockey announced a 28-player preliminary U.S. National Junior Team roster Monday, including three current or future University of Minnesota men's hockey program forwards: Brody Ziemer, L.J. Mooney and Jacob Kvasnicka.
  • Seeking a third straight gold, Team USA will hold training camp in Duluth Dec. 15-23, with the final roster expected Dec. 24.
  • The preliminary roster lists 28 players, three goaltenders, 10 defensemen and 15 forwards from 10 states, with Minnesota leading with eight players.
  • Gophers head coach Bob Motzko will serve on Team USA's staff and help cut the roster to a 25-player group before opening Dec. 26 versus Germany at Grand Casino Arena.
  • The tournament will run Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in St. Paul and Minneapolis, with games at Grand Casino Arena and 3M Arena; Mooney, Ziemer, and Kvasnicka’s selections shape their college and international careers.
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World Juniors: Three Gophers named to Team USA preliminary roster

Three current or future Gophers will be headed to Duluth in two weeks with designs on representing their country in the forthcoming World Junior Hockey Championship. On Monday, USA Hockey named 28 players to the preliminary roster for the U.S. National Junior Team, which is seeking a third consecutive gold medal when the world’s best young players hit the ice in St. Paul and Minneapolis Dec. 26-Jan. 2. Current Gopher forwards Brody Ziemer and L.…

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College Hockey News broke the news in on Monday, December 1, 2025.
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