CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), announced Wednesday that thirteen players have been released from Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp and will be immediately returning to their club teams.

PLAYERS RELEASED FROM CANADA’S NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM SPORT CHEK SELECTION CAMP (12/14/2011)

Goaltender        Tyler Bunz (St. Albert, Alta./Medicine Hat, WHL)

Goaltender        Louis Domingue (Mont St-Hilaire, Que./Quebec, QMJHL)

Defenceman      Cody Ceci (Ottawa, Ont./Ottawa, OHL)

Defenceman      Joe Morrow (Sherwood Park, Alta./Portland, WHL)

Defenceman      Ryan Murphy (Aurora, Ont./Kitchener, OHL)

Defenceman      Alex Petrovic (Edmonton, Alta./Red Deer, WHL)

Forward            Brett Bulmer (Prince George, B.C./Kelowna, WHL)

Forward            Phillip Danault (Victoriaville, Qc./Victoriaville, QMJHL) 

Forward            Phil Di Guiseppe (Maple, Ont./Univ. of Michigan, CCHA)

Forward            Ty Rattie (Airdrie, Alta./ Portland, WHL)

Forward            Brad Ross (Lethbridge, Alta./ Portland, WHL) 

Forward            Christian Thomas (Toronto, Ont./ Oshawa, OHL)

Forward            Tyler Toffoli (Scarborough, Ont./Ottawa, OHL)

Canada’s National Junior Team for the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship, comprised of 22 players, will be introduced and made available to the media at 11 a.m. MT on-ice at the WinSport Canada Athletic & Ice Complex (Rink A) in Calgary. All countries participating in the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship must submit their official rosters on Dec. 25.

For more information on the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship, please visit www.HockeyCanada.ca/2012juniors, or follow along via social media at www.facebook.com/worldjuniors and www.twitter.com/hc_wjc.