The resume of Mooseheads goaltender Zach Fucale continues to become more impressive every day, after the 19-year-old was named to the National Junior Team by Hockey Canada on Monday morning.

Fucale and Eric Comrie of the Tri-City Americans were the only two netminders named, while the 27 other position players will need to battle for a spot on the team at selection camp which begins on Thursday, December 11th in Toronto.

The 2015 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship will be held in both Montreal and Toronto starting on Boxing Day. Canada will kick off its schedule against Slovakia at the Bell Centre at 9pm Atlantic on Friday, December 26th. For the complete schedule click here.

“It’s a great honour and opportunity and I’m excited for this time. I mean we’re going to have the fans behind us and it’s going to be a great tournament for sure,” Fucale said following a Hockey Canada press conference in Montreal.

Home ice advantage

“It’ll be extremely special because they’re both huge markets, great fans to play in front who are really passionate about hockey and that’s what’s going to help us you know.”

Wearing the Maple Leaf on his chest is a familiar feeling for the Montreal Canadiens prospect. Fucale has represented Canada at the World Under-17 Hockey Championship, the Under-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and last season when he suited up for our country at the 2014 IIHF WJHC in Malmo, Sweden.

Fucale was the backup to returning goalie Jake Patterson, but wound up taking over the role of starter after the first two games, helping Canada to a fourth place finish at the event.

Now in his fourth season with the Mooseheads, the Rosemere, QC native is closing in on the all-time QMJHL record for career wins by a goaltender. Fucale has recently taken over sole possession of second place on the career wins list with 125 and is only 17 shy of pulling even with Jacques Cloutier for most in league history.

Fucale boasts a record of 12-10 with a 3.35 Goals Against Average and an .886 Save Percentage, while Comrie is 13-9 with a 2.40 G.A.A and .924 Save%.

Aside from Fucale, the only other QMJHL players invited to Canada’s selection camp were forward Frederik Gauthier and defenseman Sam Morin both of the Rimouski Oceanic.

“As a Canadian team we’re going to come in here and have lots of energy from the crowd so it’ll be extremely fun to be a part of.”

Click here to view the entire selection camp roster