4 RoughRiders to play at World Junior A Challenge

The United States Hockey League announced rosters Monday for a United States hockey team that will play in next month's World Junior A Challenge in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Forwards Michael Parks, Jeff Costello and Derek DeBlois will be joined by defenseman Mac Bennett on a U.S. team whose head coach is Mark Carlson of the RoughRiders. The tournament is Nov. 1-8 and consists of teams from Belarus, Russia, Sweden, the United States and two from Canada.

Carlson led the U.S. team, which consists of players from the USHL, to the gold medal at last year's tournament.

Below is the entire roster for the United States team:

Goaltenders: Eric Mihalik (Des Moines Buccaneers), Willie Yanakeff (Sioux City Musketeers)

Defensemen: Kevin Albers (Green Bay Gamblers), Mac Bennett (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders), Kevin Gravel (Sioux City Musketeers), Nick Jensen (Green Bay Gamblers), Kevin Lind (Chicago Steel), Nick Mattson (Indiana Ice), Eamonn McDermott (Fargo Force)

Forwards: Shane Berschbach (Indiana Ice), Connor Brickley (Des Moines Buccaneers), Jeff Costello (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders), Chris Crane (Green Bay Gamblers), Derek DeBlois (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders), Nic Dowd (Indiana Ice), David Gerths (Lincoln Stars), Matt Leitner (Fargo Force), John Parker (Indiana Ice), Mike Parks (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders), Nick Sorkin (Waterloo Black Hawks), Colten St. Clair (Fargo Force), Beau Bennett (Penticton – BCHL).