Boxing Day brings World Junior Hockey Championship action, with 18 OHL players competing in this year’s international showcase.
OHL players are competing for eight different countries in Halifax, N.S. and Moncton, N.B. as the tournament runs from December 26 through January 5.
The Ottawa 67’s lead all OHL clubs with three players included on this year’s World Junior rosters.
Action begins Monday with four games on the schedule, including Canada taking on Czechia in their tournament-opener at 6:30pm ET in Halifax.
OHL Players Competing in 2023 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship
Austria (1):
Vinzenz Rohrer (Ottawa 67’s)
Canada (6):
Brandt Clarke (Barrie Colts/Los Angeles Kings)
Ethan Del Mastro (Mississauga Steelheads)
Ben Gaudreau (Sarnia Sting)
Jack Matier (Ottawa 67’s)
Brennan Othmann (Peterborough Petes)
Shane Wright (Kingston Frontenacs/Seattle Kraken)
Czechia (2):
Tomas Hamara (Kitchener Rangers)
Matyas Sapovaliv (Saginaw Spirit)
Germany (1):
Ryan Del Monte (London Knights)
Latvia (1):
Sandis Vilmanis (Sarnia Sting)
Slovakia (2):
Filip Mesar (Kitchener Rangers)
Servac Petrovsky (Owen Sound Attack)
Switzerland (3):
Alessio Beglieri (Mississauga Steelheads)
Rodwin Dionicio (Niagara IceDogs)
Brian Zanetti (Peterborough Petes)
United States (2):
Tyler Boucher (Ottawa 67’s)
Andrew Oke (Saginaw Spirit)
Follow along with the 2023 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship at IIHF.com.
