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CHL News32 CHL Players Invited to Canadas National Junior Team Selection Camp Franais NEWSCHL News 32 CHL Players Invited to Canadas National Junior Team Selection CampWednesdayDecember 02 2009REGINA (SASKATCHEWAN) Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) announced on Wednesday that 32 of the CHLs top junioraged hockey players (born in 1990 or later) have been invited to take part in Canadas National Junior selection camp from December 1216 2009 in Regina SaskOf the 36 players invited in total seven are returning players having won gold medals at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa Thirtyone of the players named to the selection camp roster were drafted in either the 2008 or 2009 NHL Entry Draft including fourteen firstround selections and six secondround picksThe NHLs St Louis Blues have also confirmed that they will loan defenceman Alex Pietrangelo (King City Ont) to Canadas National Junior Team and he will be at the selection camp in ReginaHockey Canada may still add additional players prior to the opening of the selection camp on December 12 in the event that any other NHL teams loan Canadas National Junior Team junioraged eligible players currently playing in the NHLOn behalf of Hockey Canada I would like to congratulate the players named today along with their club teams their parents and all the minor hockey coaches who helped them along with the way to get where they are today said Brad Pascall Hockey Canadas senior director of mens national teams As we look forward to a very competitive camp I would also like to make special note of the great partnership that Hockey Canada has with the Canadian Hockey League and thank CHL teams and fans for their support of the Program of ExcellenceClick here to watch a video feature courtesy of Hockey Canada with Brad Pascall as he discusses the partnership between Hockey Canadas Program of Excellence and the CHLHockey Canadas Program of Excellence which includes our under17 and under18 programs has already provided many of these players with the preparation and experience to deal with the rigors of the upcoming World Juniors and high paced international competition said Al Murray Hockey Canadas head scout for mens national teams The quality and skill of the 36 players invited to the camp next week is a testament of the hard work commitment and development of all those involved in the Canadian minor hockey and junior hockey systemClick here to watch a video feature courtesy of Hockey Canada with Al Murray as he discusses some of the players that will compete for Canada at the 2010 World Junior Hockey ChampionshipsMurray traveled coast to coast during the first part of the 200809 hockey season assessing players in preparation for the selection campThe roster includes 12 players from the Ontario Hockey League 10 from the Western Hockey League and 10 from the Quebec Major Jun...