New York Rangers prospect Brett Berard was named to the United States’ preliminary roster for the World Junior Championship, the team announced Monday.
Introducing #TeamUSA’s preliminary roster for the 2021 World Junior Championship.
Details → https://t.co/jl5TjuVqJH #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/ZygW1II1go— USA Hockey (@usahockey) November 30, 2020Berard, 18, was drafted by the Rangers in the fifth round of the 2020 draft. The undersized forward led the US National Team Development program in goals-per-game last season and is set to begin his freshman season with Providence College, with the first games of the season abruptly postponed in November due to COVID.