Canada cuts Jarvis, 8 others to finalize WJHC roster
Forward Seth Jarvis was the most notable player among the final cuts when Canada announced its roster for the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championship on Friday.
Joining the No. 13 pick in the 2020 NHL Draft are forwards Samuel Poulin, Mavrik Bourque, Graeme Clarke, Gage Goncalves, and Jamieson Rees, and defensemen Ryan O'Rourke, Lukas Cormier, and Donovan Sebrango.
Shane Wright, a 16-year-old phenom, headlined Thursday's cuts.
The IIHF raised the roster limit to 25 players this year - two more than usual - due to the unusual circumstances of holding the tournament in a bubble.
Here's Canada's final roster, which consists of 20 first-round picks, including all 14 forwards.
*Denotes returning player
Forwards| Player | NHL Draft |
|---|---|
| Kirby Dach | No. 3 in 2019 (CHI) |
| Connor Zary | No. 24 in 2020 (CGY) |
| Dylan Holloway | No. 14 in 2020 (EDM) |
| Cole Perfetti | No. 10 in 2020 (WPG) |
| Jakob Pelletier | No. 26 in 2019 (CGY) |
| Alex Newhook | No. 16 in 2019 (COL) |
| Ryan Suzuki | No. 28 in 2019 (CAR) |
| Connor McMichael* | No. 25 in 2019 (WSH) |
| Peyton Krebs | No. 17 in 2019 (VGK) |
| Quinton Byfield* | No. 2 in 2020 (LA) |
| Dawson Mercer* | No. 18 in 2020 (NJ) |
| Dylan Cozens* | No. 7 in 2019 (BUF) |
| Philip Tomasino | No. 24 in 2019 (NSH) |
| Jack Quinn | No. 8 in 2020 (BUF) |
| Player | NHL Draft |
|---|---|
| Braden Schneider | No. 19 in 2020 (NYR) |
| Kaedan Korczak | No. 41 in 2019 (VGK) |
| Bowen Byram* | No. 4 in 2019 (COL) |
| Thomas Harley | No. 18 in 2019 (DAL) |
| Jamie Drysdale* | No. 6 in 2020 (ANA) |
| Jordan Spence | No. 95 in 2019 (LA) |
| Kaiden Guhle | No. 16 in 2020 (MTL) |
| Justin Barron | No. 25 in 2020 (COL) |
| Player | NHL Draft |
|---|---|
| Devon Levi | No. 212 in 2020 (FLA) |
| Taylor Gauthier | 2021 eligible |
| Dylan Garand | No. 103 in 2020 (NYR) |
There are two lines starting to develop chemistry in practices that could stay intact to begin the tournament, notes TSN's Bob McKenzie:
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
| Connor McMichael | Dylan Cozens | Kirby Dach |
| Dylan Holloway | Alex Newhook | Jakob Pelletier |
The top-three defense pairings project to look as follows, McKenzie adds.
| LD | RD |
|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | Jamie Drysdale |
| Thomas Harley | Braden Schneider |
| Kaiden Guhle | Justin Barron |
Canada begins its gold-medal defense on Dec. 26 against Germany.
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