NOTES: Players representing 10 different states have been invited to the World Junior Summer Showcase. Minnesota leads the way with 15 players, followed by Illinois (9), New York (6), California (4), Massachusetts (3), Michigan (3), Florida (2), New Jersey (2), Alaska (1), Pennsylvania (1) John Vanbiesbrouck (Detroit, Mich./USA Hockey) is the general manager of the U.S. National Junior Team for the seventh straight year, while David Carle (Anchorage, Alaska/University of Denver) returns as head coach for the second consecutive year The U.S. has medaled in seven of the last nine IIHF World Junior Championships, its best medal stretch ever, and enters the 2025 World Juniors as defending gold medalist.
