Injury will keep Nolan Patrick from playing in world juniors

We will not be getting to know the prospective No. 1 overall draft pick over the holidays.

Hockey Canada announced Monday that Brandon Wheat Kings forward Nolan Patrick has not been medically cleared for the National Junior Team selection camp, and will not play in the World Junior Hockey Championship in Toronto and Montreal at the end of the month.

Patrick has been limited to six games this season with an upper-body injury that hasn't healed as quickly as expected.

He finished fifth in Western Hockey league scoring last season, notching 41 goals and 102 points.