Shane Wright named captain as Canada announces leadership group for 2023 World Juniors
On Sunday morning, Hockey Canada announced its leadership group for the upcoming 2023 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, which is set to get underway in just over a week.
Seattle Kraken forward Shane Wright will wear the 'C' for Canada at the tournament. The 2022 fourth overall pick has appeared in eight games for the Kraken this season, recording two points (one goal, one assist), two penalty minutes and is a plus-four.
Hockey Canada also announced four alternate captains that will rotate for games throughout the tournament. The four names that will wear the 'A' on their jersey are: Ethan Del Mastro (Mississauga - OHL), Nathan Gaucher (Quebec - QMJHL), Dylan Guenther (Arizona - NHL) and Logan Stankoven (Kamloops - WHL).
Canada will play a trio of pre-tournament games this week, starting tomorrow against Switzerland, then Wednesday against Slovakia and Friday against Finland. Their first game of the preliminary round is set for 7:30 p.m. Atlantic/6:30 p.m. ET on Boxing Day against Czechia.
Meet the captains! 🇨🇦
C: Shane Wright (@OHFHockey)
A: Ethan Del Mastro (@OHFHockey)
A: Nathan Gaucher (@HockeyQuebec)
A: Dylan Guenther (@HockeyAlberta)
A: Logan Stankoven (@BCHockey_Source)
#WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/pYOzpwYZ2A— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) December 18, 2022
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owen Power | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Bunting | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drew Helleson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jirí Kulich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Isac Lundestrom | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Johnston | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Evgeni Malkin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Morrissey | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryan Rust | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Trevor Zegras | - | 1 | 1 | |
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TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
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