USA Hockey released its preliminary roster for the 2017 World Junior Hockey Championship on Monday, and 27 players are headed to camp in Buffalo, N.Y., later this month.

Five returnees from the squad that won bronze in 2016 will be back for another go-around:

Player NHL rights Brock Boeser Vancouver Canucks Alex DeBrincat Chicago Blackhawks Chad Krys Blackhawks Charlie McAvoy Boston Bruins Colin White Ottawa Senators

Here's the full roster, which will be cut down to 23 in time for the tournament in Montreal and Toronto:

Goalies

Tyler Parsons

Jake Oettinger

Joseph Woll

Defensemen

Ryan Lindgren

Jack Ahcan

Caleb Jones

Krys

Casey Fitzgerald

Adam Fox

McAvoy

Joe Cecconi

Forwards

Luke Kunin

Tanner Laczynski

Patrick Harper

Jordan Greenway

Joey Anderson

Erik Foley

Boeser

Jeremy Bracco

White

Clayton Keller

Troy Terry

Logan Brown

Kieffer Bellows

DeBrincat

Jack Roslovic

Tage Thompson

With only eight defensemen invited to camp, it's likely the three cuts will come from up front, where the U.S. boasts a lot of skill.

Boston University's Keller is dealing with a lower-body injury at the moment, but is expected to be fit for the tournament.

Six of the kids are from Minnesota, while five are from New York.

The tournament runs Dec. 26 through Jan. 5.