The following year, he was a member of the USA's 2010 gold-medal World Junior Championship team. He scored no goals but earned three assists during the tournament. His teammates on the gold medal winners included fellow Rangers' draft picks Derek Stepan and Chris Kreider. The next year, he was an alternate captain for the USA's bronze medal-winning 2011 World Junior Championship team. He once again earned three assists in the tournament. One of his assists came on the game-winning goal in the bronze-medal game. He was named Team USA's best player in their win over Switzerland. He also tied Chris Kreider for the 2nd on the team in shots on goal with 20.