Canada names WJC roster
14 Dec 2011 | - Hockey Canada
CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), announced Thursday the 22 players that will make up Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship.
The announcement comes at the conclusion of Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp, which ran from Dec. 10-14, 2011 at the WinSport Canada Athletic & Ice Complex in Calgary. A total of 43 players attended camp.
Four members of this year’s roster – Brett Connolly (Prince George, B.C./Tampa Bay, NHL), Quinton Howden (Oak Bank, Man./Moose Jaw, WHL), Jaden Schwartz (Wilcox, Sask./Colorado College, CCHA) and Mark Visentin (Waterdown, Ont./Niagara, OHL) - helped Canada earn the silver medal at the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championship in Buffalo, N.Y.
Goaltenders Mark Visentin Scott Wedgewood
Defense Jamie Oleksiak Brandon Gormley Dougie Hamilton Mark Pysyk Scott Harrington Ryan Murray Nathan BeaulieuForwards Jaden Schwartz Michaël Bournival
Jonathan Huberdeau Brendan Gallagher Freddie Hamilton Brett Connolly Tanner Pearson Mark Stone Ryan Strome Mark Scheifele Boone Jenner Quinton Howden Devante Smith-Pelly