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Hockey Canada has announced the invitees to this summer’s National Junior Team summer development camp, set for Aug. 3-8 in Brossard, Montreal and Sherbrooke, Que. The list of 41 attendee includes 11 members of the team that finished fourth at the 2014 World Juniors in Sweden.
Headline members include 2015 draft eligible Connor McDavid, and 2014 possible first overall picks Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett at forward, and Aaron Ekblad on defence, as well as 2014 Starting goaltender Zachary Fucale (Montreal Prospect). Other players drafted by Canadian NHL teams are Nic Petan and Eric Comrie (Wpg), Frederik Gauthier (Tor), Bo Horvat (Van), Curtis Lazar and Ben Harpur (Ott), Jeremy Gregoire (Mtl), Darnell Nurse and Greg Chase (Edm); and Morgan Klimchuk (Cgy).
Below is the full list of invitees.
Hockey Canada Summer Camp Roster
Goalies
| Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Hometown | Current Team | Pro Status |
| Eric Comrie | L | 6’1” | 168 | 07/06/95 | Edmonton, Alta. | Tri-City (WHL) | WPG ’13 (2, 59) |
| Philippe Desrosiers | L | 6’1” | 192 | 08/16/95 | St-Hyacinthe, Que. | Rimouski (QMJHL) | DAL ’13 (2, 54) |
| Zachary Fucale | L | 6’1” | 181 | 05/28/95 | Rosemère, Que. | Halifax (QMJHL) | MTL ’13 (2, 36) |
| Tristan Jarry | L | 6’2” | 179 | 04/29/95 | Delta, B.C. | Edmonton (WHL) | PIT ’13 (2, 44) |
Defence
| Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Hometown | Current Team | Pro Status |
| Chris Bigras | L | 6’1” | 189 | 02/22/95 | Elmvale, Ont. | Owen Sound (OHL) | COL ’13 (2, 32) |
| Madison Bowey | R | 6’1” | 195 | 04/22/95 | Winnipeg, Man. | Kelowna (WHL) | WAS ’13 (2, 53) |
| Aaron Ekblad | R | 6’3.5” | 216 | 02/07/96 | Belle River, Ont. | Barrie (OHL) | 2014 Dft |
| Haydn Fleury | L | 6’2.5” | 203 | 07/08/96 | Carlyle, Sask. | Red Deer (WHL) | 2014 Dft |
| Ben Harpur | L | 6’6” | 216 | 01/12/95 | Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ont. | Guelph (OHL) | OTT ’13 (4, 108) |
| Dillon Heatherington | L | 6’3” | 196 | 05/19/95 | Calgary, Alta. | Swift Current (WHL) | CBJ ’13 (2, 50) |
| Roland McKeown | R | 6’1” | 195 | 01/20/96 | Listowel, Ont. | Kingston (OHL) | 2014 Dft |
| Samuel Morin | L | 6’6.5” | 210 | 07/12/95 | St-Henri, Que. | Rimouski (QMJHL) | PHI ’13 (1, 11) |
| Josh Morrissey | L | 6’0” | 184 | 03/28/95 | Calgary, Alta. | Prince Albert (WHL) | WPG ’13 (1, 13) |
| Darnell Nurse | L | 6’4” | 189 | 02/04/95 | Hamilton, Ont. | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | EDM ’13 (1, 7) |
| Travis Sanheim | L | 6’3” | 189 | 03/29/96 | Elkhorn, Man. | Calgary (WHL) | 2014 Dft |
| Shea Theodore | L | 6’2” | 182 | 08/03/95 | Aldergrove, B.C. | Seattle (WHL) | ANA ’13 (1, 26) |
Forwards
| Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Hometown | Current Team | Pro Status |
| Nick Baptiste | R | 6’1” | 198 | 08/04/95 | Ottawa, Ont. | Sudbury (OHL) | BUF ’13 (3, 69) |
| Sam Bennett | L | 6’0” | 178 | 06/20/96 | Holland Landing, Ont. | Kingston (OHL) | 2014 Dft |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | L | 6’0.5” | 190 | 02/24/95 | Sudbury, Ont. | Guelph (OHL) | DET ’13 (2, 58) |
| Greg Chase | R | 6’0” | 204 | 01/01/95 | Sherwood Park, Alta. | Calgary (WHL) | EDM ’13 (7, 188) |
| Michael Dal Colle | L | 6’1.5” | 182 | 06/20/96 | Vaughan, Ont. | Oshawa (OHL) | 2014 Dft |
| Jason Dickinson | L | 6’2 | 188 | 07/04/95 | Georgetown, Ont. | Guelph (OHL) | DAL ’13 (1, 29) |
| Max Domi | L | 5’9.5” | 194 | 03/02/95 | Toronto, Ont. | London (OHL) | PHX ’13 (1, 12) |
| Jonathan Drouin | L | 5’11” | 185 | 03/27/95 | Huberdeau, Que. | Halifax (QMJHL) | TB ’13 (1,3) |
| Anthony Duclair | L | 5’11” | 184 | 08/26/95 | Laval, Que. | Québec (QMJHL) | NYR ’13 (3, 80) |
| Robby Fabbri | L | 5’10” | 170 | 01/22/96 | Mississauga, Ont. | Guelph (OHL) | 2014 Dft |
| Frédérik Gauthier | L | 6’4” | 215 | 04/26/95 | Mascouche, Que. | Rimouski (QMJHL) | TOR ’13 (1, 21) |
| Jérémy Gregoire | R | 6’0” | 191 | 08/05/95 | Sherbrooke, Que. | Baie-Comeau (QMJHL) | MTL ‘13 (6, 176) |
| Jayce Hawryluk | R | 5’10” | 186 | 01/01/96 | Roblin, Man. | Brandon (WHL) | 2014 Dft |
| Bo Horvat | L | 6’0” | 203 | 04/05/95 | Rodney, Ont. | London (OHL) | VAN ’13 (1, 9) |
| Morgan Klimchuk | L | 5’11.5” | 180 | 03/02/95 | Calgary, Alta. | Regina (WHL) | CGY ’13 (1, 28) |
| Curtis Lazar | R | 6’0” | 198 | 02/02/95 | Vernon, B.C. | Edmonton (WHL) | OTT ’13 (1, 17) |
| Connor McDavid | L | 6’0” | 182 | 01/13/97 | Newmarket, Ont. | Erie (OHL) | 2015 Dft |
| Zach Nastasiuk | R | 6’1” | 191 | 03/30/95 | Barrie, Ont. | Owen Sound (OHL) | DET ’13 (2, 48) |
| Nick Paul | L | 6’3” | 198 | 03/20/95 | Mississauga, Ont. | North Bay (OHL) | DAL ’13 (4, 101) |
| Brendan Perlini | L | 6’3” | 205 | 04/27/96 | Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. | Niagara (OHL) | 2014 Dft |
| Nic Petan | L | 5’9” | 17 | 03/22/95 | Delta, B.C. | Portland (WHL) | WPG ’13 (2, 43) |
| Brayden Point | R | 5’8” | 160 | 03/12/96 | Calgary, Alta. | Moose Jaw (WHL) | 2014 Dft |
| Sam Reinhart | R | 6’1” | 185 | 11/06/95 | West Vancouver, B.C. | Kootenay (WHL) | 2014 Dft |
| Nick Ritchie | L | 6’2.5” | 226 | 12/05/95 | Orangeville, Ont. | Peterborough (OHL) | 2014 Dft |
| Jake Virtanen | R | 6’1” | 208 | 08/17/96 | Abbotsford, B.C. | Calgary (WHL) | 2014 Dft |
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