Meet the Team: Canada’s World Junior Hockey Championship Roster

The 2019 World Junior Hockey Championships was a tournament to forget for the host Canadians, who failed to medal on home soil, losing an overtime match to Finland in the quarterfinals.

They’ve gone back to the drawing board this year and the roster they’ve assembled for this go around in Ostrava, Czech Republic should yield much better results.

With that, let’s begin the EliteProspects Rinkside series for this year’s World Juniors, titled ‘Meet the Team.’ It starts with a look at the Canadian roster.

Forwards:

Liam Foudy, F, London Knights

Columbus Blue Jackets, 2018 NHL Draft, 1st-Round, 18th Overall

This talented centre, a Columbus Blue Jackets first-round pick, could end up playing on the wing. Scoring from the edges isn’t going to be a problem given the kind of wrist shot Liam Foudy b