Two @YTownPhantoms Named to U-17 Five Nations Select Team

According to a press release from the Youngstown Phantoms, new defenseman Ty Farmer, and Phantoms affiliate list player Luke McInnis have been named to the20-man U.S. Under-17 Select Team roster. The two will help represent the Red, White and Blue in the 2014 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament, slated for August 13-17 in Crimmitschau, Germany.

Farmer, who was tendered ahead of this year’s USHL Draft, comes to Youngstown after spending last season with the St. Louis Blues AAA U-16 program. The O’Fallon, Missouri native tallied 12 points (2g, 10a) in 31 games last season.

 

 

Selected in the third round (38 overall) in Phase I of this year’s USHL Draft, McInnis split his time last season between Hingham High School in his hometown of Hingham, Massachusetts, and the Cape Cod Whalers U-16 program. The 15-year-old defenseman potted seven goals and added 12 assists between the two teams, including three goals and an assist in 10 games with Cape Cod. He is the son of former National Hockey League (NHL) standout, Marty McInnis.

 

Farmer and McInnis join Kyle Connor as Phantoms who have been selected to represent the United States internationally in 2014. Connor helped Team USA capture Gold at this year’s International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) U-18 World Championship in Lappeenranta, Finland back in April.

 

This year’s Five Nations Tournament will feature teams from the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland, with Team USA scheduled to play one game against each team. Behind the bench for Team USA will be Sioux Falls Stampede head coach Cary Eades.

 

Below is the Full Schedule for Team USA:

 

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)
August 13	Slovakia	10:00 a.m.
August 15	Switzerland	1:30 p.m.
August 16	Czech Republic	9:00 a.m.
August 17	Germany	11:30 a.m.

 

This post is a modified version of the Youngstown Phantoms' actual press release.