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Might as well get this thread going as Team Canada's intrasquad games start tonight with some cuts coming immediately thereafter. Bournival and Gallagher are on Team Red while Beaulieu is on Team White. Apparently the games will be streamed by Hockey Canada, I'll keep an eye out for a link for those interested.

As for other countries, Daniel Pribyl is still in the mix for the Czechs while Jarred Tinordi is with the US team right now. Swedish prospect John Westin didn't make the team.

As always, once the tournament gets going, I will have a StatTracker on the main site for the Hab prospects.

Here's the tournament schedule: http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/schedule/

TV wise, here's the scheduling or who will be showing the games:

Canada

Sweden

USA - NHL Network (usually US games and select Canadian ones)

Finland - MTV3/Canal Plus

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Relevant lines/combos for the Hab prospects at Team Canada camp:

Red L2 - Phil Di Giuseppe – Michael Bournival – Brett Bulmer

Red L3 - Michael Ferland – Mark McNeill – Brendan Gallagher

White D3 - Nathan Beaulieu - Cody Ceci

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Ray Ferraro loves Gallagher's versatility, net drive, and ability to kill penalties... was the guy he highlighted tonight on Sportscentre.

oh and Bob McKenzie just tweeted that Gallagher is a lock to make the team on RW.

And Peter Loubardias just wrote this article gushing about him.

http://futureconsiderations.ca/loubardias-gallagher-locked-in-for-canada/

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Sort of a 'qualified positive' regarding Beaulieu after the 1st period tonight:

-Nathan Beaulieu is looking more and more like a power play specialist. Shown some good things with the man-advantage. Hasn't shown much else other than that.

http://futureconside...kes-day-2-game/

2 penalties for Gallagher in the 1st, that I don't like.

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Sort of a 'qualified positive' regarding Beaulieu after the 1st period tonight:

http://futureconside...kes-day-2-game/

2 penalties for Gallagher in the 1st, that I don't like.

First off, fair disclosure; I didn't see the game..

I checked a few twitter acccounts on him.

Aaron Vickers - Future considerations (ie the article above) - seemed to think he won't make it.

Corey Pronman - Hockey Prospectus - has said Beaulieu should make the team and be a top 6 guy.

Sam Roberge - Hockey Prospect.com - very down on him, didn't stand out enough to make it.

Rossy Youngblood - DobberHockey - Beaulieu should make the team as the 7th d/PP Specialist. Could even sneak into top 6.

The Pipeline Show - Beaulieu should make the team and be first unit PP. Didn't say if he was a 7th or top 6.

So he's getting mixed reviews..... He should at least survive the first cut, IMO; and play tonight in the WJC vs CIS all stars game, but who knows if he makes the final roster?

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As for Gallagher, the coaching staff is disappointed that not enough forwards drove the net hard. Gallagher got two goalie interference penalties. This may be a case of penalties they didn't mind seeing in a tryout game. Of course he needs to dial it back a little, but he's one of the few going hard to the net.

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Gauthier-Leduc and Dumba being cut certainly help Beaulieu's cause. But he's not guaranteed a spot yet.

Don't see anyone else who paves the way for Bournival or Gallagher, as these really aren't the guys they were competing with for their spots (Gallagher a lock IMO; Bournival is more competing with Boone Jenner, and other energy line Centre candidates, where the Centres cut today, Phillips and McNeil wouldn't be those guys even if they make the team).

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Although officially that isn't the case according to the coaching staff, I'm inclined to think it's a good sign as well.

Yeah, I know they haven't announced it yet... but lets look at things.

The healthy scratches are

Fwd

Schiefele

Smith Pelley

Schwartz

Gallagher

Stone

Freddie Hamilton

Defence

Gormley

Dougie Hamilton

Murray

I guarantee you every single one of these guys makes the team.

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Like I said, I'm with you in that it's a sign he's made it. Just going by the 'official' word. Lines for tonight:

Phil Di Giuseppe – Ryan Strome – Christian Thomas

Tanner Pearson – Boone Jenner – Tyler Toffoli

Brad Ross – Philip Danault – Ty Rattie

Brett Bulmer – Michael Bournival – Brett Connolly

Nathan Beaulieu – Cody Ceci

Joe Morrow – Ryan Murphy

Jamie Oleksiak – Alex Petrovic

Scott Harrington – Mark Pysyk

Bournival with Connolly is interesting, the latter isn't your prototypical 4th liner. Hopefully that's an intended duo on one of the lines for the real tournament but I'd be skeptical of that.

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Agreed, its probably not an expected Duo for 5 on 5 in the tournament.

Can Connolly kill penalties?

Is it trying out a PK Duo.

Could be punishment to Connolly too, saying your playing on the fourth line for this game, when you otherwise would have been one of the locks, due to the hit on Howden.

Howden hurt opens up another bottom 6 spot if he can't go (Concussion Symptoms)

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Beaulieu running the Team Canada PP like a boss.

@VickersFC

Beautiful back door pass from Pearson from Beaulieu. There's that Beaulieu PP expertise.

Other way around sorry. Beaulieu passed to Pearson

14 minutes ago

fan960walker Andrew Walker

Toffoli from Jenner and Beaulieu. 1-0 Canada over CIS all-stars. #2012WJC

My belief: Canada's D, apart from 4 locks, will wind up Pysyk, Harrington, and Oleksiak. Watch for Petrovic/Ceci/Murphy/Morrow cut

4 Locks being Hamilton/Murray/Gormley/Beaulieu #2012WJC

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Beaulieu GOAL! 1g 1a on the Team Canada PP.

HockeyProspect HockeyProspect.com

Nathan Beaulieu scoes a nice goal. Even before the goal he is having asolid game and making a good bid. 2-2 -

markhmasters Mark Masters

Saint John's Nathan Beaulieu scores on the PP; two-point effort so far as he stakes a claim to one of the remaining defensive spot

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Bournival scores a goal now, and its a beauty.

JeffBlay Jeff Blay

Bournival follows up with a snipe just under the cross bar. Impressive individual effort. #WJC

Plus he's been the go to guy on the penalty kill.

VickersFC Aaron Vickers

Brett Bulmer and Michael Bournival have seen the majority of the PK time this game.

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