McMillan in the running for World Juniors.

McMillan, 19, along with teammate Tyler Myers, has been invited to attend Team Canada's National Junior Team development camp, the first step towards naming Team Canada for the 2010 World Junior tournament.

"I was going out on the boat last week when I got the phone call," said McMillan. "I was really excited. I was hoping to get named to this camp. It's a great honour and I'm just really looking forward to it."

McMillan will be looking to make the team for the first time. He does have international experience with Canada, however, having played at an Under-18 event in Russia last year and helping his team bring home a gold medal. But being in the running for the World Junior tournament is something special.

"I've been watching the tournament ever since I was a young kid," said McMillan. "It's that tournament where everyone loves to watch it during Christmas. All of Canada gets on your back. You have tons of support from all of Canada."

McMillan showed great flexibility this year with the Rockets, dropping back to the blueline and skating as a defenceman for the second half of the season.

During the camp with Team Canada, he will be back at forward, playing a two-way style that got him drafted in the third round by the Anaheim Ducks last summer. He says playing a new position made him a better overall player.

"It was fun while it lasted," he said. "I like the position. It gives you a different perspective. I thought I made myself a more well-rounded player."

Perspective is also what McMillan and the rest of the Rockets are getting, now that some time has passed since their run to the final of the 2009 Memorial Cup. The 5-foot-11 spark plug says it was tough to lose after getting so close.

"It was really tough but our team gained a lot of experience from that and I did as well," he said. "I gained so much out of that tournament and the season. I was really proud of all the guys and what we accomplished."

The National Junior Team development camp will take place in Saskatoon from Aug. 5 to 10. A total of 41 players are invited, 11 of them from the WHL. McMillan will also take part in an Anaheim Ducks camp this summer.