Pair of Ducks Prospects Named to Team USA World Juniors Selection Roster

The calendar turning to December means that World Juniors is just around the corner. The annual U20 international tournament pits some of the world’s best youngsters against one another for two weeks.

The Ducks have two prospects on Team USA’s preliminary roster in forwards Carey Terrance and Austin Burnevik. Terrance won a gold medal as part of the U18 team in 2022-23 while Burnevik was part of the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2021-2023. Both players were also on Team USA’s World Juniors Summer Showcase roster this past summer.

Captain of the OHL’s Erie Otters, Terrance has 23 points in 24 games while playing in a top-6 role. He had a four-goal game last month and contributes on both ends of special teams.

A player who utilizes his speed to be a threat on the forecheck and off the rush, Terrance was selected by the Ducks with the 59th overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. He projects as more of a winger at the NHL level with the ability to use his speed to drive by or get in behind defenders.

Though he suffered a high ankle sprain during the OHL Playoffs last season, he still managed to put up four points during the six game series. It was his first taste of playoff hockey as a CHLer.

After a 40-goal campaign in the USHL with the Madison Capitols last season, Burnevik has kept up the momentum in his freshman season with St. Cloud State. He has 12 points in 13 games and has already been named NCHC Rookie of the Week twice. The 6-foot-4 winger was selected by the Ducks in the sixth round of the 2024 NHL Draft.

Burnevik’s offensive ability isn’t in question, his main issue is his skating. Improvement on his stride will allow him to have better bursts of speed and improving his agility will allow to have quicker turns when defending and controlling the puck in the corners.

With as much high-end skill that the Americans will likely have on their roster, Terrance and Burnevik have shots at being bottom-6 forwards.

Both players are contributors on the power play and penalty kill for their respective teams and their previous experience playing for Team USA in reduced roles at different levels may aid them in securing a roster spot.