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Two members of the Kelowna Rockets could be representing Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championships later this month.
Captain Madison Bowey and leading WHL scorer Rourke Chartier have both been invited to attend the team’s selection camp in Toronto, beginning Dec. 11.
The multi-nation tournament is being held in Toronto and Montreal this year, with Canada's first game set for Dec. 26 against Slovakia.
“Both Madison and Rourke fully deserve this opportunity,” says Rockets President/GM Bruce Hamilton, who is also a member of the Team Canada management committee.
“Madison was at the summer camp and has had a great start to the season. Rourke wasn’t on the radar screen at all because of his age, but now with 29 goals he has earned his position at the camp.”
The selection camp roster includes two goaltenders, 10 defencemen and 17 forwards. Canada’s final roster will include 22 players, and must be finalized by Dec. 25.
In total, 27 of the players were drafted in either the 2013 or 2014 NHL Entry Drafts, including 15 first-round selections and seven second-round picks.
“This is a special IIHF World Junior Championship, and the opportunity to play at home in front of Canadian fans should make for a very competitive selection camp,” said Scott Salmond, vice-president of hockey operations and national teams with Hockey Canada.
“We’re looking forward to getting the camp underway, and selecting 22 players who will make Canada proud with the performance this holiday season. I also want to say a huge thank you to Ryan Jankowski, Bruce Hamilton, and the rest of the Program of Excellence management group for their time, their passion and their wisdom.”
Fellow Rockets Nick Merkley, who at 17 is second to Chartier in WHL scoring, along with Tyson Baillie, whose 19 goals is third in the WHL, were under consideration, but were not named to the tryout camp.
“We’re going with an older team and in Merkley’s case he’s going to have his opportunities in the future,” said Hamilton. “We kept the camp to under 30 players because we are still waiting to hear on four NHL players. Tyson’s having a great year but he just fell short.”
Rockets forward Kris Schmidli will compete at the World Junior's representing Switzerland.
