For the second year in a row, Matt Rust will be representing the United States in the World Junior Championships.Rust is in his second season with the University of Michigan and through fifteen games, has seven points (2G, 5A).
The 19-year-old native of Michigan (Bloomfield Hills) was taken by the Panthers in the fourth round of the 2007 entry draft, 101st overall.
This year's IIHF World Junior Championship is being held in Ottawa and the tournament kicks off December 26th. If you have the NHL Network, you'll be able to watch all of Team USA's games.
For the full U.S. roster, head over to USA Hockey's website.
In November, Sweden's roster was announced, with Florida's top selection, goaltender Jacob Markström listed as the expected starter.
Shifting gears a bit, Denver Pioneers' goaltender Marc Cheverie has been named the Red Baron® WCHA Defensive Player of the Week for the second time (he was also named defensive player of the week on November 11th).
From the WCHA:
A 6-3, 180-pound sophomore from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Cheverie backstopped the host Pioneers to a pair of home-ice victories over Colgate and No. 10 Air Force over the Thanksgiving weekend. He stopped 67 of 69 shots on goal in the two wins for a .971 saves percentage and posted four shutout periods in 114:43 of action as Denver won 6-1 over Colgate last Friday (Nov. 28) and 4-1 over Air Force last Saturday (Nov. 29). He stopped 29 of 30 shots against Colgate and then 38 of 39 vs Air Force and led DU's penalty-kill to a perfect 4-of-4 effort for the weekend. He was also named the game's first star last Saturday.
On the season, Cheverie sports a 9-5-1 record between the pipes, with a 2.43 goals-against average and a .922 saves percentage over 887:31 of play. He is a NHL draftee of the Florida Panthers.
North Dakota defenseman Chay Genoway, often Derrick Lapoint's defense partner was among the players nominated for the week.
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