The camp, which includes 16 forwards, 10 defensemen and four goalies, runs Monday through Wednesday and is the initial step in naming the team that will represent the United States at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship.
The morning and afternoon sessions focused primarily on chemistry, line rushes and specialty teams.
"I think every day is kind of trying to find some chemistry with lines," Beniers said. "I was pretty lucky that I was with
Brett Berard
(New York Rangers) today. We've been playing together our whole lives, so it's not too hard to find chemistry there because that's kind of always been there for me and him.
"I think these first couple of days are kind of for getting the systems down, figuring out the penalty kill and power play. That's kind of the main focus of these practices; getting some good work in and then finding some chemistry with some lines is I'd say an extra benefit."
The tournament is scheduled to be played from Dec. 26 through Jan. 5 in Red Deer and Edmonton, Alberta.
The 25-player roster is expected to be named Wednesday, and the team will then travel to Edmonton, quarantine for 48 hours before continuing training. It will play two exhibition games against the Czech Republic at Gary W. Harris Centre in Red Deer on Dec. 20 and Finland at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Dec. 22.
The United States will try to win the tournament back to back for the first time after defeating Canada 2-0 in the 2021 championship game. Canada was the last team to do so, winning five straight from 2005-09.
Here are three other things learned at selection camp Monday: