Boston College forward Teddy Stiga is headed to the 2026 Spengler Cup with the U.S. Collegiate Selects, giving the Eagles a second player on the roster for the tournament in Switzerland.
Stiga’s addition follows last week’s announcement that fellow Boston College junior forward Dean Letourneau had also been selected. The USCS will take part in the 98th edition of the event, set for Dec. 26 to 31 at Eisstadion Davos in Davos, Switzerland. It will be the second time a team made up of college hockey’s best has competed in the tournament.
Stiga has already made his presence felt this season for Boston College. The assistant captain has two goals in five games, including the game-tying goal in last Saturday’s 2-2 tie at No.
4 Denver. Over 72 career games, the Massachusetts native has totaled 53 points, scoring 22 goals and adding 31 assists.
As a freshman, he was part of the United States team that won gold at the IIHF World Junior Championship and scored the overtime winner against Finland.
The U.S. Collegiate Selects will open the 2026 Spengler Cup on Saturday, Dec. 26 against Frölunda HC of Sweden.
The next matchup will come against host HC Davos on either Dec. 27 or Dec. 28.
The roster will eventually include 25 student-athletes from all six NCAA Division I conferences, and more names will be announced in the coming months.
The event itself carries plenty of history. The Spengler Cup was first played in 1923 and remains the oldest invitational hockey tournament in the world. Each December, six teams from Europe and North America meet in Davos, Switzerland during the stretch between Christmas and New Year’s.
The current roster includes: Teddy Stiga, F, Boston College
Tyler Dunbar, D, Union
Elliott Groenewold, D, Quinnipiac
Michael Hage, F, Michigan
Ty Hanson, D, Minnesota Duluth
Dean Letourneau, F, Boston College
Evan Murr, D, Minnesota
Jayden Perron, F, Michigan
Max Plante, F, Minnesota Duluth
Zam Plante, F, Minnesota Duluth
Brodie Ziemer, F, Minnesota
Hayden Stavroff, F, Dartmouth
Xavier Veilleux, D, Cornell
Lawton Zacher, G, Northeastern
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