Baptiste and Paul make camp
Ottawa native Nick Baptiste and Ottawa Senators prospect Nick Paul have been named to the selection camp for the national team that will compete for gold in Toronto and Montreal.
The camp will run from Dec. 11 to 15 under the team’s coach Benoit Groulx, who is the head coach of the Gatineau Olympiques.
Also on the team are:
CENTRES
Connor McDavid: Erie Otters; Michael Dal Colle: Oshawa Generals (New York Islanders); Jason Dickinson: Guelph Storm (Dallas Stars); Frédérik Gauthier: Rimouski Océanic (Toronto Maple Leafs); Nic Petan: Portland Winterhawks (Winnipeg Jets), Sam Reinhart: Kootenay Ice (Buffalo Sabres).
WINGS
Nick Baptiste: Erie Otters (Sabres) Rourke Chartier: Kelowna Rockets Lawson Crouse: Kingston Frontenacs Max Domi: London Knights (Arizona Coyotes) Remi Elie: Belleville Bulls (Dallas Stars) Robby Fabbri: Guelph Storm (St. Louis Blues) Morgan Klimchuk: Regina Pats (Calgary Flames) Nick Paul: North Bay Battalion (Ottawa Senators) Brayden Point: Moose Jaw Warriors (Tampa Bay Lightning) Nick Ritchie: Peterborough Petes (Anaheim Ducks) Jake Virtanen: Calgary Hitmen (Vancouver Canucks)
DEFENCE
Chris Bigras: Owen Sound Attack (Colorado Avalanche), Madison Bowey: Kelowna Rockets (Washington Capitals), Haydn Fleury: Red Deer Rebels (Carolina Hurricanes); Dillon Heatherington: Swift Current Broncos (Columbus Blue Jackets) Joe Hicketts: Victoria Royals (Detroit Red Wings) Samuel Morin: Rimouski Océanic (Philadelphia Flyers) Josh Morrissey: Prince Albert Raiders (Jets) Darnell Nurse: Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (Edmonton Oilers) Travis Sanheim: Calgary Hitmen (Philadelphia Flyers) Shea Theodore: Seattle Thunderbirds (Ducks)
GOALTENDERS
Eric Comrie: Tri-City Americans (Jets) Zach Fucale: Halifax Mooseheads (Montreal Canadiens)
Hockey Canada will learn by Dec. 19 whether 19-yearold NHLers Bo Horvat, Jonathan Drouin, Anthony Duclair and Curtis Lazar (Ottawa Senators) will be joining the roster.
Canada’s first game is vs. Slovakia on Dec. 26 at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The host team also faces Germany (Dec. 27), Finland (Dec. 29) and the United States (Dec. 31). Pool B of the Czech Republic, Denmark, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland plays at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre, which will also be the site of the elimination games on Jan. 2, 4 and 5.