Team Canada named their roster for the World Junior Hockey Championship earlier today. There were no big surprises and I’ll have more on the roster in a little bit but here it is.
Six players hail from the QMJHL lead by returnee Patrice Cormier and teammate Jordan Caron. Seven players are from the OHL including four from the Windsor Spitfires. Eight are from the WHL including returnees Colten Teubert and Jordan Eberle from the Regina Pats. The final player is Pietrangelo, who’s on loan from the NHL’s St. Louis Blues.
Goalies
Jake Allen (Montreal Juniors)
Martin Jones (Calgary Hitmen)
Defensemen
Jared Cowen (Spokane Chiefs)
Ryan Ellis* (Windsor Spitfires)
Colten Teubert* (Regina Pats)
Calvin de Haan (Oshawa Generals)
Travis Hamonic (Moose Jaw Warriors)
Marco Scandella (Val d’Or Foreurs)
Alex Pietrangelo* (St. Louis Blues)
Forwards
Luke Adam (Cape Breton Screamin Eagles)
Gabriel Bourque (Baie Comeau Drakkar)
Jordan Caron (Rimouski Oceanic)
Patrice Cormier* (Rimouski Oceanic)
Stefan Della Rovere* (Barrie Colts)
Jordan Eberle* (Regina Pats)
Taylor Hall (Windsor Spitfires)
Adam Henrique (Windsor Spitfires)
Greg Nemisz (Windsor Spitfires)
Nazem Kadri (London Knights)
Brandon Kozun (Calgary Hitmen)
Brandon McMillan (Kelowna Rockets)
Brayden Schenn (Brandon Wheat Kings)
CUT
G Matt Hackett (Plymouth Whalers)
G Olivier Roy (Cape Breton Screamin Eagles)
D Tyler Cuma (Ottawa 67’s)
D Nicolas Deslauriers (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies)
D Brandon Gormley (Moncton Wildcats)
D Shawn Lalonde (Belleville Bulls)
D Dylan Olsen (Camrose AJHL)
D Peter Weircioch^ (Denver WCHA)
F Philippe Cornet (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies)
F Cody Eakin (Swift Current Broncos)
F Scott Glennie^ (Brandon Wheat Kings)
F Cody Hodgson*^ (Brampton Battalion)
F Louis Leblanc (Harvard ECAC)
F John McFarland (Sudbury Wolves)
F Tyler Seguin (Plymouth Whalers)
*Played on team last year
^ Injured