Torey Krug Named to Team USA Roster for 2015 IIHF World Championships
The Boston Bruins may have missed the playoffs for the first time in eight years, but at least one player will take to the ice again before the spring is out.
Bruins defenseman Torey Krug is among one of the first 15 players named to Team USA’s roster for the 2015 IIHF World Championships, which get underway in the Czech Republic on May 1. Krug is one of 10 NHL players who were named to the team, along with others such as Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk and Edmonton Oilers forward Matt Hendricks. Two others – Steve Moses and Dan Sexton – currently play in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League, while three come from the college ranks: Michigan forward Dylan Larkin, Yale goaltender Alex Lyon and Minnesota defenseman Mike Reilly. The remainder of the roster will likely come from NHL teams that fail to make it out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
A native of Livonia, Mich., Krug signed with the Bruins in 2012 as an undrafted free agent after three seasons at Michigan State. Since bursting onto the scene during the Bruins’ run to the 2013 Stanley Cup Final, Krug has been a mainstay on the Boston blue line.
The 24-year-old has played 160 regular season games with the Bruins, scoring 26 goals with 55 assists. Krug’s 39 points this past season was second only to Dougie Hamilton’s 42 among all Bruins defenseman. He has skated in 27 playoffs games with the Bruins, tallying six goals and 10 assists.
The Bruins signed Krug to a one-year, $3.4 million extension in March. He was slated to become a restricted free agent after this season.
Team USA is looking for a better result than in last year’s World Championships in Belarus, when the Americans fell to the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals. The US has medaled just once at the World Championships over the past decade, capturing the bronze medal at the 2013 championships in Sweden.
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