Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League, announced that 29 players have been invited to attend Canada's Selection Camp.
The roster includes two goaltenders, 10 defencemen and 17 forwards. Canada's final roster for the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship in Toronto and Montreal will include 22 players, and must be finalized by Dec. 25.
Of the 29 players invited, seven are potential returning players; Chris Bigras, Zachary Fucale, Frederik Gauthier, Connor McDavid, Josh Morrissey, Nic Petan and Sam Reinhart represented Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship in Malmo, Sweden.
In total, 26 of the players named to Canada's National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp were drafted in either the 2013 or 2014 NHL Entry Drafts, including 15 first-round selections and seven second-round picks.
In regards to eligible players currently in the NHL, Hockey Canada will continue to communicate with NHL teams and is hopeful players may still be made available to Canada's National Junior Team prior to the NHL's roster freeze deadline on Dec. 19.
Canada opens the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship on Boxing Day when it faces Slovakia in Montreal. All of Canada's games at the World Juniors will be broadcast live by TSN and RDS, the official broadcasters of Hockey Canada.
In Montreal, single-game tickets are now on sale for all 12 games at the Bell Centre, including four Team Canada preliminary round games and two-quarter-finals, starting at just $25. In addition, three mini ticket packages, including either four or five games, and all featuring at least one Team Canada game, are on sale starting at $170, plus applicable fees.