21 OHL Players Chasing Gold at 2019 IIHF World Juniors

 

The Ontario Hockey League is proud to announce that a total of 21 current OHL players are listed on official International Ice Hockey Federation rosters to open the 2019 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia.

The 21 players includes a representative from eight of the 10 participating countries including nine Canadians, three Americans, two players from the Czech Republic, Sweden, and Switzerland, and one from Finland, Russia, and Slovakia.  An additional four players competing in the tournament are former OHL players.

13 OHL teams are represented by current players including the Oshawa Generals who lead the way with four players competing in the tournament followed by the London Knights, Niagara IceDogs, Ottawa 67’s, Owen Sound Attack, and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds each with two.

Last season, 20 OHL players competed in the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship in Buffalo.

OHL Players Competing at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship:

Canada (9):
Evan Bouchard (London Knights)
Michael DiPietro (Ottawa 67’s)
MacKenzie Entwistle (Hamilton Bulldogs)
Morgan Frost (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Barrett Hayton (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Markus Phillips (Owen Sound Attack)
Jack Studnicka (Oshawa Generals)
Nick Suzuki (Owen Sound Attack)
Owen Tippett (Mississauga Steelheads)

Czech Republic (2):
Daniel Bukac (Niagara IceDogs)
Matej Pekar (Barrie Colts)

Additionally, Ondrej Machala formerly played for the Niagara IceDogs.

Finland (1):
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Sudbury Wolves)

Additionally, Linus Nyman formerly played for the Kingston Frontenacs.

Russia (1):
Dmitri Samorukov (Guelph Storm)

Slovakia (1):
Adam Ruzicka (Sarnia Sting)

Additionally, Adam Liska formerly played for the Kitchener Rangers.

Sweden (2):
Adam Boqvist (London Knights)
Rickard Hugg (Kitchener Rangers)

Additionally, Rasmus Sandin formerly played for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.

Switzerland (2):
Nando Eggenberger (Oshawa Generals)
Nico Gross (Oshawa Generals)

United States (3):
Sasha Chmelevski (Ottawa 67’s)
Kyle Keyser (Oshawa Generals)
Jason Robertson (Niagara IceDogs)

For full coverage of the 2019 World Juniors visit iihf.com as well as hockeycanada.ca.