Cowen on Team Canada
It's official - Chiefs captain Jared Cowen is on Canada's World Junior team, one of eight Western Hockey League players. Click the link or read the extended entry.
REGINA, Sask. – Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League (CHL)
announced on Wednesday that 22 players that will make up Canada’s National
Junior Team for the upcoming 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship in
Saskatchewan, from December 26, 2009 to January 5, 2010.
Eight of the 22 players announced to the roster are from the Western Hockey
League, including 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship gold medalists
Jordan Eberle and Colten Teubert, both members of the Regina
Pats. Also named to the roster is Brandon Wheat Kings forward Brayden
Schenn, Calgary Hitmen’s Martin Jones and Brandon Kozun,
Kelowna Rockets forward Brandon McMillan, Moose Jaw Warriors defenceman
Travis Hamonic and Spokane Chiefs captain Jared Cowen. Over the
past five World Junior Championship tournaments, 49 WHL players have helped Team
Canada capture five consecutive Gold medals. Over the past 10 years, WHL
players have made up over 40% of Team Canada’s National Junior roster, and close
to 60% of Team Canada’s defenceman corp.
WHL Players Named to Team Canada’s National Junior Team
WHL Players Named to Team Canada’s National Junior Team
# |
Name |
S/C |
HT |
WT |
Born |
Hometown |
2009-10 Team |
Pro status |
Goaltenders | ||||||||
31 |
Martin Jones |
R/D |
6'3.5" |
187 |
1/10/1990 |
Vancouver, BC |
Calgary (WHL) |
LA '08 (FA/JA) |
Defence | ||||||||
2 |
* Colten Teubert |
R/D |
6'3" |
195 |
3/8/1990 |
White Rock, BC |
Regina (WHL) |
LA '08 (1, 13) |
3 |
Travis Hamonic |
R/D |
6'0" |
219 |
8/16/1990 |
St. Malo, MB |
Moose Jaw (WHL) |
NYI '08 (2, 53) |
22 |
Jared Cowen |
L/G |
6'5" |
226 |
1/25/1991 |
Allan, Sask |
Spokane (WHL) |
OTT '09 (1, 9) |
Forwards | ||||||||
10 |
Brayden Schenn |
L/G |
6'0" |
194 |
8/22/1991 |
Saskatoon, SK |
Brandon (WHL) |
LA '09 (1, 5) |
14 |
* Jordan Eberle |
R/D |
5'10" |
181 |
5/15/1990 |
Regina, SK |
Regina (WHL) |
EDM '08 (1, 22) |
15 |
Brandon McMillan |
L/G |
5'11" |
185 |
3/22/1990 |
Delta, BC |
Kelowna (WHL) |
ANA '08 (3, 95) |
17 |
Brandon Kozun |
R/D |
5'7" |
156 |
3/8/1990 |
Calgary, AB |
Calgary (WHL) |
LA '09 (6, 179) |
Canada’s roster includes six players (Cormier, Della Rovere, Eberle, Ellis,
Pietrangelo, Teubert) who won gold medals at the 2009 IIHF World Junior
Championship.
Twenty of the players have previous international experience, including 15
players who played with Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team and 15 who played
with Canadian regional under-17 teams at either the World Under-17 Hockey
Challenge or Canada Winter Games.
Twenty of the players named to Canada’s final roster were drafted in either
the 2008 or 2009 NHL Entry Draft, including ten first-round selections and five
second-round picks.
Canada will play its first game of the 2010 IIHF World Junior
Championship on Boxing Day, December 26 versus Latvia, a game that will be
broadcast LIVE by TSN/RDS and on The FAN Radio Network (check local
listings).
Canada has medaled at eleven straight IIHF World Junior
Championships including gold medal performances in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and
2009, silver medals in 1999, 2002, 2003 and 2004 and bronze medals in 2000 and
2001.
For more information on Canada’s National Junior Team and the
2010 IIHF World Junior Championship, go to www.hockeycanada.ca/2010juniors.