2017 TEAM CANADA NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM PRELIMINARY ROSTER

Hockey Canada moved one step closer to finding out who will wear the red-and-white at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship, as 32 players earned an invitation to Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp in St. Catharines, Ont., Dec. 12-15.

Among the 32 players are seven returnees from last year’s silver-medal team: goaltender Carter Hart (Sherwood Park, Alta./Everett, WHL); defencemen Jake Bean (Calgary/Calgary, WHL), Kale Clague (Lloydminster, Alta./Brandon, WHL), and Dante Fabbro (Coquitlam, B.C./Boston University, HE); and forwards Dillon Dubé (Cochrane, Alta./Kelowna, WHL), Michael McLeod (Mississauga, Ont./Mississauga, OHL), and Taylor Raddysh (Caledon, Ont./Erie, OHL).

Following the four-day camp, Canada will pare down its roster to the final group of 22 players that will proudly wear the Canadian jersey in Buffalo, Dec. 26-Jan. 5, as they seek to win the nation’s 16th World Juniors gold medal.

Player	Pos	Hometown	Current Team	Draft
Jonathan Ang	Forward	Markham, Ont.	Peterborough (OHL)	FLA ’16 (4, 94)
Drake Batherson	Forward	New Minas, N.S.	Cape Breton (QMJHL)	OTT ’17 (4, 121)
Maxime Comtois	Forward	Longueuil, Que.	Victoriaville (QMJHL)	’17
Dillon Dubé	Forward	Cochrane, Alta.	Kelowna (WHL)	CGY ’16 (2, 56)
Alex Formenton	Forward	King City, Ont.	London (OHL)	OTT ’17 (2, 47)
Jonah Gadjovich	Forward	Whitby, Ont.	Owen Sound (OHL)	VAN ’17 (2, 55)
Cody Glass	Forward	Winnipeg, Man.	Portland (WHL)
Brett Howden	Forward	Oakbank, Man.	Moose Jaw (WHL)	TBL ’16 (1, 27)
Tanner Kaspick	Forward	Brandon, Man.	Brandon (WHL)	STL ’16 (4, 119)
Boris Katchouk	Forward	Waterloo, Ont.	Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)	TBL ’16 (2, 44)
Jordan Kyrou	Forward	Toronto, Ont.	Sarnia (OHL)	STL ’16 (2, 35)
Kole Lind	Forward	Shaunavon, Sask.	Kelowna (WHL)	VAN ’17 (2, 33)
Michael McLeod	Forward	Mississauga, Ont.	Mississauga (OHL)	NJD ’16 (1, 12)
Taylor Raddysh	Forward	Caledon, Ont.	Erie (OHL)	TBL ’16 (2, 58)
Sam Steel	Forward	Sherwood Park, Alta.	Regina (WHL)	ANA ’16 (1, 30)
Tyler Steenbergen	Forward	Sylvan Lake, Alta.	Swift Current (WHL)	ARI ’17 (5, 128)
Nick Suzuki	Forward	London, Ont.	Owen Sound (OHL)	VGK ’17 (1, 13)
Jake Bean	Defence	Calgary, Alta.	Calgary (WHL)	CAR ’16 (1, 13)
Dennis Cholowski	Defence	Langley, B.C.	Prince George (WHL)	DET ’16 (1, 20)
Kale Clague	Defence	Lloydminster, Alta.	Brandon (WHL)	LAK ’16 (2, 51)
Dante Fabbro	Defence	Coquitlam, B.C.	Boston University (HE)	NSH ’16 (1, 17)
Mario Ferraro	Defence	King City, Ont.	U. of Massachusetts (HE)	SJS ’17 (2, 49)
Cal Foote	Defence	Kelowna, B.C.	Kelowna (WHL)	TBL ’17 (1, 14)
Josh Mahura	Defence	St. Albert, Alta.	Regina (WHL)	ANA ’16 (3, 85)
Cale Makar	Defence	Calgary, Alta.	U. of Massachusetts (HE)	’17 (1, 4)
Logan Stanley	Defence	Waterloo, Ont.	Kitchener (OHL)	WPG ’16 (1, 18)
Conor Timmins	Defence	Thorold, Ont.	Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)	COL ’17 (2, 32)

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