The final rosters for the 2023 World Junior A Hockey Challenge have been unveiled by Team Canada East and Team Canada West. A total of 44 top Junior A players from Canada are set to proudly don the Maple Leaf in Truro, Nova Scotia, from Dec. 10-17.
Canada West
Forwards
POS NAME HT WT Hometown MJ Draft School D.O.B Team C/LW Nathan Brown 6’0 170 Winnipeg, MB – St. Cloud FEB-27-06 NIVERVILLE NIGHTHAWKS (MJHL) C Alexander Dimitriadis 5’9 179 Richmond Hill, ON – Mercyhurst AUG-06-04 BLACKFALDS BULLDOGS (AJHL) F Nathan Free 5’9 146 Calgary, AB 21/7/136 POR Penn State JUN-23-06 BROOKS BANDITS (AJHL) F Gavin Garland 5’10 187 Calgary, AB 21/2/31 TC Nebraska Omaha FEB-08-06 CALGARY CANUCKS (AJHL) F Sam Huck 5’10 150 Calgary, AB 19/2/41 REG Western Michigan AUG-31-04 OKOTOKS OILERS (AJHL) F Diego Johnson 5’11 165 Fort St. James, BC 21/6/120 SEA Wisconsin SEP-07-06 SHERWOOD PARK CRUSADERS (AJHL) F Layne Loomer 5’11 170 Lethbridge, AB – Penn State JUL-17-05 BLACKFALDS BULLDOGS (AJHL) F Ty Mason 6’0 161 Weyburn, SK 20/9/184 KEL Western Michigan JUN-23-05 BROOKS BANDITS (AJHL) LW Logan Sawyer 6’1 174 Orangeville, ON OHL- 22/2/41 Erie Providence MAY-06-06 BROKS BANDITS (AJHL) F Jack Silverberg 5’9 165 Sherwood Park, AB 19/12/264 PA Dartmouth DEC-01-04 OKOTOKS OILERS (AJHL) F Brock Souch 5’9 157 Edmonton, AB 21/5/107 REG St. Cloud OCT-11-06 SHERWOOD PARK CRUSADERS (AJHL) F Matthew Van Blaricom 5’11 174 Southey, SK – Michigan Tech AUG-26-06 HUMBOLDT BRONCOS (SJHL) F Ryan Zaremba 5’9 163 Balgonie, SK 21/5/101 SAS Minnesota Duluth MAR-30-06 SHERWOOD PARK CRUSADERS (AJHL)
Defence
POS NAME HT WT Hometown MJ Draft School D.O.B Team D Rylan Brown 6’0 161 Sherwood Park, AB 20/3/46 PG Michigan Tech JAN-23-05 OKOTOKS OILERS (AJHL) D Ronan Buckberger 5’11 174 Saskatoon, SK 21/5/94 SC Ohio State MAR-03-06 NIPAWIN HAWKS (SJHL) D Dylan Compton 6’0 170 Victoria, BC 20/5/102 PG Northeastern JAN-09-05 BROOKS BANDITS (AJHL) D Lucas Lemieux 6’2 183 Edmonton, AB – RPI SEP-29-05 CAMROSE KODIAKS (AJHL) D Dominic Payne 6’1 176 North Vancouver, BC – Canisius DEC-08-04 SHERWOOD PARK CRUSADERS (AJHL) D Cooper Sharp 6’0 183 Camrose, AB – Union MAY-04-05 CAMROSE KODIAKS (AJHL) D Mathieu Taillefer 6’1 174 Richelieu, PQ QMJHL 22/4/65 HAL Penn State JAN-30-06 BROOKS BANDITS (AJHL)
Goalies
POS NAME HT WT Hometown MJ Draft School D.O.B Team G Johnny Hicks 5’11 154 Kamloops, B.C – – SEP-11-05 BROOKS BANDITS (AJHL) G Erik Roest 6’0 174 Lethbridge, AB 19/10/215 LET Cornell OCT-26-04 SHERWOOD PARK CRUSADERS (AJHL)
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