"he should be able to return ahead of the beginning of Team Canada's pre-tournament training camp. With Parekh likely to make the opening-day lineup, Team Canada will have a benefit that they haven't been able to enjoy at the World Juniors level: NHL talent. And not just any ordinary sort of NHL talent, that teams will contest years upon years of Tank Bowls to acquire."
"To prelude this, World Junior regulations give eligibility to any player who is at or below the age of 20 during the year of the tournament. There is also no official limit on the total appearances a player can make at the World Juniors before they turn 20. Leading up to each of the last two tournaments, Canada had players in the NHL who were under the age of 20 and who would've provided some much-needed experience, toughness, and mistake-free hockey."
Zayne Parekh was loaned by the Calgary Flames to Team Canada for the upcoming IIHF World Junior Championship and is expected to return from an upper-body injury in time for pre-tournament camp. Parekh's likely inclusion gives Canada NHL-calibre talent that can add experience, physicality and dependable play at the World Juniors level. World Junior eligibility covers any player aged 20 or younger during the tournament year and imposes no cap on total appearances before turning 20. Despite eligibility, recent rosters excluded NHL-aged prospects such as Connor Bedard, Macklin Celebrini and Shane Wright from final Canadian lineups.
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