Andrew Peeke Named to 2015 U.S. Select Team Roster
November 17, 2015 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Green Bay Gamblers News Release
USA Hockey announced today the roster of players chosen for the U.S. Junior Select Team that will compete at the 2015 World Junior A Challenge from December 13-19th in Whitby, Ontario. Green Bay Gamblers defenseman Andrew Peeke is among the 20-man roster.
Peeke has registered nine points (2 goals, 7 assists) in 14 games this season with the Gamblers. Highly touted, Peeke appeared in the 2015 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game and is ranked by NHL Central Scouting in their 2015 Preliminary Rankings. Internationally, the Parkland, FL native suited up for Team USA at the 2014 U17 Five Nations Tournament and 2015 Ivan Hlinka Tournament. Peeke is a product of the Selects Hockey Academy and is committed to Notre Dame.
It is the tenth year of the World Junior A Challenge and ninth time that the United States will send a team to the Under-20 event. The United States, annually made up of players from the USHL, has earned a medal in each of the previous eight tournaments, including winning gold six times (2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008). They have won 30 of the 35 games they have played in the event, and are currently on a 13-game win streak.
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