Tomorrow marks the beginning of the road for the players looking to win Canada’s fifth consecutive gold medal at the World Junior Championship as the 38 hopefuls from the CHL and US colleges report to camp. This year’s camp has only four players from last year’s team so most positions are up for grabs (the organizers would like everyone to believe all spots are open but it is a safe bet that the four returnees already have spots). Without getting into too many stats, the WHL has the most representatives trying out with 18 followed by the OHL with 11, the QMJHL with 5 and the NCAA rounds it out with 4.
Pat Quinn and his boys have the fun task of picking the best out of those 38 players, all of whom would do well, to represent our country and win the gold at home. Games start on Boxing Day as usual but there will be pre-competition games scattered throughout Ontario and even parts of Quebec for a couple weeks leading up to the tournament so get out and see the best under-20 players the World has to offer. Check Hockey Canada's website for full details.
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