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Hockey Canada National Teams Summer Showcase Rosters Announced

By Ontario Minor Hockey Association, 06/21/16, 9:15AM EDT

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Over 20 OMHA grads will participate in the camps

Hockey Canada announced its invited players for the men’s camps as part of the National Teams’ Summer Showcase from July 26 to August 6 and 24 OMHA grads will take part.

In its second summer, the National Teams’ Summer Showcase will bring together Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team selection camp (44 players) and Canada’s national Under-17 development camp (111 players) in Calgary, at the Markin MacPhail Centre from July 26 to August 2. Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp (41 players) will be hosted in Toronto July 30 to August 2, and will feature a four-game series against the United States, Sweden, and Finland from August 3-6 in Plymouth, Michigan.

“This is a fantastic opportunity for us to showcase the talent we have across the country, and for our coaches and scouts to evaluate the players in our programs,” said Scott Salmond, Hockey Canada’s vice-president of hockey operations and national teams. “These camps are key in selecting our international teams for the 2016-17 season, and we are looking forward to hosting 196 players as they work towards their ultimate goal of wearing the maple leaf.”

Under-17 Team

Name Hometown Position OMHA Team OHL Team
Jacob Ingham Barrie G Barrie Jr. Colts Mississauga Steelheads
Dennis Busby Shanty Bay D Barrie Jr. Colts Flint Firebirds
Connor Corcoran Beeton D Barrie Jr. Colts Windsor Spitfires
Justin MacPherson Richmond Hill D York-Simcoe Express Niagara IceDogs
Carter Robertson Holland Landing D York-Simcoe Express Ottawa 67's
Dawson Baker Baltimore F Quinte Red Devils Sudbury Wolves
Ty Dellandrea Port Perry F Central Ontario Wolves Flint Firebirds
Jackson Doherty Ancaster F Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs Owen Sound Attack
Aidan Dudas Parry Sound F North Central Predators Owen Sound Attack
Nathan Dunkley Campbellford F Quinte Red Devils Kingston Frontenacs
Rhys Forhan Bradford F York-Simcoe Express North Bay Battalion
Cameron Hillis Oshawa F York-Simcoe Express Guelph Storm
Hunter Holmes Niagara on the Lake F Niagara North Stars Flint Firebirds
Adam McMaster Beamsville F Niagara North Stars North Bay Battalion
Connor Roberts Owen Sound F Grey-Bruce Highlanders Hamilton Bulldogs
Jack Wismer Stoney Creek F Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs Flint Firebirds

Canada’s national Under-17 development camp

From July 26 to August 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.

This won't be the first time that some of these players have been selected by Hockey Canada. Jacob Ingham was invited to the Program of Excellence Goalie Camp while Connor Roberts, Dennis Busby and Aidan Dudas all represented Canada at the Winter Youth Olympics in February.

Every player invited to the U17 camp was selected in the 2016 OHL Draft.

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 October 30 to November 5 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

Under-18 Team

Name Hometown Position OMHA Team OHL Team
Ian Blacker Oakville D Brampton 45's London Knights
Evan Bouchard Oakville D Oakville Rangers London Knights
Jakob Brahaney Hastings D Quinte Red Devils Kingston Frontenacs
Brady Gilmour Grafton F Quinte Red Devils Saginaw Spirit
Austin Keating Guelph F Guelph Jr. Gryphons Ottawa 67's

Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team selection camp

From July 29 to August 2, 44 players – four goaltenders, 16 defencemen, and 24 forwards – will participate in practices and three Red-White intrasquad games.

Evan Bouchard won the Memorial Cup with the London Knights this season.

Of the 44 players who have been invited to the selection camp, 22 will be selected for Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team for the 2016 U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup, August 8-12 in Breclav, Czech Republic and Bratislava, Slovakia. Canada has won the summer under-18 tournament 11 times in the last 12 years, including the last eight consecutive years.

National Junior Team

Name Hometown Position OMHA Team OHL Team NHL Team
Evan Cormier Bowmanville G Clarington Toros Saginaw Spirit 2016 Draft
Matthew Spencer Oakville D Oakville Rangers Peterborough Petes Tampa Bay Lightning
Graham Knott Holland Landing F York-Simcoe Express Niagara IceDogs Chicago Blackhawks

Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp

From July 30 to August 6, 41 players – four goaltenders, 14 defencemen and 23 forwards – will participate in practices on July 30-Aug. 2 in Toronto before playing in a series against the Finland, Sweden, and the United States at the USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan.

Players and other potential candidates will be monitored during the first few months of the 2016-17 season and at the CHL Canada Russia Series to determine who will be invited to Canada’s National Junior Team selection camp in December. In total, 22 players will be selected to represent Canada at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship when it returns to Canadian ice December 26, 2016 to January 5, 2017 in Toronto and Montreal.

-With files from Hockey Canada

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