The 2019 World Junior Championship begins tomorrow in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia. As usual, I'll be tuning in, rooting for my country.
The lone Maple Leaf draft pick is goaltender Ian Scott who will challenge Michael DiPietro for the playoff starts. Ian Scott, not to be confused with Anthrax's Scott Ian, was the 110th overall pick in the 2017 draft.
Morgan Frost is on the team. Morgan's former Q107 host Andy Frost's son. That's pretty psychedelic, man.
Here's the complete roster.
| # | Player | Position | League | Current team (NHL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikey DiPietro | G | OHL | Windsor Spitfires (VAN) |
| 31 | Ian Scott | G | WHL | Prince Albert Raiders (TOR) |
| 2 | Evan Bouchard | D | OHL | London Knights (EDM) |
| 3 | Josh Brook | D | WHL | Moose Jaw Warriors (MTL) |
| 6 | Noah Dobson | D | QMJHL | Acadie-Bathurst Titan (NYI) |
| 4 | Jared McIsaac | D | QMJHL | Halifax Mooseheads (DET) |
| 5 | Ian Mitchell | D | NCAA | University of Denver (CHI) |
| 18 | Markus Phillips | D | OHL | Owen Sound Attack (LAK) |
| 24 | Ty Smith | D | WHL | Spokane Chiefs (NJD) |
| 11 | Jaret Anderson-Dolan | F | WHL | Spokane Chiefs (LAK) |
| 15 | Shane Bowers | F | NCAA | Boston University (OTT) |
| 14 | Maxime Comtois | F | QMJHL | Drummondville Voltigeurs (ANA) |
| 16 | MacKenzie Entwistle | F | OHL | Hamilton Bulldogs (ARI) |
| 26 | Morgan Frost | F | OHL | Sault Ste. |