Peterborough Porter Martone Selected Among 32 to World Juniors Selection Camp For Team Canada
/Brampton Steelhead forward and Peterborough’s Porter Martone has been selected as one of 32 players to Team Canada’s National Junior Team Selection Camp at TD Place in Ottawa from Dec. 10 to 13, announced on Monday.
Photo by Jordan Cooper.
Martone is one of 16 players selected from the OHL among the 32 skaters.
“We are excited to announce the 32 players who have earned invitations to selection camp in Ottawa, and begin the road to our ultimate goal of winning a World Junior Championship gold medal on home ice,” said Al Murray, head scout. “This is a talented group of young players that is determined to represent Canada with pride over the holidays, and we expect a highly competitive camp with several difficult decisions when determining our final roster.”
On May 5, Marton captained Team Canada to an IIHF U18 World Championship Gold Medal by defeating the United States, 6-4.
Martone has scored 18 goals and 29 assists for 47 points this season in 23 games with the Steelheads.
Martone was a member of the Peterborough Petes U15 AAA team, scoring six goals and 15 assists in 36 games.
“(He’s) a chance to be chosen number one overall this year,” said Bob McKenzie, Canadian hockey analyst. “He’s a big power forward. He has the size and strength to be a power forward but he has the ability to be in tight, he’s got great hands, he can wheel, he’s can be a finesse player as well so this is a guy who can be a handful for junior-age hockey players with that size and strength and skill.”
The following are the 32 players selected to camp:
Goaltenders
Carson Bjarnason
Carter George
Jack Ivankovic
Scott Ratzlaff
Defencemen
Cameron Allen
Beau Akey
Oliver Bonk
Harrison Brunicke
Sam Dickenson
Andrew Gibson
Tanner Molendyk
Sawyer Mynio
Caden Price
Matthew Schaefer
Forwards
Porter Martone
Denver Barkey
Cole Beaudoin
Mathiew Cataford
Berkley Catton
Easton Cowan
Andrew Cristall
Ethan Gauthier
Riley Heidt
Tanner Howe
Jettt Luchanko
Gavin McKenna
Bradly Nadeau
Luca Pinelli
Carson Rehkopf
Calum Ritchie
Matthew Wood
Brayden Yager
