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: <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/hockeycanada/status/1786472580834058525?s=46&t=mJwUX79qtFsI1gFShtH-Fw'> </a></blockquote></div> 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.