Canadian forward Josh Anderson will represent Canada at the IIHF World Hockey Championship, which will take place in Helsinki and Tampere, Finland.
Canada has revealed the list of 24 players who will represent the Maple Leaf and Anderson’s name will appear on it.
Anderson, 28, scored 19 goals and provided 13 assists in 68 games with the Bleu-blanc rouge last season. He will be the only representative of Habs to wear the national team colors during the tournament, which will take place in Tampere and Helsinki, Finland, from May 13-29.
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Four Quebecers were selected to be part of the team. Defender Thomas Chabot, as well as forwards Nicolas Roy, Maxime Comtois and Pierre-Luc Dubois will be part of the roster.
Comtois is the only player from the 2021 edition to return this year.
20-year-old QMJHL alum Dawson Mercer will also wear the Canadian uniform.
Canada will defend their title in 2021 with a 3-2 victory over Finland in the final. Canada had lost the first three games of the tournament before regrouping and taking the crown.
For the 2022 edition, Claude Julien is the head coach of the training. Notably, he will be supported by Quebecer André Tourigny behind the bench.
Canada opens the World Cup against Germany on May 13. He also meets Italy, Slovakia, Kazakhstan, Switzerland, Denmark and France in the preliminary round.
Canada has won the World Cup 27 times since 1931. He also collected 15 silver and seven bronze medals.
| Position | Player | hometown | Professional team |
| Guardian | Logan Thompson | Calgary, AB | Vegas Golden Knights |
| Guardian | Chris Driedger | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Seattle Kraken |
| Guardian | Matt Tomkins | Sherwood Park, AB | Frolunda HC (SHL) |
| defender | Zach Whitecloud | Brandon, MB | Vegas Golden Knights |
| defender | Nick Holden | St. Albert, AB | Ottawa Senators |
| defender | Travis Sanheim | Elkhorn, MB | Philadelphia Flyers |
| defender | Damon Severson | Meville, Saskatchewan | New Jersey Devils |
| defender | Ryan Graves | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia | New Jersey Devils |
| defender | Dysin Mayo | Victoria, British Columbia | Arizona Coyotes |
| defender | Thomas Chabot | Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce, Quebec | Ottawa Senators |
| Attacker | Nicholas Roy | Amos, Quebec | Vegas Golden Knights |
| Attacker | Mathew Barzal | Coquitlam, British Columbia | New York Islanders |
| Attacker | Adam Lowry | Calgary, AB | Winnipeg Jets |
| Attacker | Dawson Mercer | Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador | New Jersey Devils |
| Attacker | Drake Batherson | New Minas, Nova Scotia | Ottawa Senators |
| Attacker | Eric O’Dell | Ottawa, ON | Dynamo Moscow (KHL) |
| Attacker | Dylan Cozens | Whitehorse, Yukon | Buffalo Sabers |
| Attacker | cole sillinger | Regina, Saskatchewan | Columbus blue jackets |
| Attacker | Maxime Comtois | Longueuil, Quebec | Anaheim Ducks |
| Attacker | Morgan Geekie | Strathclair, MB | Seattle Kraken |
| Attacker | Noah Gregor | Beaumont, AB | San Jose Sharks |
| Attacker | Josh Anderson | Burlington, Ont. | Montreal Canadiens |
| Attacker | Pierre-Luc Dubois | Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec | Winnipeg Jets |
| Attacker | Kent Johnson | Port Moody, British Columbia | Columbus blue jackets |