Hockey Canada invites 32 players to World Junior selection camp

Hockey Canada unveiled the list of invitees who will report to its Junior Team selection camp in Blainville, Que. from Dec. 10-14.

The roster includes 19 forwards, 10 defensemen, and three goaltenders.

Five players return from Canada’s national junior team that competed at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship in Finland: Mathew Barzal, Thomas Chabot, Julien Gauthier, Mitchell Stephens, and Dylan Strome.

Twenty-two of these players will be selected to represent Canada at the 2017 tournament, set to be played in Toronto and Montreal beginning Dec. 26.