Nico Daws had never played internationally, never participated in a single Hockey Canada practice and was passed over by all 31 teams at last June’s NHL draft. Hopefully I can make the team and continue.". It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. #BREAKING: Goaltender Nico Daws of the Guelph Storm has made the @HC_WJC 2020 final roster. There’s no need for further preamble. Nico Daws allowed four goals … He put up points in both the U17s and U18s last year, and will be counted on to provide depth scoring. Both played at the world juniors last year. That immediately caught Burnett’s attention. #IamtheSTORM #WorldJuniors2020 pic.twitter.com/GV45GSoWZq, — Guelph Storm (@Storm_City) December 13, 2019. In 2018-19, Daws played 20 games for the Storm. Peterborough Petes goalie Hunter Jones was one of the nine cuts made by Team Canada. It’s essentially a three-person battle for the job. "Really happy other people are starting to take notice. I remember at young ages going into my parents’ bedroom and turning on the TV for those early morning games and waking everybody up. “No, I would not have believed you,” admits the Guelph Storm netminder. When Daws was named to the national junior team on Thursday, it meant his backup Bennett was the new Guelph Storm starting goaltender, at least for 10 games. ", "[Nobody's] really expecting anything from you," he said. "We've played him three times and he's shut us down," said forward Cole Perfetti, who plays for the OHL's Saginaw Spirit. Daws, however, wasn't sure back in the fall he was ever going to get his chance in Guelph, let alone with Canada. Experts say the comparison is complicated, Woman allegedly set occupied home on fire, watched it burn from lawn chair, Ontario government reports 2,864 new COVID-19 cases, 25 new deaths, COVID-19 warning from 33-year-old fitness trainer: If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone, Colorado man who issued emotional plea for missing wife’s return now charged with her murder, RCMP investigate shooting death along Baseline Road in Sherwood Park, Canadian mystery solved by recovery of WWII bomber in the Netherlands, Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination rate, steady supply of shots brings cautious optimism, China says its rocket debris falling back to Earth unlikely to cause any harm, Guelph Storm’s Nico Daws fighting for a spot in Canada’s world junior crease, Liam Foudy and Connor McMichael of the London Knights will play for Team Canada. Player Name Team Pos. READ MORE: His save percentage ranked first among goaltenders in the OHL. Daws will be going to the Czech Republic for the world junior tournament with fellow goaltenders Joel Hofer of the Portland Winterhawks and Olivier Rodrigue of the Moncton Wildcats. "He's just been given the opportunity," said the starter for the first-place Peterborough Petes. Daws took a moment before answering. Nico Daws: It’s something that you dream of. For Daws, it's all gravy at this point after watching 217 names come off the draft board, including 22 goalies, last spring. Daws spent the last three seasons playing for the OHL’s Guelph Storm. The world juniors weren't on his radar until he was invited to play for the OHL team in November's Canada-Russia exhibition series, where Daws, who had a … So how does a goalie with that resumé find himself on the cusp of making his country’s roster for the world junior hockey championship? "It's an open race," said Mark Hunter, general managers of the OHL's London Knights and a member of the management group. Standing in front of a Hockey Canada backdrop and sporting a crisp black hat adorned... World juniors wasn't on radar. Winnipeg, Man. Get a roundup of the most important and intriguing national stories delivered to your inbox every weekday. World Juniors: Joel Hofer has been the goaltender Canada needed . Guelph Storm goalie Nico Daws, who has never played internationally and was passed over by all 31 teams at the NHL draft in June, is trying to make his mark this week in an "open race" at Canada's world junior hockey selection camp. "I just wanted to be a proven starter.". Standing in front of a Hockey Canada backdrop and sporting a crisp black hat adorned with a red Maple Leaf, Daws has certainly shown he does. I've got a lot of work here. His posture is excellent, taking up shooting room at the top of the net. Nico Daws had never played internationally, never participated in a single Hockey Canada practice and was passed over by all 31 teams at last June’s NHL draft.