Four Spartans competing with USA-Blue in World Junior Summer Showcase

The World Junior Summer Showcase is beginning in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, with national teams coming together to get a sense of what their rosters are going to look like for the World Juniors Championships in December. While Michigan State has three Spartans are featured with team USA’s White team, four more Spartans are playing with USA’s Blue team.

For the second United States game of the day, the Blue team is going up against Sweden, where current Spartan Eric Nilsson will be suiting up. In the lineup for the Americans is current MSU defensemen Sean Barnhill and Tommy Bleyl, while Michigan State commit Brooks Rogowski is also featured in the lineup. Michigan State forward Cullen Potter is on the team’s roster, but he is dealing with a minor injury and will not suit up.

Team Blue takes on Sweden at 4 p.m. ET in the second game of the day at the World Junior Summer Showcase!#WJSS schedule and streaming: https://t.co/7VxHCaiLkgpic.twitter.com/P2UUgV1u3y

— USA Hockey (@usahockey) July 26, 2026

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