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Canada names 29

Canada names 29

Selection camp roster announced

Published 01.12.2014 11:52 GMT-5 | Author Hockey Canada
Canada names 29
Josh Morrissey, Sam Reinhart and Connor McDavid are among the potential returning players for Team Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship on home ice in Toronto and Montreal. Photo: Francois Laplante / HHOF-IIHF Images
Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League, announced that 29 players have been invited to attend Canada’s Selection Camp.

The roster includes two goaltenders, 10 defencemen and 17 forwards. Canada’s final roster for the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship in Toronto and Montreal will include 22 players, and must be finalized by Dec. 25.

Of the 29 players invited, seven are potential returning players; Chris Bigras, Zachary Fucale, Frederik Gauthier, Connor McDavid, Josh Morrissey, Nic Petan and Sam Reinhart represented Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship in Malmo, Sweden.

In total, 26 of the players named to Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp were drafted in either the 2013 or 2014 NHL Entry Drafts, including 15 first-round selections and seven second-round picks.

“This is a special IIHF World Junior Championship, and the opportunity to play at home in front of Canadian fans should make for a very competitive selection camp,” said Scott Salmond, vice-president of hockey operations and national teams with Hockey Canada. “We’re looking forward to getting the camp underway, and selecting 22 players who will make Canada proud with their performance this holiday season. I also want to say a huge thank you to Ryan Jankowski, Bruce Hamilton, and the rest of the Program of Excellence management group for their time, their passion and their wisdom.”

“On behalf of the Canadian Hockey League, congratulations and best of luck to all of the players invited to Canada's National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp,” said David Branch, president of the Canadian Hockey League. “The partnership between Hockey Canada and the CHL is a special one, and we’re excited to watch our players wear the Canadian jersey with pride in Toronto and Montreal.”

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“I would like to congratulate the 29 players who received an invitation today,” said Ryan Jankowski, director of player personnel with Hockey Canada. “There is a tremendous amount of depth in junior hockey in Canada, and to be among this group is a tremendous accomplishment. I would also like to thank the general managers and coaches of the Canadian Hockey League for their great support throughout this process.”

In regards to eligible players currently in the NHL, Hockey Canada will continue to communicate with NHL teams and is hopeful players may still be made available to Canada’s National Junior Team prior to the NHL’s roster freeze deadline on Dec. 19.

Canada opens the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship on Boxing Day when it faces Slovakia in Montreal. All of Canada’s games at the World Juniors will be broadcast live by TSN and RDS, the official broadcasters of Hockey Canada.

Tickets for the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship are still available in both host cities.

In Montreal, single-game tickets are now on sale for all 12 games at the Bell Centre, including four Team Canada preliminary round games and two-quarter-finals, starting at just $25. In addition, three mini ticket packages, including either four or five games, and all featuring at least one Team Canada game, are on sale starting at $170, plus applicable fees.

In Montreal, 13-game ticket packages include one Team Canada pre-competition game, four Team Canada preliminary round games, six other round robin games, and two quarter-finals.

In Toronto, 19-game packages include one Team Canada pre-competition game, 10 preliminary round games, two quarter-finals, two relegation round games, two semifinals, the bronze medal game and gold medal game.

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Team Canada - Selection Camp Roster

Goaltenders:
Eric Comrie, Tri-City Americans (WHL)
Zachary Fucale, Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)

Defencemen:
Chris Bigras, Owen Sound Tigers (OHL)
Madison Bowey, Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
Haydn Fleury, Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
Dillon Heatherington, Swift Current (WHL)
Joe Hicketts, Victoria Royals (WHL)
Samuel Morin, Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
Josh Morrissey, Prince Albert Cougars (WHL)
Darnell Nurse, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
Travis Sanheim, Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
Shea Theodore, Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

Forwards:
Nick Baptiste, Erie Otters (OHL)
Rourke Chartier, Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
Lawson Crouse, Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
Michael Dal Colle, Oshawa Generals (OHL)
Jason Dickinson, Guelph Storm (OHL)
Max Domi, London Knights (OHL)
Remi Elie, Belleville Bulls (OHL)
Robby Fabbri, Guelph Storm (OHL)
Frederik Gauthier, Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
Morgan Klimchuk, Regina Pats (WHL)
Connor McDavid, Erie Otters (OHL)
Nick Paul, North Bay Battalion (OHL)
Nic Petan, Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
Brayden Point, Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
Sam Reinhart, Kootenay Ice (WHL)
Nick Ritchie, Peterborough Petes (OHL)
Jake Virtanen, Calgary Hitmen (WHL)

 

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