Hockey Canada Names 19 QMJHLers to U17
Published on November 5, 2021 under Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) News Release
Montreal, QC - Hockey Canada announced Friday the 66 players selected to wear the Maple Leaf at the Capital City Challenge, a four-team tournament featuring three men's under-17 teams and Canada's National Women's Team, Nov. 26-Dec. 1 in Ottawa.
The 66 players will be divided into three teams - Team Canada Black, Team Canada Red and Team Canada White - and will compete against Canada's National Women's Team as part of its centralization schedule. The rosters for Team Canada Black, Team Canada Red and Team Canada White will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
The under-17 roster was selected by Scott Salmond (Creston, B.C.), senior vice-president of hockey operations, Alan Millar (Tottenham, Ont.), director of player personnel, and Byron Bonora (Brooks, Alta.), head scout for the U17 program. U17 Program of Excellence management group lead Philippe Boucher (Saint-Apollinaire, Que./Drummondville, QMJHL) and manager of hockey operations Benoit Roy (Sudbury, Ont.), as well as regional scouts Pierre Cholette (Quebec), Rob Simpson (Ontario), Darren Sutherland (Atlantic) and Darrell Woodley (Ontario), also provided input with support from Hockey Canada's 13 Members.
Since 2001, 10 Canadians that have competed with one of Canada's national men's under-17 teams have been selected first overall in the NHL Draft (Rick Nash, 2002; Marc-André Fleury, 2003; John Tavares, 2009; Taylor Hall, 2010, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, 2011; Nathan MacKinnon, 2013; Aaron Ekblad, 2014; Connor McDavid, 2015; Alexis Lafrenière, 2020; Owen Power, 2021).
Here are the players drafted in the QMJHL that will be representing the League at the Capital City Challenge:
GOALTENDER
Kyle Hagen 04/03/05 Beaconsfield, Que. Lac St-Louis (LHM18AAAQ) / Rimouski (QMJHL)
DEFENSEMEN
Marc-Olivier Beaudry 06/07/05 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. Drummondville (QMJHL)
Luke Coughlin 11/04/05 Charlottetown, P.E.I. Rimouski (QMJHL)
Dylan MacKinnon 12/01/05 Riverview, N.B. Halifax (QMJHL)
Étienne Morin 09/03/05 Valleyfield, Que. Moncton (QMJHL)
Émile Perron 10/04/05 Gatineau, Que. Cape Breton (QMJHL)
Matteo Rotondi 08/15/05 St. John's, N.L. Drummondville (QMJHL)
Jordan Tourigny 02/28/05 Victoriaville, Que. Shawinigan (QMJHL)
FORWARDS
Nathan Baril 02/16/05 Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Que. Baie-Comeau (QMJHL)
Alexis Bourque 05/26/05 Gatineau, Que. Gatineau (LHM18AAAQ) / Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL)
Mathieu Cataford 01/03/05 Saint-Constant, Que. Halifax (QMJHL)
Vincent Collard 03/01/05 Chicoutimi, Que. Baie-Comeau (QMJHL)
Maxime Coursol 09/03/05 Mirabel, Que. Rimouski (QMJHL)
Logan Crosby 12/14/05 Salt Springs, N.S. Halifax (QMJHL)
Nathan Éthier 08/04/05 Rosemère, Que. Saint-Eustache (LHM18AAAQ) / Shawinigan (QMJHL)
Ethan Gauthier 01/26/05 Drummondville, Que. Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
Justin Gendron 09/30/05 Dieppe, N.B. Victoriaville (QMJHL)
Tyler Peddle 01/28/05 Antigonish, N.S. Drummondville (QMJHL)
Maël St-Denis 05/15/05 Sainte-Thérèse, Que. Rimouski (QMJHL)
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