Following Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team pre-competition camp in Winnipeg, Hockey Canada trimmed its roster with the release of underage players Antoine Morand (Mercier, Que./Acadie-Bathurst, QMJHL) and Gabe Vilardi (Kingston, Ont./Windsor, OHL).

The team now travels to Grand Forks, N.D. for the IIHF U18 World Championship April 14-24, with 21 players on the roster, including: three goaltenders, six defencemen, and 12 forwards.

Canada opens the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship on April 15 against Denmark; it will also play the Czech Republic, Finland, and Slovakia in preliminary-round action. TSN, the official broadcast partner of Hockey Canada, is broadcasting 12 games, including all of Team Canada’s match-ups at the IIHF U18 World Championship.

Canada has won seven medals at the IIHF U18 World Championship, including three gold medals (2003, 2008 and 2013).