Only one of the 20 players named so far does not represent National Hockey League (NHL) teams.
The World Championship, which will be jointly hosted by the Finnish city of Tampere and Riga, will take place from May 12 to 28.
One group match will take place in Riga, where Canada, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Slovakia, Latvia, Norway, Kazakhstan and Slovenia will compete, as well as two quarter-final matches. The Latvian national team will play the first match on May 12 directly against the Canadians.
For Canada, head coach Andre Turigny will be assisted by Ryan Troy, Dennis Smith, Alex Tanguay, goaltending coach Justin Pogier and video coach James Emery.
Canada’s national hockey players for the start of the world championship:
goalkeepers – Devon Levy (Buffalo Sabres, NHL), Sam Montambu (Montreal Canadiens, NHL);
defenders – Pierre-Olivier Joseph (Pittsburgh “Penguins”, NHL), Justin Berron (Montreal “Canadiens”, NHL), McKenzie Wieger (Calgary “Flames”, NHL), Tyler Myers, Ethan Beer (both – Vancouver “Canucks”, NHL), Jake Wallman (Detroit Red Wings);
forwards – Cody Glass (Nashville “Predators”, NHL), Jack McBain, Lawson Krauss (both – Arizona “Coyotes”, NHL), Milan Lucic, Tyler Toffoli (both – Calgary “Flames”, NHL), Peyton Krebs, Jack Quinn (both Buffalo Sabres, NHL), Scott Laughton (Philadelphia Flyers, NHL), Jake Neibor, Sammy Blaise (both St. Louis Blues, NHL), Joe Veleno (Detroit Red Wings), Adam Fentilly (University of Michigan, NCAA).
