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OT: Team Canada/2019 World Juniors

Alex Formenton suffered an injury near the end of the game. Too early to tell the prognosis, but this could be a big blow to Team Canada if serious.
 
Bob McKenzie:
No prognosis from Team Canada on Alex Formenton injury, awaiting further word after more testing/imaging today. Formenton is on crutches and wearing a knee brace on his right leg but Team Canada said that is precautionary/protocol.
 
Here's the projected lineup for Game #2 against U Sports.

First cuts are expected tonight.

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Maxime Comtois - Cody Glass - Owen Tippett
Barrett Hayton - Joseph Veleno - Morgan Frost
Liam Foudy - Ty Dellandrea - Raphael Lavoie
Isaac Ratcliffe - Jack Studnicka - MacKenzie Entwistle

Josh Brook - Evan Bouchard
PO Joseph - Cameron Crotty
Markus Phillips - Calen Addison
Ian Mitchell

Michael DiPietro
Matthew Villalta
Ian Scott (U Sports)
 
U Sports takes the second game by a score of 5-3.

Goals:
1. MacKenzie Entwistle (Josh Brook, Cameron Crotty)
2. Morgan Frost (Liam Foudy) - PP
3. Owen Tippett (Maxime Comtois)

Goalies:
Matthew Villalta - 13/15 (.867)
Michael DiPietro - 14/17 (.824)
Ian Scott - 27/30 (.900)
 
Canada made its first four cuts overnight:

• Raphael Lavoie - F
• Cameron Crotty - D
• Ty Dellandrea - F
• Calen Addison - D

Lavoie, Dellandrea and Addison are all eligible to make next year's team.

Canada still has to release four forwards, three defencemen and a goalie.

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Goalies:
Michael DiPietro (VAN)
Ian Scott (TOR)
Matthew Villalta (LA)

Defencemen:
Nicolas Beaudin (CHI)
Jacob Bernard-Docker (OTT)
Evan Bouchard (EDM)
Josh Brook (MTL)
Noah Dobson (NYI)
Pierre-Olivier Joseph (ARI)
Jared McIsaac (DET)
Ian Mitchel (CHI)
Markus Phillips (LA)
Ty Smith (NJ)

Forwards:
Jaret Anderson-Dolan (LA)
Shane Bowers (OTT)
Maxime Comtois (ANA)
MacKenzie Entwistle (CHI)
Alex Formenton (OTT)
Liam Foudy (CBJ)
Morgan Frost (PHI)
Cody Glass (VGK)
Barrett Hayton (ARI)
Alexis Lafreniere
Brett Leason
Isaac Ratcliffe (PHI)
Jack Studnicka (BOS)
Nick Suzuki (MTL)
Owen Tippett (FLA)
Joseph Veleno (DET)
Gabriel Vilardi (LA)
 
Third and final game against U Sports goes tonight.

Here's the lineup:

Maxime Comtois - Cody Glass - Owen Tippett
Joe Veleno - Barrett Hayton - Brett Leason
Morgan Frost - Nick Suzuki - MacKenzie Entwistle
Isaac Ratcliffe - Shane Bowers - Alexis Lafreniere
Liam Foudy

Markus Phillips - Josh Brook
Ty Smith - Jared McIssac
Nicolas Beaudin - Jacob Bernard-Docker
PO Joseph

Ian Scott
Matthew Villalta
Michael DiPietro (U Sports)

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The scratches tonight that appear to have locked up spots: Evan Bouchard, Noah Dobson, Ian Mitchell and Jack Studnicka.

Alex Formenton, Gabe Vilardi and Jaret Anderson-Dolan are still listed as injured.
 
An update is expected tonight, but sounds like Alex Formenton is going to miss the tournament.

That would bring Canada down to one returning player.
 
U Sports takes Game #3 by a score of 5-1.

Goal:
Owen Tippett (Cody Glass)

Goalies:
Ian Scott - 15/19 (.789)
Matthew Villalta - 8/9 (.889)
Michael DiPietro - 32/33 (.970)
 
Canada made six more cuts tonight:

• Jacob Bernard-Docker (D)
• Matthew Villalta (G)
• Pierre-Olivier Joseph (D)
• Nicolas Beaudin (D)
• Isaac Ratcliffe (F)
• Liam Foudy (F)

Bernard-Docker and Foudy are eligible to make next year's team.

The goalies & defencemen are set; two forwards need to be released prior to official roster submission on Dec. 25.

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Goalies:
Michael DiPietro (VAN)
Ian Scott (TOR)

Defencemen:
Evan Bouchard (EDM)
Josh Brook (MTL)
Noah Dobson (NYI)
Jared McIsaac (DET)
Ian Mitchel (CHI)
Markus Phillips (LA)
Ty Smith (NJ)

Forwards:
Jaret Anderson-Dolan (LA)
Shane Bowers (OTT)
Maxime Comtois (ANA)
MacKenzie Entwistle (CHI)
Alex Formenton (OTT)
Morgan Frost (PHI)
Cody Glass (VGK)
Barrett Hayton (ARI)
Alexis Lafreniere
Brett Leason
Jack Studnicka (BOS)
Nick Suzuki (MTL)
Owen Tippett (FLA)
Joseph Veleno (DET)
Gabriel Vilardi (LA)
 
Bob McKenzie:
Formenton's knee injury takes him out of the tournament.

^ Make that one forward cut to go.
 
Been watching Lavoie for two years now. Seasons tickets.

Guy is two different players. With the pick he can be deadly. Without it? Brain dead.

Soff soff soff.

Highly overrated here in Halifax.

Happy he was sent packing.
 
Mark Masters:
If Jaret Anderson-Dolan (wrist) and Gabriel Vilardi (back) are ready to play at the World Juniors then Team Canada will need to release another forward. Head coach Tim Hunter says that decision has already been made and the player who would be cut has been informed.

Bob McKenzie:
The most likely odd-man out candidate, if JAD and Vilardi can both play, is Alexis Lafreniere, the youngest player currently with the team.
 
Here are the lines from the first team practice after cuts were made:

Maxime Comtois - Cody Glass - Owen Tippett
Jaret Anderson-Dolan - Nick Suzuki - Gabriel Vilardi
Morgan Frost - Barrett Hayton - Jack Studnicka
Alexis Lafreniere/Joe Veleno - Shane Bowers - MacKenzie Entwistle

(Brett Leason didn't skate today.)

Josh Brook - Noah Dobson
Markus Phillips - Evan Bouchard
Ty Smith - Ian Mitchell
Jared McIssac
 
More Team Canada/CHL trade news: Noah Dobson will be joining the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies after the world juniors.

Damn, was hoping the Mooseheads would get him.
 
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