Via Red Wings Prospects on Twitter, Wings prospects Trey Augustine and Max Plante both made the final cut for the United States’ World Junior Championship team roster:
We have our group of ππ who will represent the red, white and blue. πΊπΈ#WorldJuniors Roster Details: https://t.co/ZCF62zexW9 pic.twitter.com/cxK22oHlNd
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) December 19, 2024
They will be joined by Axel Sandin Pellikka, who will play for Sweden, and Jesse Kiiskinen, who will play for Finland, as Red Wings representatives at the 2025 World Junior Championship in Ottawa.
Update: Here’s a bit about Plante’s status from the Hockey News’s Sam Stockton:
Plante’s place on the roster was less assured, in part because of an injury that limited him to just five games in the first half of his freshman season at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Plante was not initially included on the roster for this week’s USA selection camp in Plymouth, MI, but then received a late invitation.
Tuesday, before Plante had officially been named to the team, USA general manager John Vanbiesbrouck said of the situation, “Max was a late add just based on his hand and wrist. He was just too good to leave out of our group, and so we watched him the last four weeks. When somebody’s wearing a splint, it’s kinda hard, but he’s just playing too good. You gotta give him that shot, and he deserves to be here.” After camp, the Americans had four cuts to make, and Plante was not among those sent home, proving that he wasn’t just too good to omit from camp but also from Team USA’s final roster.
