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December 2 2009
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Returning 2009 National Junior Team players:
7 – Patrice Cormier, Stefan Della Rovere, Jordan Eberle, Ryan Ellis, Cody Hodgson, Alex Pietrangelo, Colten
Teubert
Players who attended Canada’s National Junior Team development camp: 32
G (4) - Jake Allen, Matt Hackett, Martin Jones, Olivier Roy
D (10) – Jared Cowen, Calvin de Haan, Ryan Ellis, Travis Hamonic, Shawn Lalonde, Dylan Olsen, Alex
Pietrangelo, Marco Scandella, Colten Teubert, Patrick Wiercioch
F (18) – Luke Adam, Gabriel Bourque, Jordan Caron, Patrice Cormier, Philippe Cornet, Stefan Della Rovere,
Cody Eakin, Jordan Eberle, Scott Glennie, Taylor Hall, Adam Henrique, Cody Hodgson, Nazem Kadri, Brandon
Kozun, Louis Leblanc, Brandon McMillan, Greg Nemisz, Brayden Schenn
Minor Hockey / Hockey Canada branch breakdown:
10 – Ontario Hockey Federation
7 – Hockey Quebec
4 – BC Hockey
3 – Hockey Manitoba, Ottawa District Hockey Association, Saskatchewan Hockey Association
2 – Hockey Alberta, Hockey New Brunswick
1 – Hockey P.E.I., Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador
Where they are playing:
12 players from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
10 players from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
10 players from the Western Hockey League (WHL)
3 players from U.S. college hockey (NCAA)
1 player from the National Hockey League (NHL)
Program of Excellence experience:
Thirty-one (31) of the 36 players have been a part of Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence:
Twenty-five (25) of the 36 players have played in Canada’s National Under-18 Program:
- Eighteen (18) for Canada’s National Summer Under-18 Team
- Ten (10) for Canada at the IIHF World Under-18 Championship
- Six (6) players have played for both the summer team and for Canada at a world championship (Ellis,
Teubert, Eakin, Hodgson, McFarland, Schenn)
Twenty-four (24) of the 35 players have been involved in Canada's Regional Under-17 Program;
Five (5) players – Bourque, Deslauriers, Hackett, Kozun, Wiercioch - invited to the selection camp will be
looking for their first-ever Program of Excellence experience on a regional or national team
Nine (9) players – Adam, Bourque, Hackett, Henrique, Deslauriers, Jones, Kozun, Roy, Wiercioch - have
not played for Canada at an international competition
Leadership:
Seven (7) players (Bourque, Cormier, Cowen, Della Rovere, Scandella, Schenn, Seguin) are currently captains
of their respective teams, and fourteen (14) players are alternate captains
Vital statistics:
Average age: 19 years, 2 months, 0 days (as of December 26, 2009)
By year of birth: 1990 (22 players), 1991 (11 players), 1992 (3 players)
Youngest player: John McFarland (April 2, 1992)
Oldest player: Matt Jones (January 10, 1990)
Average height: 6’0.5”
Average weight: 194 lbs
NHL Entry Draft information:
Thirty-one (31) of the 35 players invited to camp have been drafted in either the 2008 or 2009 NHL Entry
Draft;
Fourteen (14) of the 31 NHL drafted players were first-round NHL draft picks, six (6) players were
second-round NHL draft picks, and six more were selected in the third round;
Four (4) undrafted players will be at Canada’s selection camp, who are all eligible for the 2010 NHL Entry
Draft;
One (1) player, Martin Jones, was not drafted, but signed with Los Angeles as a free agent in the summer of
2008;
Los Angeles has the most prospects at this year’s camp, with five players. Seventeen (17) NHL teams have
players at the selection camp
5 – Los Angeles
3 – Edmonton
2 – Chicago, Minnesota, Nashville, New Jersey, New York Islanders, Ottawa, St. Louis, Washington
1 – Boston, Buffalo, Calgary, Dallas, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver
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