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15 WHL players named to Hockey Canada Junior Selection Camp

Dec 1, 2021 | 12:39 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – 15 Western Hockey League players have been invited to participate at Canada’s National Junior Team Selection Camp, scheduled for December 9-12 in Calgary.

Lethbridge’s own Ridley Greig made the list

with other players like phenom Connor Bedard.

Of the 15 WHL players invited, two (Garand, Guhle) are returnees from the Team Canada squad that won a silver medal at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton.

As only three goaltenders have been invited to the Selection Camp, both Garand and Sebastian Cossa have been named to the final roster for the 2022 World Juniors.

The WHL players attending the camp include:

Last Name

First Name

Team

Hometown

Height

Weight

Position

Cossa

Sebastian

Edmonton Oil Kings

Fort McMurray, Alta.

6’7”

203

G

Garand

Dylan

Kamloops Blazers

Victoria, B.C.

6’1”

179

G

Guhle

Kaiden

Prince Albert Raiders

Sherwood Park, Alta.

6’3”

203

D

Hunt

Daemon

Moose Jaw Warriors

Brandon, Man.

6’1”

198

D

Iorio

Vincent

Brandon Wheat Kings

Coquitlam, B.C.

6’3”

204

D

Lambos

Carson

Winnipeg ICE

Winnipeg, Man.

6’1”

195

D

Seeley

Ronan

Everett Silvertips

Olds, Alta.

6’1”

192

D

Zellweger

Olen

Everett Silvertips

Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.

5’10”

175

D

Bedard

Connor

Regina Pats

North Vancouver, B.C.

5’9”

180

F

Finley

Jack

Spokane Chiefs

Kelowna, B.C.

6’6”

223

F

Greig

Ridly

Brandon Wheat Kings

Lethbridge, Alta.

5’11”

164

F

Guenther

Dylan

Edmonton Oil Kings

Edmonton, Alta.

6’2”

181

F

Neighbours

Jake

Edmonton Oil Kings

Airdrie, Alta.

6’0”

197

F

Sourdif

Justin

Vancouver Giants

Surrey, B.C.

5’11”

182

F

Stankoven

Logan

Kamloops Blazers

Kamloops, B.C.

5’8”

170

F

Alan Millar, Director of Player Personnel for the Program of Excellence, says “we know our athletes and staff are ready for a highly-competitive selection camp, and we look forward to assembling a group that will wear the Maple Leaf with pride and embrace the opportunity to once again compete in front of fans in Alberta.”

Canada’s National Junior Team selection camp will be held at the WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.

It will include practices and two games against a team of U SPORTS all-stars on December 11 and 12 before the team heads to Banff for a training camp, December 14-19.