Hockey Canada unveils selection camp roster for 2022 World Juniors

With the 2022 World Juniors kicking off in over three weeks, Hockey Canada announced it's selection camp roster on Wednesday. Canada's selection camp roster includes 35 players, three goaltenders, eleven defencemen, and twenty-one forwards, which will be narrowed down to 25 players (3 G/8 D/14 F).

Goaltenders (3)
Brett Brochu (London Knights - OHL)
Sebastian Cossa (Edmonton Oil Kings - WHL)
Dylan Garand (Kamloops Blazers - WHL)*

Defencemen (11)
Lukas Cormier (Charlottetown Islanders - QMJHL)
Kaiden Guhle (Prince Albert Raiders - WHL)*
Daemon Hunt (Moose Jaw Warriors - WHL)
Vincent Iorio (Brandon Wheat Kings - WHL)
Carson Lambos (Winnipeg Ice - WHL)
Ryan O'Rourke (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds - OHL)
Owen Power (University of Michigan - BIG10)
Donovan Sebrango (Grand Rapids Griffins - AHL)
Ronan Seeley (Everett Silvertips - WHL)
Jack Thompson (Sudbury Wolves - OHL)
Olen Zellweger (Everett Silvertips - WHL)

Forwards (21)
Connor Bedard (Regina Pats - WHL)
Xavier Bourgault (Shawinigan Cataractes - QMJHL)
Mavrik Bourque (Shawinigan Cataractes - QMJHL)
Will Cuylle (Windsor Spitfires - OHL)
Zach Dean (Gatineau Olympiques - QMJHL)
Elliot Desnoyers (Halifax Mooseheads - QMJHL)
William Dufour (Saint John Sea Dogs - QMJHL)
Luke Evangelista (London Knights - OHL)
Jack Finley (Spokane Chiefs - WHL)
Ridly Greig (Brandon Wheat Kings - WHL)
Dylan Guenther (Edmonton Oil Kings - WHL)
Kent Johnson (University of Michigan - BIG10)
Hendrix Lapierre (Acadie-Bathurst Titan - QMJHL)
Mason McTavish (Peterborough Petes - OHL)
Jake Neighbours (Edmonton Oil Kings - WHL)
Cole Perfetti (Manitoba Moose - AHL)*
Joshua Roy (Sherbrooke Phoenix - QMJHL)
Justin Sourdif (Vancouver Giants - WHL)
Logan Stankoven (Kamloops Blazers - WHL)
Ryan Tverberg (University of Connecticut - HockeyEast)
Shane Wright (Kingston Frontenacs - OHL)

*- returning player.

Canada's selection camp will get underway on Thursday, December 9th. The 9th and 10th are scheduled practices, while the 11th and 12th will feature exhibition games against the USports All-Stars. Final rosters must be submitted to the IIHF no later than December 15th.

The 2022 World Junior Hockey Championships will get underway on December 26th. Canada will play the Czech Republic on the 26th, Austria on December 28th, Germany on December 29th, and will wrap up the group stage on New Year's Eve against Finland. All of Canada's games are set for 7pm ET/5pm local (MT).

On the road to Edmonton and Red Deer... 🍁

3️⃣5️⃣ players are Alberta-bound for 🇨🇦's National Junior Team selection camp, beginning Dec. 9 in Calgary.

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#WorldJuniors | #OurGameIsBack pic.twitter.com/xZOE5pJigL— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) December 1, 2021

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