USA Hockey

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Twenty-eight players attending the 2010 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp will remain to face Finland and Sweden in a series of international games this week and Rensselaer sophomore-to-be Jerry D'Amigo is among them.  There were originally 42 players auditioning for a spot on the U.S. National Junior Team that will take part in the 2011 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, Dec. 26, 2010 to Jan. 5, 2011, in Buffalo.

D'Amigo, a native of Binghamton, N.Y., participated in the 2010 World Junior Championship.  He finished second in the tournament - and on the team - in scoring with 12 points on six goals and six assists.  He was first on the team in goals and third in assists.  Among his goals were a game-winning goal and a power play goal.  He was also a plus-7.

He was named the U.S. Player of the Game twice and he had multiple points (5 goals, 1 assist) in each of the three games in the medal round.

For RPI, D'Amigo played in 35 games, tallying 10 goals and 24 assists for 34 points. He was third on the team in points, second in assists and fourth in goals. He was the 2010 ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year and a Freshman All-America by Inside College Hockey.com.

The 2010-11 Engineers return 21 players, featuring 15 forwards, three defensemen and three goaltenders. Among them are the top three scorers, including forward Chase Polacek, who led the team with 52 points (26 goals, 26 assists) and was recognized as the ECAC Hockey Player of the Year, a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award and a National All-America last season as a junior. Two others – goaltender Allen York and forward Brandon Pirri – also captured All-League recognition.