Carson Lambos to Play for Team Canada at World Junior Hockey Championship
December 12, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Winnipeg Ice News Release
The Winnipeg ICE congratulate defenseman Carson Lambos on being named to Canada's National Junior Team roster for the 2022 World Junior Hockey Championship.
As Team Canada's selection camp came to conclusion earlier today, Lambos had one goal and one assist as Team Canada's hopefuls beat a team of Alberta based U Sports players 7-2.
Lambos, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, has 18 points (5 goals and 13 assists), is +21 and has 24 penalty minutes in 19 games in his third WHL season. In 2019-20, the 18 year old had 32 points (8 goals and 24 assists) to lead all WHL rookie defenseman in scoring and was +20 in 57 games.
Lambos represented Canada in 2019-2020 at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge where he registered 5 assists in 6 games.
The ICE selected Lambos in the 1st round, 2nd overall in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft.
The Minnesota Wild selected Lambos in the 1st round, 26th overall in the 2021 NHL Draft.
The 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship takes place December 26th to January 5th in Edmonton and Red Deer.
Tonight's announcement by Hockey Canada marks the second straight World Junior Hockey Championship where a member of the Winnipeg ICE will represent Team Canada.
Forward Peyton Krebs had eight points (three goals and five assists) in seven games last year.
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