Leggio Joins U.S. Select Team
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Former Clarkson standout David Leggio
is among four former League standouts named to the 22-man roster
for the 2009 U.S. Men's Select Team that will compete at the
Deutschland Cup Nov. 6-8 in Munich, Germany, USA Hockey announced
October 20.
The roster also features former Cornell standouts Charlie Cook and Jean-Marc Pelletier, and Yale star Jeff Hamilton.
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Highlighting the U.S. squad are five players who have U.S.
national ice hockey team experience at various International Ice
Hockey Federation World Championships, including forwards Bates
Battaglia (Chicago, Ill.), who was a member of two (1998, 2004)
U.S. Men's National Teams and the 1995 U.S. National Junior Team,
and Hamilton (Englewood, Ohio), who played on the 2004 U.S. Men's
National Team; defensemen J.D. Forrest (Auburn, N.Y.), who was a
member of the 1999 U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team and the 2001
U.S. National Junior Team, and Kyle Klubertanz (Sun Prairie, Wis.),
who was a member of the 2003 U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team; and
goaltender Pelletier (Atlanta, Ga.), who skated with the 1998 U.S.
National Junior Team.
Also included on the roster are three alumni of USA Hockey's
National Team Development Program, including forward Brett
Engelhardt (Sheboygan, Wis./1997-98); and defensemen Forrest
(1997-2000) and Jon Insana (Mount Clemens, Mich./1997-98).
In addition, Team USA includes three players with previous U.S.
Men's Select Team experience, including Cook (Port Huron,
Mich./2007), Andy Hedlund (Osseo, Minn./2005, 2007) and Lee Sweatt
(Elburn, Ill./2007).
Sharing the goaltending duties for the U.S. will be David Leggio
(Buffalo, N.Y.) and Pelletier.
The U.S. Men's Select Team faces off against host Germany in its
first game Nov. 6 at 1:15 p.m. EST.
