USA U-20 point leaders

Player	Goals	Assists	PTS
Clayton Keller	3	4	7
Collin White	4	1	5
Jordan Greenway	2	2	4
Troy Terry	2	2	4
Tage Thompson	1	2	3
Charlie MCAvoy	1	2	3
Casey Fitzgerald	0	3	3
Luke Kunin	0	2	2
Tanner Laca	1	1	2
Jerry Bracco	2	0	2
Joe Ciconnie	0	2	2
Jack Rosolivic	0	2	2

  











    So far the first line has the 2 point leaders in BU's Clayton Keller and BC's Collin White. Keller is a 5'10" deceptively fast forward who seems to play like a wolf. He is always ready to attack when you overlook him. He is extremely dangerous and doesn't seem to get frustrated. Collin White reminds me of Patrice Burgeron of the Boston Bruins. White is always a threat in the offensive zone, very rarely out of place and in position in his defensively responsibility. 

 Line 2
 Jordan Greenway has the size of a pro 6-5 and plays his position like a pro. He can grind and cycle the puck in the offensive zone and if there is an opportunity he take the puck to the net hard. He is hard to defend. He leads the team with 17 shots on goal. Luke Kunin creates havoc with his tenacity which open up space for his line mates.

Line 3 
Bellows has the pedigree, Jack Roslovic has the AHL experience and Tage Thompson has the size and skill to be effective. Thompson has a very accurate and quick shot and need to be feed the puck.  This is the biggest and heavies line the USA rolls out. They have to keep the puck to be effective. 

Line 4  
The fourth line all look the same. They all are 6-0 and all good skaters. Denver's Troy Terry has 2 goals and 2 assist however he is overlooked. Terry is also not listed with his 4 points on the U-20 World Junior Championship page. This is good that the 4th line is overlooked but they can be effective if they keep skating and stay out of the box. 

I still believe Tage Thompson, Luke Kunin and Jerry Bracco. Thompson is most dangerous near the goal. He has the size 6-5 and soft hands to handle the puck. His line mates have to get him the puck more in the offensive zone. Luke Kunin is effective even if he is not scoring. He has bone crushing hits that other teams have to be aware of. The USA captain will keep the team focused. Luke also has the second most shots on goal with 15. Jerry Bracco is #17 in your program and is one of the smaller players on team USA at 5-9. He has 2 goals but 10 shots of goal. 

The good news about this team is that it is not relying on one line. All four line are effective and there is not a weak link. I am hoping Jack Roslovic and Keiffer Bellows can keep the cycle going along the boards and Thompson can be very effective in front of the net.

The fourth line of Eric Foley, Tanner Laczynski and Troy Terry are all 6-0, they can skate and hit. IF they can get some chemistry going this will be a fun tournament.