U.S. Collegiate Selects roster finalized for Spengler Cup

For the primary time within the Spengler Cup’s 102-year historical past, 25 NCAA DI males’s hockey gamers will compete in opposition to worldwide competitors as a part of the U.S. Collegiate Selects group. The Spengler Cup is an annual invitational hockey match in Davos, Switzerland. This yr’s match begins on Friday, Dec. 26 — the U.S. Collegiate Selects open the match in opposition to Team Canada.

Here is all the things it’s worthwhile to know concerning the Spengler Cup and the 2025 U.S. Collegiate Selects group.

What is the Spengler Cup?

The Spengler Cup is an annual invitational hockey match held in Davos, Switzerland. First held in 1923, it’s thought to be the oldest invitational ice hockey match on the earth and one among Europe’s most prestigious sporting occasions. Hosted by Swiss hockey membership HC Davos, the match options six membership or nationwide groups from internationally. 

Founded by Swiss doctor Dr. Carl Spengler, the match was initially meant to unite nations by means of hockey within the wake of World War I, and the match continues to face for honest play, friendship and worldwide understanding, in line with its official website. 

What is the U.S. Collegiate Selects group?

Twenty-five pupil athletes from NCAA DI males’s hockey groups had been chosen to compete as a part of the U.S. Collegiate Selects group, an “all-star” group of types, showcasing among the prime expertise in DI males’s faculty hockey. It is the primary time within the match’s historical past that an NCAA selects group will seem within the Spengler Cup. 

History of NCAA hockey within the Spengler Cup

While that is the primary look of a U.S. Collegiate Selects group, it’s not the primary time that faculty hockey gamers have performed within the Spengler Cup. In 1981, the University of Minnesota competed in opposition to its former coach, Herb Brooks, who moved to Switzerland to teach HC Davos within the 1980-81 season. The subsequent yr, the University of North Dakota competed in 1982.

U.S. Collegiate Selects group roster

The full roster for the U.S. Collegiate Selects was finalized Nov. 13 and consists of 25 gamers from 17 totally different NCAA DI colleges. Here’s a take a look at the total roster: 

Position	Player	School
F	Owen Beckner	Colorado College
F	Quinn Finley	Wisconsin
F	T.J. Hughes	Michigan
F	Martins Lavins	New Hampshire
F	Joey Muldowney	UConn
F	Jack Musa	UMass
F	Cole Knuble	Notre Dame
F	Danny Nelson	Notre Dame
F	Zam Plante	Minnesota Duluth
F	Jack Stockfish	Holy Cross
F	Ryan Walsh	Cornell
F	Charlie Cerrato	Penn State
F	Matt DiMarsico	Penn State
F	Aiden Fink	Penn State
F	JJ Wiebusch	Penn State
D	Vinny Borgesi	Northeastern
D	Mac Gadowsky	Penn State
D	Larry Keenan	UMass
D	Jake Livanavage	North Dakota
D	Gavin McCarthy	Boston University
D	Eric Pohlkamp	Denver
D	Abram Wiebe	North Dakota
G	Adam Gajan	Minnesota Duluth
G	Josh Kotai	Augustana
G	Alex Tracy	Minnesota State

Coaching employees:

• Head coach: Guy Gadowsky — Penn State
• Assistant coach: Mike Souza — New Hampshire
• Assistant coach: Jason Lammers — Niagara