Canadian roster announced for Canada-Russia Challenge

15 Jun 2012 | - Hockey Canada

CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League, announced Friday a roster of 28 players that will represent Canada in the 2012 Canada-Russia Challenge in August, an event that replaces Canada’s National Junior Team summer development camp for this season.

Canada’s roster, comprised of three goaltenders, 10 defencemen and 15 forwards, was selected by Kevin Prendergast, head scout of the men’s Program of Excellence for Hockey Canada, along with Hockey Canada senior director of hockey operations and national teams Scott Salmond, and the team’s coaching staff, comprised of head coach Steve Spott (Waterloo, Ont./Kitchener, OHL), Mario Duhamel (St-Bruno, Que./Drummondville, QMJHL), Don Nachbaur (Prince George, B.C./Spokane, WHL) and André Tourigny (Nicolet, Que./Rouyn-Noranda, QMJHL).

Prendergast will continue to monitor these players and other potential candidates during the first few months of the 2012-13 season and at the CHL Subway Super Series to determine who will be invited to Canada’s National Junior Team selection camp in December. In total, 22 players will be selected to represent Canada at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship, December 26, 2012 to January 5, 2013 in Ufa, Russia.

Goaltenders
Malcolm Subban
Laurent Brossoit
Maxime Lagacé

Defensemen
Mathew Dumba
Cody Ceci
Dougie Hamilton
Morgan Rielly
Scott Harrington
Griffin Reinhart
Xavier Ouellet
Ryan Murphy
Ryan Murray
Adam Pelech

Forwards
Phillip Di Giuseppe
Hunter Shinkaruk
Charles Hudon
Jonathan Huberdeau
Thomas Wilson
Kevin Roy
Ryan Strome
Mark Scheifele
Sean Monahan
Phillip Danault
Boone Jenner
Lukas Sutter
Ty Rattie
Brendan Leipsic
Lucas Lessio