U.S. Under-17 Select Team Named

Here are the players selected from the Select 16 Festival to represent the U.S. at the Four Nations Tournament in the Czech Republic starting on Aug. 25. The team will be coached by Mark Kumpel, currently an assistant coach with the Portland Pirates of the AHL.  His assistants will be Damian DiGuilian and Kelly Miller.

A number of top players joining the U.S. National Program this fall will not be able to attend because the trip extends into orientation at the Ann Arbor high schools.

Goaltenders (2): Adam Geragosian (St. John's Prep/Mass.); Travis Russell (Essex Junction HS (Vt.)/New England).

Defensemen (6): Ben Lovejoy (Deerfield Academy/New England); Corey Potter (Honeybaked '84/Michigan); David Norton (Lawrence Academy /Mass.); Jake Wilkins (Alaska Mustangs/Pacific); David Carlisle (Forest Lake HS/Rocky Mt.); Dylan Reese (Pittsburgh Hornets/Mid-Am).

Forwards (12): Ray Ortiz (Belmont Hill/Mass.); Mike Dagenais (Marquette Electricians/Mich.); Tyler Hirsch (Shattuck-St. Mary's/Minn.); Nick Pernula (Osseo HS/Minn.); Matt Chacho (Fairbanks Arctic Blast/Pacific); Nate Thompson (Alaska All-Stars/Pacific); Adam Ladd (Keene HS/New England); Dustin Brown (Syracuse Stars/N.Y.); Peter Cartwright (Alaska All-Stars Bantam/Pacific); Chris Collins (Rochester Americans Jr. B); Hugh Jessiman (Brunswick School/New England); Daniel Schribman (BB&N/Mass.).