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Blues Prospects Vince Dunn, Jake Walman Named To Canada's 2016 World Junior Selection Hockey Roster

Two of the Blues top prospects will be trying out for for Team Canada in 2016.

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Canada announced their selection rosters for the 2016 World Junior Hockey Championships, and the Blues are well represented by two of their young players.

Defenseman Vince Dunn, who got a good look during pre-season and training camp, has been playing well for the Niagara Ice Dogs this year. Dunn was selected in the second round, 56th overall, by the Blues in the 2015 draft. Stats via HockeyDB.com:

Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM
2013-14 Niagara IceDogs OHL 63 5 28 33 45 -8 7 0 1 1 2
2014-15 Niagara IceDogs OHL 68 18 38 56 59 8 8 6 4 10 22
2015-16 Niagara IceDogs OHL 25 8 16 24 22 2

Jake Walman has also been selected. Walman was selected during the 3rd round, 82nd overall of the 2014 draft. He has 18 points in 12 games so far this season playing for Providence, which is a decent uptick in production from the season before:

Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM
2013-14 Toronto Jr. Canadiens OJHL 43 7 26 33 87 -- -- -- -- --
2014-15 Providence College H-East 41 1 15 16 44 4
2015-16 Providence College H-East 12 10 8 18 16 10

A full Hockey Canada roster can be found here.