AMHERST, N.Y. — Two players from New England made the U.S. Under-17 Men’s Select Team that will compete in next month’s Five Nations Tournament in Sipoo, Switzerland. Defenseman Lucas St. Louis and goaltender Thomas Kiesewetter earned a spot on the team due to their strong showings at USA Hockey Select 16 Player Development Camp over...
AMHERST, N.Y. — Two players from New England made the U.S. Under-17 Men’s Select Team that will compete in next month’s Five Nations Tournament in Sipoo, Switzerland.
Defenseman Lucas St. Louis and goaltender Thomas Kiesewetter earned a spot on the team due to their strong showings at USA Hockey Select 16 Player Development Camp over the past week at Northtown Center, a multi-rink facility just outside of Buffalo.
The six-day camp concluded with an All-Star game held Tuesday morning. In addition to the duo selected to represent the red, white and blue, two other locals made it to the All-Star game. Avon Old Farms center Joe Connor and Boston Advantage 16-U right wing Will McDonough got the nod for the final game of the camp.
St. Louis was expected to make the camp after being selected to attend May’s NTDP Evaluation Camp. The Riverside, Conn., native played for Mid Fairfield 15O and will lace up the skates for Brunswick next winter. He had three assists in five games during the preliminary round of the camp.
Kiesewetter stopped 14 of 15 shots in the All-Star game, which propelled him to a spot between the pipes for the Five Nations Tournament. The Plymouth, Mass., native played the 2020-21 season for the Boston Junior Eagles 16-U and attends Thayer Academy.
Also making the U.S. Under-17 Men’s Select Team was Mount Saint Charles 15O center Tanner Adams, a Providence commit from Northport, N.Y. Adams had a goal and four assists during preliminary play before finding the back of the net once and dishing out a helper in the All-Star game.
Two Mid Fairfield forwards from New York also will skate for the Americans next month in Switzerland. Logan Renkowski led the camp in scoring with seven goals and four assists in five games. Brian Nicholas had a goal and two assists in the six games, potting his lone goal in the All-Star festivities.
Two other local players had a good argument for making the All-Star game but were held off by USA Hockey for one reason or another. Governor’s and River Rats 15O right wing Cam Russo (Middleton, Mass.) scored five goals and five assists in five games. Mount Saint Charles 15O right wing Patrick Murphy (North Kingstown, R.I.) had five goals and two helpers.
