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Quentin Musty “means business” at the World Junior Summer Showcase.
That’s according to Steven Ellis of Daily Faceoff, speaking of the top Sharks prospect’s quest to make Team USA’s 2025 World Junior Championships squad.
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The 6-foot-2 American winger has opened the Summer Showcase in Plymouth, Michigan — Canada, Sweden, and Finland are also participating — with goals in back-to-back games. Summer Showcase performance is a key factor for deciding WJC rosters.
With Quentin Musty scoring just 8 seconds into the game, USA White leads Sweden 2-0 after the first. #WJSS
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) July 29, 2024
U.S. Goal Scorers:
Quentin Musty (Hendrickson)
Teddy Stiga (Minnetian, Ralph) pic.twitter.com/ei4yzM22Po
Musty was left off the 2024 gold medal-winning side.
He told Chris Peters of FloHockey on Monday what he learned from that disappointment.
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“Last year, the team was pretty stacked with a lot of high-end guys. [Was] just trying to make that team as a bottom-line guy, be reliable defensively,” Musty said. “When I ended up not making the team, it kind of opened my eyes to try and work on my defensive game, be more reliable.”