Winnipeg Jets Prospects Doing Well At USA Hockey Camp
USA Hockey trimmed seven players from their National Junior Evaluation Camp roster on Tuesday, but all three Winnipeg Jets prospects invited to the camp are still there.
2015 first round picks Kyle Connor and Jack Roslovic remain in camp along with fellow 2015 draft pick Erik Foley, a third rounder. They are among the 18 forwards, 11 defenceman, and four goaltenders left in the camp being held in Lake Placid.
Both Roslovic and Foley had goals on Thursday as the Americans beat Finland 5-4 in overtime in an exhibition contest. The goal was Foley’s third of the week in four games while Roslovic now has two goals and two assists in four games during this exhibition schedule. Connor has recorded three assists in four games.
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Like Team Canada’s camp, players released at USA Hockey’s are still in the running to make their respective world junior squads. So while the three Jets prospects still have a long way to go to making the American team for this year’s tournament in Finland, it’s nice to see all three still in the running, especially Foley.
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We’ve touched on Connor and Roslovic quite a bit (both made our top ten Jets prospects list – you can see their profiles on the links above) but we haven’t said much on Foley. The Massachusetts native has risen quite a bit in prospect circles over the past couple years and will play for the defending Division I champion Providence College Friars in the NCAA next year. Foley was also apart of a bronze medal winning USA team at the Ivan Hlinka under-18 tournament, where he turned in two goals and an assist.
Team USA will play two more exhibition games in Lake Placid, one against Sweden on Friday and a final one against Finland on Sunday before the player depart fortheir separate ways.