D'Amigo Invited to U.S. Camp (with Video)
USA Hockey today announced that former Rensselaer standout Jerry D’Amigo is among 29 players who have been invited to its pre-tournament camp beginning Dec. 17 in Troy, Rochester, Jamestown and Amherst, N.Y., and make up the preliminary 2011 U.S. National Junior Team roster.
Click here to access video of Jerry commenting on selection via the Toronto Maple Leafs Web site
The camp will include exhibition games against Rensselaer (Dec. 19), the Czech Republic (Dec. 21) and Norway (Dec. 23). The final U.S. National Junior Team 22-man roster will be announced prior to Team USA's final exhibition game against Norway.
Yale head coach Keith Allain is serving as head coach of the 2011 U.S. National Junior Team, which will compete at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, Dec. 26, 2010-Jan. 5, 2011, in Buffalo and Niagara, N.Y.
"We're excited with the group of players coming to the camp," said Jim Johannson, general manager of the 2011 U.S. National Junior Team and also the assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey. "It was difficult to get down to the 29 and we'll have some tough decisions to get down to our final 22-man roster, but that's a good problem to have."
D’Amigo is one of eight returning players from the gold medal-winning 2010 U.S. National Junior Team.
Also highlighting the preliminary roster are 11 players from the gold medal-winning 2010 U.S. National Under-18 Team, including Cornell goaltender Andy Iles (Ithaca, N.Y.).
