While the Americans. along with Sweden, Switzerland and Slovakia have finalized their rosters for the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, Team Canada’s selection camp began today and will run until August 2nd in Calgary Alberta.
Seventeen of the forty four players taking part are from the Ontario Hockey League including Windsor Spitfires’ goaltender Michael DiPietro. Battling DiPeitro for one of the goaltending spots is Jacob McGrath of St Michaels of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. Ian Blacker (Oakville) and Jakob Brahaney (Kingston), two of sixteen defencemen battling for a spot, join McGrath from the OJHL.
Four players participating are not eligible for the National Hockey League Draft until 2018. They include defencemen Evan Bouchard (London Knights) and Jeremy Groleau (Chicoutimi/QMJHL) along with forwards Ryan McLeod (Mississauga Steelheads) and Joseph Veleno (Saint John/QMJHL).
Canada will play a pre tournament game against the Czech Republic on August 6th. Cuts will happen before then but the roster may not be finalized until that meeting with the Czechs.
Here is a list of players participating in the camp:
| Name | Club Team | Draft |
| Michael DiPietro | Windsor (OHL) | 2017 |
| Jacob McGrath | St. Michael’s (OJHL) | 2017 |
| Ian Scott | Prince Albert (WHL) | 2017 |
| Matt Welsh | Charlottetown (QMJHL) | 2017 |
| Ian Blacker | Oakville (OJHL) | 2017 |
| Evan Bouchard | London (OHL) | 2018 |
| Jakob Brahaney | Kingston (OJHL) | 2017 |
| Josh Brook | Moose Jaw (WHL) | 2017 |
| Antoine Crête-Belzile | Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL) | 2017 |
| Hayden Davis | Niagara (OHL) | 2017 |
| Walter Flower | Halifax (QMJHL) | 2017 |
| Brayden Gorda | Edmonton (WHL) | 2017 |
| Jérémy Groleau | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | 2018 |
| Brady Lyle | North Bay (OHL) | 2017 |
| Ian Mitchell | Spruce Grove (AJHL) | 2017 |
| Jacob Paquette | Kingston (OHL) | 2017 |
| Markus Phillips | Owen Sound (OHL) | 2017 |
| Elijah Roberts | Kitchener (OHL) | 2017 |
| Jonathan Smart | Kelowna (WHL) | 2017 |
| Scott Walford | Victoria (WHL) | 2017 |
| Jaret Anderson-Dolan | Spokane (WHL) | 2017 |
| Jordy Bellerive | Lethbridge (WHL) | 2017 |
| Shawn Boudrias | Charlottetown (QMJHL) | 2017 |
| Shane Bowers | Waterloo (USHL) | 2017 |
| Maxime Comtois | Victoriaville (QMJHL) | 2017 |
| Brett Davis | Lethbridge (WHL) | 2017 |
| MacKenzie Entwistle | Hamilton (OHL) | 2017 |
| Brady Gilmour | Saginaw (OHL) | 2017 |
| Cody Glass | Portland (WHL) | 2017 |
| Austen Keating | Ottawa (OHL) | 2017 |
| Jake Leschyshyn | Regina (WHL) | 2017 |
| Stelio Mattheos | Brandon (WHL) | 2017 |
| Ryan McLeod | Mississauga (OHL) | 2018 |
| Greg Meireles | Ottawa (CCHL) | 2017 |
| Antoine Morand | Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) | 2017 |
| Michael Rasmussen | Tri-City (WHL) | 2017 |
| Isaac Ratcliffe | Guelph (OHL) | 2017 |
| Matthew Strome | Hamilton (OHL) | 2017 |
| Jack Studnicka | Oshawa (OHL) | 2017 |
| Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound (OHL) | 2017 |
| Joël Teasdale | Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL) | 2017 |
| Owen Tippett | Mississauga (OHL) | 2017 |
| Joseph Veleno | Saint John (QMJHL) | 2018 |
| Gabe Vilardi | Windsor (OHL) | 2017 |
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