On Thursday, University of Minnesota Duluth men's hockey junior forward Jayson Shaugabay became the fourth Bulldog to be named to the 2026 U.S. Collegiate Selects roster that will compete in the Spengler Cup in December.

Shaugabay is the fourth Bulldog on the 2026 USCS roster, along with Zam Plante, his brother junior forward Max Plante, and junior defenseman Ty Hanson. The group will be joined by head coach Scott Sandelin, will serve as an assistant coach for the USCS team this year. 

The Warroad, Minn. native has started his junior season strong, dishing out 12 assists, which ties for second nationally. Shaugabay has 13 points in 12 games so far this season, including five multiple point outings. Last year as a sophomore, Shaugabay led the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) with 32 assists while compiling 43 points (11g/32a) in 40 games. For his college career, he has 82 points (24g, 58a) in 88 games at UMD.

The U.S. Collegiate Selects roster, which will feature a total of 25 student-athletes from all six NCAA Division I conferences, will continue to be announced in the coming weeks, with five players still to be added.

The Spengler Cup is the oldest invitational hockey tournament in the world, with the first edition held in 1923. The annual competition is held each December between Christmas and New Year's in Davos, Switzerland and features six teams from Europe and North America competing at the Eisstadion Davos.

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