DANBURY, CONN. – Cornell men's ice hockey senior forward and captain Ryan Walsh has been added to the roster of the the U.S. Collegiate Selects Team that will compete in the 2026 Spengler Cup in Switzerland, the organization announced on November 5th.
The New York native joins teammate Xavier Veilleux, who
was added to the roster on October 22nd. He also joins Dartmouth junior forward Hayden Stavroff and Union senior defenseman Tyler Dunbar, who were
announced among the first six on the United States roster on October 1st, as well as Quinnipiac junior defenseman Elliott Groenewold, who was
announced as an addition to the roster on October 15th. Walsh and Veilleux join forces with Cornell head coach Casey Jones, who is one of two assistant coaches for the USCS team.
The full roster will feature 25 student-athletes from all six NCAA DI conferences and will be announced in the coming months. The U.S. Collegiate Selects open play at the 2026 Spengler Cup on Saturday, Dec. 26, against Sweden's Frölunda HC before facing host HC Davos on either December 27 or 28.
As a junior in 2025-26, Walsh appeared in 33 of 34 games, concluding the season second on the team with 33 points (10-23—33). His 23 assists were the most on the Big Red, and he was one of two players with 20-plus assists, joining Veilleux. As of November 5th, he has recorded 41 goals and 89 points in 106 collegiate games. Walsh was also one of two ECAC Hockey representatives on the U.S. Collegiate Selects roster at the 2025 Spengler Cup; Quinnipiac's Chris Pelosi joined the squad as an injury replacement.
Walsh was drafted by Boston in the sixth round (188th overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft, becoming the fourth Big Red player selected by Bruins, joining Ken Dryden (1964), Casey Jones (1987) and Byron Bitz (2003). He was named to the USHL's First All-Star Team after logging 79 points (30-49—79) in 61 games with Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, breaking the previous franchise record that stood for 17 seasons.
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