"The Neutral Zone" Roster Report
ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO -- Defenseman Jakob Chychrun was one of the two players cut from the Canada junior team selection camp on Sunday.
Coach Dave Lowry released three other players: New York Islanders prospect Michael Dal Colle, left wing Spencer Watson and center Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Dal Colle, 19, was the Islanders' first-round pick (No. 5) at the 2014 NHL Draft. The left wing has seven goals and 16 assists in 27 games for Oshawa of the OHL.
Watson was a seventh-round pick (No. 209) by the Los Angeles Kings in 2014. He has 17 goals and 15 assists in 30 games this season with Kingston of the OHL.
Dubois, 17, has 47 points (20 goals) in 33 games for Cape Breton of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League this season.
Canada will travel abroad Monday with 27 players (15 forwards, nine defensemen and three goalies), including forward Jake Virtanen, who the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday made an agreement to loan him for the tournament.
Virtanen, 19, has played in two games for the Utiica Comets (AHL) on a conditioning assignment and in 19 games with the Canucks in his rookie season, recording four points (1-3--4) and 15 penalty minutes. He is also currently fourth among NHL rookies in hits with 53.
Virtanen made his NHL debut on October 13th at Los Angeles and notched his first career NHL point with an assist on October 27th vs Montreal. He registered his first career NHL goal on November 2nd vs Philadelphia.
The roster must be trimmed to 22 before Canada opens the tournament against the United States on Dec. 26.
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