Parker Ford will be the lone New England representative out of the 21 players on the U.S. Junior Select Team that will compete in the 2018 World Jr. A Challenge. The tournament takes place Dec. 9-16 in Bonnyville, Alberta. The U.S. has captured the Gold Medal at the event four times: 2012, 2013, 2014 and...
Parker Ford will be the lone New England representative out of the 21 players on the U.S. Junior Select Team that will compete in the 2018 World Jr. A Challenge. The tournament takes place Dec. 9-16 in Bonnyville, Alberta. The U.S. has captured the Gold Medal at the event four times: 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016.
The Wakefield, R.I., native is in his second season with the USHL’s Sioux City Musketeers. He has six goals and six assists in 15 games played this season. A year ago, he posted eight goals and 14 assists in 51 games.
Committed to Providence College, Ford is a slightly undersized forward, but he plays the game the right way. He forechecks hard, hunts pucks and isn’t afraid to go to the greasy areas.
Prior to joining the Musketeers, Ford played two seasons at Selects Academy.
While Ford is the only New England native on the roster, several players slated to play for the U.S. are committed to area schools or have other connections to the region. Sioux City teammate, defenseman Luke Johnson, is also committed to the Friars.
Des Moines Buccaneers forward Matt Brown, the USHL’s leading goalscorer, is committed to UMass Lowell. Former Selects Academy teammate Zac Jones, now with the Tri-City Storm, is committed to UMass Amherst. North Dakota commit Shane Pinto, another former Selects Academy teammate, is also on the team.
Boston University commit Robert Mastrosimone of the Chicago Steel will be one of the team’s most-scouted players at the event. Waterloo Black Hawks forward Connor Caponi is slated to play college hockey at Yale.
The full roster can be viewed here.
The U.S. Junior Select Team will be led by head coach Anthony Noreen (Tri-City Storm) and assisted by David Wilkie (Omaha Lancers), Shane Fukishima (Waterloo Black Hawks) and Mark Abalan (Sioux City Musketeers).
