Nov 28, 2014
Button: Projecting Canada's WJHC roster - Final Edition
Team Canada doesn't announce its World Junior Championship Selection Camp roster until Monday. With that in mind, TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button gives you TSN.ca's projection of leading contenders to make the team whose mandate will be clear: end Canada's five-year gold medal drought.
By Craig Button
Team Canada doesn't announce its World Junior Championship Selection Camp roster until Monday – but today we give you our projection of leading contenders to make the team whose mandate will be clear: end Canada's five-year gold medal drought.
Listed are the top five candidates at each position, led by goalie Zach Fucale, defencemen Josh Morrissey and Sam Morin, left winger Max Domi, centre Connor McDavid and right winger Sam Reinhart.
Not included are any of the four NHLers who may yet be made available to the team: 2014 Team Canada forwards Jonathan Drouin (Tampa Bay), Curtis Lazar (Ottawa) and Bo Horvat (Vancouver), plus forward Anthony Duclair (Rangers).
Forwards
| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
|---|---|---|
| Max Domi (London) | Connor McDavid (Erie) | Sam Reinhart (Kootenay) |
| Michael Dal Colle (Oshawa) | Nic Petan (Portland) | Jake Virtanen (Calgary) |
| Jason Dickinson (Guelph) | Robbi Fabbri (Guelph) | Nicholas Ritchie (Peterborough) |
| Morgan Klimchuk (Regina) | Frederik Gauthier (Rimouski) | Nick Baptiste (Sudbury) |
| Nick Paul (North Bay) | Brayden Point (Moose Jaw) | Remi Elie (Belleville) |
Goaltenders And Defencemen
| Goal | Left Defence | Right Defence |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Fucale (Halifax) | Sam Morin (Rimouski) | Josh Morrissey (Prince Albert) |
| Tristan Jarry (Edmonton) | Darnell Nurse (Sault Ste. Marie) | Madison Bowey (Kelowna) |
| Philippe Desrosiers (Rimouski) | Travis Sanheim (Calgary) | Shea Theodore (Seattle) |
| Eric Comrie (Tri-City) | Haydn Fleury (Red Deer) | Chris Bigras (Owen Sound) |
| Joe Hicketts (Victoria) | Roland McKeown (Kingston) |