Overview
- Multiple outlets, including Yahoo Sports and reports citing The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler, say the 19-year-old is one of nine defenders named for Canada’s training camp, with Hockey Canada’s official list still to come.
- Camp is scheduled for Dec. 12–22 at the Gale Centre in Niagara Falls, with the final roster to be confirmed ahead of the World Junior Championship beginning Dec. 26 in Minneapolis–Saint Paul.
- Danford was selected 31st overall by Toronto in the 2024 NHL Draft and is regarded as a defensive, shutdown blueliner at 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds.
- He started this season with the OHL’s Oshawa Generals before an October trade to the Brantford Bulldogs, where he has recorded 11 assists in 14 games after four points in eight games with Oshawa.
- This would be his first World Juniors appearance after representing Canada at the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and attending the summer showcase in August.