WJC: 2022 Team Canada Roster Talk

[GermanSpitfire]

I compiled a list of possible players that have a chance at next years team.

Overall, I don’t know what to think of the roster, if Drysdale is back i like the defence, having a returning goalie in Garland is always a positive and the forwards look pretty good. Obviously Canada always has a chance at gold but without seeing a lot of the 02’s and 03’s play this year, it makes it difficult to evaluate where they’re at.

Forwards:
*Quinton Byfield
Cole Perfetti
Hendrix Lapierre
Shane Wright
Jean-Luc Foudy
Jacob Perreault
Dylan Guenther
Tyson Foerster
Seth Jarvis
Will Cuylle
Carter Savoie
Connor McClennon
Jake Neighbours
Ridly Greig
Mason McTavish
Zachary L’Heureux
Mavrick Bourque
Kent Johnson
Elliot Desnoyers
Cole Sillinger
Ozzy Weisblatt
Luke Evangelista
Zayde Wisdom
Evan Vierling
Zachary Bolduc
Brennan Othmann
Connor Bédard
Matthew Savoie
Justin Sourdif
Xavier Bourgault
Defence:
*Jamie Drysdale
Lukas Cormier
Owen Power
Jérémie Poirier
Kaiden Guhle
Daemon Hunt
Brandt Clarke
Donovan Sebrango
Ryan O’Rourke
Carson Lambos
Olen Zellweager
Jack Thompson
Corson Ceulemans
Michael Benning


Goalie:
Tristian Lennox
Sebastian Cossa
Dylan Garand
Brett Brochu

* = Likely in NHL


This is what I project the team to look like.


F:
Jarvis - Perfetti - Johnson
Lapierre - Wright - Perreault
Guenther - Greig - Cuylle
Foudy - Neighbours - Evangelista
Bourque

D:
Power - Drysdale
Guhle - Clarke
Sebrango - Hunt
O’Rourke

G:
Garand
Cossa
Lennox

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[GermanSpitfire]

Rough night for Canada, but there is always next year!

 

[Leafshater67]

Crazy to think Drysdale could return. Guy was such an important player this year

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

Connor Bedard should be there, I’d imagine we’ll see both Savoie’s.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

To all my Team Canada Brothers and Sisters... it was a fun ride .. and it was a good time.
Be proud of the boys.
Have a great hockey season.

 

[Dodospice]

Very good chance we see some of these guys in the NHL but until I know for sure, I will include them. This is a different season to project with a most guys not having played to this point it makes it way more difficult.. at any rate, this is what I’d send.

Perfetti- Byfield- Jarvis
Johnson- Wright- Guenther
Neighbours- Lapierre- Foerster
Greig- Bourque- Wiesblatt
Sillinger, Perreault

Power- Drysdale
Guhle- Clarke
O’Rourke- Ceulemans
Lambos- Benning

Garand
Cossa
Lennox

 

[snowkiddin]

Connor Bedard should be there, I’d imagine we’ll see both Savoie’s.

I doubt Bedard will be there. He’ll only be 16, and Canada is almost impossible to make at that age. Would be super fun to see him there, though.

 

[Icebreakers]

Connor Bedard should be there, I’d imagine we’ll see both Savoie’s.

Mcdavid didnt even get a sniff when he was 16. Bedard wont be there.

 

[Gold Standard]

Mcdavid didnt even get a sniff when he was 16. Bedard wont be there.

What do you mean he didn't get a sniff? He made the team as a 16 year old. 2014 Malmo, Sweden tournament. Didn't play well. team didn't play well.

I think the only underager (* edit. double underager) who makes it next year is Shane Wright. he turned 17 yesterday. technically 18 year olds are underagers as well.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Crazy to think Drysdale could return. Guy was such an important player this year

I believe he would be the first Canadian since Ryan Ellis to play in three WJCs.

 

[Number 57]

Cole Perfetti - Quinton Byfield - Dylan Guenther
Kent Johnson - Shane Wright - Seth Jarvis
Mavrik Bourque - Hendrix Lapierre - Jacob Perreault
Ridly Greig - Carter Savoie - Tyson Foerster
extras; Jake Neighbours, Ozzy Wiesblatt, Mason McTavish

Kaiden Guhle - Jamie Drysdale
Owen Power - Brandt Clarke
Carson Lambos - Lukas Cormier
Ryan O'Rourke - Donovan Sebrango

Sebastian Cossa - Dylan Garand - Tristan Lennox

 

[Bob Barker]

That top D pairing looks fantastic. Second pair could be pretty fun too. Would be nice to see Perfetti and Byfield light the tournament on fire and Wright to make his mark.

 

[DropTheGloves]

Cole Perfetti - Kent Johnson - Dylan Guenther
Elliot Desnoyers - Shane Wright (A) - Seth Jarvis
Jake Neighbours - Hendrix Lapierre - Jacob Perreault
Carter Savoie - Ridly Greig - Ozzy Wiesblatt
Mavrik Bourque, Jean-Luc Foudy

Kaiden Guhle (A) - Jamie Drysdale (C)
Owen Power - Brandt Clarke
Carson Lambos - Corson Ceulemans
Ryan O'Rourke, Donovan Sebrango

Dylan Garand
Sebastian Cossa
Tristan Lennox

A much weaker team than this year's. I don't know they make the Final.

 

[Minnesnota]

Cole Perfetti - Kent Johnson - Dylan Guenther
Elliot Desnoyers - Shane Wright (A) - Seth Jarvis
Jake Neighbours - Hendrix Lapierre - Jacob Perreault
Carter Savoie - Ridly Greig - Ozzy Wiesblatt
Mavrik Bourque, Jean-Luc Foudy

Kaiden Guhle (A) - Jamie Drysdale (C)
Owen Power - Brandt Clarke
Carson Lambos - Corson Ceulemans
Ryan O'Rourke, Donovan Sebrango

Dylan Garand
Sebastian Cossa
Tristan Lennox

A much weaker team than this year's. I don't know they make the Final.

Not sure Canada makes the medal round honestly.

 

[DropTheGloves]

Not sure Canada makes the medal round honestly.

It's possible they get knocked out earlier for sure. They'll have to play faultless defense to reach even the Gold Medal Game, though they have the horses on the blueline and in net to do it. That's also why I went with fast, defensively responsible players like Desnoyers and Foudy over sexier options up front because the team identity will have to be built around that. A lot will of course depend on their group though, and having to play a Finland early could be a death knell to their medal hopes.

 

[JackSlater]

The fewer games the players play this year the more question marks there are, obviously. If the team gets Drysdale that would be huge. Could definitely see it being an 18 year old heavy roster.

 

[snipes]

To all my Team Canada Brothers and Sisters... it was a fun ride .. and it was a good time.
Be proud of the boys.
Have a great hockey season.

Pleasure watching this tournament with you and others yearly.

Quest for Gold in 2022 begins today.

 

[LDN]

Brochu to be considered for one of the 3 goalie spots.

 

[canuck2010]

Not sure Canada makes the medal round honestly.

I think they will be just fine.

 

[Steel Fishbowl]

While the team likely won't be as strong, I feel many of the players are being underrated simply because they haven't played much (or any) games this season. Many of the 02's would be lighting it up in the CHL and we might have a more positive outlook on this team

 

[GermanSpitfire]

While the team likely won't be as strong, I feel many of the players are being underrated simply because they have played much (or any) games this season. Many of the 02's would be lighting it up in the CHL and we might have a more positive outlook on this team

This.
A lot of the 19 year olds on next years team we’re evaluating them from when they were 17 year olds, so it isn’t clear how much they’ve developed.

 

[landy92mack29]

Should be another deep team as usual and really deep on defense especially if Drysdale is back. Won't have 1 big forward line but more balanced attack. Sucks can't see the progression of players so tougher to predict right now but early roster for me would look like

Perfetti-Lapierre-Guenther
Sillinger-Wright-Johnson
Neighbours-Greig-Jarvis
McTavish-Bourque-Weisblatt
Korczak/Perreault

Guhle-Drysdale
Lambos-Clarke
Power-Ceulemans
Poirier/O'Rourke

Garand
Cossa
Boyko

 

[Number 57]

The fewer games the players play this year the more question marks there are, obviously. If the team gets Drysdale that would be huge. Could definitely see it being an 18 year old heavy roster.

While the 2003 crop is really good I don't see why there would be more than usual. There is still a lot of 2002 who are shoe-ins for spots even without Byfield and Drysdale.

Lambos, Clarke and Guenther are basically 100% on the team but the rest will have t o fight it out.

Up front Byfield, Perfetti, Johnson, Lapierre, Jarvis, Bourque and Wright (2004) make-up more than half the forwards so the 2003 will have to fight with Perreault, Greig, Foerster, Wiesblatt, Savoie, Neighbours, Bourgault

 

[thrillhous]

Surprised to see only 1 mention of Benning. Think he’s got a solid chance of making it.

 

[Juniorhockeyguru]

No Stankhoven?