4 RoughRiders to represent USA in international tournament

Four members of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders have been selected to play for a team representing the United States at the World Junior ‘A' Challenge international hockey tournament December 14-20 in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Defensemen Charlie Curti and Mitch Reinke and forwards Adam Gaudette and Andrew Oglevie are part of a 21-member team of all United States Hockey League players. Sioux City's Jay Varady is the head coach for the squad, which will compete against teams from Russia, Switzerland, Denmark and Canada.

Here is the entire U.S. roster:

Defensemen - Charlie Curti (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders), Blake Hillman (Dubuque Fighting Saints), Bobby Nardella (Tri-City Storm), Neal Pionk (Sioux City Musketeers), Mitch Reinke (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders), Hayden Shaw (Waterloo Black hawks), Ryan Zuhlsdorf (Sioux City Musketeers).

Forwards - Anthony Angello (Omaha Lancers), Brock Boeser (Waterloo Black Hawks), Kyle Connor (Youngstown Phantoms), Dylan Gambrell (Dubuque Fighting Saints), Adam Gaudette (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders), Shane Gersich (Omaha Lancers), Robby Jackson (Chicago Steel), Dakota Joshua (Sioux Falls Stampede), Seamus Malone (Dubuque Fighting Saints), Tom Novak (Waterloo Black Hawks), Andrew Oglevie (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders), Tyler Sheehy (Waterloo Black Hawks), Joe Snively (Sioux City Musketeers).

Goaltender - Hayden Hawkey (Omaha Lancers).