The Calgary Sun · Nov 30, 2016
Strome, Barzal headline Canada's world junior selection camp roster
Terry Koshan_opMathew Barzal (Islanders) and Dylan Strome (Coyotes) will lead Canada's world junior squad. (Getty Images)Temper, temper.
Yes, there’s lingering anger for the Canadians as they start gearing up for the 2017 world junior championship. After all, Canada finished sixth in the event last year in Helsinki, its worst showing at the world junior since 1998, when it was eighth.
Raw emotion, of course, won’t carry Canada far when the tournament gets underway in Toronto and Montreal on Dec. 26.
In fact, the 22 players who emerge from the 32-player selection camp roster — announced on Tuesday — might not collectively be enough to reclaim gold.