WJC: 2021 Canada Roster Talk

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Lines for today

Just curious where these lines came from originally as they have obviously changed come game time?

 

[username6799]

Just curious where these lines came from originally as they have obviously changed come game time?

Hockey Canada site

They still have the old lines up actually:
2021 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship | 2020-21 National Junior Team

 

[username6799]

Agreed.

I'd add Foerster, Poulin, Suzuki and Jarvis to that group.

Would imagine those 4 and a few others are outside looking in but will stick around to the final cuts unless they have really rough time in the game today.

 

[surixon]

I wish they would atleast have a score clock on their website.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

I think these teams are set up for the roles they will be fighting for. They aren't going to send 4 offense lines no matter how much people think they will and big name high draft picks will be cut.

Zary and Tomasino with Mercer makes me think Tourigny may not have room on offensive lines for the two and he will see if they can play an in your face forecheck and cycle game. Maybe shutdown line.

Perfetti on a line with Bouquet and Rees is not a good thing. They are probably testing his versatility.

I think more of those "scrub line" players make the team than most think, otherwise they would have cut the roster even more, to 3 lines each with an extra forward.

 

[surixon]

I think these teams are set up for the roles they will be fighting for. They aren't going to send 4 offense lines no matter how much people think they will and big name high draft picks will be cut.

Zary and Tomasino with Mercer makes me think Tourigny may not have room on offensive lines for the two and he will see if they can play an in your face forecheck and cycle game. Maybe shutdown line.

Perfetti on a line with Bouquet and Rees is not a good thing. They are probably testing his versatility.

I think more of those "scrub line" players make the team than most think, otherwise they would have cut the roster even more, to 3 lines each with an extra forward.

Perfetti/Bourque were 2/3rds of team reds best line last game. Rees also was very good that game as well. Perhaps they want to see what that trio can do in a depth type scoring role.

Also wonder if Bourque's play has put him ahead of Newhook.

 

[Ginger Papa]

Hi folks,

Thank you all for the contributions & insights as this team is being determined. So nice to be able to feel up to date just going through this Thread.

Hopefully this tournament can start successfully & keep COVID-19 on the outside.

Look forward to reading more as we move closer to the Tourney.

 

[BondraTime]

Perfetti/Bourque were 2/3rds of team reds best line last game. Rees also was very good that game as well. Perhaps they want to see what that trio can do in a depth type scoring role.

Also wonder if Bourque's play has put him ahead of Newhook.

Bourque is definitely on the outside looking in, certainly not ahead of Newhook

 

[Cousin Eddie]

I wish they would atleast have a score clock on their website.

Even a tweet from the official page lol. Absolutely nothing.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

I wonder if their doing player meetings after scrimmage delivering the axe to a few players

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Big brain stuff. Nobody can be upset at the decisions if we all have no idea what happened.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

remember when we could do this

 

[JackSlater]

I wonder if their doing player meetings after scrimmage delivering the axe to a few players

McKenzie said that there will be cuts after the Wednesday and to expect the finalized roster on Friday at the latest. I imagine that they gave guys the game today to make them believe that sitting out for two weeks was worth it.

 

[ORRFForever]

remember when we could do this

Awesome pic.

 

[username6799]

Today at Canada's National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp (Dec. 9)

FINAL – White 6, Red 4 | Kirby Dach (Fort Saskatchewan, Alta./Chicago, NHL) scored twice in the third period as part of a four-point game, and White scored three times in the final frame to earn a win over Red in an intrasquad scrimmage Wednesday at Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp.
Bowen Byram (Cranbrook, B.C./Vancouver, WHL) and Ryan Suzuki (London, Ont./Saginaw, OHL) added a goal and an assist apiece for White, while Connor Zary (Saskatoon, Sask./Kamloops, WHL) and Samuel Poulin (Blainville, Que./Sherbrooke, LHJMQ) had the other goals. Justin Barron (Halifax, N.S./Halifax, LHJMQ), Jack Quinn (Cobden, Ont./Ottawa, OHL), Alex Newhook (St. John’s, N.L./Boston College, HE) and Jamieson Rees (Hamilton, Ont./Sarnia, OHL) did the scoring for Red.

SOURCE: 2021 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship | 2020-21 National Junior Team

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

 

[username6799]

Today at Canada's National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp (Dec. 9)

FINAL – White 6, Red 4 | Kirby Dach (Fort Saskatchewan, Alta./Chicago, NHL) scored twice in the third period as part of a four-point game, and White scored three times in the final frame to earn a win over Red in an intrasquad scrimmage Wednesday at Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp.
Bowen Byram (Cranbrook, B.C./Vancouver, WHL) and Ryan Suzuki (London, Ont./Saginaw, OHL) added a goal and an assist apiece for White, while Connor Zary (Saskatoon, Sask./Kamloops, WHL) and Samuel Poulin (Blainville, Que./Sherbrooke, LHJMQ) had the other goals. Justin Barron (Halifax, N.S./Halifax, LHJMQ), Jack Quinn (Cobden, Ont./Ottawa, OHL), Alex Newhook (St. John’s, N.L./Boston College, HE) and Jamieson Rees (Hamilton, Ont./Sarnia, OHL) did the scoring for Red.

SOURCE: 2021 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship | 2020-21 National Junior Team

Summary:
Dach - 2G, 2A
Byram - 1G, 1A
Suzuki - 1G, 1A
Zary - 1G
Poulin - 1G
Barron - 1G
Quinn - 1G
Newhook - 1G
Rees - 1G
Cozens - 2A
McMichael - 2A
Perfetti - 2A

Obviously don't want to look too much into the box score but Dach and Byram continue to be dominant, Poulin-Suzuki-Jarvis line found the back of the net twice (assuming they stayed together all game), neither of the "fight for their lives" lines (Beckman-Goncalves-Clarke or Lapierre-Schwindt-Wright) found the scoresheet.

 

[57special]

Zary making a case for himself. His two way game and positional flexibility makes him very easy to take. Rees also. His speed, checking, and opportunism will make him tough to cut.

I wonder if Dach and Byram will make the team?

 

[ORRFForever]

...Dach and Byram continue to be dominant

Thank you, Blackhawks!

 

[tigervixxxen]

I dont see a box score or summary at that link, what am I missing?

 

[ORRFForever]

I have NO doubt Hockey Canada recorded the game. Why not allow fans to watch the game? Load it on the TSN or Hockey Canada website!

 

[57special]

I wonder if Quinn looked good. He needs to do something to make this roster, IMO.

 

[SpoolCat]

You'd have to think Tomasino makes it after the blurb Bob made about how he looked like a dominant junior player.

imo
Zary Dach Tomasino
Krebs Newhook Cozens
Perfetti Byfield Mcmicheal
Rees Holloway Mercer
Quinn, Jarvis
I think Byfield playing with one of the higher end 19 year olds could really help him, similar to Strome needing Barzal a few years back


Byram Barron
Harley Drysdale
Guhle Schneider
Sebrango Korzak

Levi
Garand
Brochu

 

[Skolman]

 

[57special]

Yeah, but almost all of these guys look dominant in junior. Playing against the best of the best is a different story. Tomasino looked ok to me, but I didn't see a guy that Team Canada had to have, either.