Airdronian Jake Neighbours, and multiple Calgary Flames players will play for Team Canada at the 2023 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship May 12-28 in Tampere, Finland, and Riga, Latvia.

Neighbours who is a forward will be wearing number 63 for Team Canada and is one of the 20 athletes selected for the roster. Additions to the lineup will be made in a couple of weeks.

Neighbours does have International Hockey experience as he has played in the World Juniors for Team Canada before. 

Multiple Calgary Flames Also made the roster including:

  • Milan Lucic
  • Tyler Toffoli
  • MacKenzie Weegar

Here is the remaining roster:

  • Cody Glass, Forward
  • Jack McBain, Forward
  • Peyton Krebs, Forward
  • Scott Laughton, Forward
  • Jack Quinn, Forward
  • Lawson Crouse, Forward
  • Sammy Blais, Forward
  • Joe Veleno, Forward
  • Adam Fantilli, Forward
  • Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Defence
  • Justin Barron, Defence
  • Tyler Myers, Defence
  • Ethan Bear, Defence
  • Jake Walman, Defence
  • Devon Levi, Goalie
  • Sam Montembeault, Goalie

Neighbours spent most of this season playing with the St. Louis Blues.

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