MONTREAL -- Defenceman Victor Mete has been loaned by the Montreal Canadiens to Canada's national junior team a day before its selection camp for the upcoming world championships begins.
Mete is one of six Canadian junior-eligible players in the NHL this season.
He is the first to be made available to Canada's junior team.
Columbus centre Pierre-Luc Dubois, Arizona defenceman Jakob Chychrun, Philadelphia centre Nolan Patrick and Colorado Avalanche defenceman Samuel Girard and centre Tyson Jost are the other eligible players.
Mete has four assists and a plus-5 rating in 27 games with the Canadiens this season. The 19-year-old Woodbridge, Ont., native averaged 14:52 of ice time per game.
Mete was a fourth-round pick for Montreal, 100th overall, in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
