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          Scouting notes on all 24 potential members of Team USA's WJC roster

          The likely No. 1 pick in the 2016 NHL draft, Auston Matthews hopes to lead Team USA to a medal at the World Junior Championship. Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images
          • Corey Pronman, Special to ESPNDec 22, 2015, 03:00 PM
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              Corey Pronman is ESPN's NHL Draft and Prospects analyst. He provides analysis on the top draft-eligible players, prospects drafted by NHL teams and all other relevant prospect information. He lives in New York.
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          Team USA enters the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship with a roster that should be in the mix for a medal of some variety. The Americans will be looking to improve upon the results of the 2015 roster, which was eliminated in the opening game of the playoffs.

          This will be the second time on the U.S. WJC roster for Auston Matthews, the Arizona-born center currently playing in Switzerland, who is ranked by many as the No. 1 prospect for the 2016 draft. He's joined in the eligible group by sons of NHL stars, as well as some of the top players drafted this past summer.

          Note that some players listed here will not be on the final roster, as the team has yet to make its final cuts ahead of this column being published.