Four players with ties to the New England region were selected by USA Hockey to play in the 2020 Youth Olympic Games. The 17-player roster will compete in the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games from Jan. 9-22 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Former Boston College assistant coach Scott Paluch will serve as the team’s head coach after...
Four players with ties to the New England region were selected by USA Hockey to play in the 2020 Youth Olympic Games.
The 17-player roster will compete in the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games from Jan. 9-22 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Former Boston College assistant coach Scott Paluch will serve as the team’s head coach after guiding the 2016 entry to a gold medal.
South Kent Selects Academy 15 Only goaltender Arthur Smith is the only New England native to make the roster. The 6-foot-3 goaltender is from Farmington, Conn., and helped his team win the New England District 15 Only Championship on Nov. 10.
One of Smith’s teammates with South Kent Selects Academy, defenseman Vinny Borgesi, will be alongside him wearing the red, white and blue. A small, puck-moving defenseman, Borges is committed to Northeastern.
The other goaltender is also a player with ties to the region. Originally from Calabasas, Calif., Dylan Silverstein now resides in Woburn, Mass., and plays prep hockey for Dexter Southfield.
The final player selected with ties to the region is Boston University recruit Lane Hutson, an offensive-minded, puck-moving defenseman with the North Jersey Avalanche 16-U.
Among the previous USA Hockey players to have played in this tournament are Jack Eichel (North Chelmsford, Mass./Boston University) and current World Junior player Oliver Wahlstrom (Quincy, Mass.).
Gionta to have jersey retired
Former Boston College All-American Brian Gionta (Class of 2001) will have his jersey retired by the program during the Eagles’ home game against Merrimack on Saturday, Feb. 15.
Before going on to a long NHL career, Gionta was a three-time Hobey Baker finalist (1999, 2000, 2001) and captained BC to the 2001 NCAA championship, the program’s first since 1949. He graduated as BC’s all-time leader in goals (123) and ranks second all-time in points (232) behind David Emma (Cranston, R.I.).
Gionta also was named to the Class of 2019 for the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. He will be enshrined along with Gary Bettman, Neal Henderson, former Bruins goalie Tim Thomas and Krissy Wendell on Dec. 12 at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C.
