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Growing up in the Montreal area, Devon Levi met Roberto Luongo at a goalie camp. I remember seeing him in the rink and I went up to him and I wanted to introduce myself, Levi said. He shook my hand with two fingers, because my hand was only as big as his two fingers. It was an unbelievable experience. He was one of my idols.
So, when the Panthers selected Levi in the seventh round, 212th overall, during October s National Hockey League draft, it was a thrill not only to hear his name called, but to know he would get a chance to work with Luongo, who oversees Florida s goaltending excellence department. And during Canada s World Junior selection camp the pair spoke multiple times.
Canada aims to make statement in first game as a team
Some 37 days after the World Junior selection camp opened, we will get our first look at what Team Canada can do in an actual game on Wednesday night, Mark Masters writes.
Team Canada held an optional morning skate in Edmonton on Wednesday ahead of its lone pre-competition game against Russia (6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on TSN3/5, TSN Direct, and streaming on TSN.ca).
It s been a long and winding road to get to this point, but 37 days after the World Junior selection camp opened we will get our first look at what Team Canada can do in an actual game.
There are three contenders for Team Canada s starting goalie job at the World Juniors and each one can make a compelling case to be between the pipes on Boxing Day.
Prince George s Taylor Gauthier has a gold medal win at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup on his resume. Northeastern University s Devon Levi was the MVP of the 2019 World Junior A Challenge. Kamloops Dylan Garand was selected in the fourth round by the New York Rangers in October making him the top National Hockey League draft pick among the group.
The trio of tenders sat down with TSN for a virtual round table this week from their hotel rooms in Edmonton. They talked about their style of play, favourite goalies growing up and how they handle pressure.