Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Under 18 Team Announced for 2009 Ivan Hlinka Tournament


Today, Hockey Canada announced the roster for the 2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. After a four day selection camp, the team was unveiled this afternoon and it includes 10 OHL players. The Ivan Hlinka tourney has historically been a huge success for Canada, as we have only lost the tournament twice since 1996. It serves as the first real international test facing draft eligible 1992 born players and is a scout favourite.

Interestingly enough, 15 OHL players tried out for the team, with only 5 failing to make the team. Those five were J.P. Anderson, Steven Shipley, Freddie Hamilton, Nathan Chiarlitti, and Christian Thomas. Anderson actually had to drop out of the camp for injury reasons, although according to Gare Joyce (thanks Gare), the injury is not considered serious.

So that leaves us with the following team. OHL players are in bold. Thanks to Hockey Canada for the roster details, which can be found here.

CAN ROSTER - 2009 MEMORIAL OF IVAN HLINKA

# Name S/C HT WT Born Hometown 2008-09 Team Pro status
# Nom L/C T P Ville d'origine Équipe 2008-09 Statut prof.
Goaltenders/Gardiennes de but
1 Louis Domingue L/G 6'1" 176 03/06/92 Mont St-Hilaire, Que./QC Moncton (QMJHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
31 Calvin Pickard L/G 6'1" 208 04/15/92 Winnipeg, Man. Seattle (WHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
Defence/Défense
4 Erik Gudbranson R/D 6'3" 195 01/07/92 Orleans, Ont. Kingston (OHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
5 Mark Pysyk R/D 6'1" 175 01/11/92 Sherwood Park, Alta./Alb. Edmonton (WHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
6 Brandon Gormley L/G 6'1" 175 02/18/92 Murray River, P.E.I./I.-P.-E. Moncton (QMJHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
10 Ryan O'Connor R/D 5'8" 175 01/12/92 Hamilton, Ont. Barrie (OHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
24 Brock Beukeboom R/D 6'2" 199 04/01/92 Uxbridge, Ont. Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
27 Alexander Petrovic R/D 6'4" 180 03/03/92 Edmonton, Alta./Alb. Red Deer (WHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
28 Stephen Silas L/G 6'0" 180 06/26/92 Georgetown, Ont. Belleville (OHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
Forwards/Avants
7 Gregg Sutch R/D 6'2" 190 02/09/92 Newmarket, Ont. Sarnia (OHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
8 Jaden Schwartz L/G 5'9" 172 06/25/92 Wilcox, Sask. Notre Dame (SJHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
9 Tyler Seguin R/D 6'0" 170 01/31/92 Brampton, Ont. Plymouth (OHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
11 Sean Couturier L/G 6'3" 185 12/07/92 Bathurst, N.B./N.-B. Drummondville (QMJHL) 2011 Dft/Rep.
14 Jeffrey Skinner L/G 5'10" 182 05/16/92 Markham, Ont. Kitchener (OHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
15 Michaël Bournival L/G 5'10" 172 05/31/92 Shawinigan-Sud, Que./QC Shawinigan (QMJHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
16 Brett Connolly R/D 6'1" 162 05/02/92 Prince George, B.C./C.-B. Prince George (WHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
17 John McFarland L/G 6'0" 192 04/02/92 Richmond Hill, Ont. Sudbury (OHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
18 Tyler Toffoli R/D 6'0" 181 04/24/92 Scarborough, Ont. Ottawa (OHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
20 Brad Ross R/D 6'1" 167 05/28/92 Lethbridge, Alta. Portland (WHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
22 Quinton Howden L/G 6'2" 175 01/12/92 Oakbank, Man. Moose Jaw (WHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
23 Ryan Spooner L/G 5'9" 160 01/30/92 Kanata, Ont. Peterborough (OHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.
29 Jordan Weal R/D 5'8" 158 04/15/92 North Vancouver, B.C./C.-B. Regina (WHL) 2010 Dft/Rep.

Canada plays two exhibition games on the 7th (Slovakia) and the 9th (U.S.A), then the tournament officially begins on the 11th when Canada takes on Sweden.

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