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The Canadian world junior hockey team will be spending a couple of days bonding in Finland next week, but they may not need it. Dennis Pitta Womens Jersey . This is, in many ways, already a very close group. Many players on the team did not just celebrate their own success on Thursday, they also celebrated the success of a good friend. Here is a look at a few of those stories:  I CANT BELIEVE IM ACTUALLY ON THE TEAM Niagara IceDogs linemates Brett Ritchie and Ryan Strome, who live with the same billet family, have been a dominant duo during the first part of the season. Strome leads the OHL in points (62 in 32 games) while Ritchie is tied for the lead in goals (27 in 32 games). "I thought, coming to this tryout, that if we could make this team together it would be special," said Ritchie. "Weve known each other for a long time so its pretty cool." And Strome, a returning player and thus considered a lock to make the squad from the start, always believed Ritchie would be joining him in Russia.   "I told him before the camp he has nothing to worry about," said Strome, an Islanders prospect. "He played well the first night and solidified his spot, but he was still nervous. He asked me going down to dinner [right before the final cuts] if he had anything to worry about, but I said, No, youre fine, you have nothing to worry about." But Ritchie wouldnt believe it until the end. "I never really thought I was going to be on the team until it was actually official," he said. "Its sort of hard to explain actually, you know, obviously I was really nervous. Its more relief than anything. I cant believe Im actually on the team." Despite all the emotion that came with the final team selection on Thursday, Strome and Ritchie had no problem taking shots at each other. "Hes a bad driver and hes on his phone way more than I am," said Strome when asked to name one thing people dont know about Ritchie. "Thats a lie," countered Ritchie. "Im not a good driver, but he wins the award for most time spent on his phone. Three batteries a day! Texting, Twitter, the whole bit. "Hes better than me at [the video game] Call of Duty. Ill give him that." TWO MOOSEHEADS BETTER THAN ONE One of the biggest stories of the camp was the play of Halifax linemates Nate MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin. Both 17-year-olds made the final roster, joining Sidney Crosby as the only first-time draft-eligible players to make the Canadian junior team when the NHL is in the midst of a work stoppage. "Were pretty similar," Drouin said earlier this week. "We always hang out a lot and it helps our on-ice chemistry. Were best friends off the ice." "Were both competitive guys," said MacKinnon, "and we want the same thing so personality-wise it kind of clicks and weve been friends ever since he got to Halifax last year." Canadian head coach Steve Spott played MacKinnon and Drouin on the same line at points during the selection camp, but despite their good chemistry doesnt plan on using them together at the tournament in Ufa, Russia. "One thing I will say: you wont see them on the same line," said Spott. "That could morph into a situation later, but not at the start." I DONT THINK ID BE WHERE I AM WITHOUT HIM Barries Anthony Camara was considered an underdog to make the team when camp opened on Tuesday, but played his way onto the squad with his Colts teammate Mark Scheifele cheering him on every step of the way.  "He helped me out a lot actually" said Camara, who is tied for fourth in the OHL with 22 goals in 30 games. "I dont think Id be where I am without him. From day one he was a big help. Coming here he told me what to do." "Cammys a great player," said Scheifele. "Ive got to know him over the last year-and-a-half. Weve been roommates since last December. "I just told him to play his game and be physical, use your body, use your assets, hes a big guy, a strong kid, he can do it all. He scored (Thursday) in the game, he was laying the body all week and I think thats a huge thing. He brought everything he could to the table. I think the coaching staff noticed that he really wanted it and I knew he wanted it since the start of the year. "I couldnt be happier for him." HES PROVEN EVERYBODY WRONG Owen Sound goalie Jordan Binnington didnt find out he made the team until he got a call from a good friend on Thursday afternoon.  "I was sitting in my hotel room watching Scooby-Doo actually, just trying to do anything to take my mind off it, but then I got a phone call from Ryan Murphy who told me [Edmonton goalie] Laurent Brossoit had been cut so it was a nice thing to hear for me. "I thanked him for that call. I wouldnt have known for a little bit there, but Im glad its all over with." Binnington, from Richmond Hill, Ont. and Murphy, from Kitchener, Ont., have known each other for awhile and hang out in the same group of friends. Needless to say, Binnington was happy that Murphy, a Kitchener Rangers defenceman, who was cut the two previous years at the junior camp, made the team as well.   "He deserves it," said Binnington. "He battled hard all camp. He was nervous. He didnt want to be Dan Cleary (the only player to be cut three times and never suit up for Canada at the tournament) but hes proven everybody wrong and hopefully hell show well in this tournament." WHATS NEXT The players will take a team picture on Friday before once again meeting with the media. On Saturday the team will hold its first full practice before departing for Finland where a pre-tournament camp, including games against Sweden and Finland, will be held. 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Vick didnt practice Wednesday after bruising his ribs during a win at New England on Monday, and Eagles coach Andy Reid said he probably wont play the rest of the preseason. Foles, the rookie third-round pick, will start in his place Friday night at the Browns. "That was a pretty good shot he took," Reid said of the hit that knocked Vick out of the game against the Patriots after just six plays. "It was in a soft spot, and a good shot he took." Vick is just 4 for 7 for 11 yards and has been on the field for only 12 plays in the first two preseason games. If he doesnt play again, he could be rusty for the season opener. "Would I like him to have some more reps? Would he like more reps? Yeah, Im sure both of us would like him to have more reps, but you bank on his maturity and experience to get him through a situation like this," Reid said. "So, thats what well do." Vicks teammates arrent worried about it, either. Terrell Suggs Super Bowl Jersey. "I dont think thats a concern at all," wide receiver Jeremy Maclin said. "Weve been around him long enough, we had all those OTA reps." Vick has missed three games because of rib injuries in each of the past two seasons and has started 16 games just once in his nine years in the NFL. His style of play has been called reckless, and critics wonder if he can ever hold up over a full season. "Its not every day you get that type of athlete who can play quarterback," Maclin said. "I dont think its reckless. He just has a unique style. Theres other quarterbacks who can do that, but I dont think anyone does it like Michael Vick." Reid defended Vicks intentions on the play he was injured. "He was trying to make somebody miss, and he wheeled backward about 15 yards," Reid said. "He had an available receiver down the field, and he was trying to make a play. To tell him that he cant make that throw, youre not going to tell him that. You just want everyone to do their job so that doesnt happen back there. It was when he spun around that he got caught with that." The Eagles (No. 8 in the AP Pro32) finish up the preseason against the New York Jets on Aug. 30. Reid said the starters will play one quarter this week. ' ' '