Canada names roster for U-18 world championship

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CALGARY — Canadian roster for the 2015 IIHF world under-18 hockey championship which will be held April 15-25 in Lucerne and Zug, Switzerland (with hometown and current club):

Goaltenders

Evan Cormier, Bowmanville, Ont., Saginaw (OHL); Zachary Sawchenko, Calgary, Moose Jaw (WHL); Stuart Skinner, Edmonton, Lethbridge (WHL).


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Defencemen

Ethan Bear, Ochapowace, Sask., Seattle (WHL); Guillaume Brisebois, St-Hilaire, Que., Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL); Kyle Capobianco, Mississauga, Ont., Sudbury (OHL); Thomas Chabot, Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, Que., Saint John (QMJHL); Jeremy Roy, Richelieu, Que., Sherbrooke (QMJHL); Matthew Spencer, Oakville, Ont., Peterborough (OHL); Parker Wotherspoon, Surrey, B.C., Tri-City (WHL).

Forwards

Mathew Barzal, Coquitlam, B.C., Seattle (WHL); Anthony Beauvillier, Sorel, Que., Shawinigan (QMJHL); Glenn Gawdin, Richmond, B.C., Swift Current (WHL); Jansen Harkins, North Vancouver, B.C., Prince George (WHL); Nathan Noel, St. John’s, N.L., Saint John (QMJHL); Nicolas Roy, Amos, Que., Chicoutimi (QMJHL); Deven Sideroff, Summerland, B.C., Kamloops (WHL); Mitchell Stephens, Peterborough, Ont., Saginaw (OHL); Tyler Benson, Edmonton, Vancouver (WHL); Pierre-Luc Dubois, Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Que., Cape Breton (QMJHL).

Brett Howden, Oakbank, Man., Moose Jaw (WHL); Jordan Kyrou, Toronto, Sarnia (OHL); Michael McLeod, Mississauga, Ont., Mississauga (OHL).

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Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Tim Hunter, Calgary, Moose Jaw (WHL).

Assistant Coaches: Ian Herbers, Jasper, Alta., Univ. of Alberta (CIS); Louis Robitaille, Montreal, Drummondville (QMJHL).

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