A pair of Hockey East commits, Peter Reynolds and Guillaume Richard, have been named to the Hockey Canada roster for the 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Richard and Reynolds are two of 66 players to make the initial roster. The players selected will be divided up into three teams, Canada Black, Canada Red, and Canada White. The three...
A pair of Hockey East commits, Peter Reynolds and Guillaume Richard, have been named to the Hockey Canada roster for the 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.
Richard and Reynolds are two of 66 players to make the initial roster. The players selected will be divided up into three teams, Canada Black, Canada Red, and Canada White. The three Canadian teams will compete against the United States, Czech Republic, Finland and Sweden.
The 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge takes place in November in Swift Current, Saskatchewan and Medicine Hat, Alberta.
Reynolds, a Boston College commit, is in his first season playing for the Chilliwack Chiefs in the BCHL. The Fredericton, New Brunswick, native is a speedy, skilled playmaker. The center previously played two seasons at Shattuck St. Mary's in Faribault, Minn.
Richard, who plays for Mount Saint Charles 16-U, has had a terrific start to the season. A good-sized defender, his hockey sense, skating and skill are all very strong assets. The Cap-Sante, Quebec, native and Maine recruit can play well in both ends, but his ability to make a solid first pass to get pucks moving north is notable.
In addition to Richard, former Mount Saint Charles center Zachary Bolduc also made the 66-man roster. Bolduc left the Woonsocket, R.I., school earlier this month to play for Rimouski Oceanic in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).
Two former Hockey East commits, now playing major junior and therefore ineligible to play college hockey, made the roster, as well. Guelph Storm forward Danny Zhilkin, who used to be committed to Boston University, and Charlottetown Islanders defenseman Oscar Plandowski made the Hockey Canada roster.
Northwood School defenseman and Nebraska-Omaha commit Jacob Gauvin made the roster. The Lake Placid, N.Y., prep school plays a significant amount of games in the New England region.
Two somewhat surprising omissions are Boston University commit Ryan Greene of Selects Academy 16-U and his former teammate, Cam MacDonald of Sioux Falls Stampede. Both were good enough to make the roster, but didn't make it for unknown reasons.
