CALGARY 鈥� A total of 32 players have been invited to sa国际传媒's national junior team selection camp next week in Ottawa, Hockey sa国际传媒 said Monday.
Four goaltenders, 10 defencemen and 18 forwards were selected by the team's management group for the Dec. 10-13 camp at TD Place.
鈥淲e are excited to announce the 32 players who have earned invitations to selection camp in Ottawa, and begin the road to our ultimate goal of winning a world junior championship gold medal on home ice,鈥� U20 head scout Al Murray said in a release.
鈥淭his is a talented group of young players that is determined to represent sa国际传媒 with pride over the holidays, and we expect a highly competitive camp with several difficult decisions when determining our final roster.鈥�
Seven players from sa国际传媒's 2024 world junior roster -- goaltender Scott Ratzlaff, defencemen Oliver Bonk and Tanner Molendyk and forwards Easton Cowan, Carson Rehkopf, Matthew Wood and Brayden Yager -- were invited.
sa国际传媒 lost to Czechia in the quarterfinals of the 2024 tournament in Sweden.
Dave Cameron will serve as head coach of the Canadian team, which opens play Boxing Day against Finland at Canadian Tire Centre, the home arena of the NHL's Ottawa Senators.
Selection camp will include a pair of games against a team of U Sports all-stars. Once that camp is complete, the squad will travel to Petawawa, Ont., for a four-day training camp at the Silver Dart Arena.
sa国际传媒 will also play pre-tournament games against Switzerland, Sweden and Czechia
Canadian Tire Centre will serve as the primary competition venue for the Dec. 26-Jan. 5 tournament. It will host 17 games, including both semifinals and the medal games.
The additional 14 games will be played at TD Place, home of the OHL's Ottawa 67's.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 2, 2024.
The Canadian Press
