Leafs prospects Biggs, Sparks make USA's 24-man roster  Cam
Charron December 23 2012 11:23AM  The roster for the United
States' national team at the upcoming IIHF U-20 world
championships was trimmed to 24 late last night, and to nobody's
surprise, Toronto Maple Leafs' prospects Tyler Biggs and Garret
Sparks both made the cut.  The US had some trouble in the pre-
tournament games, as did Canada, dropping a 5-1 game to Finland
for the last pre-tourney game and required overtime to defeat
Sweden. The Americans still have one more cut to make, and they
must do it before the tournament starts Wednesday, but it's
likely Biggs and Sparks both make the team. Biggs was used often
in the pre-tournament games, while Sparks should be the third
goalie on a squad that's allowed to take three. We'll see if he
gets any action.  Here's what Chris Peters at the United States
of Hockey has to say about Biggs' role:  Tyler Biggs –
Cincinnati, Ohio — A big power-forward-style right winger who
gets after opponents physically and c