Don’t think Barkey or Dickinson have much of a shot. They’d need to have a monster start to the season to have legit shots.
It's not about doing what makes sense from a hockey or interest standpoint. They want things quiet regarding the WJC as the people who are loudest about what they think happened in 2018 don't have attention spans to keep up their outrage, but they also want the mild good publicity of funding the fledgling U18 women's team/tournament. There's obviously money to fly in the U20 players and hold the camp at Hockey Canada's own facility in Calgary.Annonce des joueuses invitées aux camps du Programme national féminin du Canada
69 joueuses, dont 20 ayant gagné l’or au Mondial féminin des M18, iront aux camps de l’équipe de dév. ou de l’équipe des M18 à St. Catharines, en août.hockeycanada.ca
There must be a better reason than funding for not having a summer camp; you would have to think WJC U-20 which is (outside of best on best) Hockey Canada’s premier tournament would take priority over Women’s u18 in terms of funding if they are having a camp and the WJC team is not
If there are still people that are upset over that then they will never be satisfied. The entire board was replaced, a new chairman and and president were named, and the entire 2018 team has been provisionally suspended. Eventually the world has to be stop being run by trial by Twitter or Shireen Ahmed.
Tempting not to go with an all Winnip…. Wenatchee first line. Geekie probably gets a spot if he has an ok season based on chemistry. Wood and Celebrini renewing their amazing link up from the u18 would be nice to see. There’s no Bédard here and Sweden and the USA might have more pure talent up front but the amount of two way forwards is immense. Hopefully they pick a coach that fits a group like that, like the Tourigny team in 2020/21 that was able to suffocate opponents with neutral zone positioning and forecheck.
Again I don’t think this group will be as good as Sweden. But pairing a puck mover with a stay at home option is a good formula.
Interesting that it notes that Fantilli is invited but not participating but nothing about Wright. I'd think that there is a better chance that Wright is available than there is that Fantilli shows up.2023-24 National Junior Team Summer Meetings Roster
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Basically everyone I had on my list was invited, except for Josh Filmon.
Heidt and Cristall are certainty more talented than several players that were invited, but given their age and concerns some scouts have raised I'm not entirely surprised.
Left sidetop 3 look pretty set...you think there's any chance Buchinger sneaks on to the team?
I really like Buchinger but I am pretty sure the team will go for bigger guys and some mix of the top-6 I laid out, maybe shifting around the puck movers and more defensive guys. Maybe if he has a fantastic season he pushes Nelson out of the 7D spot.
Buchinger sounds like a very good prospect for the Blues and I'm also a huge fan of Nelson, his hair and that puck incident already has him in mythical status for all time.
They have already won two. Winning the next one has nothing to do with the difficulty of a threepeat. It's just another tournament. You are engaged in Gamblers fallacy.
Catton and Misa. Maybe a defenseman like Dickinson, Mews, or Parekh, as the 2005 born defensemen pretty much suck.
As a Jackets fan I hope that the added mass will help Mateychuk to earn his spot in the top-6. Sounds like he's 5'11-200 currently.
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I don't think this is true. I would imagine Dickinson will probably be there. Catton and Misa have a reasonable chance as well.
2024 World Juniors roster projections: Who makes Team Canada, USA, Sweden and Finland?
The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler, Corey Pronman and Max Bultman make their early roster picks for the 2024 tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden.theathletic.com
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