Hockey Canada named 40 of the country's top junior hockey players on Wednesday who will be attending this summer’s World Junior Showcase in Kamloops, B.C.

The camp will be held from July 28 to Aug. 4.

The roster is made up of the four goaltenders, 12 defencemen and 24 forwards and includes 16 players taken in last month's NHL Draft, including Arizona Coyotes pick Barrett Hayton, New York Islanders first-rounder Noah Dobson and Edmonton Oilers blueline prospect Evan Bouchard.

Three players – forwards Maxime Comtois, Alex Formenton and Robert Thomas – won gold with Canada's National Junior Team at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship in Buffalo last January.

The eight-day event features Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States, who will combine to play 11 games. Canada will dress two squads for games against a split United States roster on July 31, before combining again as a full team to play Finland on Aug. 2, Sweden on Aug. 3, and close the tournament against Team USA on Aug. 4.

The final selection camp will be held in early December, with the 2019 World Junior Hockey Championship opening in Vancouver and Victoria on Boxing Day.

 

World Junior Summer Showcase Invitees List

 

Goaltenders

 
Name Ht Wt Hometown Club Team NHL Draft
Michael DiPietro 6’0” 193 Amherstburg, Ont. Windsor (OHL) VAN 2017 
Olivier Rodrigue 6’1” 158 Chicoutimi, Que. Drummondville (QMJHL) EDM 2018
Matthew Villalta 6’3” 183 Godfrey, Ont. Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) LAK 2017 
Matthew Welsh 5’11” 177 Halifax, N.S. Charlottetown (QMJHL) Undrafted
 

 

Defence

 
Name Ht Wt Hometown Club Team NHL Draft
Calen Addison 5’11” 178 Brandon, Man. Lethbridge (WHL) PIT 2018
Kevin Bahl 6’6” 231 Mississauga, Ont. Ottawa (OHL) ARI 2018
Nicolas Beaudin 5’11” 175 Châteauguay, Que. Drummondville (QMJHL) CHI 2018
Jacob Bernard-Docker 6’0” 171 Canmore, Alta. Okotoks (AJHL) OTT 2018
Evan Bouchard 6’2” 191 Burlington, Ont. London (OHL) EDM 2018
Josh Brook 6’1” 192 Roblin, Man. Moose Jaw (WHL) MTL 2017
Noah Dobson 6’3” 178 Summerside, P.E.I. Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) NYI 2018
Pierre-Olivier Joseph 6’2” 168 Chambly, Que. Charlottetown (QMJHL) ARI 2017 
Jared McIsaac 6’1” 195 Truro, N.S. Halifax (QMJHL) DET 2018
Ian Mitchell 5’11” 174 Calahoo, Alta. U. of Denver (NCHC) CHI 2017 
Ty Smith 5’10” 170 Lloydminster, Alta. Spokane (WHL) NJ 2018
Jett Woo 6’0” 201 Winnipeg, Man. Moose Jaw (WHL) VAN 2018
 

 

Forwards

 
Name Ht Wt Hometown Club Team NHL Draft
Justin Almeida 5’11” 160 Kitimat, B,C. Moose Jaw (WHL) PIT 2018
Jaret Anderson-Dolan 5’11” 195 Calgary, Alta. Spokane (WHL) LAK 2017 
Jordy Bellerive 5’11” 192 North Vancouver, B.C. Lethbridge (WHL) PIT 2017
Shane Bowers 6’0” 178 Herring Cove, N.S. Boston U. (HE) OTT 2017
Maxime Comtois* 6’2” 212 Longueuil, Que. Victoriaville (QMJHL) ANA 2017
Ty Dellandrea 6’0” 190 Port Perry, Ont. Flint (OHL) DAL 2018
Connor Dewar 5’10” 175 The Pas, Man. Everett (WHL) MIN 2018
MacKenzie Entwistle 6’3” 181 Georgetown, Ont. Hamilton (OHL) ARI 2017
Alex Formenton* 6’2” 175 King City, Ont. London (OHL) OTT 2017
Morgan Frost 6’0” 180 Aurora, Ont. S.S. Marie (OHL) PHI 2017
Cody Glass 6’2” 177 Winnipeg, Man. Portland (WHL) VGK 2017
Barrett Hayton 6’1” 191 Peterborough, Ont. S.S. Marie (OHL) ARI 2018
Stelio Mattheos 6’1” 200 Winnipeg, Man. Brandon (WHL) CAR 2017
Ryan McLeod 6’2” 205 Mississauga, Ont. Mississauga (OHL) EDM 2018
Antoine Morand 5’11” 182 Mercier, Que. Halifax (QMJHL) ANA 2017
Michael Rasmussen 6’6” 221 South Surrey, B.C. Tri-City (WHL) DET 2017
Isaac Ratcliffe 6’6” 204 London, Ont. Guelph (OHL) PHI 2017
Jack Studnicka 6’2” 179 Tecumseh, Ont. Oshawa (OHL) BOS 2017
Nick Suzuki 5’11” 183 London, Ont. Owen Sound (OHL) VGK 2017
Joël Teasdale 6’0” 201 Beloeil, Que. B-Boisbriand (QMJHL) Undrafted
Robert Thomas* 6’1” 194 Aurora, Ont. Hamilton (OHL) STL 2017 
Owen Tippett 6’2” 204 Peterborough, Ont. Mississauga (OHL) FLA 2017
Joe Veleno 6’1” 195 Kirkland, Que. Drummondville (QMJHL) DET 2018
Gabe Vilardi 6’3 " 207 Kingston, Ont. Kingston (OHL) LAK 2017
 

* - Played on 2018 World Junior Team