The 2022 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Hockey Championship will start on Sunday from Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta. Canada will play its first game against the Czech Republic on Boxing Day. They will also play Austria on Tuesday, Germany on Wednesday, and Finland on Friday.
The Canadian team contains four Edmonton Oil Kings. They are goaltender Sebastian Cossa of Hamilton, Ontario, captain Kaiden Guhle of Edmonton, Alberta, right winger Dylan Guenther of Edmonton, Alberta, and left winger Jake Neighbours of Airdrie, Alberta.
There are 15 more players who are on Canadian teams in the Canadian Hockey League. They are goaltender Brett Brochu of Tilbury, Ontario (London Knights), goaltender Dylan Garand of Victoria, British Columbia (Kamloops Blazers), defenseman Carson Lambos of Winnipeg, Manitoba (Winnipeg Ice), defenseman Lukas Cormier of Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, New Brunswick (Charlottetown Islanders), defenseman Ryan O’Rourke of Bowmanville, Ontario (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds), center Logan Stankoven of Kamloops, British Columbia (Kamloops Blazers), center Shane Wright of Burlington, Ontario (Kingston Frontenacs), center Connor Bedard of Vancouver, British Columbia (Regina Pats), center Ridly Greig of Lethbridge, Alberta (Brandon Wheat Kings), forward Xavier Bourgault of L’Islet, Quebec (Shawinigan Cataractes), center Elliot Desnoyers of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec (Halifax Mooseheads), center Mavrik Bourque (Cataractes), center Mason McTavish of Carp, Ontario (Peterborough Petes), right winger Justin Sourdif of Surrey, British Columbia (Vancouver Giants), and Will Cuylle of Toronto, Ontario (Windsor Spitfires).
Other players on Team Canada include Everett Silvertips defenseman Olen Zellweger of Calgary, Alberta, Grand Rapids Griffins defenseman Donovan Sebrango of Ottawa, Ontario, Silvertips defenseman Ronan Seeley of Olds, Alberta, University of Michigan Wolverines defenseman Owen Power of Mississauga, Ontario, Manitoba Moose centre Cole Perfetti of Whitby, Ontario, and Wolverines center Kent Johnson of Port Moody, British Columbia. Also on Team Canada are four players to have been drafted by Canadian teams. Guhle was taken by the Montreal Canadiens, Perfetti was taken by the Winnipeg Jets, Greig was taken by the Ottawa Senators, and Bourgault was taken by the Edmonton Oilers.
