Canada names final roster for 2022 IIHF World Hockey Championship

On Monday, Hockey Canada unveiled their roster for the 2022 IIHF World Hockey Championship, which begins on Friday in Tampere and Helsinki (Finland).

Canada's roster features plenty of youth, as well as some veteran players, including three players from their 2022 Winter Olympic team.

Goaltenders (3)
Chris Driedger
Logan Thompson
Matt Tomkins

Defencemen (7)
Thomas Chabot
Ryan Graves
Nick Holden
Dysin Mayo
Travis Sanheim
Damon Severson
Zach Whitecloud

Forwards (14)
Josh Anderson
Mat Barzal
Drake Batherson
Max Comtois
Dylan Cozens
Pierre-Luc Dubois
Morgan Geekie
Noah Gregor
Kent Johnson
Adam Lowry
Dawson Mercer
Eric O'Dell
Nicolas Roy
Cole Sillinger

Canada begins their quest for back-to-back gold medals on Friday, May 13th at 1:20 p.m. ET against Tim Stützle and Team Germany.

Introducing Team Canada! 🇨🇦

2️⃣4️⃣ players will wear the 🍁 at the 2022 IIHF World Championship in Tampere and Helsinki, Finland.

ROSTER ➡️ https://t.co/HtfCt890zU
NEWS RELEASE ➡️ https://t.co/gCjdgMd9xP#IIHFWorlds | @iihfhockey pic.twitter.com/3dQvhfusAE— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) May 9, 2022

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