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.