Derek Roy has been invited to attend the Team Canada orientation camp in Calgary in August. He's one of 46 players invited to skate at the Pengrowth Saddledome for the Canada brass.

Thanks to Team Canada for this release:

CALGARY, Alta. (July 2, 2009) – Hockey Canada announced on Thursday the roster of 46 players that will attend Canada’s National Men’s Team orientation camp from August 24-27 in Calgary.

The complete roster is available at: http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/63810/la_id/1.htm

These 46 players have been identified as candidates for upcoming international events in the 2009-10 season: the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and 2010 IIHF World Championship.

The camp roster includes five goaltenders, 16 defencemen and 25 forwards. The list of players includes 40 players with senior international experience, either at the Olympics, IIHF World Championship or World Cup of Hockey/Canada Cup, while 36 of the 46 players played for either the National Junior Team or National Men’s Under-18 Team.

The management group, comprised of executive director Steve Yzerman, Hockey Canada executive vice-president of hockey operations Misley, Hockey Canada president/CEO Bob Nicholson and associate directors Doug Armstrong (Sarnia, Ont./St. Louis, NHL), Ken Holland (Vernon, B.C./Detroit, NHL) and Kevin Lowe (Lachute, Que./Edmonton, NHL), assembled the list in collaboration with the coaching staff comprised of Babcock (Saskatoon, Sask./Detroit, NHL) and associate coaches Jacques Lemaire (LaSalle, Que.), Lindy Ruff (Warburg, Alta./Buffalo, NHL) and Ken Hitchcock (Edmonton, Alta./Columbus, NHL).

Players not invited to the National Men’s Team orientation camp can still be considered for both the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and 2010 IIHF World Championship.




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Sabres Rookie Camp begins Monday and ends Friday 7/10.

NU Dwyer Arena. Tuesday-Friday workouts are open to the public.

Check out Kassian, Gerbe, Kennedy, Weber, and the rest of the youngbloods!


Sabres Rookie Camp Invitees:



FORWARDS:


Adam, Luke C
Byron, Paul C
*DeSousa, Chris C
Ennis, Tyler C
Fine, Michael C
Foligno, Marcus LW
*Gallimore, Burke RW
Gerbe, Nathan LW
Gogulla, Philipp LW
*Gongalskyi, Igor LW
*Irwin, Brady C
Jokinen, Justin C
Kassian, Zack
Kennedy, Tim LW
Lagace, Jacob LW
Legault, Maxime RW
*Payerl, Adam C
Schutz, Felix C
Tropp, Corey RW
Turnbull, Travis C
Whitmore, Derek LW



DEFENSE


Adams, Mark
Biega, Alex
Brennan, TJ
Butler, Chris
Crawford, Nick
Fienhage, Cory
Generous, Matt
Gragnani, Marc-Andre
Kostka, Mike
Myers, Tyler
MacKenzie, Drew
McNabb, Brayden
Persson, Dennis
Schiestel, Drew
Southorn, Jordon
Weber, Mike


GOALTENDERS:
Eno, Nick
Enroth, Jhonas
Knapp, Connor
Lamoureau, J.P.

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