Returning 2010 National Junior Team players:
3 – Jared Cowen, Calvin de Haan, Ryan Ellis
Players who attended Canada’s National Junior Team development camp: 28
G (3) – Calvin Pickard, Olivier Roy, Mark Visentin
D (8*) – Tyson Barrie, Jared Cowen, Calvin de Haan, Simon Després, Brandon Gormley, Erik Gudbranson,
Brayden McNabb, Dylan Olsen
F (16) – Carter Ashton, Casey Cizikas, Sean Couturier, Cody Eakin, Brendan Gallagher, Curtis Hamilton,
Joey Hishon, Quinton Howden, Ryan Howse, Ryan Johansen, Zack Kassian, Louis Leblanc, Brad Ross, Jaden
Schwartz, Riley Sheahan, Linden Vey
* Note – D Ryan Ellis did not attend camp, as a player who has already played for Canada in two World
Junior Championships
“Minor Hockey / Hockey Canada branch breakdown:
12 – Ontario Hockey Federation 7 – BC Hockey 5 – Saskatchewan Hockey Association
4 – Hockey Manitoba, Hockey Quebec
3 – Hockey Alberta 2 – Ottawa District Hockey Association 1 – Hockey New Brunswick, Hockey PEI
Where they are playing:
17 players from the Western Hockey League (WHL) 11 players from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) 6 players
from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) 4 players from U.S. college hockey 1 player from the
American Hockey League (AHL)
Program of Excellence experience:
Thirty-three (33) of the 39 players have been a part of Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence: Eighteen
(18) of these 33 players have played in Canada’s National Under-18 Program: - Sixteen (16) for Canada’s
National Summer Under-18 Team - Eight (8) for Canada at the IIHF World Under-18 Championship
Twenty-eight (28) of these 33 players have been involved in Canada's Regional Under-17 Program;
Six players invited to the selection camp will be looking for their first-ever Program of Excellence
experience on a regional or national team – Marcus Foligno, Ryan Johansen, Brandon Pirri, Riley Sheahan,
Reilly Smith and Garrett Wilson.
In total, eleven players (including the six players listed above), have never played for a national team –
JP Anderson, Tyson Barrie, Ryan Murphy, Brendan Gallagher and Linden Vey have only played on regional
teams
Leadership:
Twelve (12) players (Tyson Barrie, Michael Bournival, Casey Cizikas, Brett Connolly, Jared Cowen,
Calvin de Haan, Cody Eakin, Ryan Ellis, Marcus Foligno, Brayden McNabb, Mark Pysyk, Garrett Wilson) are
currently captains of their respective teams, and fifteen (15) players are alternate captains
Vital statistics:
Average age: 19 years, 1 month, 23 days (as of ) By year of birth: 1991 (21 players), 1992
(14 players), 1993 (3 players) Youngest player: Ryan Murray (9/27/1993) Oldest player: Ryan Ellis/Dylan Olsen
(1/3/1991) Average height: 6’0.5” Average weight: 193 lbs
NHL Entry Draft information:
Thirty-four (34) of the 39 players invited to camp have been drafted in either the 20 NHL
Entry Draft; Eighteen (18) of the 34 NHL drafted players were first-round NHL draft picks, four (4) players
were second-round NHL draft picks, and five more were selected in the third round; Three (3) undrafted
players at Canada’s selection camp are all eligible for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft;
One undrafted player at Canada’s selection camp is eligible for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft;
One player, JP Anderson, was not drafted, but signed with San Jose as a free agent in the summer of 2010;
The Buffalo Sabres has the most prospects at this year’s camp, with four players. Twenty-one (21) NHL
teams have players at the selection camp
4 – Buffalo 3 – Colorado, Florida, Montreal 2 – Chicago, Edmonton, NY Islanders, Phoenix, Tampa
Bay 1 – Calgary, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Ottawa, Nashville, Pittsburgh, San Jose, St.
Louis, Toronto, Washington
LIST BY NHL TEAM
BUF – D – McNabb, Pysyk; F – Foligno, Kassian
CGY – F – Howse
CHI – D – Olsen; F – Pirri
COL – G – Pickard; D – Barrie; F – Hishon
CBJ – F – Johansen
DAL – F – Smith
DET – F - Sheahan
EDM – G – Roy; F – Hamilton
FLA – D – Gudbranson; F- Howden, Wilson
LA – F – Vey
MTL – F – Bournival, Gallagher, Leblanc,
OTT – D – Cowen
NSH – D – Ellis
NYI – D – de Haan; F – Cizikas
PIT – D – Després
PHX – G – Visentin; D – Gormley
SJS – G – Anderson
STL – F - Schwartz
TB – F – Ashton, Connolly
TOR – F – Ross
WAS – F - Eakin