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.”
Name | Hometown | Position | OMHA Team | OHL Team |
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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.
Name | Hometown | Position | OMHA Team | OHL Team |
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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.
Name | Hometown | Position | OMHA Team | OHL Team | NHL Team |
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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