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U18: TEAM CANADA '22

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Brock said:
My best guess...

Rieger Lorenz (AJHL) - Adam Fantilli - Nic Moldenhauer
Tanner Howe - Connor Bedard - Matthew Wood (BCHL)
David Goyette - Kocha Delic - Evan Konyen
Michael La Starza (USHL) - Pano Fimis - Josh Filmon
Matthew Ward - Brayden Schuurman

Other Options:
Tyson Dyck (BCHL), Bowden Singleton (AJHL), Brice Cooke, Aiden Castle, Daimon Gardner (USHL - loan?), Macklin Celebrini (Shattuck), Joshua Davies, Jake Sloan

Owen Pickering - Lukas Dragicevic
Grayden Siepmann - Layton Feist
Spencer Sova (if Erie misses playoffs) - George Fegaras (OJHL - If North York loses)
Rylan Brown (AJHL) - Alec Leonard

Other Options:
Alexis Daviault (if Sarnia misses playoffs), Matthew Morden (SAC), Oliver Bonk

Reid Dyck
Matthew Kieper
Nolan Lalonde (if Erie misses playoffs)

Other Options:
Joseph Costanzo
Paxton Geisel (USHL - could be same as Chicago’s loan)

Wild card questions:
- Does Canada let Bedard repeat the U18's (they should)
- Does Erie or Sarnia take the last OHL playoff spot?
- How many 2005's or even 2006's does HC take?
- Will North York (OJHL) lose to JRC in round two?
- Other surprise additions from playoff teams?
- Will Evan Konyen play for Canada or is he committed to keeping US cards open?
- How many Tier 2 players will Canada take?
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The forward group should be pretty good, but I am putting Schuurman in that every day lineup. He is a center, but I can see him playing on the wing too. He could fit seamlessly in that Konyen spot if Konyen is not playing for Canada. Otherwise, I would put him in over La Starza. Castle may also have an edge over La Starza, given he has chemistry with Fimis, or if they want depth guys with more size when they already have a ton of skill in the top part of the lineup, then a guy like Sloan could make it.

Goaltending is pretty much what we could have expected even if everyone was available. Divincentiis from NB may have had an edge on some of them, but Dyck was picked for the Top Prospects game.

The concern is defense, especially when it comes to their own end. Pickering/Dragicevic are a bit raw in their own end, but they are high profile defensemen with good size and skating combination so they should be able to handle this tournament as the top pairing. It is the rest of the defense that is concerning. I can live with Sova and Siepmann in these circumstances. I doubt either are going high in the draft, but Sova has a lot of raw skill and Siepmann can play a solid all-around game even though he is smaller. I don't know much about Fegaras, and I am not impressed by Feist at all. Fegaras may be fine, but if Morden has more of a refined defensive game, he may make more sense in the top 6 than Feist when you already have Dragicevic/Sova/Pickering. I would contact Cape Breton for Francois-James Buteau, as he is another larger, physical stay-at-home who can handle tougher defensive minutes. However, the bonus is that he has the puck skill and skating ability to keep up with the more offensively skilled blueliners too. Cape Breton is already eliminated and Buteau is more than good enough to be on that roster. I would also look at Kalem Parker out of Victoria too as a RD. Late 04' who has handled top 4 minutes on a poor team.

Rieger Lorenz - Adam Fantilli - Nic Moldenhauer
Tanner Howe - Connor Bedard - Matthew Wood
David Goyette - Kocha Delic - Evan Konyen
Brayden Schuurman - Pano Fimis - Josh Filmon
Matthew Ward - Michael La Starza

Owen Pickering - Lukas Dragicevic
Spencer Sova - Grayden Siepmann
Francois-James Buteau* - Kalem Parker
George Fegaras**

Reid Dyck
Nolan Lalonde
Matthew Kieper

* Replaced by Morden if Buteau is unavailable.
** Replaced by Feist if Fegaras is unavailable.
 
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tunnelvision said:
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Huge that they were able to get Mastrodomenico from the USHL.

Konyen is not there. Not surprised that Feist and La Starza did not make it and Buenaventura did have better numbers than Kieper. Happy to see Parker there though; he could be a solid prospect in 2023.

Rieger Lorenz - Adam Fantilli - Nic Moldenhauer
Tanner Howe - Connor Bedard - Matthew Wood
David Goyette - Kocha Delic - Brayden Schuurman
Josh Davies - Pano Fimis - Josh Filmon
Matthew Ward - Connor Hvidston

Owen Pickering - Lukas Dragicevic
Spencer Sova - Michael Mastrodomenico
Matthew Morden - Grayden Siepmann
Kalem Parker/Nolan Collins

Reid Dyck
Nolan Lalonde
Ethan Buenaventura
 
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Antiillafire said:
Canada should win this easily without the second and third best teams participating in this years tournament.
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I assume one of those is Russia, but I thought Belarus is the only other team not participating. They are certainly not the 3rd best team...
 
SeaOfBlue said:
Huge that they were able to get Mastrodomenico from the USHL.

Konyen is not there. Not surprised that Feist and La Starza did not make it and Buenaventura did have better numbers than Kieper. Happy to see Parker there though; he could be a solid prospect in 2023.

Rieger Lorenz - Adam Fantilli - Nic Moldenhauer
Tanner Howe - Connor Bedard - Matthew Wood
David Goyette - Kocha Delic - Brayden Schuurman
Josh Davies - Pano Fimis - Josh Filmon
Matthew Ward - Connor Hvidston

Owen Pickering - Lukas Dragicevic
Spencer Sova - Michael Mastrodomenico
Matthew Morden - Grayden Siepmann
Kalem Parker/Nolan Collins

Reid Dyck
Nolan Lalonde
Ethan Buenaventura
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Surprised to not see Calum Ritchie on this team, any reason why?

Fantilli and Bedard are just going to destroy this tournament.
 
SeaOfBlue said:
I assume one of those is Russia, but I thought Belarus is the only other team not participating. They are certainly not the 3rd best team...
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Slovakia. Runners up at this past HGC. Convincingly beat USA, Finland, and beat Sweden 4-3. I’d say USA and Slovakia would be a toss up if each team had their best squad.
 
NA Hockey said:
Ritchie is playing in the OHL playoffs with the Generals.
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Roger that, I thought that might be the case.

Either way Canada has such a strong 1,2 punch down the middle that they are going to be extremely hard for other teams to handle.
 
Oh brother at people saying Canada will overwhelm other teams. No they won’t. Will be tough but they will do well. I can’t stand it when people say Canada could bring a “b” team , Yada yada. I would agree with that assessment if Canada won every tournament at any age group but we dont.
 
Tanner Howe - Connor Bedard - Matthew Wood

That line is going to do some damage.

Slightly disappointed that Tyson Dyck wasn't giving some consideration.
 
I suspect 2-3 of these players are fill-ins until some of the first round CHL playoff series are over (unless they aren't taking more due to COVID protocols this year). If the on-paper favorites prevail quickly, this could free up any of C. Guindon, M. Poitras, N. Danielson, B. Lisowsky, K. Ziemmer, B. Jelsma, M. Buchinger, C. Allen, C. Ritchie, C. Barlow, A. Cristall and R. Heidt for addition. Canada fans should be paying particular attention to the Moose Jaw/Saskatoon series. If Sask. can upset Moose Jaw in 4-5 games (only separated by 1 point in the standings), this would allow for D. Mateychuk, J. Firkus and B. Yager to be added.
 
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kyle44 said:
I suspect 2-3 of these players are fill-ins until some of the first round CHL playoff series are over (unless they aren't taking more due to COVID protocols this year). If the on-paper favorites prevail quickly, this could free up any of C. Guindon, M. Poitras, N. Danielson, B. Lisowsky, K. Ziemmer, B. Jelsma, M. Buchinger, C. Allen, C. Ritchie, C. Barlow, A. Cristall and R. Heidt for addition. Canada fans should be paying particular attention to the Moose Jaw/Saskatoon series. If Sask. can upset Moose Jaw in 4-5 games (only separated by 1 point in the standings), this would allow for D. Mateychuk, J. Firkus and B. Yager to be added.
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I thought I heard Al Millar from HC say they were not adding or bringing guys over later. The team as announced, is the team that will play I believe, regardless of what happens in the 1st rounds of the CHL playoffs.
 
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kyle44 said:
I suspect 2-3 of these players are fill-ins until some of the first round CHL playoff series are over (unless they aren't taking more due to COVID protocols this year). If the on-paper favorites prevail quickly, this could free up any of C. Guindon, M. Poitras, N. Danielson, B. Lisowsky, K. Ziemmer, B. Jelsma, M. Buchinger, C. Allen, C. Ritchie, C. Barlow, A. Cristall and R. Heidt for addition. Canada fans should be paying particular attention to the Moose Jaw/Saskatoon series. If Sask. can upset Moose Jaw in 4-5 games (only separated by 1 point in the standings), this would allow for D. Mateychuk, J. Firkus and B. Yager to be added.
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Buddy, even if MJ got swept, the fourth game is on April 27. Four of the U18 games would have been played by then.
 
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Bubbles said:
Buddy, even if MJ got swept, the fourth game is on April 27. Four of the U18 games would have been played by then.
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Buddy, I'm well aware. Players are constantly added to U-18 rosters in a normal year. Finland added Aho for the gold medal game only after his team lost in Liiga playoffs. Canada added Glass and Studnicka a few years back to play only 3 games. Katchouk and Gregor before that were added and missed games. Veleno was also added late and missed a few I believe. If the players are good enough they usually make room (if no COVID protocols)
 
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Buddy, I'm well aware. Players are constantly added to U-18 rosters in a normal year. Finland added Aho for the gold medal game only after his team lost in Liiga playoffs. Canada added Glass and Studnicka a few years back to play only 3 games. Katchouk and Gregor before that were added and missed games. Veleno was also added late and missed a few I believe. If the players are good enough they usually make room (if no COVID protocols)
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I thought you can register up to 25 players and once you are up to that number no one else can be added
 
Jimmy71 said:
I thought you can register up to 25 players and once you are up to that number no one else can be added
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There is definitely a limit. In previous years, Canada named some 16 year olds to the roster but didn't register them so they could add players later. If Al Millar said they don't intend to add players then that is likely not the case this year.
 
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Jimmy71 said:
I thought you can register up to 25 players and once you are up to that number no one else can be added
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They named 25 players that they could register with the IIHF. They don't need to submit any names register players until 24 hours before the tournament opens. If on Friday Canada registers 25 players, then that's it...there will be no additions after that. If they register 22-23 players...then that would be a hint that they are waiting on a few players to see what goes down in the opening rd. of CHL playoffs.

check out the IIHF site on Friday.

IIHF - Canada

IIHF - Canada
www.iihf.com www.iihf.com
 
Gold Standard said:
They named 25 players that they could register with the IIHF. They don't need to submit any names register players until 24 hours before the tournament opens. If on Friday Canada registers 25 players, then that's it...there will be no additions after that. If they register 22-23 players...then that would be a hint that they are waiting on a few players to see what goes down in the opening rd. of CHL playoffs.

check out the IIHF site on Friday.

IIHF - Canada

IIHF - Canada
www.iihf.com www.iihf.com
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Oh yeah ty I knew that part but I kind of thought it was said in the original roster release that this was their roster. I'm all for them leaving a few spots open though.
 
kyle44 said:
Buddy, I'm well aware. Players are constantly added to U-18 rosters in a normal year. Finland added Aho for the gold medal game only after his team lost in Liiga playoffs. Canada added Glass and Studnicka a few years back to play only 3 games. Katchouk and Gregor before that were added and missed games. Veleno was also added late and missed a few I believe. If the players are good enough they usually make room (if no COVID protocols)
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Buddy, you are correct. I didn't know about those guys joining the team late.

Although, I want to see MJ get far in the playoffs. I think they have a good chance.
 
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