WJC: 2023 Team Canada Roster Talk Part 2

[GermanSpitfire]

Last thread has hit 1000 posts and the thread is getting clunky - we now have the training camp rosters.

I have posted the camp roster below.



Forwards:

Caedan Bankier, Kamloops (Minnesota Wild)
Owen Beck, Mississauga (Montreal Canadiens)
Connor Bedard, Regina (2023 eligible)
Zachary Bolduc, Quebec (St. Louis Blues)
Colton Dach, Kelowna (Chicago Blackhawks)
Zach Dean, Gatineau (Vegas Golden Knights)
Jordan Dumais, Halifax (Columbus Blue Jackets)
Adam Fantilli, University of Michigan (2023 draft)
Nathan Gaucher, Quebec (Anaheim Ducks)
Ryan Greene, Boston University (Chicago Blackhawks)
Riley Kidney, Acadie-Bathurst (Montreal Canadiens)
Zach Ostapchuk, Vancouver (Ottawa Senators)
Brennan Othmann, Peterborough (New York Rangers)
Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke (Montreal Canadiens)
Reid Schaefer, Seattle (Edmonton Oilers)
Logan Stankoven, Kamloops (Dallas Stars)
Shane Wright, Seattle Kraken
Dylan Guenther, Arizona Coyotes

Defence:

Nolan Allan, Seattle (Chicago Blackhawks)
Ethan Del Mastro, Mississauga (Blackhawks)
Tyson Hinds, Sherbrooke (Anaheim Ducks)
Kevin Korchinski, Seattle (Blackhawks)
Carson Lambos, Winnipeg (Minnesota Wild)
Jack Matier, Ottawa (Nashville Predators)
Evan Nause, Quebec (Florida Panthers)
Ethan Samson, Prince George (Philadelphia Flyers)
Olen Zellweger, Everett (Anaheim Ducks)
Brandt Clarke, Los Angeles Kings

Goalies

Tyler Brennan, Prince George (New Jersey Devils)
Benjamin Gaudreau, Sarnia (San Jose Sharks)
Thomas Milic, Seattle (2023 eligible)
William Rousseau, Quebec (2023 eligible)

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[Dominance]

Goaltending seems to be the only way this team could stumble. My lineup:

Othmann-Wright-Bedard
Fantilli-Stankoven-Guenther
Bolduc-Beck-Roy
Ostapchuk-Gaucher-Dumais
Dean

Lambos-Clarke
Del Mastro-Zellweger
Korchinski-Allan
Matier

Look at those forward lines. Every single one of them will be playing in front of an elite transition guy in Clarke, Zellweger, and Korchinski, the whole damn game.

 

[Gold Standard]

Goaltending seems to be the only way this team could stumble. My lineup:

Othmann-Wright-Bedard
Fantilli-Stankoven-Guenther
Bolduc-Beck-Roy
Ostapchuk-Gaucher-Dumais
Dean

Lambos-Clarke
Del Mastro-Zellweger
Korchinski-Allan
Matier

Look at those forward lines. Every single one of them will be playing in front of an elite transition guy in Clarke, Zellweger, and Korchinski, the whole damn game.

Love the avatar, man. Can't believe I never noticed it before. The team should select the Peaky Blinders intro as their goal song.

 

[red devil]

 

[JackSlater]

It's always a fool's errand to try and surmise much from the practice lines on day one but I like those defence pairings. Not sure what to make of the forward lines at all other than I guess seeing what pairs they are considering on the top two lines.

 

[Statsy]

EXPECTED forward lines? No, I didn't expect those lines.

 

[Dominance]

Love the avatar, man. Can't believe I never noticed it before. The team should select the Peaky Blinders intro as their goal song.

The best TV show of all time, in my humble opinion. I cannot wait for the forthcoming movie!

Echoing others here, those defense pairings look great but those forward lines look like they reflect an effort to put together the dumbest possible lineup. Othmann-Wright is (or should be) a given, at least to start.

 

[prongertheman9]

The best TV show of all time, in my humble opinion. I cannot wait for the forthcoming movie!


Echoing others here, those defense pairings look great but those forward lines look like they reflect an effort to put together the dumbest possible lineup. Othmann-Wright is (or should be) a given, at least to start.

Don’t know why they wouldn’t start with the U-18 top 6 in Oth/Wright/Guenther & Stank/Bedard and a bigger body like Fantilli to fil McTavish’s spot.

 

[NordiquesForeva]

The best TV show of all time, in my humble opinion. I cannot wait for the forthcoming movie!


Echoing others here, those defense pairings look great but those forward lines look like they reflect an effort to put together the dumbest possible lineup. Othmann-Wright is (or should be) a given, at least to start.

Tommy's "Nearly got f***ing everything!" speech is a great moment in TV history imo. The entire series is a master class in acting by Murphy.

The lines will shake out as their meant to. I'm not reading too much into them at the moment as the coaches are probably trying to get a feel for how the guys on the bubble perform with the big boys. Though, reading between the lines (MacKenzie's comments a few nights ago, these line combinations...), something tells me the coaching staff isn't as high on Othmann as we might think.

 

[PecnoTrunk]

Damn I think I was posting in the old thread

Any updates from the scrimmage? Curious for Fantilli

 

[cmcneil02]

Per Mark Masters this is where everyone was positioned on Day 1 of Selection Camp.

CENTERS
Shane Wright (18)
Logan Stankoven (19)
Owen Beck (18)
Zach Dean (19)
Colton Dach (19)
Riley Kidney (19)

LEFT WING
Zack Ostapchuk (19)
Nathan Gaucher (19)
Caedan Bankier (19)
Adam Fantilli (18)
Reid Schaefer (19)
Zachary Bolduc (19)

RIGHT WING
Connor Bedard (17)
Dylan Guenther (19)
Brennan Othmann (19)
Jordan Dumais (18)
Joshua Roy (19)
Ryan Greene (19)

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(PROJECTION) Let’s say no one was moved (obviously there will be adjustments) what could the team look like?

LINES
Ostapchuk (19) | Wright (18) | Bedard (17)
Fantilli (18) | Stankoven (19) | Guenther (19)
Bolduc (19) | Dean (19) | Othmann (19)
Gaucher (19) | Kidney (19) | Roy (19)
Beck (18), Dumais (18)

Del Mastro (19) | Zellweger (19)
Lambos (19) | Clarke (19)
Korchinski (18) | Matier (19)
Allan (19), Nause (19)

Thomas Milic (19)
Tyler Brennan (19)
William Rousseau (19)

 

[PecnoTrunk]

Per Mark Masters this is where everyone was positioned on Day 1 of Selection Camp.

CENTERS
Shane Wright (18)
Logan Stankoven (19)
Owen Beck (18)
Zach Dean (19)
Colton Dach (19)
Riley Kidney (19)

LEFT WING
Zack Ostapchuk (19)
Nathan Gaucher (19)
Caedan Bankier (19)
Adam Fantilli (18)
Reid Schaefer (19)
Zachary Bolduc (19)

RIGHT WING
Connor Bedard (17)
Dylan Guenther (19)
Brennan Othmann (19)
Jordan Dumais (18)
Joshua Roy (19)
Ryan Greene (19)

Let’s say no one was moved (obviously there will be adjustments) what could the team look like?

LINES
Ostapchuk (19) | Wright (18) | Bedard (17)
Fantilli (18) | Stankoven (19) | Guenther (19)
Bolduc (19) | Dean (19) | Othmann (19)
Gaucher (19) | Kidney (19) | Roy (19)
Beck (18), Dumais (18)

Del Mastro (19) | Zellweger (19)
Lambos (19) | Clarke (19)
Korchinski (18) | Matier (19)
Allan (19), Nause (19)

Thomas Milic (19)
Tyler Brennan (19)
William Rousseau (19)

Are those lines your projected lines or what was on the ice today ?

 

[cmcneil02]

Are those lines your projected lines or what was on the ice today ?

Sorry yes, those were lines I made with where everyone was positioned in Day 1 of camp.

THIS is what was on the ice today per Mark Masters (TSN) on Twitter.

Ostapchuk | Wright | Bedard
Gaucher | Stankoven | Guenther
Bankier | Beck | Othmann
Fantilli | Dean | Dumais
Schaefer | Dach | Roy
Bolduc | Kidney | Greene

 

[cmcneil02]

Canada vs U-Sports All Stars

Sunday December 11, 2022 @ 1pm EST
Monday December 12, 2022 @ 11am EST

Anyone know if it will be live-streamed anywhere???

 

[Gold Standard]

The best TV show of all time, in my humble opinion. I cannot wait for the forthcoming movie!


Echoing others here, those defense pairings look great but those forward lines look like they reflect an effort to put together the dumbest possible lineup. Othmann-Wright is (or should be) a given, at least to start.

No doubt! Even my cat 4 episodes in started smoking cigarettes and calling family meetings. totally took over running the family business.

 

[SergeConstantin74]

First group on the ice today is those who won’t play tomorrow (and who are locks I’d say).

 

[Gold Standard]

I am so looking forward to this team playing some games. I haven't been this excited for a WJ team since the '95s + McDavid played in 2015.

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals.

 

[JackSlater]

First group on the ice today is those who won’t play tomorrow (and who are locks I’d say).

Nothing wrong with some competition even for returning players.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Ostapchuk is a lock. Ridiculous.

 

[BondraTime]

Ostapchuk is a lock. Ridiculous.

Big, returning player who plays a physical game who can skate and is off to a good start offensively. Of course he’s a lock.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Big, returning player who plays a physical game who can skate and is off to a good start offensively. Of course he’s a lock.

Returning player should be irrelevant. I assume the reason he is at camp is becuase he is good defensively.

 

[BondraTime]

Returning player should be irrelevant. I assume the reason he is at camp is becuase he is good defensively.

The reason he’s at camp is the same reason he was on the team for every game this summer.

He’s big, physical, very good skater, very good offensively, very good defensively, can play wing or center.

The fact he’s been on fire since last playoffs, which was what put him on the roster this summer, with 52 points in 33 games also helps.

 

[Dominance]

Yeah, Ostapchuk should be on this team regardless to his status as a returnee. I just don’t really want to see him lining up anywhere other than the team’s (hopefully one and only) “match-up line” that takes all the defensive zone starts.

 

[Statsy]

I think Ostapchuk is solid, but yes, he's going to grind it out on the checking/energy line, not be a top line scoring guy.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

How many cuts do they have to make?