After a week or two of rumours, the Team USA roster for the Olympics was announced today. Just as Frank Seravalli and Chris Peters from Daily Faceoff guessed, there are two Toronto Maple Leafs prospects on the final roster:
Matthew Knies was the Leafs’ top draft pick this past year, taken 57th overall in the second round. He’s been a revelation in the NCAA this year, with 20 points in 20 games and playing as one of the University of Minnesota’s top players on one of the NCAA’s top teams. He also scored in the one game Team USA played in the Men’s World Juniors before it got shut down.