MANCHESTER, NH - MARCH 25: Minnesota Golden Gophers goaltender Eric Schierhorn (37) eyes the shot from Notre Dame Fighting Irish center Jake Evans (18) during an NCAA Northeast Regional semifinal between the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers and the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish on March 25, 2017, at SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. The Fighting Irish defeated the Golden Gophers 3-2. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The recognition for the Montreal Canadiens prospect is continuing to grow as he is now officially named to Team Canada’s Spengler Cup roster.

It’s been a great senior year for Jake Evans so far. After the Montreal Canadiens selected him in the 7th round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, it was hard to think that he would be this good. 20 games into his final year at the University of Notre Dame and his team is first in the Big 10 while he is leading all players in points with seven goals and 21 assists.

It doesn’t get any better than that right? Well not quite. Now Evans will have the opportunity to represent Canada at the 2017 Spengler Cup. Playing for one’s country is a dream come true for a lot of people, but the 21-year-old will also have a chance to be around a handful of former NHL players.

The tournament is set to start on Boxing Day where Canada will be taking on Mountfield HK. It’ll be interesting to see how Evans fairs against better competition. As skilled as it is to play in the NCAA, a lot of these players are grown men and have been there before. We can consider this a litmus test for Evans, and you can bet the Montreal Canadiens will be watching.

Besides that, there is another reason why Evans will want to bring his A game. With the NHL staying out of the upcoming Winter Olympics and the murkiness of whether the KHL will go, there’s a chance the Toronto native could go. The NCAA is allowing their players to take part and you can bet that there will be representatives taking a look at this team.

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