Potential first overall NHL draft picks Nathan MacKinnon, Sam Reinhart and Connor McDavid are among the 35 players invited to Canadas National Junior Team summer development camp, as announced Friday by Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League. The camp is set for Aug. 4-10 in Brossard, Que., and Lake Placid, N.Y. MacKinnon, who is expected to be taken first overall by the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, was a member of Team Canada at the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championship earning one assist in six games. Reinhart, an early favourite for top spot at the 2014 NHL Draft, captained Canadas National Mens Summer Under-18 Team to a gold medal at the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament in the Czech Republic and Slovakia last August. The Kootenay Ice centre was one of several cuts from last years World Junior selection camp. McDavid, 16, has already been tagged as a lock to go first overall in the 2015 NHL Draft. He scored 25 goals and 41 assists for 66 points in 63 games to finish second in rookie scoring as the OHLs youngest player. Other notable invitees include 2013 NHL Draft prospects Darnell Nurse, Max Domi and Team Canada returnee Jonathan Drouin. Also on the list are Team Canada carry-overs Morgan Rielly, Griffin Reinhart and Charles Hudon. Canadas roster, comprised of three goaltenders, 12 defencemen and 20 forwards, was selected by Ryan Jankowski, head scout of the mens Program of Excellence for Hockey Canada, along with Hockey Canada senior director of hockey operations and national teams Scott Salmond and the newly-formed Program of Excellence management group including Sean Burke and Bruce Hamilton. . It was just business as usual for the Thunder at home. Durant scored 32 points and the Thunder beat the Bulls 107-95 on Thursday night for their eighth straight win. . Last year, Islanders forward Colin Mcdonald released a "Do It For Colin" campaign to promote his teammate and friend John Tavares for the EA sports honour:The most popular sports voting video ever has to go to Chris Bosh who showcased his comedic abilities in his effort to get fans to vote him into the 2008 All Star Game:You can vote for TJ and other star players for the NHL 15 cover vote here.
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