Canada names Ivan Hlinka roster
07 Aug 2012 | Henrik Lundqvist
Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League,announced Monday the 22 players who will play for Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2012 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament, Aug. 13-18 in Breclav, Czech Republic and Piestany, Slovakia.
- Hockey Canada / Eurohockey.comThe Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament is, except for the World U18 Championship, the most prestigious tournament for U18 national teams. Canada has won the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament four consecutive years. It will play in Group B in Piestany with Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland. Group A, which consists of Finland, Russia, the Czech Republic and the United States, will play out of Breclav.
Canada will face Czech Republic in a pre-tournament game in Piestany on Saturday, Aug. 11 before opening the tournament against Switzerland on Monday, Aug. 13. The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals on Friday, Aug. 17, with the gold medal game scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 18.
Canadian roster:1 G
Eric Comrie31 G
Zachary Fucale4 D
Chris Bigras3 D
Madison Bowey8 D
Kayle Doetzel7 D
Josh Morrissey2 D
Darnell Nurse14 D
Jordan Subban5 D
Shea Theodore9 F
Max Domi28 F
Jonathan Drouin10 F
Anthony Duclair21 F
Jérémy Grégoire19 F
Bo Horvat18 F
Morgan Klimchuk17 F
Ryan Kujawinski11 F
Yan-Pavel Laplante27 F
Curtis Lazar22 F
Nathan MacKinnon15 F
Nic Petan23 F
Sam Reinhart20 F
Nick Ritchie