Jordan Eberle News

A strong candidate to go first overall in the NHL draft, the Kingston, Ont., native is a speedy left-winger who can score goals or make plays.

SASKATOONa 'The outcome was never in doubt, the only question was what would the margin of victory be when the final whistle blew as Canada met Latvia to open the world junior hockey championships on Saturday.

Jordan Eberle was good long before he was lucky. Even so, Eberle refuses to dismiss the latter as playing a significant role in his brief but charmed hockey career.

Last year's world junior hero, an Edmonton Oilers prospect, has world-class skills.

Flames' prospect Joni Ortio stops Oilers' prospect Jordan Eberle Tuesday night in Calgary.

Matthew Sekeres Published on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009 10:56PM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Dec.

Edmonton Oil Kings goalie Torrie Jung holds his ground as Regina Pats forward Garrett Mitchell slides across the crease on Wednesday at Rexall Place.

Scouting reports on Jordan Eberle don't often include the words "horrible" and "awful," but that's how Hockey Canada evaluators described his performance two summers ago.

Saskatoon Blades' Woody Klassen checks Regina Pats' Jordan Weal during Friday night's game in Saskatoon.

Philippe Cornet, a fifth-round draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers in 2008, was among nine players released by Canadian national junior team on Tuesday.

The national junior hockey team will have plenty of Saskatchewan content when Canada begins its quest for a sixth straight gold medal Dec.

The Regina Pats' Jordan Eberle controls the puck in a game against the Edmonton Oil Kings last March.

Chemistry was the key word Monday as coaches juggled the lines on the second day of the selection camp for Canada's world junior championship team.

Jordan Eberle is all but assured of a spot on one of Team Canada's top forward units at the world junior hockey championship, but his linemates remain a work in progress.

A knee injury dashed defenceman Tyler Cuma's hopes of playing for Canada at the 2009 world junior hockey championship in Ottawa.

The excitement and sense of anticipation was evident as players vying for spots on Canada's team for the world junior hockey championship arrived in small groups from across the country yesterday.

Windsor Spitfires celebrate their Memorial Cup championship last spring after defeating the Kelowna Rockets 4-1 in Rimouski Que.

John Tavares and Evander Kane have graduated to the NHL, but new talent like Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin will be battling for spots on Canada's world junior hockey team.

Three Edmonton Oilers draft picks have been chosen to take part in the selection camp for Canada's national junior team later this month.

The roster of players to choose from for Canada's junior hockey team has been selected, as the squad attempts to follow the championship-winning team of last year Photograph by: Shaun Best, Reuters Hockey Canada will have a diverse group to choose from when it selects Canada's entry for the 2010 world junior hockey championship, held in Saskatoon ...