Woodbury’s Alaina Gnetz is one of 14 Minnetoans invited to the Team USA U-18 Selection Camp this month in Blaine. LPH PHOTO BY JEFF ANDERSON| Players set to gather Oct. 26-28 in Blaine, Minnesota |
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 31 players who have been invited to the 2026 U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team Selection Camp were announced today by USA Hockey. The camp, which will take place Oct. 26-28 at the Super Rink in Blaine, Minnesota, will serve as the final evaluation camp for the 2026 U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team with the final 25-player roster expected to be announced in November. Team USA will compete at the IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship in Sydney and Membertou, Nova Scotia, from January 10-18, 2026. Included among the invited players are 18 forwards, 10 defenders and three goaltenders, with 10 having previously represented the U.S. as members of the 2025 U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team. For the full roster, see below. NOTES: Katie Million (Hannibal, N.Y.) and Kristen Sagaert (Bend, Ore.) are serving as co-general managers of the 2026 U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team … Courtney Kennedy (Woburn, Mass./Boston Fleet), a two-time Olympian will serve as the head coach. Joining Kennedy will be assistant coaches Shelly Picard (Taunton, Mass./Long Island University), Greg May (Burnsville, Minn./University of Minnesota), Chris Bailey (Marietta, N.Y.) and goaltending coach Mackenzie Bruch (Powder Springs, Ga./Minnesota State University). |
Maddy Kimbrel of Orono High School.
2026 U18 WWC Selection Camp | Roster
First Name | Last Name | Pos. | Height (CM) | DOB | S/C | Hometown | Most Recent Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kylie | Amelkovich | F | 5-8 (173) | 4/29/08 | L | Glen Ellyn, Ill. | Shattuck-St. Mary’s |
| Maggie | Averill | D | 5-11 (180) | 9/9/08 | R | Wayland, Mass. | Assabet Valley |
| Bianca | Birrittieri | G | 5-7 (170) | 3/25/08 | L | Flower Mound, Texas | Pittsburgh Penguins Elite |
| Sydney | Boss Krohn | F | 5-8 (173) | 9/5/09 | R | Excelsior, Minn. | Shattuck-St. Mary’s |
| Haley | Box | F | 5-4 (163) | 3/10/08 | R | Eden Prairie, Minn. | Shattuck-St. Mary’s |
| Olivia | Braunshausen | D | 5-4 (163) | 11/9/09 | R | Lake Elmo, Minn. | Hill-Murray School |
| Lily | Bromley | F | 5-6 (168) | 2/2/09 | L | Carlisle, Mass. | Noble & Greenough |
| Jane | Daley | F | 5-5 (165) | 3/21/09 | L | Medfield, Mass. | Shattuck-St. Mary’s |
| Ava | Decourcey | D | 5-7 (170) | 7/24/08 | R | Rockland, Mass. | Assabet Valley |
| Alaina | Gnetz | F | 5-5 (165) | 1/25/08 | L | Woodbury, Minn. | Woodbury High School |
| Talla | Hansen | F | 5-5 (165) | 11/22/08 | R | Wayzata, Minn. | Benilde – St. Margaret’s |
| Sloane | Hartmetz | D | 5-3 (160) | 2/8/08 | R | Phoenixville, Pa. | Shattuck-St. Mary’s |
| Maddy | Kimbrel | F | 5-4 (163) | 5/5/08 | R | Long Lake, Minn. | Orono High School |
| Annabelle | Lovell | F | 5-3 (160) | 2/25/09 | R | Hingham, Mass. | Lovell Academy |
| Taylee | Manion | D | 5-4 (163) | 11/12/09 | R | Hermantown, Minn. | Proctor/Hermantown High School |
| Catherine | McCool | F | 5-6 (168) | 10/2/09 | L | Boston, Mass. | Boch Blazers |
| Jillian | McLaughlin | F | 5-6 (168) | 3/2/08 | L | Oceanside, Calif. | Rink Hockey Academy |
| Addison | McLay | D | 5-4 (163) | 6/9/08 | L | Hastings, Minn. | Hill-Murray School |
| Mia | Miller | D | 5-8 (173) | 4/3/08 | R | Dundas, Minn. | Northfield High School |
| Zahra | Nauhaus | F | 5-5 (165) | 1/16/08 | L | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Shattuck-St. Mary’s |
| Emily | Pohl | F | 5-7 (170) | 6/7/08 | L | Woodbury, Minn. | Hill-Murray School |
| Bailey | Rupp | F | 5-8 (173) | 8/22/08 | L | Bemidji, Minn. | Bemidji High School |
| Kateryna | Sander | D | 5-8 (173) | 3/4/08 | L | Chanhassen, Minn. | Holy Family Catholic |
| Christina | Scalese | F | 5-3 (160) | 1/17/08 | R | West Boylston, Mass. | Assabet Valley |
| Bria | Schilling | F | 5-5 (165) | 10/16/09 | R | Valencia, Calif. | Shattuck-St. Mary’s |
| June | Semling | F | 5-7 (170) | 8/27/08 | R | Champlin, Minn. | Champlin/Coon Rapids High School |
| Lindsay | Stepnowski | F | 5-6 (168) | 1/28/08 | L | South Glastonbury, Ct. | Loomis Chaffee School |
| Morgan | Stickney | G | 5-8 (173) | 1/18/08 | L | Manhattan Beach, Calif. | Shattuck-St. Mary’s |
| Chyna | Taylor | D | 5-6 (168) | 7/10/09 | L | Louisville, Ky. | Lovell Academy |
| Alexis | Ulrich | D | 5-9 (175) | 4/9/10 | R | Prior Lake, Minn. | Breck School |
| Cecilia | Wielenberg | G | 5-9 (175) | 3/6/09 | L | Downers Grove, Ill. | Team Illinois |