Hockey Canada has invited 25 Western Hockey League players, as part of a group of 112, to attend Canada’s national under-17 development camp as the road to the 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge begins. The camp will take place July 19-26 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park.
During the week-long camp, the players – 12 goaltenders, 36 defencemen and 64 forwards – will be split into six teams for on- and off-ice training, fitness testing, intrasquad games and classroom studies. The breakdown of WHL players includes three goaltenders, eight defencemen, and 14 forwards.
The list of WHL players invited includes 17 who have already made their WHL debuts, led by Edmonton Oil Kings forward Dylan Guenther, the first-overall selection in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft. In total, 12 of the top 13 selections from the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft have been named to Hockey Canada’s list of invited players.
“The national under-17 development camp is the first step these athletes take in their Team Canada career,” said Shawn Bullock, director of men’s national teams in a release issued by Hockey Canada. “Ultimately, these players will learn what it takes to wear the Maple Leaf in international competition. We are here to support their development by providing the on- and off-ice experiences they need to achieve the dream of representing their country.”
Brad McEwen (Whitewood, Sask.), head scout for the Program of Excellence, and POE management group representative Martin Mondou (Grand-Mére, Que.) built the roster with assistance from six regional scouts. Shaun Sutter, Assistant General Manager and Director of Player Personnel for the Red Deer Rebels, and Jason Smart, a scout with the Vancouver Giants, served as the two regional scouts from Western Canada.
Following camp, players will be monitored through the early weeks of the 2019-20 season before 66 are named to one of three Canadian teams – Team Canada Black, Team Canada Red and Team Canada White – competing at the 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, scheduled for Nov. 2-9 in Medicine Hat, Alta., and Swift Current, Sask.
Media accreditation for the Team Canada Summer Showcase, which includes Canada’s national under-17 development camp, can be requested online. The full camp schedule is available on HockeyCanada.ca.
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| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Born | Hometown | 2018-19 Team | WHL Draft |
| Tyler Brennan | Goaltender | 6’3” | 183 | 09/27/03 | Winnipeg, Man. | Rink Hockey Academy (CSSHL) | PG 2018 (1,21) |
| Thomas Milic | Goaltender | 5’10” | 141 | 04/14/03 | Coquitlam, B.C. | Burnaby Winter Club (CSSHL) | SEA 2018 (3,51) |
| Drew Sim | Goaltender | 6’2” | 201 | 02/20/03 | Tees, Alta. | Delta Hockey Academy (CSSHL) | VAN 2018 (3,46) |
| Nolan Allan | Defenceman | 6’1” | 165 | 04/28/03 | Davidson, Sask. | Saskatoon Blazers (SMHL) | PA 2018 (1,3) |
| Nolan Bentham | Defenceman | 6’2” | 179 | 06/12/03 | Victoria, B.C. | Yale Hockey Academy (CSSHL) | VIC 2018 (1,13) |
| Corson Ceulemans | Defenceman | 6’1” | 187 | 05/05/03 | Beaumont, Alta. | OHA Edmonton (CSSHL) | MJ 2018 (5,100) |
| Carson Lambos | Defenceman | 6’2” | 203 | 01/14/03 | Winnipeg, Man. | Rink Hockey Academy (CSSHL) | WPG 2018 (1,2) |
| Kyle Masters | Defenceman | 5’10” | 151 | 04/09/03 | Edmonton, Alta. | OHA Edmonton (CSSHL) | RD 2018 (1,16) |
| Keagan Slaney | Defenceman | 5’8” | 174 | 04/10/03 | Airdrie, Alta. | Edge School (CSSHL) | EDM 2018 (1,20) |
| Graham Sward | Defenceman | 6’2” | 159 | 09/12/03 | Abbotsford, B.C. | Fraser Valley Thunderbirds (BCMML) | SPO 2018 (1,17) |
| Hudson Thornton | Defenceman | 5’11” | 168 | 11/04/03 | Winnipeg, Man. | Rink Hockey Academy (CSSHL) | PG 2018 (2,33) |
| Craig Armstrong | Forward | 5’6” | 161 | 06/05/03 | Airdrie, Alta. | Edge School (CSSHL) | PG 2018 (1,9) |
| Jake Chiasson | Forward | 6’1” | 157 | 05/25/03 | Abbotsford, B.C. | Yale Hockey Academy (CSSHL) | BDN 2018 (1,15) |
| Jayden Grubbe | Forward | 6’2” | 180 | 01/12/03 | Calgary, Alta. | Calgary Buffaloes (AMHL) | RD 2018 (1,7) |
| Dylan Guenther | Forward | 6’0” | 162 | 04/10/03 | Edmonton, Alta. | Northern Alberta (CSSHL) | EDM 2018 (1,1) |
| Tyson Laventure | Forward | 6’1” | 170 | 01/28/03 | Lloydminster, Alta. | OHA Edmonton (CSSHL) | PA 2018 (2,31) |
| Zack Ostapchuk | Forward | 6’2” | 174 | 05/29/03 | St. Albert, Alta. | Northern Alberta (CSSHL) | VAN 2018 (1,12) |
| Conner Roulette | Forward | 5’11” | 160 | 05/13/03 | Winnipeg, Man. | Winnipeg Thrashers (MMHL) | SEA 2018 (2,34) |
| Matthew Savoie | Forward | 5’9” | 172 | 01/01/04 | St. Albert, Alta. | Northern Alberta (CSSHL) | WPG 2019 (1,1) |
| Cole Sillinger | Forward | 6’0” | 181 | 05/16/03 | Regina, Sask. | Regina (SMHL) | MH 2018 (1,11) |
| Logan Stankoven | Forward | 5’7” | 168 | 02/26/03 | Kamloops, B.C. | Thompson Blazers (BCMML) | KAM 2018 (1,5) |
| Zack Stringer | Forward | 6’0” | 147 | 04/10/03 | Lethbridge, Alta. | Lethbridge (AMHL) | LET 2018 (1,8) |
| Sean Tschigerl | Forward | 5’11” | 173 | 04/11/03 | Edmonton, Alta. | OHA Edmonton (CSSHL) | CGY 2018 (1,4) |
| Kai Uchacz | Forward | 6’0” | 175 | 06/24/03 | Foothills, Alta. | Okotoks (AMHL) | SEA 2018 (1,10) |
| Trevor Wong | Forward | 5’8” | 134 | 05/04/03 | Vancouver, B.C. | Greater Vancouver Canadians (BCMML) | KEL 2018 (1,18) |
