Hlinka Gretzky Cup Preview: Canada vs Sweden
From Shane Wright to Dyllan Gill, the 2022 NHL Draft was all about Canadian hockey.
In total, more than a third of the players who had their names called in Montreal – 90 out of 225 – hail from the true north, strong and free.
Those players include representation from 11 members and 28 who have worn the Maple Leaf in international competition – including four gold medalists from the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship.
The red-white run started early, with Shane Wright going No. 4 to the Seattle Kraken. The Burlington, Ont., native captained the Canada Black at the 2019 World U17 Hockey Challenge and the 2021 gold medal-winning U18 team, and played for Canada’s national junior team at the canceled 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship last winter.
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— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) 8 July 2022
Wright was the first of nine Canadians selected in the first round, including three from Manitoba – Conor Geekie (No. 11 to Arizona), Denton Mateychuk (No. 12 to Columbus) and Owen Pickering (No. 21 to Pittsburgh).
The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) was well represented among the Canadian contingent; 71 of the 90 players selected – including all nine first-round picks – were products of CHL programs, from 36 different teams. The Ontario Hockey League led the way with 29 picks, followed by the Western Hockey League with 27 and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with 15.
The North Bay Battalion (Arnsby, DiVincentiis, Jackson, Mathurin, Nelson) and Swift Current Broncos (Davies, Dyck, Filmon, Hvidston, Pickering) paced all club teams with five players selected, while the Guelph Storm (Buchinger, Karabela, Poitras, Zhilkin ), the Kamloops Blazers (Kuefler, Lindgren, Minten, Seminoff) and the Seattle Thunderbirds (Davidson, Gustafson, Korchinski, Schaefer) had four each.
CANADIAN PLAYERS SELECTED – BY MEMBERS
Ontario Hockey Federation (30) – Liam Arnsby, Owen Beck, Michael Buchinger, Nolan Collins, Luca Del Bel Belluz, Domenic DiVincentiis, Lucas Edmonds, Jackson Edward, George Fegaras, Isaiah George, David Gucciardi, Hunter Haight, Stephen Halliday, Jake Karabela , Christian Kyrou, Amadeus Lombardi, Paul Ludwinski, Matthew Maggio, Tnias Mathurin, Bryce McConnell-Barker, Owen Mehlenbacher, Nick Moldenhauer, Matthew Morden, Ty Nelson, Cole O’Hara, Matthew Poitras, Tucker Robertson, Jack Sparkes, Shane Wright, Danny Zhilkin
BC Hockey (12) – Mason Beaupit, Parker Bell, Tyson Dyck, Tyson Jugnauth, Ben King, Mats Lindgren, Brandon Lisowsky, Michael Milne, Fraser Minten, Matthew Seminoff, Graham Sward, Abram Wiebe
Hockey Alberta (12) – Emmett Croteau, Jared Davidson, Josh Davies, Jagger Firkus, Jordan Gustafson, Ben Hemmerling, Dylan James, Daylan Kuefler, Rieger Lorenz, Matthew Savoie, Reid Schaefer, Ty Young
Hockey Quebec (11) – Angus Booth, Frédéric Brunet, Jordan Dumais, Nathan Gaucher, Alexis Gendron, Patrick Guay, Maveric Lamoureux, Jérémy Langlois, Tristan Luneau, Miguël Tourigny, Noah Warren
Hockey Manitoba (8) – Tyler Brennan, Reid Dyck, Josh Filmon, Conor Geekie, Ryan Hofer, Adam Ingram, Denton Mateychuk, Owen Pickering
Hockey Eastern Ontario (7) – Jorian Donovan, David Goyette, Cedrick Guindon, Kyle Jackson, Kaleb Lawrence, Gavin White, Cameron Whitehead
Hockey New Brunswick (4) – Eli Barnett, Marc-Andre Gaudet, Dyllan Gill, Samuel Savoie
Hockey Nova Scotia (2) – Jake Furlong, Landon Sim
Hockey Saskatchewan (2) – Connor Hvidston, Kevin Korchinski
Hockey Newfoundland & Labrador (1) – Ryan Greene
Hockey Northwestern Ontario (1) – Daimon Gardner
CANADIAN PLAYERS SELECTED – THROUGH PROGRAM OF EXCELLENCE EXPERIENCE
2022 national team for men under 18 years
Nolan Collins, Josh Davies, Reid Dyck, Josh Filmon, David Goyette, Connor Hvidston, Rieger Lorenz, Nick Moldenhauer, Matthew Morden, Owen Pickering
Junior national team 2022
Shane Wright
2021 national team for men under 18 years
Tyler Brennan, Denton Mateychuk, Shane Wright, Danny Zhilkin
2020 Youth Olympics
Cedrick Guindon, Mats Lindgren, Paul Ludwinski, Tristan Luneau, Denton Mateychuk, Ty Nelson, Matthew Savoie, Noah Warren
2019 World U17 Hockey Challenge
Black: Jérémy Langlois, Kaleb Lawrence, Shane Wright, Danny Zhilkin
Red: Nathan Gaucher
White: Liam Arnsby, Tyler Brennan, Matthew Savoie, Graham Sward
2018 World U17 Hockey Challenge
Red: Stephan Halliday, Matthew Maggio