COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – 20 players who participated in the USA Hockey BioSteel Boys Select 16 Player Development Camp have been chosen for the 2022 U.S. Under-17 Men’s Select Team that will compete Aug. 9-13 at the Athletix Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Tickets for the event, which is being hosted at Ed Robson Arena, home of the Colorado College Tigers hockey team, can be purchased here.

Rich Hansen (New York, N.Y.) will serve as general manager, with Dan Jablonic (Milwaukee, Wis.) as head coach for the 2022 U.S. Under-17 Men’s Select Team. Behind the bench assisting will be Nick Oliver (Wannaska, Minn.), Jimmy Mullin (Philadelphia, Pa.), Zack Cisek (Canton, Mich.) and Tim Serratore (Colorado Springs, Colo.).

Bill McClellan (St. Paul, Minn.) will serve as the team leader, while Dr. Dennis Sullivan (Portland, Maine) will be the team’s physician and Kevin Margarucci (Colorado Springs, Colo.) will work as the athletic trainer. Jason Smits (Moline, Ill.) will be the equipment manager for the Team USA. 

The week-long Boys Select 16 Player Development Camp concluded today at the Northtown Center in Amherst, New York, with its annual All-Star Game and Under-17 Five Nations Tournament roster selection.

NOTES: The 2022 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament will include teams from Czechia, Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland … Since 2007, Team USA has captured titles at eight competitions (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021) as well as four second-place finishes (2007, 2008, 2009, 2019) with an overall record of 45-2-1-8 (W-OTW-OTL-L) at the Five Nations Tournament … The annual USA Hockey Select 16 Player Development Camp provides top young players with elite instruction, as well as the opportunity to compete at the national level against other players in their age group.