Canadian Rosters Unveiled for 2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
October 24, 2017 - Western Hockey League (WHL) News Release
Calgary, Alta. - Hockey Canada has announced the three Canadian rosters - Team Canada Red and Team Canada White and the 2016 silver-medallist Team Canada Black - competing at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, Nov. 5-11 in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, B.C.
With the puck set to drop on the tournament in two weeks, 66 players, including 23 WHL players, on three teams will face competition from the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden and the United States in their quest for a gold medal.
WHL Players at the 2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge:
Canada Black (9)
The defending silver medallists from the 2016 edition of the tournament will feature the most WHL players out of the three Canada teams with seven skaters and two goaltenders. 2016 WHL Bantam Draft second overall selection Kirby Dach of the Saskatoon Blades is one of three WHL forwards suiting up with Canada Black for this tournament. Matthew Robertson, the seventh-overall selection from the 2016 Bantam Draft, will be one of four blue liners on Team Canada Black. The crease will feature an all-WHL duo in Roman Basran and Nolan Maier.
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