Jack Peart is one of 32 players named to the roster, which will be trimmed to 23 before the tournament. Peart, who played in the last World Juniors tournament, is one of 10 defensemen on the preliminary list
Garrett Drotts joins former Thunderhawks teammate Grant Bischoff as a recruit for the Vikings. Drotts is playing this season for the Kenai River Brown Bears of the North American Hockey League.
The Grand Rapids (Minn.) native also discusses fishing, what he learned from last season, what it was like to play for Grant Clafton and how the 10 new players on the Huskies roster are looking on the Huskies Hockey Insider podcast with The Rink Live's Mick Hatten. Plus a guest appearance by a teammate.
The Thunderhawks won their game Feb. 8, but the key against the Huskies Thursday will be playing fast, “in-your-face kind of hockey,” according to coach Wade Chiodo.
