23 CHL Players on Canada's 2013 WU18 Team

Press Release

CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), announced Tuesday the 23-player roster for Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team for the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship, taking place April 18-28 in Sochi, Russia.

The roster is entirely made up of CHL players and includes three goaltenders, seven defencemen and 13 forwards.

Goaltenders:
Philippe Desrosiers (Rimouski Oceanic)
Austin Lotz (Everett Silvertips)
Spencer Martin (Mississauga Steelheads)

Defencemen:
Chris Bigras (Owen Sound Attack)
Madison Bowey (Kelowna Rockets)
Dillon Heatherington (Swift Current Broncos)
Roland McKeown (Kingston Frontenacs)
Samuel Morin (Rimouski Oceanic)
Josh Morrissey (Prince Albert Raiders)
Shea Theodore (Seattle Thunderbirds)

Forwards:
Nick Baptiste (Sudbury Wolves)
Sam Bennett (Kingston Frontenacs)
Laurent Dauphin (Chicoutimi Sagueneens)
Jason Dickinson (Guelph Storm)
Hunter Garlent (Guelph Storm)
Frédérik Gauthier (Rimouski Oceanic)
Yan-Pavel Laplante (PEI Rocket)
Morgan Klimchuk (Regina Pats)
Connor McDavid (Erie Otters)
Zach Nastasiuk (Owen Sound Attack)
Sam Reinhart (Kootenay Ice)
Nick Ritchie (Peterborough Petes)
Carter Verhaege (Niagara IceDogs)


 (Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)