Hockey Canada announced 29 players have been invited to attend Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp, beginning Dec. 11 at the MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence in Toronto, Ont.
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.
Kingston’s Lawson Crouse joins the injured Connor McDavid as the only NHL Draft eligible players invited to the camp. We mentioned back in our pre-season newsletter that we thought Crouse might be able to earn an invite based on his play at the Ivan Hlinka tourney.
Goaltenders/Gardiens de but | |||||||
Eric Comrie | L/G | 6’1″ | 168 | 07/06/95 | Edmonton, Alta./Alb. | Tri-City (WHL) | WPG ’13 (2, 59) |
*Zachary Fucale | L/G | 6’1″ | 181 | 05/28/95 | Rosemère, Que./Qc | Halifax (QMJHL) | MTL ’13 (2, 36) |
Defence/Défenseurs | |||||||
*Chris Bigras | L/G | 6’1″ | 189 | 02/22/95 | Elmvale, Ont. | Owen Sound (OHL) | COL ’13 (2, 32) |
Madison Bowey | R/D | 6’1″ | 195 | 04/22/95 | Winnipeg, Man. | Kelowna (WHL) | WAS ’13 (2, 53) |
Haydn Fleury | L/G | 6’2.5″ | 203 | 07/08/96 | Carlyle, Sask. | Red Deer (WHL) | CAR ’14 (1, 7) |
Dillon Heatherington | L/G | 6’3″ | 196 | 05/19/95 | Calgary, Alta./Alb. | Swift Current (WHL) | CBJ ’13 (2, 50) |
Joe Hicketts | L/G | 5’8″ | 186 | 05/04/96 | Kamloops, B.C./C.-B. | Victoria (WHL) | DET ’14 (FA/JA) |
Samuel Morin | L/G | 6’7″ | 224 | 07/12/95 | St-Henri, Que./Qc | Rimouski (QMJHL) | PHI ’13 (1, 11) |
*Josh Morrissey | L/G | 6’0″ | 194 | 03/28/95 | Calgary, Alta./Alb. | Prince Albert (WHL) | WPG ’13 (1, 13) |
Darnell Nurse | L/G | 6’4″ | 189 | 02/04/95 | Hamilton, Ont. | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | EDM ’13 (1, 7) |
Travis Sanheim | L/G | 6’3″ | 189 | 03/29/96 | Elkhorn, Man. | Calgary (WHL) | PHI ’14 (1, 17) |
Shea Theodore | L/G | 6’2″ | 182 | 08/03/95 | Aldergrove, B.C./C.-B. | Seattle (WHL) | ANA ’13 (1, 26) |
Forwards/Avants | |||||||
Nick Baptiste | R/D | 6’1″ | 198 | 08/04/95 | Ottawa, Ont. | Erie (OHL) | BUF ’13 (3, 69) |
Rourke Chartier | L/G | 5’10.5″ | 177 | 04/03/96 | Saskatoon, Sask. | Kelowna (WHL) | SJS ’14 (5, 149) |
Lawson Crouse | L/G | 6’4″ | 211 | 06/23/97 | Mount Brydges, Ont. | Kingston (OHL) | 2015 Dft/Rep. |
Michael Dal Colle | L/G | 6’1.5″ | 182 | 06/20/96 | Vaughan, Ont. | Oshawa (OHL) | NYI ’14 (1, 5) |
Jason Dickinson | L/G | 6’2″ | 188 | 07/04/95 | Georgetown, Ont. | Guelph (OHL) | DAL ’13 (1, 29) |
Max Domi | L/G | 5’9.5″ | 194 | 03/02/95 | Toronto, Ont. | London (OHL) | ARI ’13 (1, 12) |
Rémi Elie | L/G | 6’1″ | 201 | 04/16/95 | Green Valley, Ont. | Belleville (OHL) | DAL ’13 (2, 40) |
Robby Fabbri | L/G | 5’10” | 170 | 01/22/96 | Mississauga, Ont. | Guelph (OHL) | STL ’14 (1, 21) |
*Frédérik Gauthier | L/G | 6’4″ | 215 | 04/26/95 | St-Lin-Laurentides, Que./Qc | Rimouski (QMJHL) | TOR ’13 (1, 21) |
Morgan Klimchuk | L/G | 5’11.5″ | 180 | 03/02/95 | Calgary, Alta./Alb. | Regina (WHL) | CGY ’13 (1, 28) |
*Connor McDavid | L/G | 6’0″ | 182 | 01/13/97 | Newmarket, Ont. | Erie (OHL) | 2015 Dft/Rep. |
Nick Paul | L/G | 6’3″ | 198 | 03/20/95 | Mississauga, Ont. | North Bay (OHL) | DAL ’13 (4, 101)/OTT |
*Nic Petan | L/G | 5’9″ | 170 | 03/22/95 | Delta, B.C./C-B. | Portland (WHL) | WPG ’13 (2, 43) |
Brayden Point | R/D | 5’8″ | 160 | 03/12/95 | Calgary, Alta./Alb. | Moose Jaw (WHL) | TB ’14 (3, 79) |
*Sam Reinhart | R/D | 6’1″ | 185 | 11/06/95 | West Vancouver, B.C./C.-B. | Kootenay (WHL) | BUF ’14 (1, 2) |
Nick Ritchie | L/G | 6’2.5″ | 226 | 12/05/95 | Orangeville, Ont. | Peterborough (OHL) | ANA ’14 (1, 10) |
Jake Virtanen | R/D | 6’1″ | 208 | 08/17/96 | Abbotsford, B.C./C.-B. | Calgary (WHL) | VAN ’14 (1, 6) |
* Played for Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship/ A représenté le Canada au Championnat mondial junior 2014 de l’IIHF |