Forward Shane Wright will serve as Canadian captain at the upcoming IIHF World Junior Championship.
Hockey Canada issued a news release Sunday saying Ethan Del Mastro, Nathan Gaucher, Logan Stankoven and Dylan Guenther will share alternate captain duties.
The 18-year-old Wright was drafted fourth overall by the Seattle Kraken last July.
He has split this season between Seattle and AHL Coachella Valley.
Halifax and Moncton, N.B., will co-host the event.
“I am grateful for the opportunity to represent Canada on home ice at the world juniors, and it is a true honour to be named captain on a team with so many great players and leaders,” Wright said in the release announcing his captaincy.
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