Three Spitfires are among 196 players invited to attend Hockey Canada’s National Teams Summer Showcase July 26th to August 6th in Calgary.

Connor Corcoran, the club’s first pick (Round 2, #21 overall) in the 2016 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection is one of three Spitfires to be among 111 players looking to make a good impression, in hopes of representing Canada at the 2016 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Sault Ste Marie in late October.

Michael DiPietro and Gabriel Vilardi, who both played in the U-17 tournament last year, are among 44 players who will begin to vie for a spot on Canada’s entry at the 2017 World Under-18 Championships in Slovakia.

From July 26-Aug. 1, 111 players – 12 goaltenders, 36 defenceman and 63 forwards – will participate in practices and games on one of six teams: Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Red, and White.

Following the development camp, players will continue to be evaluated through the early season before 66 are selected to represent Canada on one of three national teams – Team Canada Black, Team Canada Red, and Team Canada White – at the 2016 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, which is scheduled for Oct. 30 – Nov. 5 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

This year, 110 players have been drafted or listed by CHL teams, including 42 from the Ontario Hockey League, 40 from the Western Hockey League and 28 from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.