By Michael Caples –
USA Hockey announced their 22-player roster for the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team today, and three Michigan natives made the cut.
Megan Keller, Abby Roque and Victoria Sullivan will represent Michigan and the United States at the International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s Under-18 World Championship from March 23-30, 2014, in Budapest, Hungary.
Keller, a 5-foot-10 defenseman, and Sullivan, a 5-foot-5 forward, are teammates on the Honeybaked 19U team, and both have committed to Boston College. Roque, a 5-foot-6 forward, currently plays for the Sault Area High School varsity boys’ team, and also plays for Little Caesars.
The schedule for the National Under-18 Team is below:
2014 U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team On-Ice Schedule
March 23-30 • Budapest, Hungary • Icecenter Rink 1&2
| Date | Event | Time (Local) | Venue |
| Sun., March 23 | Practice | 11:15-11:45 a.m. | Icecenter Rink 2 |
| Game vs. Russia | 5:30 p.m. | Icecenter Rink 2 | |
| Mon., March 24 | Practice | 10:45-11:15 a.m. | Icecenter Rink 1 |
| Game vs. Hungary | 6:30 p.m. | Icecenter Rink 1 | |
| Tues., March 25 | Practice | 5:15-6:15 p.m. | Icecenter Rink 1 |
| Wed., March 26 | Practice | 11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | Icecenter Rink 2 |
| Game vs. Sweden | 5:30 p.m. | Icecenter Rink 2 | |
| Thurs., March 27 | Practice | TBD | TBD |
| Quarterfinals | 3 p.m. | Icecenter Rink 1 | |
| Quarterfinals | 6:30 p.m. | Icecenter Rink 1 | |
| Sat., March 29 | Practice | TBD | TBD |
| Semifinals | 3 p.m. | Icecenter Rink 1 | |
| Semifinals | 6:30 p.m. | Icecenter Rink 1 | |
| Sun., March 30 | Practice | TBD | TBD |
| Bronze Medal Game | 3 p.m. | Icecenter Rink 1 | |
| Gold Medal Game | 6:30 p.m. | Icecenter Rink 1 |