He then suited up for Team Canada at the Under-18 world championships in Russia that April and again was part of the Team Canada entry at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Red Deer and Edmonton that August. In the midst of getting in synch with the Avalanche, Byram also had the Team Canada world junior summer development camp in Plymouth, Mich., in late July. This season’s world juniors are in the Czech Republic, starting Boxing Day, and Byram is a favourite to be a member of Team Canada. “He really hasn’t had any time with his family, he hasn’t had any down time,” said Giants coach Michael Dyck. Assuming Byram sticks with Team Canada, associate coach Jamie Heward — who runs the defence for Dyck — will also have to find a way to make up for the 25-plus minutes that Byram logs a game.

Source: National Post November 27, 2019 20:37 UTC