{"id":3736,"date":"2016-11-29T13:34:56","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T18:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=3736"},"modified":"2018-01-17T20:43:56","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T01:43:56","slug":"2017-canada-world-junior-camp-roster-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2016\/11\/29\/2017-canada-world-junior-camp-roster-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Canada World Junior Camp Roster Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hockey Canada<\/strong> announced Tuesday morning the 32 players who have been invited to selection camp for the 2017 World Junior Championship<\/strong>, which will begin December 11 in Blainville, Que.<\/p>\n

2017 Canada World Junior Camp Roster Announced<\/h1>\n

The team’s preliminary list is comprised of three goaltenders, 10 defencemen, and 19 forwards. Nine players come from both the OHL<\/strong> and QMJHL<\/strong>, with 12 from the WHL<\/strong>. Two players, Tyson Jost<\/strong> and Dante Fabbro<\/strong>, play college hockey in the NCAA<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The roster is highlighted by 2015 first-round picks like Dylan Strome<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Mathew Barzal<\/strong>, as well as highly-touted draft-eligible prospect\u00a0Nolan Patrick\u00a0<\/strong>of the\u00a0Brandon Wheat Kings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Five players on the current selection roster are returning from last year’s team, with Barzal and Strome joined by\u00a0Thomas Chabot<\/strong>,\u00a0Julien Gauthier<\/strong>, and\u00a0Mitchell Stephens<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The selection camp in Quebec will run until December 14. Canada will play a pair of games against a U Sports All-Star team as well as the Czech Republic to assist in the decision-making process, before making final cuts to the roster. They will shave the current list down to 22 players before ramping up preparations for the tournament proper.<\/p>\n

The World Junior Championship will take place this year in Toronto and Montreal, with Canada’s first game on Boxing Day at the Air Canada Centre against Russia. They will be looking to improve on last year’s result at the World Juniors, where they finished third in their group and were eliminated in the quarterfinals by eventual champions Finland.<\/p>\n

Full Selection Camp Roster:<\/h2>\n

Goaltenders:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carter Hart –\u00a0Everett Silvertips (WHL)<\/em>
\nConnor Ingram – Kamloops Blazers (WHL)<\/em>
\nMichael McNiven – Owen Sound Attack (OHL)<\/em><\/p>\n

Defencemen:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jake Bean – Calgary Hitmen (WHL)<\/em>
\nGuillaume Brisebois – Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)<\/em>
\nThomas Chabot – Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)<\/em>
\nKale Klague – Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)<\/em>
\nDante Fabbro – Boston University (NCAA)<\/em>
\nSamuel Girard – Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)<\/em>
\nNoah Juulsen – Everett Silvertips (WHL)<\/em>
\nJeremy Lauzon – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)<\/em>
\nVictor Mete – London Knights (OHL)<\/em>
\nPhilippe Myers – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)<\/em><\/p>\n

Forwards:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mathew Barzal – Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)<\/em>
\nAnthony Cirelli – Oshawa Generals (OHL)<\/em>
\nDillon Dube – Kelowna Rockets (WHL)<\/em>
\nPierre-Luc Dubois – Cape Breton (QMJHL)<\/em>
\nJulien Gauthier – Val d’Or Foreurs (QMJHL)<\/em>
\nBrett Howden – Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)<\/em>
\nMathieu Joseph – Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)<\/em>
\nTyson Jost – North Dakota (NCAA)<\/em>
\nMichael McLeod – Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)<\/em>
\nNick Merkley – Kelowna Rockets (WHL)<\/em>
\nNolan Patrick – Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
\n<\/em>Taylor Raddysh –\u00a0Erie Otters (OHL)
\n<\/em>Nicolas Roy – Chicoutimi Saugeneens (QMJHL)<\/em>
\nZach Senyshyn – Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)<\/em>
\nBlake Speers – Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)<\/em>
\nSam Steel – Regina Pats (WHL)<\/em>
\nMitchell Stephens – Saginaw Spirit (OHL)<\/em>
\nDylan Strome – Erie Otters (OHL)<\/em>
\nAustin Wagner – Regina Pats (WHL)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Main Photo:\u00a0OTTAWA, CANADA – OCTOBER 18: Thomas Chabot #72 of the Ottawa Senators skates against the Arizona Coyotes during his first career NHL game at Canadian Tire Centre on October 18, 2016 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. \u00a0(Photo by Francois Laplante\/FreestylePhoto\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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