Cooley, Gauthier among 2022 NHL Draft prospects at USA Hockey camp

Logan Cooley
and
Cutter Gauthier
, each a top prospect for the 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft, are among the 60 players scheduled to take part in USA Hockey's evaluation camp for the 2022 and 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship.

The camp will be held July 24-Aug. 3 at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. It will include five goalies, 20 defensemen and 35 forwards.
The 2022 WJC will be held Aug. 9-20 in Edmonton. The tournament originally was scheduled for Dec. 26-Jan. 5 but was postponed Dec. 29 because of concerns surrounding the coronavirus. Players not attending the camp who took part in the 2022 WJC will be eligible to play when the tournament returns, regardless of whether they have turned 20 or not.
The 2023 WJC is scheduled for Dec. 26, 2022-Jan. 5, 2023, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Moncton, New Brunswick.
Cooley (5-foot-10, 180 pounds), a center with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program Under-18 team, is No. 2 in
NHL Central Scouting's final ranking of North American skaters
for the 2022 draft. He was second on the NTDP with 75 points (27 goals, 48 assists) in 51 games. He had 10 points (three goals, seven assists) and 23 shots on goal in six games to help the United States finish second at the 2022 IIHF World Under-18 Championship.
"He's very hard to contain, very hard to limit, and he has this brain that processes the game very quickly," NHL Central Scouting senior manager David Gregory said.
Gauthier (6-2, 200), a left wing with the NTDP, is No. 3 in Central Scouting's final ranking of North American skaters. He was second on the NTDP with 34 goals and was fifth with 65 points in 54 games. He also had nine points (three goals, six assists) and 30 shots on goal in six games for the U.S. at the U-18 Worlds.
"He's been very consistent all year as a point producer," Gregory said, "and his game has really evolved into where he can play in all situations, so he can kill a penalty for you because he's got good reach, good positional play without the puck."
Also slated to attend will be NTDP right wings
Jimmy Snuggerud
(No. 11) and
Rutger McGroarty
(No. 22), Northeastern University center
Jack Hughes
(No. 26), and NTDP defensemen
Ryan Chesley
(No. 18) and
Lane Hutson
(No. 25).
NTDP goalies
Dylan Silverstein
, No. 3 on Central Scouting's
final ranking of North American goalies
, and
Tyler Muszelik
(No. 4) each is expected at the camp.
The draft will be held at Bell Centre in Montreal on July 7-8.
Others scheduled to attend the camp include five players picked in the first round of the 2021 NHL Draft: defenseman
Luke Hughes
(No. 4, New Jersey Devils), and forwards
Tyler Boucher
(No. 10, Ottawa Senators),
Matt Coronato
(No. 13, Calgary Flames),
Chaz Lucius
(No. 18, Winnipeg Jets) and
Mackie Samoskevich
(No. 24, Florida Panthers).
One player eligible for the 2023 NHL Draft is also expected to be on hand: NTDP U-18 forward Charlie Stramel.
Ten teams will take part in the 2022 WJC: The United States, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland and Austria will play in Group A; Canada, Finland, Czechia, Slovakia and Latvia will play in Group B.
Latvia was added to replace Russia, which has been banned from international play because of its invasion of Ukraine.
USA HOCKEY SUMMER U-20 CAMP
GOALIES: Owen Flores, London, OHL (2022 draft eligible);
Braden Holt
, Everett, WHL (2022 draft eligible);
Kaiden Mbereko
, Lincoln, USHL (2022 draft eligible); Tyler Muszelik, USA U-18, NTDP (2022 draft eligible); Dylan Silverstein USA U-18, NTDP (2022 draft eligible)
DEFENSEMEN:
Sean Behrens
, Denver, NCAA (Colorado Avalanche);
Shai Buium
, Denver, NCAA (Detroit Red Wings);
Seamus Casey
, USA U-18, NTDP (2022 draft eligible); Ryan Chesley, USA U-18, NTDP (2022 draft eligible);
Brock Faber
, Minnesota, NCAA (Los Angeles Kings);
Ty Gallagher
, Boston University, NCAA (Boston Bruins);
Aidan Hreschuk
, Boston College, NCAA (Columbus Blue Jackets); Luke Hughes, Michigan, NCAA (New Jersey Devils); Lane Hutson, USA U-18, NTDP (2022 draft eligible);
Brent Johnson
, North Dakota, NCAA (Washington Capitals);
Wyatt Kaiser
, Minnesota-Duluth, NCAA (Chicago Blackhawks);
Connor Kelley
, Minnesota-Duluth, NCAA (Chicago Blackhawks);
Tyler Kleven
, North Dakota, NCAA (Ottawa Senators);
Luke Mittelstadt
, Madison, USHL (2022 draft eligible);
Ian Moore
, Harvard, NCAA (Anaheim Ducks);
Scott Morrow
, Massachusetts, NCAA (Carolina Hurricanes);
Ty Murchison
, Arizona State, NCAA (Philadelphia Flyers);
Jack Peart
, St. Cloud State, NCAA (Minnesota Wild);
Roman Schmidt
, Kitchener, OHL (Tampa Bay Lightning);
Ryan Ufko
, Massachusetts, NCAA (Nashville Predators)
FORWARDS:
Brett Berard
, Providence, NCAA (New York Rangers);
Blake Biondi
, Minnesota-Duluth, NCAA (Montreal Canadiens);
Jackson Blake
, Chicago, USHL (Carolina Hurricanes);
Thomas Bordeleau
, Michigan, NCAA (San Jose Sharks); Tyler Boucher, Ottawa, OHL (Ottawa Senators); Kenny Connors, Dubuque, USHL (2022 draft eligible); Logan Cooley, USA U-18, NTDP (2022 draft eligible); Matt Coronato, Harvard, NCAA (Calgary Flames);
Jack Devine
, Denver, NCAA (2022 draft eligible);
Tanner Dickinson
, Sault Ste. Marie, OHL (St. Louis Blues);
Josh Doan
, Arizona State, NCAA (Arizona Coyotes);
Dylan Duke
, Michigan, NCAA (Tampa Bay Lightning);
Riley Duran
, Providence, NCAA (Boston Bruins); Cutter Gauthier, USA U-18, NTDP (2022 draft eligible);
Isaac Howard
, USA U-18, NTDP (2022 draft eligible); Jack Hughes, Northeastern, NCAA (2022 draft eligible); Dominic James, Minnesota-Duluth, NCAA (2022 draft eligible);
Justin Janicke
, Notre Dame, NCAA (Seattle Kraken);
Matthew Knies
, Minnesota, NCAA (Toronto Maple Leafs);
Connor Kurth
, Dubuque, USHL (2022 draft eligible);
Samuel Lipkin
, Chicago, USHL (Arizona Coyotes); Chaz Lucius, Minnesota, NCAA (Winnipeg Jets);
Cameron Lund
, Green Bay, USHL (2022 draft eligible);
Carter Mazur
, Denver, NCAA (Detroit Red Wings); Rutger McGroarty, USA U-18, NTDP (2022 draft eligible): Hunter McKown, Colorado, NCAA (2022 draft eligible);
Owen McLaughlin
, Sioux City, USHL (Philadelphia Flyers);
Frank Nazar
, USA U-18, NTDP (2022 draft eligible);
Sasha Pastujov
, Guelph, OHL (Anaheim Ducks); Mackie Samoskevich, Michigan, NCAA (Florida Panthers);
Redmond Savage
, Miami, NCAA (Detroit Red Wing);
Landon Slaggert
, Notre Dame, NCAA (Chicago Blackhawks); Jimmy Snuggerud, USA U-18, NTDP (2022 draft eligible); Charlie Stramel, USA U-18, NTDP (2023 draft eligible);
Ty Voit
, Sarnia, OHL (Toronto Maple Leafs)