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December 16 2009
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Returning 2009 National Junior Team players:
6 – Patrice Cormier, Stefan Della Rovere, Jordan Eberle, Ryan Ellis, Alex Pietrangelo, Colten
Teubert
Players who attended Canada’s National Junior Team development camp: 22
G (2) - Jake Allen, Martin Jones D (7) – Jared Cowen, Calvin de Haan, Ryan Ellis, Travis Hamonic,
Alex Pietrangelo, Marco Scandella, Colten Teubert F (13) – Luke Adam, Gabriel Bourque, Jordan Caron, Patrice
Cormier, Stefan Della Rovere, Jordan Eberle, Taylor Hall, Adam Henrique, Nazem Kadri, Brandon Kozun, Brandon
McMillan, Greg Nemisz, Brayden Schenn
Minor Hockey / Hockey Canada Branch breakdown:
6 – Ontario Hockey Federation 4 – BC Hockey 3 – Hockey Quebec, Saskatchewan Hockey Association
2 – Hockey New Brunswick, Ottawa District Hockey Association 1 – Hockey Alberta, Hockey Manitoba, Hockey
Newfoundland and Labrador
Where they are playing:
8 players from the Western Hockey League (WHL) 7 players from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) 6
players from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) 1 player from the NHL
Program of Excellence experience:
Twenty of the 22 players have been a part of Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence;
Fifteen of the 22 players have played in Canada’s National Under-18 Program:
- 8 in Canada’s National Summer Under-18 Program
- 7 for Canada at the IIHF World Men’s Under-18 Championship
- Three players have played for both the summer program and for Canada at a World Championship (Ellis,
Teubert, Schenn)
Fifteen (15) of the 22 players have been involved in Canada's Regional Under-17 Program of Excellence;
Five players – Adam, Bourque, Henrique, Jones, Kozun – will be representing Canada in an international
competition for the first time
Leadership:
Six (6) players (Bourque, Cormier, Cowen, Della Rovere, Scandella, Schenn) are currently captains of
their respective teams, and ten (10) players are alternate captains;
Vital statistics:
Average age: 19 years, 4 months, 1 day (as of Dec. 26, 2009); By year of birth: 1990 (17 players);
1991 (5 players) Youngest player: Taylor Hall (November 14, 1991)
Oldest player: Matt Jones (January 10, 1990)
Average height: 6’0.5” Average weight: 196 lbs
NHL Entry Draft information:
Twenty (20) of the 22 players have been drafted in either the 2008 or 2009 NHL Entry Drafts;
Ten (10) of the 20 NHL drafted players were First Round NHL Draft Picks, six (6) players are Second Round NHL
Draft Picks, and two more were selected in the Third Round;
One undrafted player, Taylor Hall, was named to Canada’s roster, and is eligible for the 2010 NHL Entry
Draft;
One 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 four players.
4 – Los Angeles
2 – Nashville, New Jersey, New York Islanders, St. Louis
1 – Boston, Buffalo, Calgary, Edmonton, Minnesota, Ottawa, Toronto, Washington
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