TRURO, N.S. – A great year is about to get even better for Jared McIsaac.
The 18-year-old defenceman from Truro has been named to Team Canada’s 22-man roster for the world junior men’s hockey championship Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C.
McIsaac, who plays for the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec major junior league, was one of 34 players invited to selection camp last week. He is one of seven defencemen on the Team Canada roster.
Last June, McIsaac attended the NHL Entry Draft in Dallas where he was selected in the second round, 36th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings. In September, he signed a three-year entry level contract with the team.
McIsaac, who grew up in Truro and played minor hockey here until his family moved to Dartmouth in 2013, has 22 points in 23 games with the Mooseheads this season.
He will be joined on the Team Canada blueline by Evan Bouchard (London Knights, OHL), Noah Dobson (Acadie-Bathurst, QMJHL), Ian Mitchell (University of Denver, NCAA), Josh Brook (Moose Jaw, WHL), Ty Smith (Spokane, WHL) and Markus Phillips (Owen Sound, OHL).
McIsaac, six-foot-one, 190 pounds, is one of two Nova Scotians on the team. Shane Bowers of Herring Cove will also wear the Maple Leafs. Bowers plays for the Boston University Terriers (NCAA, Division 1) and was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the second round, 28th overall, in the 2017 draft.
McIsaac has represented his country on the international stage in the past as a member of the Canadian U18 program. Next spring, he will play in the Memorial Cup as his Mooseheads are the host team for the national junior championship tournament.
