Joe Masonius, the 181st overall pick, split time between the Jersey Hitmen USP3 and Premier teams in the 2012-13 season before joining the National Team Development Program. He will be a sophomore at University of Connecticut this season.

According to the Pittsburgh Penguins web site, "This is the second-straight year Masonius will be attending camp, as the University of Connecticut product attended last year as an amateur tryout."