2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

25 PLAYERS TO REPRESENT CANADA AT 2022 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Team Canada kicks off World Juniors on Aug. 10 against Latvia

CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has unveiled the 25 players who will wear the Maple Leaf with Canada’s National Junior Team for the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship, Aug. 9-20 in Edmonton, Alta.

Three goaltenders, eight defencemen and 14 forwards were selected by Alan Millar (Tottenham, Ont.), director of player personnel, and James Boyd (Midland, Ont./Ottawa, OHL), the U20 lead for the Program of Excellence management group, with support from Scott Salmond (Creston, B.C.), senior vice-president of hockey operations. Head coach Dave Cameron (Kinkora, P.E.I./Ottawa, OHL) and assistant coaches Michael Dyck (Lethbridge, Alta./Vancouver, WHL), Louis Robitaille (Montreal, Que./Gatineau, QMJHL) and Dennis Williams (Stratford, Ont./Everett, WHL), as well as goaltending consultant Olivier Michaud (Beloeil, Que./Drummondville, QMJHL), also provided input.

Among the 25 players is one player who won a silver medal at the 2021 World Juniors – Dylan Garand (Victoria, B.C./Kamloops, WHL).

“We are excited to unveil the 25 players who will represent Canada at the World Juniors, as we believe we have assembled a team that will give us the best chance to win a gold medal on home ice,” said Millar. “We know this group of players and staff will represent our country with pride and embrace the opportunity to compete in a unique summer event in Edmonton.”

The support staff that will return to Canada’s National Junior Team for the August 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship includes:

Video coach Elliott Mondou (Grand-Mère, Que.)
Athletic therapists Kevin Elliott (Charlottetown, P.E.I.) and Mike Burnstein (Hamilton, Ont./Vancouver, WHL)
Team physician Dr. Barry Wiens (Red Deer, Alta./Red Deer, WHL)
Equipment managers Brian St-Louis (Hull, Que./Baie-Comeau, QMJHL) and Chris Hamilton (Ottawa, Ont./Ottawa, OHL)
Strength and conditioning coach Sean Young (Ennismore, Ont./Ottawa, OHL)
Manager of hockey operations Benoit Roy (Sudbury, Ont.)
Coordinator of hockey operations Kurt Keats (Winnipeg, Man.)
Security liaison Bob Martin (London, Ont./London, OHL)
Media relations manager Spencer Sharkey (Hamilton, Ont.)

Canada’s National Junior Team will gather in Calgary for a training camp at the Seven Chiefs Sportsplex on the Tsuut’ina Nation, Aug. 2-7, before travelling to Edmonton. Media wishing to attend training camp must apply for accreditation HERE.

The 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship begins on Aug. 9 with a trio of games before Canada kicks off its tournament against Latvia at 4 p.m. MT/6 p.m. ET on Aug. 10. In addition to its tournament-opening match-up, Canada will also play Slovakia on Aug. 11, Czechia on Aug. 13 and Finland on Aug. 15 to wrap up preliminary-round action. All Team Canada games will be played at 4 p.m. MT/6 p.m. ET.

TSN and RDS, the official broadcast partners of Hockey Canada, will carry extensive game coverage and analysis throughout the World Juniors, broadcasting all 28 tournament games. TSN Radio will also provide comprehensive coverage.

For more information from the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship, please visit the official tournament website at 2022.worldjuniors.hockey.

For more information on Hockey Canada and Canada’s National Junior Team, please visit HockeyCanada.ca, or follow along through social media on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

TASS, March 29. The 2018 Olympic champion Ilya Kovalchuk was disappointed with the decision of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to remove the Russian team from the World Youth Ice Hockey Championship and advised the athletes to train even harder to realize their careers. Kovalchuk’s comment is quoted by the Sport-Express newspaper .

“I was very upset for our young guys, sport has always been out of politics, and then she got in unexpectedly. It’s bad that because of this we won’t see our team at the World Youth Championship, the guys should in no case be upset. They need to keep their nose higher, train even harder and continue doing what you love. I am sure that each of them will still have the opportunity to prove themselves in the international arena, if not at the youth world championship, then at adult tournaments we will definitely see them, “said Kovalchuk.

On February 28, the IIHF Council decided to suspend the adult, youth and junior teams of Russia from competitions under the auspices of the organization for an indefinite period.

Postponed due to the coronavirus, the 2022 World Youth Ice Hockey Championship will be held from August 9 to 20 in Edmonton, Canada. The Russian team at the tournament will be replaced by the Latvian team.

Source: tass.ru