Hawks will have full line-up for holidays

Ty Rattie is second in the WHL in scoring.

Photo by Cliff Pfenning, oregonsports.com

Portland's leading scorer, Ty Rattie, will be with the team throughoug December after Canada announced its roster for the upcoming World Junior Championships.

Rattie was one of 42 players invited to try out for the 22-roster spots. Six players from the Western Hockey League received a spot on the roster that will play in Calgary and Edmonton during the tournament, Dec. 26-Jan. 5.

Brandon's Mark Stone, who leads the WHL in scoring, did receive a spot on the team.

Canada won the silver medal last year.

Team Canada includes two players currently on NHL rosters: Brett Connally of Tampa Bay, and Devante Smith-Pelley of Anaheim, and will be coached by Don Hay of the Vancouver Giants.

Rattie has a league-high 32 goals in 32 games and 27 assists for 59 points. Stone has 27 goals and 38 assists for 65 points. Portland's Sven Bartschi is fifth in the league in scoring with 12 goals and 42 assists.

The Winterhawks (20-11-2-1, 43 points) are third in the Western Conference behind Tri-City and Kamloops as they head for the mid-point of the season.

Portland plays at Spokane (14-9-2-3, 33 points) Saturday before returning to Portland for a four-game homestand that takes them into 2012.