Team Canada 2015 World Junior Selection Camp Roster

Lawson Crouse

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