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Meet the players fighting for a sport to represent Canada at the world junior hockey championship in Ufa, Russia

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Goaltender: Jordan Binnington, Richmond Hill, Ont., Owen Sound (OHL)

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Goaltender: Jake Paterson, Mississauga, Ont., Saginaw (OHL)Terry Wilson

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Goaltender: Malcolm Subban, Toronto, Belleville (OHL)Aaron Bell

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Defence: Frank Corrado, Vaughan, Ont., Sudbury (OHL)Terry Wilson

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Defence: Mathew Dumba, Calgary, Red Deer (WHL)JASON COHN/Reuters

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Defence: Dougie Hamilton, Toronto, Niagara (OHL)

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Defence: Scott Harrington, Kingston, Ont., London (OHL)Aaron Bell

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Defence: Ryan Murphy, Aurora, Ont., Kitchener (OHL)Aaron Bell

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Defence: Xavier Ouellet, Terrebonne, Que., Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL)Aaron Bell

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Defence:  Adam Pelech, Toronto, Erie (OHL)

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Defence:  Griffin Reinhart, West Vancouver, B.C., Edmonton (WHL)Mathieu Belanger/Reuters

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Defence: Morgan Rielly, West Vancouver, B.C., Moose Jaw (WHL)Keith Srakocic/The Associated Press

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Defence: Ryan Sproul, Mississauga, Ont., Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)Aaron Bell

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Defence: Tyler Wotherspoon, Surrey, B.C., Portland (WHL)

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Forward: Anthony Camara, Toronto, Barrie (OHL)

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Forward: Daniel Catenacci, Newmarket, Ont., Owen Sound (OHL)Terry Wilson

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Forward: Phillip Danault, Victoriaville, Que., Victoriaville (QMJHL)Aaron Bell

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Forward: Tyler Graovac, Brampton, Ont., Ottawa (OHL)

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Forward: Jonathan Huberdeau, St-Jerome, Que., Saint John (QMJHL)Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

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Forward:  Boone Jenner, Dorchester, Ont., Oshawa (OHL)Dan Riedlhuber/Reuters

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Forward: Nathan MacKinnon, Cole Harbour, N.S., Halifax (QMJHL)Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press

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Forward:  Mark McNeill, Edmonton, Prince Albert (WHL)Aaron Bell

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Forward:  Sean Monahan, Brampton, Ont., Ottawa (OHL)

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Forward: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Burnaby, B.C., Oklahoma City (AHL)Reuters

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Forward: Ty Rattie, Airdrie, Alta., Portland (WHL)Aaron Bell

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Forward: Brett Ritchie, Orangeville, Ont., Niagara (OHL)Terry Wilson

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Forward: Mark Scheifele, Kitchener, Ont., Barrie (OHL)Reuters

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Forward: Ryan Strome, Mississauga, Ont., Niagara (OHL)

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Forward: Tom Wilson, Toronto, Plymouth (OHL)

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Steve Spott coached Canada at the 2013 world junior championshipThe Canadian Press

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