PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Providence College sophomore right wing Jon DiSalvatore
of South Windsor, Conn., was named to the 2001 U.S. National Junior Team on
Tuesday, December 5.  The U.S. National Junior Team will compete at the
2001 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship on
December 26, 2000 - January 5, 2001 in Moscow and other cities in
Russia.  The tournament features the world's top players under 20 years old.
         DiSalvatore is the first Friar to compete for the U.S. National
Junior Team since defenseman Jay Leach played for the 1998 squad in
Helsinki, Finland.
         The 22-player roster features seven returning players from last
year's team and 14 National Hockey League draftees, including DiSalvatore
who was selected in the fourth round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the San
Jose Sharks.
         DiSalvatore, a 6-foot-1-inch, 185-pound right wing, has registered
16 points (five goals, 11 assists) in 14 games this season.  He is tied for
second on the team in scoring and is tied for the team lead in assists with
11.  In 52 career games at Providence, DiSalvatore has recorded 20 goals
and 23 assists.
         DiSalvatore, a 1999 graduate of South Windsor High School, is the
son of Colombo and Karen DiSalvatore.  Prior to attending Providence,
DiSalvatore played for the New England Junior Coyotes and led the EJHL in
scoring with 120 points (45 goals, 75 assists).  He also earned 1999 EJHL
MVP honors.
         The ninth-ranked Friars, 8-3-3, return to action with a home game
against UMass-Amherst on December 8.

M.J. Connors
Providence College
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