Before he begins his junior year at North Branch Area High School, Brady Meyer will trade his Viking colors for the red, white and blue of Team USA.
The hockey star was recently selected as a member of the United States U18 Select squad that will compete in the Ivan Hlinka Memorial U18 Junior World Cup next month in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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