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# USA Hockey World Junior Camp: Bracco, Piccinich, Joshua not invited
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/usa-hockey-announces-world-junior-roster-jeremy-bracco-jj-piccinich-dakota-joshua/
- Published: 2015-12-07T12:48:36.000Z
- Updated: 2015-12-07T12:48:36.000Z
- Description: After leaving the NCAA for the OHL, Jeremy Bracco will not be putting on the Red, White, and Blue.
- Author: Adam Selvig
- Tags: Maple Leafs Prospects, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:01

As we creep closer and closer to the start of the 2016 World Junior Championships (22 days away!) countries are announcing their teams. SBN College Hockey had a good projection of a possible roster [here.](http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/2015/12/2/9831728/2016-united-states-world-juniors-roster-prediction?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Today is USA Hockey's turn and the [Maple Leafs](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/toronto-maple-leafs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) had a couple of American prospects available for them:

**Jeremy Bracco** 
**OHL Kitchener [Rangers](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/new-york-rangers?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) / Boston College** 
**14GP - 4G - 12A - 16P / 5GP - 0G - 3A - 3P**

Bracco began the season with Boston College, but left after five games to join the OHL's Kitchener Rangers. At BC he had three assists in five games, but against a younger competition Bracco has four goals and 12 assists, scoring at a 1.14 PPG rate. Bracco played for Team USA at the U17 (11P in 6 games) and the U18 (13P in 7 games), however it seems that USA Hockey has plenty of depth this year and won't be needing Bracco on the roster.

[TSN's Bob McKenzie broke the news last night ](https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/673680103319056385?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)(how is he so good at getting news out of Kitchener?).

You can read up on Jeremy Bracco [here](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/leafs-prospect-jeremy-bracco-intends-to-prove-people-wrong/) and [here](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/bracco-thriving-with-kitchener-rangers-after-leaving-boston-college/).

**JJ Piccinich**  
**OHL London Knights**  
**22GP - 16G - 14A - 30P**  
Piccinich has less of a history with USA Hockey, playing one game for the U18 team in 2014\. He previously played with Boston University in 14/15 scoring one goal and four assist in 25 games. This season with the London Knights he's at 1.36PPG and playing a top 6 role with Team Canada's Mitch Marner.

**[Dakota Joshua](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/246224/dakota-joshua?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)** 
**NCAA Ohio State** 
**8GP - 0G - 3A - 3P**

The Leafs only NCAA player who is eligible for the tournament, Joshua hasn't been lighting things up as a freshman for Ohio State, and is still without a goal. He has no USA Hockey history aside from a couple games. He's a long shot to make the team.

All of the players named later today will be in Boston for a pre-tournament camp before USA Hockey makes the official roster announcement. USA Hockey will make the official announcements at 3:30 p.m. today.

USA Hockey also announced that Buffalo will host the 2018 World Junior's, after Montreal/Toronto split hosting duties again next year. The 2018 Juniors will include a special outdoor game on New Years Eve between Canada and The USA.

The 2016 World Juniors kick off at 7 a.m. EST on Saturday, December 26th with Russia taking on the Czech Republic. Team USA's first game is later that day at 1 p.m. EST versus Team Canada.