BRNO – Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League, announced Saturday that Félix Girard (Baie-Comeau, QMJHL) has been added to Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team roster for the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World U18 Championship, currently underway in Brno and Znojmo, Czech Republic. The addition of Girard completes Canada’s 23-player roster.

Canada opened the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship with a 6-1 win over Denmark on Thursday but dropped a 4-2 decision to Finland on Saturday. Canada will face the Czech Republic and the United States in its final two preliminary round games.