Earlier this month, former Oahe Capital and Pierre native, Carter Sanderson would help Team USA win the gold medal at the World Junior A Challenge in Quebec, Canada.
The World Junior A Challenge is a round robin tournament, formatted like the Four Nations Face Off like the NHL did last year with two teams from Canada along with Sweden and the United States featuring the best USHL players in the country. Sanderson was selected to play for Team USA from the Muskegon Lumberjacks. Team USA would lose to Canada East 4-1 to open the tournament before winning the remaining four games beating Sweden 7-1, Canada West 4-0, Sweden again 4-2 in the semifinals and Canada West in the finals 5-1. Sanderson would pick up an assist in the 7-1 win over Sweden in the round robin before scoring two of the four goals in the semifinals against Sweden and then assisting on a goal in the gold medal game which ended up being the game winning goal. Sanderson says he was grateful for the experience to play at the international tournament…
Sanderson says putting on the jersey and representing Team USA was fulfilling a life long dream…
Sanderson says he’s been able to continue to play some of his best hockey through this tournament…
Sanderson won the Clark Cup in May and a gold medal in December in 2025.
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