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PORTER NAMED TO TEAM USA
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
December
7, 2004
COLORADO
SPRINGS, Colo.
-- USA Hockey today named the full roster for the upcoming 2005
International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, adding 10
players to the preliminary list released last month. Phoenix Coyotes
prospect Kevin Porter -- who the Coyotes drafted in the 4th round (119th
overall) of this past summer's 2004 NHL Entry Draft -- was among those
named to the team. Porter, a forward at the University of Michigan, brings
the number of Wolverines on the roster to five. A native of Detroit,
Michigan, Porter has 5 goals and 11 points in 16 games with Michigan this
season. He ranks 5th on the club in goals. Michigan is one of three
universities sending multiple players to the tournament, joining the
University of Wisconsin and the University of Minnesota, which each have
two players on the roster.
KEVIN PORTER
SCOUTING REPORT:
(Born Mar. 12, 1986, Detroit, MI)Selected 4th round (119th
overall)5-foot-11, 194 poundsLeft WingShoots leftStrong on his
skatesComplete player utilized in all key situationsGood two-way player
with a lot of skillUltra competitive playerNatural leaderBig
heartAssistant captain with the USA U18 last seasonLed Team USA to the
Finals at the World Under-18 Championships in BelarusParticipated in the
USA U20 training camp in Grand Forks in August 2004Currently attending
the University of Michigan in 2004 where he is a teammate of Chad Kolarik
(Coyotes 7th round pick in 2004).
The U.S. will enter the
tournament as defending champion after skating to its first gold medal in
the 27-year history of the event in Finland last year. USA Hockey will
host this year's tournament from December 25, 2004, through January 4,
2005, in Grand Forks, N.D., and Thief River Falls, Minn.
Highlighting the list
of new additions are seven 2004 National Hockey League draftees, including
four drafted in the top two rounds. In total, prospects from 13 of the 30
NHL teams will suit up for the U.S.
Edmonton's top
selection in June, forward Robbie Schremp (Fulton, N.Y./London Knights)
will take part in his first IIHF event. Schremp garnered Ontario Hockey
League Player of the Month honors in November after scoring in all but one
game. Also making his World Junior Championship debut is Washington
Capitals draftee Chris Bourque (Topsfield, Mass./Boston University). The
son of Bruins legend Ray Bourque, Chris has recorded 12 points (3-9-12) in
15 games for Boston University this season.
Joining 2004 World
Junior Championship All-Star Al Montoya (Glenview, Ill./University of
Michigan) in goal is Boston College netminder Cory Schneider (Marblehead,
Mass./Boston College). Vancouver's first selection in 2004, Schneider owns
a 3-0-3 mark with a .920 save percentage and a 1.92 goals against average
on the season so far.
The two Minnesota
players were added today in the likes of defensemen Alex Goligoski (gahl-ih-GAH-skee)
(Grand Rapids, Minn.) and Nate Hagemo (HAY-guh-mo) (Edina, Minn.).
Goligoski was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in June's Entry Draft.
Hagemo will be elgible in 2005.
USA Hockey National
Team Development Program standout Phil Kessel (Madison, Wis./NTDP) is the
youngest player on the roster. The 17-year old has 15 goals and 27 points
in 11 games for the NTDP this year. Moorhead High School defenseman Brian
Lee (Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead High School), also a 17-year old, will make
the short trip to Grand Forks after opening the season with eight points
(4-4-8) in just two games.
Rounding out the roster
additions are Clarkson University forward Shawn Weller (Glens Falls, N.Y.)
and St. Cloud State University defenseman Casey Borer (Brooklyn Park,
Minn.). Both were third round NHL draftees in 2004 with Borer going to
Carolina and Weller to Ottawa.
Phoenix Coyotes
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