Hockey Canada announces rosters for 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
Hockey Canada has announced its three rosters – Team Canada Black, Team Canada Red, and Team Canada White – that will compete in the upcoming 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge held in Medicine Hat, Alta., and Swift Current, Sask., from Nov. 2-9.
The three rosters include 56 talents from across the Canadian Hockey League, plus 10 players who have been previously selected in the WHL Bantam Draft as well the QMJHL Entry Draft.
^Indicates draft pick not currently on CHL roster
Canada Black
Goaltenders (2):
William Blackburn (Val-d’Or Foreurs)^
Benjamin Gaudreau (Sarnia Sting)
Defencemen (7):
Corson Ceulemans (Moose Jaw Warriors)^
Jeremy Langlois (Cape Breton Eagles)
Brandt Clarke (Barrie Colts)
Cameron Whynot (Halifax Mooseheads)
Nolan Bentham (Victoria Royals)
Ethan Del Mastro (Mississauga Steelheads)
Olivier Boutin (Gatineau Olympiques)
Forwards (13):
Brennan Othmann (Flint Firebirds)
Jayden Grubbe (Red Deer Rebels)
Sean Tschigerl (Calgary Hitmen)
James Malatesta (Quebec Remparts)
Shane Wright (Kingston Frontenacs)
Zachary L’Heureux (Moncton Wildcats)
Danny Zhilkin (Guelph Storm)
Kai Uchacz (Seattle Thunderbirds)
Kaleb Lawrence (Owen Sound Attack)
Max McCue (London Knights)
Ryan Winterton (Hamilton Bulldogs)
Zach Dean (Gatineau Olympiques)
Landon McCallum (Sudbury Wolves)
Canada Red
Goaltenders (2):
Jacob Goobie (Charlottetown Islanders)
Thomas Milic (Seattle Thunderbirds)^
Defencemen (7):
Nolan Allan (Prince Albert Raiders)
Olen Zellweger (Everett Silvertips)
Kyle Masters (Red Deer Rebels)
Connor Punnett (Saginaw Spirit)
Jacob Holmes (Soo Greyhounds)
Jacob Guevin (Chicoutimi Sagueneens)^
Evan Nause (Val-d’Or Foreurs)^
Forwards (13):
Francesco Pinelli (Kitchener Rangers)
Olivier Nadeau (Shawinigan Cataractes)
Wyatt Johnston (Windsor Spitfires)
Logan Stankoven (Kamloops Blazers)
Conner Roulette (Seattle Thunderbirds)
Nathan Gaucher (Quebec Remparts)
Connor Lockhart (Erie Otters)
Ethan Burroughs (Owen Sound Attack)
Zachary Bolduc (Rimouski Oceanic)
Joshua Roy (Saint John Sea Dogs)
Dovar Tinling (Shawinigan Cataractes)^
Braeden Kressler (Flint Firebirds)
Peter Reynolds (Saint John Sea Dogs)^
Canada White
Goaltenders (2):
Tyler Brennan (Prince George Cougars)
William Rousseau (Quebec Remparts)^
Defencemen (7):
Carson Lambos (Winnipeg ICE)
Guillaume Richard (Victoriaville Tigres)^
Isaac Enright (Niagara IceDogs)
Charles-Alexis Legault (Gatineau Olympiques)^
Oscar Plandowski (Charlottetown Islanders)
Tyson Hinds (Shawinigan Cataractes)
Graham Sward (Spokane Chiefs)
Forwards (13):
Brett Harrison (Oshawa Generals)
Jon-Randall Avon (Peterborough Petes)
Matthew Savoie (Winnipeg ICE)
Riley Kidney (Acadie-Bathurst Titan)
Mason McTavish (Peterborough Petes)
Justin Robidas (Val-d’Or Foreurs)
Chase Stillman (Sudbury Wolves)
Liam Arnsby (North Bay Battalion)
Israel Mianscum (Sherbrooke Phoenix)
Maxime Pellerin (Victoriaville Tigres)
Cole Sillinger (Medicine Hat Tigers)
Dylan Guenther (Edmonton Oil Kings)
Jack Beck (Ottawa 67’s)
The annual tournament also includes squads representing Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden, and the United States. The Team Canada squads have medalled 37 times at the tournament, including a leading 13 times by the former Team Canada Ontario. Canada’s last medal came in 2017 when Team Canada Red took home silver.
For more information on the 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, please visit HockeyCanada.ca, or follow along via social media on Facebook and Twitter.