World Juniors Update: Lauzon Makes Canada's Roster

BostonBruins.com- The 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship is just under two weeks away and the final rosters are beginning to take shape.
Bruins defense prospect Jeremy Lauzon was one of 22 players to make Canada's final roster for the tournament, which begins Dec. 26. Zach Senyshyn, one of Boston's 2015 first-round picks, was among the final cuts for Canada on Wednesday night.

Lauzon, a 2015 second-round pick, has two goals and nine assists in 13 games for Rouyn-Noranda of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The 19-year-old left shot defenseman missed time earlier this season due to injury.
Senyshyn is in the midst of a torrid stretch for Sault Ste. Marie (OHL). Over his last two games, the former 15th overall pick registered seven goals and an assist for the Greyhounds.
The 6-foot-3, 196-pound forward has 16 goals and 10 assists in 23 games this season.
Canada's first game is against Russia on Dec. 26.

Team USA Camp Set to Kick Off

Team USA's training camp begins on Friday at HarborCenter in Buffalo and Bruins defense prospects Charlie McAvoy and Ryan Lindgren will be among 27 players vying for a place on the team's final roster, which is set to be announced by Dec. 24.
McAvoy, the Bruins first-round pick in last June's draft, has registered two goals and 11 assists in 17 games this season for Boston University, ranking him fourth on the Terriers in points. The 18-year-old New York native was on the roster for last year's World Juniors, where he won a bronze medal.
Lindgren has one goal and two assists in 15 games during his freshman campaign at the University of Minnesota. A second-round pick in last June's Draft, Lindgren won a bronze medal with Team USA at the 2016 IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship.

Vladar, Zboril at Czech Republic Camp

Bruins prospects Daniel Vladar and Jakub Zboril are participating in the Czech Republic's preliminary camp.
Vladar played six games with the Providence Bruins this season and posted a 3-0-3 record with a 2.84 goals against average and .914 save percentage. The 19-year-old netminder was the second-youngest player in the AHL.
Ahead of the Czech Republic's camp, Vladar was assigned to the Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL, where he has played three games, going 1-1-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .907 save percentage.
Zboril, a left-shot defenseman, has six goals and 12 assists in 20 games, is in his third season with the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
The 19-year-old, who was drafted 13th overall in the 2015 NHL Draft, played in five games at last year's World Junior Championship, registering one assist.