My Boxing Day Tradition: World Junior Championship Hockey
Published by Toronto Mike on December 26, 2011 @ 11:36 in Hockey Canada
My favourite Boxing Day tradition isn't shopping, it's settling in to watch the Canadian juniors open their World Junior Championship. The 2011 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships take place in Calgary and Edmonton and we play Finland at 3:30pm.
Here's our team this year:
| # | Player | Hometown/Country | Team/Organization | NHL Draft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goaltenders | ||||
| 29 | Mark Visentin * | Waterdown, Ont. | Niagara (OHL) | PHX ’10 (1, 27) |
| 30 | Scott Wedgewood | Brampton, Ont. | Plymouth (OHL) | NJ ’10 (3, 84) |
| Defense | ||||
| 2 | Jamie Oleksiak | Toronto, Ont. | Saginaw (OHL) | DAL ’11 (1, 14) |
| 3 | Brandon Gormley - A | Murray River, P.E.I. | Moncton (QMJHL) | PHX ’10 (1, 13) |
| 4 | Dougie Hamilton | Toronto, Ont. | Niagara (OHL) | BOS ’11 (1, 9) |
| 5 | Mark Pysyk | Sherwood Park, Alta. | Edmonton (WHL) | BUF ’10 (1, 23) |
| 6 | Scott Harrington | Kingston, Ont. | London (OHL) | PIT ’11 (2, 54) |
| 27 | Ryan Murray | White City, Sask. | Everett (WHL) | 2012 Dft. |
| 28 | Nathan Beaulieu | Strathroy, Ont. | Saint John (QMJHL) | MTL ’11 (1, 17) |
| Forwards | ||||
| 8 | Jaden Schwartz * - C | Wilcox, Sask. | Colorado College (WCHA) | STL ’10 (1, 14) |
| 10 | Michaël Bournival | Shawinigan-Sud, Que. | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | MTL/COL ’10 (3, 71) |
| 11 | Jonathan Huberdeau | St-Jérôme, Que. | Saint John (QMJHL) | FLA ’11 (1, 3) |
| 12 | Brendan Gallagher | Tsawwassen, B.C. | Vancouver (WHL) | MTL ’10 (5, 147) |
| 13 | Freddie Hamilton | Toronto, Ont. | Niagara (OHL) | SJ ’10 (5, 129) |
| 14 | Brett Connolly * - A | Prince George, B.C. | Tampa Bay (NHL) | TB ’10 (1, 6) |
| 15 | Tanner Pearson | Kitchener, Ont. | Barrie (OHL) | 2012 Dft. |
| 16 | Mark Stone | Winnipeg, Man. | Brandon (WHL) | OTT ’10 (6, 178) |
| 18 | Ryan Strome | Mississauga, Ont. | Niagara (OHL) | NYI ’11 (1, 5) |
| 19 | Mark Scheifele | Kitchener, Ont. | Barrie (OHL) | WPG ’11 (1, 7) |
| 20 | Boone Jenner | Dorchester, Ont. | Oshawa (OHL) | CBJ ’11 (2, 37) |
| 21 | Quinton Howden * - A | Oak Bank, Man. | Moose Jaw (WHL) | FLA ’10 (1, 25) |
| 22 | Devante Smith-Pelly - A | Scarborough, Ont. | Anaheim (NHL) | ANA ’10 (2, 42) |
The IIHF World Junior Championship is our March Madness and I love it. Go Canada Go!
Flashback: I live blog the Canada-Russia gold medal game on January 4, 2005.
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