The U.S. and Canada are set to face off six times over the next week in Calgary with the United States Under-22 Select Team facing the Canadian Women’s Development Team. U.S. and Canada U-18 squads will also face off in Calgary. The August series has become an annual tradition since its inception in 2007.
Leading the way for most representatives between the two teams is the University of Minnesota. The national champions have six players involved in the series. They’re followed closely by Boston College, who nearly went undefeated last season. They have five players.
The University of Wisconsin is sending four, while Cornell, the Univeristy of North Dakota and Princeton all have three players. The only other teams with more than one player in the U-22 series are Boston Univeristy, Clarkson University, Harvard, Quinnipiac University and Shattuck St. Mary’s high school in Minnesota. Shattuck has another four players on the U.S.’s U-18 team and two on Canada’s U-18 team.
For the U.S. Annie Pankowski has been named team captain. Boston College defenseman Megan Keller will serve as assistant captain. They’re the only two players on the team who were also a part of Team USA’s gold medal championship at the 2016 World Championship, held in Kamloops this year. Rebecca Gilmore, Patricia Marshall and Alex Woken were all a part of Team USA’s U-18 gold medal in 2016.
Pankowski named captain and Keller named alternate captain for the U.S. Women's U22 Select Team. #U22Series pic.twitter.com/Pyu9osnH8P
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) August 14, 2016
U.S. U-22 Team
Sydney Baldwin, D, University of Minnesota
Brittany Bugalski, G, Northeastern University
Kaitlin Burt, G, Boston College
Taylar Cianfarano, F, Quinnipiac University
Sydney Daniels, F, Harvard
Kali Flanagan, D, Boston College
Rebecca Gilmore, F, East Coast Wizards
Gracen Hirschy, D, University of North Dakota
Megan Keller, D, Boston College
Kelsey Koelzer, D, Princeton
Caitrin Lonergan, F, Assabet Valley
Patricia Marshall, D, Shattuck St. Mary’s
Amy Menke, F, University of North Dakota
Makenna Newkirk, F, Boston College
Annie Pankowski, F, University of Wisconsin
Kelly Pannek, F, University of Minnesota
Cara Piazza, F, University of Minnesota
Kenzie Prater, F, Hill Murray
Melissa Samoskevich, F, Quinnipiac University
Sophia Shaver, F, University of Wisconsin
Taylor Williamson, F, University of Minnesota
Alex Woken, F, Shattuck St. Mary’s
Canada U-22 Team
Erica Howe, G, Brampton (CWHL)
Stephanie Neatby, G, Princeton
Shea Tiley, G, Clarkson
Katelyn Gosling, D, Western University
Micah Hart, D, Cornell
Jessica Healey, D, University of Minnesota-Duluth
Halli Krzyzaniak, D, University of North Dakota
Josiane Pozzebon, D, Clarkson
Stephanie Sucharda, D, Princeton
Kaitlin Tse, D, Harvard
Lindsay Agnew, F, University of Minnesota
Victoria Bach, F, Boston University
Hanna Bunton, F, Cornell
Kristyn Capizzano, F, Boston College
Emily Clark, F, University of Wisconsin
Jade Downie-Landry, F, McGill University
Shae Labbe, F, Colgate University
Rebecca Leslie, F, Boston University
Sarah Nurse, F, University of Wisconsin
Kristin O’Neill, F, Cornell
Eve-Audrey Picard, F University of Vermont
Sarah Potomak, F, University of Minnesota
Christina Putigna, F, Providence College
Over on the U-18 roster, the U.S. has 11 players returning from the team captured gold at the 2016 U-18 World Championship. Minnesota’s 11 representatives are the most of any state. New York is next with three, followed by California and Illinois with two players each.
U.S. U-18 Roster
Cayla Barnes, D, East Coast Wizards
Natalie Buchbinder, D, Shattuck St. Mary’s
Jesse Compher, F, Chicago Mission
Britta Curl, F, Bismark Blizzard
Clair DeGeorge, F, Shattuck St. Mary’s
Delaney Drake, F, Leland High School
Alex Gulstene, G, Okanagan Hockey Academy
Taylor Heise, F, Red Wing High School
Natalie Hesing, F, Wayzata High School
Gabrielle Hughes, F, Centennial High School
Anneke Linser, F, Centennial High School
Maureen Murphy, F, Shattuck St. Mary’s
Elizabeth Norton, D, Jr. Whitecaps
Emily Oden, F, Edina High School
Gracie Ostertag, D, Shattuck St. Mary’s
Dominique Petrie, D, Anaheim Jr. Ducks
Lindsay Reed, G, The Hotchkiss School
Emma Seitz, D, New Jersey Colonials
Catherine Skaja, F, New Prague High School
Taylor Mente, F, Maple Grove High School
Madeline Wethington, D, Blake High School
Grace Zumwinkle, F, Breck High School
Canada U-18 Roster
Edith D’Astous-Moreau, G, Nepean (PWHL)
Jaimie Rainville, G, Stoney Creek
Corinne Schroeder, G, Balmoral Hall School
Emma Buckles, D, Toronto (PWHL)
Brooke Hobson, D, Prince Albert (SFMAAAHL)
Olivia Knowles, D, Okanagan Hockey Academy
Avery Mitchell, D, Toronto (PWHL)
Willow Slobodzian, D, Saskatoon (SFMAAAHL)
Courtney Vorster, D, Shattuck St. Mary’s
Shelby Wood, D, Cambridge (PWHL)
Ashton Bell, F, Westman (MFMHL)
Gabrielle David, F, Elites de l’Estrie
Sarah Fillier, F, Oakville (PWHL)
Brooke Jovanovich, F, Oakville (PWHL)
Emma Maltais, F, Oakville (PWHL)
Kristen McKinley, F, Rothesy Netherwood School
Mackenna Parker, F, Saskatoon (SFMAAAHL)
Brette Pettet, F, Shattuck St. Mary’s
Amy Potomak, F, Pacific (JWHL)
Sophie Shirley, F, Okanagan Hockey Academy
Alex Vasko, F, Stoney Creek (PWHL)
Audrey-Anne Veillette, F, Stanstead College
Daryl Watts, F, Mississauga (PWHL)
Below is the complete schedule for the week. All games will be streamed on FAST Hockey.
2016 U.S.-Canada U22 Series
Wednesday, August 17 – 9:30 p.m. ET
Friday, August 19 – 8 p.m. ET
Saturday, August 20 – 8 p.m. ET
2016 U.S.-Canada U18 Series
Thursday, August 18 – 9:30 p.m. ET
Friday, August 19 – 9 p.m. ET
Sunday, August 21 – 12 p.m. ET