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The National Junior Team development camp is the first step in a process that Hockey Canada follows to name Canada’s National Junior Team roster in December.  Following this July camp, Hockey Canada will continue to monitor and evaluate these players and other eligible players in the CHL, as well as in the junior and college ranks in Canada and the U.S.A. There was no development camp in the summer of 2007, due to Canada’s participation in the Canada-Russia Super Series.

 

In late November or early December, Hockey Canada will invite a shorter list of players to the National Junior Team selection camp, which will take place in mid-December in Ottawa. During the selection camp in December, the coaching staff will select the 22 players that will represent Canada at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa. 

 

The players invited to the National Junior Team development camp were identified, evaluated and selected by Hockey Canada head scout Al Murray, based on performances on under-17, under-18 and national junior teams at 2007-08 events, with input from the coaches on Canada’s 2007-08 National Junior Team and National Men’s Under-18 Team and a network of coaches and general managers in the Canadian Hockey League.

 The development camp roster features 10 returning players that captured gold with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2008 IIHF World Junior Championship: Four (4) defencemen:  Drew Doughty (London, ON/ Guelph, OHL), Thomas Hickey (Calgary, AB/ Seattle, WHL), Luke Schenn (Saskatoon, SK/ Kelowna, WHL), P.K. Subban (Rexdale, ON/ Belleville, OHL); Six (6) forwards: Zach Boychuk (Airdrie, AB/ Lethbridge, WHL), Colton Gillies (White Rock, BC/ Saskatoon, WHL), Steven Stamkos (Unionville, ON/ Sarnia, OHL), Brandon Sutter (Red Deer, AB/ Red Deer, WHL), John Tavares (Oakville, ON/ Oshawa, OHL), Kyle Turris (New Westminster, BC/ Wisconsin, WCHA).

Player	S/C	Ht.	Wt.	Birthdate	Hometown	2007-08 Team	Pro status
Joueur	L/C	T.	P.	Naissance	Ville d'origine	Équipe 2007-08	Status prof.
Goaltenders/Gardiens de but
Jake Allen	L/G	6'1"	175	08/07/90	New Maryland, NB	St. John's (QMJHL)	STL '08 (2, 34)
Chet Pickard	L/G	6'2"	210	11/29/89	Winnipeg, MB	Tri-City (WHL)	NSH '08 (1, 18)
Tyson Sexsmith	L/G	6'0"	204	03/19/89	Priddis, AB	Vancouver (WHL)	SJ '07 (3, 91)
Dustin Tokarski	L/G	5'11"	185	09/16/89	Watson, SK	Spokane (WHL)	TB '08 (5, 122)
Defence/Défense
Keith Aulie	L/G	6'6"	215	06/11/89	Rouleau, SK	Brandon (WHL)	CGY '07 (4, 116)
Tyler Cuma	L/G	6'1"	180	01/19/90	Bowmanville, ON	Ottawa (OHL)	MIN '08 (1, 23)
* Drew Doughty	R/D	6'0"	219	12/08/89	London, ON	Guelph (OHL)	LA '08 (1, 2)
Cody Goloubef	R/D	6'0"	195	11/30/89	Oakville, ON	Wisconsin (WCHA)	CBJ '08 (2, 37)
Alex Grant	R/D	6'2"	185	01/20/89	Antigonish, NS	Saint John (QMJHL)	PIT '07 (4, 118)
Travis Hamonic	R/D	6'0"	192	08/16/90	St. Malo, MB	Moose Jaw (WHL)	NYI '08 (2, 53)
Mark Katic	L/G	5'9"	180	05/09/89	Porcupine, ON	Sarnia (OHL)	NYI '07 (3, 62)
Kevin Marshall	L/G	6'1"	207	03/10/89	Boucherville, QC	Lewiston (QMJHL)	PHI '07 (2, 41)
Tyler Myers	R/D	6'7"	204	02/01/90	Calgary, AB	Kelowna (WHL)	BUF '08 (1, 12)
Alex Pietrangelo	R/D	6'3"	206	01/18/90	King City, ON	Niagara (OHL)	STL '08 (1, 4)
Yann Sauvé	L/G	6'2"	209	02/18/90	Rigaud, QC	Saint John (QMJHL)	VAN '08 (2, 41)
* Luke Schenn	R/D	6'2"	216	11/02/89	Saskatoon, SK	Kelowna (WHL)	TOR '08 (1, 5)
Brendan Smith	L/G	6'1"	167	02/08/89	Mimico, ON	Wisconsin (WCHA)	DET '07 (1, 27)
Jared Spurgeon	R/D	5'7.5"	175	11/29/89	Edmonton, AB	Spokane (WHL)	NYI '08 (6, 156)
* P.K. Subban	R/D	5'11"	204	05/13/89	Rexdale, ON	Belleville (OHL)	MTL '07 (2, 43)
Colten Teubert	R/D	6'3"	185	03/08/90	White Rock, BC	Regina (WHL)	LA '08 (1, 13)
Forwards/Avants
Joshua Bailey	L/G	6'0"	188	10/02/89	Bowmanville, ON	Windsor (OHL)	NYI '08 (1, 9)
Jamie Benn	L/G	6'2"	185	07/18/89	Victoria, BC	Kelowna (WHL)	DAL '07 (5, 129)
* Zach Boychuk	L/G	5'9"	175	10/04/89	Airdrie, AB	Lethbridge (WHL)	CAR '08 (1, 14)
Paul Byron	L/G	5'8"	144	04/27/89	Montreal, QC	Gatineau (QMJHL)	BUF '07 (6, 179)
Patrice Cormier	L/G	6'1.5"	201	06/14/90	Cap-Pelé, NB	Rimouski (QMJHL)	NJ '08 (2, 54)
Logan Couture	L/G	6'0"	195	03/28/89	London, ON	Ottawa (OHL)	SJ '07 (1, 9)
Nicolas Deschamps	L/G	6'0"	173	01/06/90	Delson, QC	Chicoutimi (QMJHL)	ANA '08 (2, 35)
Chris DiDomenico	R/D	6'1"	165	02/20/89	Woodbridge, ON	Saint John (QMJHL)	TOR '07 (6, 164)
Jordan Eberle	R/D	5'10"	174	05/15/90	Regina, SK	Regina (WHL)	EDM '08 (1, 22)
Tyler Ennis	L/G	5'8"	146	10/06/89	Edmonton, AB	Medicine Hat (WHL)	BUF '08 (1, 26)
* Colton Gillies	L/G	6'4"	193	02/12/89	White Rock, BC	Saskatoon (WHL)	MIN '07 (1, 16)
Cody Hodgson	R/D	5'11"	185	02/18/90	Markham, ON	Brampton (OHL)	VAN '08 (1, 10)
Nazem Kadri	L/G	5'11"	175	10/06/90	London, ON	Kitchener (OHL)	2009 Dft/Rep.
Riley Nash	R/D	6'1"	173	05/09/89	Kamloops, BC	Cornell (ECAC)	EDM '07 (1, 21)
Greg Nemisz	R/D	6'3"	197	06/05/90	Courtice, ON	Windsor (OHL)	CGY '08 (1, 25)
Maxime Sauvé	L/G	5'11"	170	01/30/90	Boisbriand, QC	Val d'Or (QMJHL)	BOS '08 (2, 47)
* Steven Stamkos	R/D	5'11"	176	02/07/90	Unionville, ON	Sarnia (OHL)	TB '08 (1, 1)
* Brandon Sutter	R/D	6'3"	175	02/14/89	Red Deer, AB	Red Deer (WHL)	CAR '07 (1, 11)
* John Tavares	L/G	6'0"	199	09/20/90	Oakville, ON	Oshawa (OHL)	2009 Dft/Rep.
Chris Terry	L/G	5'10"	195	04/07/89	Brampton, ON	Plymouth (OHL)	CAR '07 (5, 132)
Kelsey Tessier	R/D	5'8"	168	01/16/90	Moncton, NB	Quebec (QMJHL)	COL '08 (4, 110)
Corey Trivino	L/G	6'1"	170	01/12/90	Etobicoke, ON	Stouffville (OPJHL)	NYI '08 (2, 36)
* Kyle Turris	R/D	6'1"	180	08/14/89	New Westminster, BC	Wisconsin (WCHA)	PHX '07 (1, 3)
Dana Tyrell	L/G	5'11"	180	04/23/89	Airdrie, AB	Prince George (WHL)	TB '07 (2, 47)
Invited but unable to participate in on-ice sessions/ Invité mais ne pourra pas participer aux entraînements
* Thomas Hickey	L/G	5'11"	178	02/08/89	Calgary, AB	Seattle (WHL)	LA '07 (1, 4)

 League breakdown

·         16 players from the Western Hockey League

·         14 players from the Ontario Hockey League

·         10 players from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

·         1 player from the Canadian Junior Hockey League

·         4 players from the U.S. college ranks

 Age breakdown

·         27 players born in 1989

·         18 players born in 1990

NHL Draft breakdown

·         7 – 1^st round picks in 2007

·         18 – NHL draft picks 2007

·         14 – 1^st round picks in 2008  

·         25 – NHL Draft picks 2008

·         2 – Players eligible for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft

By NHL Team

·         5 – NY Islanders – Katic, Bailey, Hamonic, Spurgeon, Trivino

·         3 – Carolina, Los Angeles, Tampa Bay

·         2 – Buffalo, Calgary, Edmonton, Minnesota, San Jose, St. Louis, Toronto, Vancouver

·         Anaheim, Boston, Colorado, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Montreal, Nashville, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh

 

 

·         16 players from Ontario Hockey Federation   

·         8 players from Hockey Alberta

·         5 players from B.C. Hockey

·         5 players from Hockey Quebec

·         4 players from Saskatchewan Hockey Association;

·         3 players from Hockey New Brunswick

·         2 players from Hockey Manitoba

·         1 player from Hockey Nova Scotia

·         1 player from the Ottawa District Hockey Association

 

The 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship will take place in Ottawa, ON from December 26, 2008 through January 5, 2008.

 

For more information on Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence and Canada’s National Junior Team, visit Hockey Canada’s official website at www.hockeycanada.ca.