Cozens, Quinn named to Team Canada’s World Junior Selection Camp roster

Buffalo Sabres prospects Dylan Cozens and Jack Quinn are among 46 players Hockey Canada has named to its National Junior Team Selection Camp roster. 

Both players took part in Team Canada’s virtual summer development camp in July. 

The selection camp will take place from November 16 through December 13 in Red Deer, Alberta. To ensure the health and safety of all participants and the community at large, Hockey Canada will be closely following enhanced measures around testing and team protocols. The camp will take place in a cohort bubble and will be closed to the public and media. 

The tournament is still set to begin on December 25 with the cities of Edmonton and Red Deer co-hosting the event. 

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Cozens, drafted by the Sabres with the seventh-overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, helped lead Canada to a gold medal at the 2020 World Junior Championship. The forward from the Yukon compiled two goals and seven assists in seven contests, including the team’s first goal in the championship game. Cozens is one of six players from last year’s championship team invited to the camp.

With the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the WHL last season, Cozens was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Year after posting 85 points (38+47) in only 51 games. He was also announced as a finalist for the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy, awarded annually to the league’s player of the year.

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Buffalo selected Quinn with the eighth-overall pick in this year’s draft after the winger exploded onto the scene in with 52 goals for his hometown Ottawa 67’s of the OHL in 2019-20. 

He became just the fourth OHL player in the last 10 seasons to reach the 50-goal mark in his draft year, joining Arthur Kaliyev, Alex DeBrincat, and Sabres forward Jeff Skinner.