By @MichaelCaples –
This morning, some of the top 2003 birth-year players in the country are competing in the USA Hockey Boys Select 16 Camp All-Star Game – the second straight weekend of ASGs for the national camps.
Here is a look at the Michigan names who were selected for the Select 16 All-Star Game, which is the final step in the process of making the 2019 U.S. Under-17 Men’s Select Team, which will compete in a Five Nations Tournament in Germany.
Team White
Vincent Salice – Commerce Township – Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U – Ohio State commit
Trevor Mitchell – South Lyon – Honeybaked 16U – Western Michigan commit
Tyler Dunbar – Sault Ste. Marie – Soo Thunderbirds
Zak Brice – Anchorage, Alaska – Little Caesars 15-Only
Team Blue
Ryan Humphrey – Northville – Honeybaked 16U
Griffin Jurecki – Grosse Ile – Little Caesars 15-Only
Austen May – Woodhaven – Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U – Providence College commit
Will Fox – Grosse Pointe – Compuware 16U
Last week, the Michigan representation was very strong with the Select 17 All-Star Game, as well. Here is a look at those rosters, which were used to select the 2019 U.S. Under-18 Men’s Select Team that will compete at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. You can see who was selected for that team here.
Team White
Ryan Beck – Linden – Belle Tire 16U – Denver commit
Tanner Kelly – Clarkston – Little Caesars 16U – Michigan State commit
Ryan Kirwin – DeWitt, N.Y. – Little Caesars 16U – Penn State commit
Carson Bantle – Onalaska, Wisc. – Madison Capitols – Michigan Tech commit
Mackie Samoskevich – Newtown, Conn. – Michigan commit
Team Blue
Mark Estapa – St. Clair – Little Caesars 16U – Western Michigan commit
Avery Hayes – Westland – Hamilton Bulldogs
Antonio Stranges – Plymouth – London Knights
Victor Mancini – Saginaw – Little Caesars 16U
Mitchell Smith – Saginaw – Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U – Spirit signee
Ben Schoen – Maumee, Ohio – Little Caesars alum – Miami commit
Tanner Dickinson – Perrysburg, Ohio – Oakland Jr. Grizzlies, Belle Tire, Victory Honda alum