USA finalizes roster for 2021 world juniors, Leafs' Robertson omitted
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The United States finalized its 25-man roster for the 2021 world juniors Saturday.
The group features eight members from the 2020 team that failed to medal. All rosters include two extra players this year due to the unusual circumstances of holding the tournament in a bubble.
One interesting omission is Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Nick Robertson. He's one of America's top forward options, but TSN's Bob McKenzie reported Friday that Robertson would be forced to miss NHL training camp if he were to participate in the tournament due to quarantine protocols.
*Denotes returning player
Forwards
| Player | NHL draft |
|---|---|
| Matthew Beniers | 2021 eligible |
| Brett Berard | No. 134 in 2020 (NYR) |
| Matthew Boldy | No. 12 in 2019 MIN) |
| Bobby Brink* | No. 34 in 2019 (PHI) |
| Brendan Brisson | No. 29 in 2020 (VGK) |
| Cole Caufield* | No. 15 in 2019 (MTL) |
| Sam Colangelo | No. 36 in 2020 (ANA) |
| John Farinacci | No. 76 in 2019 (ARI) |
| Arthur Kaliyev* | No. 33 in 2019 (LA) |
| Patrick Moynihan | No. 158 in 2019 (NJ) |
| Landon Slaggert | No. 79 in 2020 (CHI) |
| Alex Turcotte* | No. 5 in 2019 (LA) |
| Trevor Zegras* | No. 9 in 2019 (ANA) |
Defense
| Player | NHL draft |
|---|---|
| Brock Faber | No. 45 in 2020 (LA) |
| Drew Helleson | No. 47 in 2019 (COL) |
| Ryan Johnson | No. 31 in 2019 (BUF) |
| Tyler Kleven | No. 44 in 2020 (OTT) |
| Jackson Lacombe | No. 39 in 2019 (ANA |
| Jake Sanderson | No. 5 in 2020 (OTT) |
| Hunter Skinner | No. 112 in 2019 (NYR) |
| Henry Thrun | No. 101 in 2019 (ANA) |
| Cam York* | No. 14 in 2019 (PHI) |
Goalies
| Player | NHL draft |
|---|---|
| Spencer Knight* | No. 13 in 2019 (FLA) |
| Logan Stein | Undrafted |
| Dustin Wolf* | No. 214 in 2019 (CGY) |
Team USA has two exhibitions scheduled on Dec. 20 and Dec. 22 before beginning the tournament versus Russia on Christmas Day.