Canada cuts Jarvis, 8 others to finalize WJHC roster
Forward Seth Jarvis was the most notable player among the final cuts when Canada announced its roster for the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championship on Friday.
Joining the No. 13 pick in the 2020 NHL Draft are forwards Samuel Poulin, Mavrik Bourque, Graeme Clarke, Gage Goncalves, and Jamieson Rees, and defensemen Ryan O'Rourke, Lukas Cormier, and Donovan Sebrango.
Shane Wright, a 16-year-old phenom, headlined Thursday's cuts.
The IIHF raised the roster limit to 25 players this year - two more than usual - due to the unusual circumstances of holding the tournament in a bubble.
Here's Canada's final roster, which consists of 20 first-round picks, including all 14 forwards.
*Denotes returning player
Forwards
| Player | NHL Draft |
|---|---|
| Kirby Dach | No. 3 in 2019 (CHI) |
| Connor Zary | No. 24 in 2020 (CGY) |
| Dylan Holloway | No. 14 in 2020 (EDM) |
| Cole Perfetti | No. 10 in 2020 (WPG) |
| Jakob Pelletier | No. 26 in 2019 (CGY) |
| Alex Newhook | No. 16 in 2019 (COL) |
| Ryan Suzuki | No. 28 in 2019 (CAR) |
| Connor McMichael* | No. 25 in 2019 (WSH) |
| Peyton Krebs | No. 17 in 2019 (VGK) |
| Quinton Byfield* | No. 2 in 2020 (LA) |
| Dawson Mercer* | No. 18 in 2020 (NJ) |
| Dylan Cozens* | No. 7 in 2019 (BUF) |
| Philip Tomasino | No. 24 in 2019 (NSH) |
| Jack Quinn | No. 8 in 2020 (BUF) |
Defense
| Player | NHL Draft |
|---|---|
| Braden Schneider | No. 19 in 2020 (NYR) |
| Kaedan Korczak | No. 41 in 2019 (VGK) |
| Bowen Byram* | No. 4 in 2019 (COL) |
| Thomas Harley | No. 18 in 2019 (DAL) |
| Jamie Drysdale* | No. 6 in 2020 (ANA) |
| Jordan Spence | No. 95 in 2019 (LA) |
| Kaiden Guhle | No. 16 in 2020 (MTL) |
| Justin Barron | No. 25 in 2020 (COL) |
Goalies
| Player | NHL Draft |
|---|---|
| Devon Levi | No. 212 in 2020 (FLA) |
| Taylor Gauthier | 2021 eligible |
| Dylan Garand | No. 103 in 2020 (NYR) |
Here's a look at how Canada split up its lines for its first practice after finalizing the roster.
Team 🇨🇦 lines at 1st practice after final cuts
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) December 11, 2020
Quinn - Cozens - Dach
Zary - Byfield - Tomasino
Holloway - Newhook - Pelletier
Perfetti - McMichael - Krebs
Suzuki (C) Mercer (RW)
Byram - Drysdale
Harley - Korczak
Guhle - Barron
Schneider (R) - Spence
Gauthier
Levi
Garand
Canada begins its gold-medal defense on Dec. 26 against Germany.
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