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GTHL Players Well-Represented at Hockey Canada’s Summer Showcase Series’

A total of 29 GTHL grads will take part in Hockey Canada’s Summer Showcase series’, taking place July 26 to August 6 in Calgary and Toronto.

Entering its second year, the National Teams’ Summer Showcase will kick-off in Calgary with the Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 selection camp (44 players), and Canada’s National Under-17 development camp (111 players) from July 26 to August 2. Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp (41 players) will take place in Toronto from July 30 to August 2 and will include a four-game series against the United States, Sweden, and Finland from August 3-6 in Plymouth, Michigan.

Canada’s National Men’s Under-17 development camp

Over a quarter of players who participated in the 2016 OHL Gold Cup have received invitations to Canada’s National Under-17 development camp, with 17 players coming from the GTHL. This years OHL Cup silver medalists, the Toronto Marlboros, are particularly well represented with five players invited.

Canada’s National Under-17 development camp will run from July 26 to August 1 and include 111 players – 12 goaltenders, 36 defencemen, and 63 forwards.

Name Hometown Position GTHL Team Junior Team
 Alexis Gravel  Saint-Augustin de Desmaures, Que  G Mississauga Senators  Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
 Hunter Jones  Brantford, Ont  G Mississauga Reps Peterborough Petes (OHL)
 Kevin Bahl  Mississauga, Ont  D  Toronto Marlboros  Ottawa 67s (OHL)
 Declan Chisholm  Toronto, Ont  D Don Mills Flyers  Peterborough Petes (OHL)
 Ryan Merkley  Mississauga, Ont  D Toronto Jr. Canadiens  Guelph Storm (OHL)
 Peter Stratis  Toronto, Ont D  Mississauaga Reps  Ottawa 67s (OHL)
 Tyler Tucker  Longlac, Que  D  Toronto Titans Barrie Colts (OHL)
 Giovanni Vallati  Ottawa, Ont  D  Vaughan  Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
 Danil Antropov  Toronto, Ont  F Toronto Marlboros  Oshawa Generals (OHL)
 Riley Damiani  Mississuaga, Ont F  Mississuaga Rebels  Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
Liam Foudy Toronto, Ont F Markham Majors London Knights (OHL)
Maxime Grondin Hearst, Ont F Vaughan Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
Barrett Hayton Peterborough, Ont F Toronto Red Wings Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
Jack McBain Toronto, Ont F Don Mills Flyers Barrie Colts (OHL)
Allan McShane Barrie, Ont F Toronto Marlboros Errie Otters (OHL)
Akil Thomas Toronto, Ont F Toronto Marlboros Niagra Ice Dogs (OHL)
Thomas Tinmouth Richmond Hill, Ont F Toronto Marlboros Ottawa 67s (OHL)

Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 selection camp

Seven of the 44 players attending Canada’s National Under-18 selection camp are GTHL grads, all currently playing at the OHJL or OHL level.

Taking place from July 29 to August 2, the U18 camp will include four goaltenders, 16 defencemen, and 24 forwards. A total of 22 players will be selected for Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team for the 2016 U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup, taking place August 8 to 12 in Breclav, Czech Republic and Bratislava, Slovakia.

Alumni of the tournament include GTHL grads Mitch Marner, Dylan Strome, Tyler Seguin, and more.

Name Hometown Position GTHL Team Junior Team
Jacob McGrath Mississauga, Ont G Toronto Marlboros St. Michael’s (OJHL)
Markus Phillips Toronto, Ont D Toronto Titans Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
Elijah Roberts Brampton, Ont D Toronto Marlboros Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
MacKenzie Entwistle Georgetown, Ont F Toronto Marlboros Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
Ryan McLeod Mississauga, Ont F Toronto Marlboros Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
Matthew Strome Mississuaga, Ont F Toronto Marlboros Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
Owen Tippett Peterborough, Ont F Toronto Red Wings Mississuaga Steelheads (OHL)

Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Development Camp

After a disappointing World Junior performance in Helsinki, Finland, Canada’s National Junior Team will try to redeem themselves on home soil in 2017. Their campaign for gold will start with the National Junior Team Sport Chek Development Camp in Toronto from July 30-August 2.

Forty-one players, including four goaltenders, 14 defencemen, and 23 forwards will participate. In total, 22 players will be selected to represent Canada at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship in Toronto and Montreal.  Five GTHL grads have been invited to the camp.

Name Hometown Position GTHL Team NHL Team
Jakob Chychrun Toronto, Ont D Toronto Jr. Canadiens Draft Eligible 2016
Mitchell Marner Thornhill, Ont F Don Mills Flyers Drafted to Toronto (2015)
Michael McLeod Mississauga, Ont F Toronto Marlboros Draft Eligible 2016
Mitchell Stephens Peterborough, Ont F Toronto Marlboros Drafted to Tampa Bay (2015)
Dylan Strome Mississauga, Ont F Toronto Marlboros Drafted to Arizona (2015)
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