Team Canada Reveals World Championship Rosters

Team Canada has released their final roster for the upcoming 2024 IIHF World Championship hockey tournament held in Ostrava and Prague, Czech Republic.

22 players will compete for Gold in Ostrava and Prague representing Canada. The players are headlined by Chicago Blackhawks young phenom and 2023 first overall NHL Entry Draft selection Connor Bedard. He's accompanied by the soon-to-be first overall pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft Macklin Celibrini.

The full Team Canada roster is here below:




Forwards:

Connor Bedard - Chicago Blackhawks
Michael Bunting - Pittsburgh Penguins
Macklin Celebrini - Boston University
Dylan Cozens - Buffalo Sabres
Adam Fantilli - Columbus Blue Jackets
Ridly Greig - Ottawa Senators
Dylan Guenther - Utah
Andrew Mangiapane - Calgary Flames
Jack McBain - Utah
Jared McCann - Seattle Kraken
Dawson Mercer - New Jersey Devils
Brandon Tanev - Seattle Kraken

Defensemen:

Bowen Byram - Buffalo Sabres
Kaiden Guhle - Montreal Canadiens
Jamie Oleksiak - Seattle Kraken
Colton Parayko - St. Louis Blues
Owen Power - Buffalo Sabres
Damon Severson - Columbus Blue Jackets
Olen Zellweger - Anaheim Ducks

Goaltenders:

Jordan Binnington - St. Louis Blues
Nico Daws - New Jersey Devils
Joel Hofer - St. Louis Blues

The team is loaded with talent and could do some serious work in the tournament. Historically, some of the aging NHL veterans who need to keep up with their game go to this tournament.

Having fresh and younger faces on this team will provide more opportunities for Canada to compete with the best teams for years to come.