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Patrice Cormier named Captian of Team Canada Juniors

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:41:12 +0000

Patrice Cormier of the Rimouski Oceanic has been named captain of the Team Canada Juniors squad. Cormier from the small town of Cap Pele becomes the first New Brunswick native to wear the “C” for the Team Canada Junior squad. To me this is a perfect choice as Cormier plays very hard and will do anything asked of him. In last year’s tournament, Cormier played an important role in shutting down the oppositions best players. This year I expect the Team Canada coaches to use him in an offensive role as well.

Team Canada Juniors make final cuts

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:17:45 +0000

The final Team Canada World Junior roster is set with the following players being sent home today:

F – Philippe Cornet
F – Cody Eakin
F – Scott Glennie
F – Louis LeBlanc
D – Tyler Cuma
D – Shawn Lalonde
D – Dylan Olsen
G – Matt Hackett
G – Olivier Roy

To view the full roster, please goto the Team Canada Junior Roster page.

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Team Canada Juniors cut four players

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:23:58 +0000

The dreams of playing for the Team Canada Hockey team for the 2009/2010 World Junior Championship were dashed for 4 young players today. Brent Gormley (Moncton Wildcats), Nicolas Deslauriers (Rouyn-Noranda), John McFarland (Sudbury Wolves), and Tyler Seguin (Plymouth Whalers) were all sent back to their respective Junior teams Tuesday morning.

The news isn’t too much of a surprise and three of the four (Gormley, McFarland, and Seguin) have yet to be drafted by and NHL team and figure to be in Canada’s plans next year. Seguin is a bit of a surprise as he has played very well this season in the OHL, but as mentioned could be a front runner for next years squad.

The Canada Juniors play an all-star university team in their next game before final cuts are expected.

Canada Juniors: First scrimmage Red vs White game tomorrow

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:28:52 +0000

The first Red vs White Team Canada scrimmage will take place tomorrow evening. These scrimmages serve as a good opportunity to show which players are ready to shoulder the load for Team Canada Hockey, and which are not quite ready. The Selection camp is very short, and show a strong showing in the practices and scrimmages are crucial. Here are the roster splits:

Team Red

G – Matt Hackett
G – Olivier Roy
D – Calvin De Haan
D – Nicholas Deslauriers
D – Dylan Olsen
D – Alex Pietrangelo
D – Marco Scandella
D – Colten Teubert
F – Gabriel Bourque
F – Jordan Caron
F – Patrice Cormier
F – Philippe Cornet
F – Jordan Eberle
F – Scott Glennie
F – Nazem Kadri
F – Brandon McMillan
F – Brayden Schenn

Team White

G – Jake Allen
G – Martin Jones
D – Jared Cowen
D – Ryan Ellis
D – Brandon Gormley
D – Travis Hamonic
D – Shawn Lalonde
D – Patrick Wiercioch
F – Luke Adam
F – Stefan Della Rovere
F – Cody Eakin
F – Taylor Hall
F – Adam Henrique
F – Brandon Kozun
F – Louis Leblanc
F – John McFarland
F – Greg Nemisz
F – Tyler Seguin

Canada Juniors Roster: A look at the Goalies

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:52:52 +0000

		Jake Allen, a 2nd round draft pick of the St. Louis Blues currently plays in the QMJHL for the Montreal Junior. Allen’s biggest asset is his excellent positional play, and his ability to control rebounds. He also has International experience with Team Canada, playing for the U18 team in 2007.
Jake Allen		Current Stats: 9-11 2.78 GAA and .908 Sv%
		Olivier Roy, a 5th round draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers currently plays for the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the QMJHL. Roy is almost the complete opposite of Allen. Where Allen relies on strong positional play, Roy prefers the butterfly style of goaltending and loves to challenge the shooters. He’ll sometimes take chances, but his athleticism allows him to recover quickly.
Olivier Roy		Current Stats: 12-11 2.88 GAA and .899 Sv%
		Matt Hackett, a 3rd round draft pick of the Minnesota Wild currently plays for the Plymouth Whalers of the OHL. Hackett is a big goalie that uses his size well in between the pipes. He also has excellent positioning skills. It doesn’t hurt that his uncle (Jeff) played numerous years in the NHL and is currently an NHL goalie coach for the Colorado Avalanche.
Matt Hackett		Current Stats: 15-11 2.58 and .938 Sv%
		Martin Jones, an undrafted free-agent picked up by the Los Angeles Kings currently plays for the Calgary Hitmen of the WHL. Jones had perhaps one of the best statistical seasons for any goalie playing Junior hockey last year. His record of 45-5-4 is simply amazing, but many believe was a product of his surrounding team mates. Nonetheless, Jones (like Hackett) is another big goalie who occupies a lot of space and uses it well in the net.
Martin Jones		Current Stats: 14-5 2.92 and .895 Sv %

The Team Canada Hockey executive has a tough decision ahead of them as all 4 goalies can play well when they need to. In my opinion, Jake Allen and Matt Hackett will be the goalies chosen to represent Canada and split time for the preliminary games. Goaltenders that possess strong positional skills generally fit well in Canada’s defensive systems . Typically a Team Canada goalie has two tasks: Get in front of the puck, and control the rebounds. Allen excels in both areas. With Allen’s experience and abilities, I believe he will be chosen as the goalie to play in the medal rounds for Team Canada and hopefully lead us to a gold medal.

What do you think?

Team Canada Hockey Roster: Juniors Selection Camp

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:37:28 +0000

The Team Canada World Juniors selection camp roster was named today and included a lot of new faces. Of the 36 players chosen for the selection camp, only 7 are returning players from the gold medal winning team last year. Returning players include Ryan Ellis (Windsor), Alex Pietrangelo (Niagara), Colton Teubert (Regina), Patrice Cormier (Rimouski), Jordan Eberle (Regina), Stefan Della Rovere (Barrie), and Cody Hodgson (Brampton).

The following represents a breakdown of the players by league:

QMJHL (10)

Jake Allen (Montreal)
Olivier Roy (Cape Breton)
Nicholas Deslauriers (Rouyn-Noranda)
Brandon Gormley (Moncton)
Marco Scandella (Val D’Or)
Luke Adam (Montreal)
Gabriel Bourque (Baie Comeau)
Jordan Caron (Rimouski)
Patrice Cormier (Rimouski)
Philipe Cornet (Rouyn-Noranda)

OHL (13)

Matt Hackett (Plymouth)
Calvin De Haan (Oshawa)
Ryan Ellis (Windsor)
Shawn Lalonde (Belleville)
Alex Pietrangelo (Niagara)
Stefan Della Rovere (Barrie)
Taylor Hall (Windsor)
Adam Henrique (Windsor)
Cody Hodgson (Brampton)
Nazim Kadri (London)
John McFarland (Sudbury)
Greg Nemisz (Windsor)
Tyler Seguin (Plymouth)

WHL (10)

Martin Jones (Calgary)
Jared Cowen (Spokane)
Travis Hamonic (Moose Jaw)
Colton Teubert (Regina)
Cody Eakin (Swift Current)
Jordan Eberle (Regina)
Scott Glennie (Brandon)
Brandon Kozun (Calgary)
Brandon McMillan (Kelowna)
Brayden Schenn (Brandon)

Other (3)

Dylan Olsen (AJHL – Camrose)
Patrick Wiercioch (WCHA – Denver)
Louis Leblanc (USHL – Omaha)

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Team Canada Juniors Hockey Roster to be named December 2nd

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:30:16 +0000

Team Canada Juniors Hockey Roster

Ahhh December. The snow is coming and the weather is getting colder. But the good news is the preliminary Team Canada Junior Hockey roster is set to be named Wednesday, December 2nd at 12 pm EST. These players will participate in the Team Canada Junior Selection Camp in hope to playing for Team Canada in the World Juniors tournament starting on December 26th. During the Selection Camp, the players will be divided into two teams: Team Red and Team White and will compete amongst each other in order to evaluate the players.

The selection camp games are as follows:
December 13th
December 14th
December 15th vs Saskatchewan CIS Hockey all-star team

Tomorrow the roster for the newest edition of Team Canada Hockey will be posted.

Team Canada Juniors: QMJHL vs. Russian all-stars

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:52:08 +0000

Each year the best QMJHL players form an all-star team to face a similar team filled with Russian players. The tournament is a great way for QMJHL players to showcase their talents in hopes of grabbing a Team Canada World Juniors roster spot. The first two games will be held in Drummondville, and Shawinigan before heading to Ontario. In general, the QMJHL sends the least amount of players (out of the OHL, and WHL), but there are a few that could have a large impact if selected.

F Patrice Cormier – Cormier played a very important checking role on last year’s gold medal winning squad. Named Captain for the QMJHL all-star team, I expect Cormier to be back with Canada come December and should compete for a larger role in the offense. The 6′2″ 208lb power forward will cause other teams fits.

F Luke Adam – Not many people are talking about Adam, but I am a huge fan of his two way game. He is off to his best start in his QMJHL career, and I can see him sneaking in and grabbing a roster spot for Team Canada.

F Jordan Caron – The talented spark plug plays a tough game and has a great shot. Caron may be on the outside looking in for Team Canada, but I think he should get a camp invite.

D Simon Depres – The first member of the Saint John Sea Dogs on the QMJHL all-star team, Depres posses great size and plays a great two – way game. Depres has represented Canada at the U18 tournament and I epxect him to crack Team Canada’s line-up in Regina this season.

D Yann Sauve – The second Sea Dog on the QMJHL all-star team, Sauve also posses great size and is a heavy hitter. I’m not sure if Sauve has enough to make Team Canada, but should get an invite.

D Charles-Olivier Roussel – Roussel will play any type of game he’s asked. Offense, Defensive, or Toughness, this guys can do it all.

G Jake Allen – I really believe that Allen will be Team Canada’s starting goaltender come the World Junior tournament. Allen posses great positioning skills and has very good lateral movement. He also has experience backstopping the Canadian U18 squad a couple of years ago.

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Players more than likely unavailable for Team Canada Juniors

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:22:12 +0000

The Team Canada Development Camp was held in August and included 44 of the best Canadian born Junior Hockey players. The entire roster can be seen at Hockey Canada.

With the NHL becoming a younger and younger league each season, Team Canada is left with some difficult roster decisions with many talented players remaining with their respective NHL clubs. Of the 44 players invited to the Team Canada Development Camp, the following may be unavailable to participate for Canada at this years tournament.

Forget About It

John Tavares – This should come as no surprise. Tavares is playing on the top lines and will not be let go for Team Canada.
Tyler Myers – Myers is logging big time productive minutes in Buffalo and barring a miracle will not play for Team Canada. Missing a 6-8 defensemen is quite a big blow!
Matt Duchene – Duchene is currently playing for the biggest surprise team in the NHL – the Colorado Avalanche. Don’t expect the two-way forward to be available for Team Canada.
Ryan O’Reilly – Another surprising Colorado Avalanche player. Most didn’t expect O’Reilly to make the NHL club this year, but he has been a pleasant surprise.
Evander Kane – Another young player logging major minutes is Evander Kane. With the lack of forward depth in Atlanta, Kane should not be expected to wear the Team Canada jersey.
Michael Del Zotto – Another defensman having a great year in the NHL. Named Rookie of the Month for October…Canada won’t be able to use him.
James Wright – Wright isn’t talked about very much with Stamkos doing so well, but he is also providing the Lightning with some valuable minutes and will not be available for Canada.

Possible

Alex Pietrangelo – Pietrangelo has only played 7 games so far this season for the Blues, but has played pretty solid logging 18 minutes some nights. Expect a decision on his future shortly.
Cody Hodgsen – I expected Hodgsen to have been playing for Vancouver out of training camp. With a slow start to the pre-season and a nagging back injury, I beleive he will be wearing a Team Canada sweater come December. That would be a big relief!
Ryan Ellis – I thought when he signed an entry level contract with Nashville that he may be unavailable. But it looks like he is still playing in the OHL and should be ready for Team Canada.

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Team Canada Junior Roster

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:10:30 +0000

Team Canada Junior Roster

General Manager: Rob Jones

Head Coach: Willie Desjardins
Assistant Coach: Dave Cameron
Assistant Coach: Andre Tourigny
Assistant Coach: Steve Spott

The following represents the Team Canada Junior Roster with their respective Junior team and hometown in brackets:

Goalies

Jake Allen (Montreal – Fredericton, NB)
Martin Jones (Calgary – North Vancouver, BC)

Defensemen

Colton Teubert (Regina – White Rock, BC)
Travis Hamonic (Moose Jaw – St. Malo, Man)
Marco Scandella (Val D’Or – Montreal, QC)
Ryan Ellis (Windsor – Freelton, ON)
Jared Cowen (Spokane – Allan, SK)
Calvin De Haan (Oshawa – Carp, ON)
Alex Pietrangelo (Niagara – King City, ON)

Forwards

Taylor Hall (Windsor – Kingston, ON)
Gabriel Bourque (Baie Comeau – Baie Comeau, QC)
Nazim Kadri (London – London, ON)
Brayden Schenn (Brandon – Saskatoon, SK)
Adam Henrique (Windsor – Burford, ON)
Jordan Eberle (Regina – Regina, SK)
Brandon McMillan (Kelowna – Delta, BC)
Greg Nemisz (Windsor – Courtice, ON)
Brandon Kozun (Calgary – Calgary, AB)
Stefan Della Rovere (Barrie – Maple, ON)
Luke Adam (Montreal – St. John’s, NFLD)
Jordan Caron (Rimouski – Sayabec, QC)
Patrice Cormier (Rimouski – Cap Pele, NB)

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