A look at the six players with Minnesota ties for gold medal-winning Team USA in the world junior championship.
MATT BOLDY
Forward • Boston College • Millis, Mass.
NHL draft status: First round, 12th overall, by Wild in 2019
Tournament stats: 7 games, 5 goals, 2 assists
BOBBY BRINK
Forward • Denver • Minnetonka
NHL draft status: Second round, 34th overall, by Philadelphia in 2019
Tournament stats: Seven games, two goals, four assists, plus-8 rating
BROCK FABER
Defense • Gophers • Maple Grove
NHL draft status: Second round, 45th overall, by Los Angeles, 2020
Tournament stats: Seven games, five assists, plus-8
DREW HELLESON
Defense • Boston College • Farmington
NHL draft status: Second round, 47th overall, by Colorado in 2019
Tournament stats: Seven games, two goals, two assists, plus-9
RYAN JOHNSON
Defense • Gophers • Irvine, Calif.
NHL draft status: First round, 31st overall, by Buffalo in 2019
Tournament stats: Seven games, one goal, three assists, plus-5
JACKSON LaCOMBE
Defense • Gophers • Eden Prairie
NHL draft status: Second round, 39th overall, by Anaheim in 2019
Tournament stats: Six games, one assist
The Gophers played with more urgency, but it wasn’t enough to keep them from another conference sweep, and they lost LJ Mooney to injury in the process.
