Canada World Juniors roster 2022: Full list of players, NHL prospects announced for Team Canada

Jake Aferiat

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One of hockey's premier tournaments, its showcase of the game's biggest stars under the age of 20, is scheduled to begin at the end of the month. The 2022 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, better known as the World Juniors, will bring the best and brightest from 10 countries together in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta.

Edmonton served as host last year, albeit with no fans amid the coronavirus pandemic. The United States took gold, its fifth title at the event, while Canada and Finland took home silver and bronze, respectively. 

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This year's tournament also coincides with the 2022 Winter Olympics in China, where many of the NHL's top stars could suit up for their respective countries. This is also the final time Canada will host for at least the next two years, with next year's tournament slated to be held in Russia and the 2024 tournament slated to be played in Sweden.

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Team Canada has won two of the last four World Juniors titles, in 2018 and 2020. The MVP of the 2020 tournament, Canada's Alexis Lafrenière, was selected first overall in the 2020 NHL Draft by the Rangers.

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Sporting News has all the information you need about this year's Team Canada roster and the tournament overall.

Canada World Juniors roster 2022

Four top-10 picks from the 2021 NHL Draft, including first overall pick Owen Power and third overall pick Mason McTavish, were among the skaters chosen to represent Canada at this year's World Juniors.

Skaters

Name Position NHL club (Round, draft year)
Connor Bedard Forward 2022-eligible
Xavier Bourgault Forward 2022-eligible
Mavrik Bourque Forward Dallas (1, 2020)
Will Cuylle Forward 2022-eligible
Elliot Desnoyers Forward 2022-eligible
Ridly Greig Forward Ottawa (1, 2020)
Dylan Guenther Forward Arizona (1, 2021)
Kent Johnson Forward Columbus (1, 2021)
Mason McTavish Forward  Anaheim (1, 2021)
Jake Neighbours Forward St. Louis (1, 2020)
Cole Perfetti Forward Winnipeg (1, 2020)
Justin Sourdif Forward Florida (3, 2020)
Logan Stankoven Forward Dallas (2, 2021)
Shane Wright Forward 2022-eligible
Lukas Cormier Defense Vegas (3, 2020)
Kaiden Guhle Defense Montreal (1, 2020)
Carson Lambos Defense Minnesota (1, 2021)
Ryan O'Rourke Defense Minnesota (2, 2020)
Owen Power Defense Buffalo (1, 2021)
Donovan Sebrango Defense Detroit (3, 2020)
Ronan Seeley Defense Carolina (7, 2020)
Olen Zellweger Defense Anaheim (2, 2021)

Goaltenders

Name Position NHL club (Round, draft year)
Brett Brochu Goaltender 2022-eligible
Sebastian Cossa Goaltender Detroit (1, 2021)
Dylan Garand Goaltender New York Rangers (4, 2020)

When do World Junior Championships 2022 start?

  • Start date:  Dec. 26, 2021
  • End date:  Jan. 5, 2022
  • Number of teams:  10
  • Venue:  Rogers Place (Edmonton, Alta.) and Peavey Mart Centrium (Red Deer, Alta.) 

This year's World Junior Championships start right after Christmas, Dec. 26, also known as Boxing Day in Canada. The tournament will run for 11 days and extend into the first week of 2022. It will be held at two venues in Alberta: Rogers Place in Edmonton, home of the NHL's Oilers and WHL's Oil Kings, and Peaver Mart Centrium in Red Deer, home of the WHL's Red Deer Rebels.

Canada enters as the early betting favorite according to Sports Interaction.

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Canada World Juniors hockey schedule

Team Canada is one of 10 teams competing in this year's World Juniors. It will be playing in Group A. Its group-play opponents will be the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany and Austria.

Date Game Time (ET)
Dec. 26 Canada vs. Czech Republic 7 p.m.
Dec. 28 Canada vs. Austria 7 p.m.
Dec. 29 Canda vs. Germany 7 p.m.
Dec. 31 Canda vs. Finland 7 p.m.
Jan. 2, 2022 Relegation and quarterfinals TBD
Jan. 3, 2022 Relegation TBD
Jan. 4, 2022 Semifinals TBD
Jan 5, 2022 Bronze-medal game 4 p.m.
Jan. 5, 2022 Gold-medal game 8 p.m.

Jake Aferiat