USA Hockey added a few more players to its National Junior Team Evaluation Camp roster on Monday, and Penguins forward prospect Judd Caulfield was one of the players to receive an invite.
The camp, which will be held Oct. 8-13 in Plymouth, Mich., is part of the process for selecting the roster for the U-20 World Junior Championship tournament. This years junior tournament will be held Dec. 25, 2020, through Jan. 5, 2021, in Edmonton, Alberta.
Caulfield, 19, was the Penguins' fifth-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft. As a freshman at North Dakota this season, he scored four goals and eight assists in 29 games.
"He's growing," UND coach Brad Berry told the Grand Forks Herald of Caulfield's development. "He's growing his game. He's a big body. He's tough to handle. He skates well. He possesses pucks. When you get him on the ice and he's doing the right things with a player like (Shane) Pinto and a player like (Westin) Michaud, that's a pretty good line."
Caulfield is a product of the U.S. National Team Development Program, and once represented the U.S. in the U-18 World Junior Championship.
Canada held a virtual summer evaluation camp in July that primarily focused on player development through online education. Penguins top forward prospect Samuel Poulin participated in the event.