U18: TEAM CANADA

[Janne Niinimaa]

What would the projected lines look like assuming Groulx, McIsaac and Thomas join? Maybe Woo and Veleno as well.

 

[Boonk]

nice additions, especially the Halifax players, if healthy and ready to play. Thomas as well would be huge if Niagara drops out. what's the status on Jett Woo in the west?

Moose Jaw and Swift Current are tied at 2-2.

 

[TLP]

Something like this:

Lafrenière-Dellandrea-Noel
McBain-Groulx-Thomas
Hillis- McShane- Fonstad
Foudy-Wauters-Dach

Sent home- Krebs/Clarke

If Veleno comes it would make sense to play him with McBain and Noel as they were a line in Hlinka I think.

Also either Hayton or Dudas will be available after their series.....
If Hayton is available he comes.
Not sure on Dudas. Was only used sparingly at Hlinka.

 

[TLP]

Also G Alexis Gravel is now available to go to WC.

 

[TLP]

Niagara loses. Thomas now available for WC. Team is shaping up to look a lot like Hlinka

 

[PuckLife]

I think most of us have the same names for the team just in different order, well here's mine, similar to the OP, but a few different guys in.

Burzan - McShane - Dellandrea
Fortier - McBain - Noel
Leppard - Stotts - Fonstad
Krebs - Dunkley - Dach
Nielsen

No MacDonald, too slow and soft for me.

Smith - Tychonick
Bahl - Merkley
Byram - Bouchard
Rippon

Ingham
Kooy

Looks a solid team to me, a lot of skill and depth unlike previous years where the bottom 6 is names nobody has heard of before and are going in the 5th/6th rounds. Almost all of these guys all look like top 60 picks, so I'm expecting a good team.

Tournament starts April 19. Last year roster was announced April 4/5, I expect the roster will be announced a few days later this year because the tournament starts a bit later this year.

Bouchard is not eligible. He’s a 99

 

[TLP]

NO Neilson, no Burzan, no Leppard, no Fortier, no Dunkley, no Stotts, no Bouchard, no Ingham and no Kooy....
Other than that, you were real close!!

 

[Get North]

Bouchard is not eligible. He’s a 99

Xavier Bouchard

 

[PuckLife]

Xavier Bouchard

My bad!

 

[TLP]

Won’t be there

 

[PecnoTrunk]

Any updates here?

What happened to foote?

Any potential players being added ? what is the potential of valeno being added? or others to make this team stronger?

i havent been up to date with junior playoffs

 

[TLP]

Foote not invited.

 

[Janne Niinimaa]

Looks likely that Veleno will be available. Not sure if Rodrigue and Bernard will be of interest.

 

[1Gold Standard]

Looks likely that Veleno will be available. Not sure if Rodrigue and Bernard will be of interest.

Veleno centering Lafreniere would be interesting to watch.

 

[kyle44]

Moose reporter, Willy Palov, tweeted last night the McIsaac, Groulx and Lavoie will be joining the team, as expected.

 

[Janne Niinimaa]

Veleno centering Lafreniere would be interesting to watch.

Agreed. I would go with:

Alexis Lafreniere - Joe Veleno - Akil Thomas
Cole Fonstad - Ty Dellandrea - Serron Noel
Benoit-Olivier Groulx - Jack McBain - Kirby Dach
Cameron Hillis - Allan McShane - Raphael Lavoie
Liam Foudy

Ty Smith - Jonathan Tychonick
Jared McIsaac - Ryan Merkley
Kevin Bahl - Xavier Bernard
Bowen Byram

Alexis Gravel
Olivier Rodrigue
Kevin Mandolese

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Lavoie is going to surprise some people.

 

[1Gold Standard]

Agreed. I would go with:

Alexis Lafreniere - Joe Veleno - Akil Thomas
Cole Fonstad - Ty Dellandrea - Serron Noel
Benoit-Olivier Groulx - Jack McBain - Kirby Dach
Cameron Hillis - Allan McShane - Raphael Lavoie
Liam Foudy

Ty Smith - Jonathan Tychonick
Jared McIsaac - Ryan Merkley
Kevin Bahl - Xavier Bernard
Bowen Byram

Alexis Gravel
Olivier Rodrigue
Kevin Mandolese

I like that team. My expectation would be an epic gold medal game with the Americans.

 

[TLP]

X Bernard and Jett Woo both playing elimination games.
Could get both

 

[TLP]

If Veleno Woo and Bouchard come....

McBain Veleno Noel. (Hlinka line)
Fonstad Dellandrea Thomas
Lafrenière Groulx Lavoie
Hillis. McShane Foudy
(Dudas?/ Dach)

Smith-Tychonic
McIsaac- Bouchard
Merkley- Woo

Not sure about Goalies.....
Is Gravel going?
Mandolese- Rodrigue

Looks like quite a team
Almost all ranked 1st/second round.....

McBain -first
Veleno- Lottery
Noel-first
Fonstad-second
Dellandrea-second
Thomas-first
Lafrenière-2020 Lottery
Groulx- first
Lavoie- (?)
Hillis-second
McShane-second
Foudy-second

Dudas (2/3- Dach 2019 Lottery)

Smith-Lottery
Tychonic-second
McIsaac-second
Bouchard-(?)
Merkley-first
Woo- second

 

[TLP]

I forgot Wauters.....
I think he the 13th forward.
Not Dudas or Dach.

 

[PecnoTrunk]

The team you guys have is nowhere near what hockey Canada has

Is this list outdated ? Seems like a young team

Pre-Competition Roster

 

[Boonk]

The team you guys have is nowhere near what hockey Canada has

Is this list outdated ? Seems like a young team

Pre-Competition Roster

That was the roster for the training camp, players will be cut and added leading up to the tournament.

 

[TLP]

Teams have lost out in CHL playoffs and players are going over.
Will be a strong team if all works out.

 

[Alberta tough]

Foote not invited.

Do you have a link for this? I know he was injured for part of March.