Quinton Byfield and Jamie Drysdale are two of six returning players invited to the Canadian national junior hockey team summer development camp for the annual World Junior Showcase.
Forty-one players will be on the field, which will be held virtually due to the ever-coronavirus pandemic, from 27 to 31 July.
Byfield and the winner will be joined by Bowen Byram, Dylan Cozens, Connor McMichael and Dawson Mercer, who helped Canada win gold at the 2020 World Juniors.
Alexis Lafreniere, the top-rated prospect heading into the 2020 NHL Draft, has been invited by Hockey Canada, but is not required to participate.
“We are excited to begin the preparations for the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship with this group of 41 players, and our full staff at the our online field, as we believe we have a good mix of veteran leadership and young talents eager to represent Canada during the holiday season,” said Scott Salmond, senior vice-president of national teams.”
Hockey Canada has also announced that Michael Dyck and Mitch Love will join the technical staff for the 2021 team as assistant coach Andre Tourigny.
“We are pleased to have Michael and Mitch all the coaching staff, as their Canadian Hockey League and international experience to compliment Andre’s leadership, as we work towards defending our gold medal in the ice house.” Salmond has said.
Dyck completed his second season as head coach of the Vancouver Giants of the whl. Love back in his role as assistant coach for the junior team after helping Canada win gold in 2020.
2021 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton and red Deer, Alta., Dec. 26 Jan 5, 2021.
Goalkeepers | |||||
Brett Brochu | L | 5’11” | 156 | London (OHL) | 2020 |
Sebastian Cossa | L | 6’6” | 206 | Edmonton (WHL) | 2021 |
Dylan Garand | L | 6’1” | 172 | Kamloops (WHL) | 2020 |
Taylor Gauthier | R | 6’2” | 190 | The prince George (WHL) | 2020 |
Tristan Lennox | L | 6’3” | 190 | Saginaw (OHL) | 2021 |
Defense | |||||
Justin Barron | R | 6’2” | 187 | Halifax (QMJHL) | 2020 |
Bowen Byram | L | 6’1” | 192 | Vancouver (WHL) | WITH the 2019 |
Jamie Drysdale | R | 5’11” | 170 | Erie (OHL) | 2020 |
Kaiden Guhle | L | 6’3” | 184 | Prince Albert (WHL) | 2020 |
Thomas Harley | L | 6’3” | 183 | Mississauga (OHL) | BY 2019 |
Kaedan Korczak | R | 6’4” | 200 | Kelowna (WHL) | VGK 2019 |
Ryan O’rourke | L | 6’1” | 169 | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | 2020 |
Matthew Robertson | L | 6’4” | 203 | Edmonton (WHL) | NYR 2019 |
Braden Schneider | R | 6’2” | 210 | Brandon (WHL) | 2020 |
Jordan Spence | R | 5’10 | 173 | Moncton (QMJHL) | LAK 2019 |
In the next | |||||
Adam Beckman | L | 6’1” | 174 | Spokane (WHL) | MIN 2019 |
Mavrik Bourque | R | 5’11” | 171 | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | 2020 |
Quinton Byfield | L | 6’4” | 215 | Sudbury (OHL) | 2020 |
Graeme Clarke | R | 6’0” | 174 | Ottawa (OHL) | SITARAMA.COM 2019 |
Dylan Cozens | R | 6’3” | 185 | Lethbridge (WHL) | BUF 2019 |
Jack Finley | R | 6’5” | 205 | Spokane (WHL) | 2020 |
Tyson Foerster | R | 6’1” | 193 | Barrie (OHL) | 2020 |
Ridly Greig | L | 5’11” | 162 | Brandon (WHL) | 2020 |
Dylan Holloway | L | 6’1” | 203 | Wisconsin (NCAA) | 2020 |
Seth Jarvis | R | 5’10” | 172 | Portland (WHL) | 2020 |
Peyton Krebs | L | 5’11” | 180 | Winnipeg (WHL) | VGK 2019 |
Hendrix Lapierre | L | 6’0” | 181 | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | 2020 |
Connor McMichael | L | 6’0” | 170 | London (OHL) | WSH 2019 |
Dawson Mercer | R | 6’0” | 178 | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | 2020 |
Alex Newhook | L | 5’11” | 190 | Boston College (NCAA) | WITH the 2019 |
Jakob Pelletier | L | 5’9” | 167 | Moncton (QMJHL) | CGY 2019 |
Cole Perfect | L | 5’10” | 180 | Saginaw (OHL) | 2020 |
Jacob Perreault | R | 5’11” | 198 | Sarnia (OHL) | 2020 |
Samuel Poulin | L | 6’2” | 216 | Sherbrooke (QMJHL) | PIT 2019 |
Jack Quinn | R | 6’1” | 179 | Ottawa (OHL) | 2020 |
Jamieson Rees | L | 5’10” | 171 | Sarnia (OHL) | CAR 2019 |
Ryan Suzuki | L | 6’1” | 180 | Saginaw (OHL) | CAR 2019 |
Philip Tomasino | R | 6’0” | 180 | Oshawa (OHL) | NSH 2019 |
Shane Wright | R | 5’11” | 180 | Kingston (OHL) | 2022 |
Connor Zary | L | 6’0” | 180 | Kamloops (WHL) | 2020 |