Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has named a 27-man squad for the Dr McKenna Cup campaign.
Nine new players have been drafted in, many of them All-Ireland medal holders from under-age triumphs of the past few seasons.
Harte has included 18 members of his 2005 Sam Maguire Cup winning squad. Among those missing are the now retired Peter Canavan and Chris Lawn, injured skipper Brian Dooher and a handful of players who will represent their colleges in the competition.
Two players who were involved when the Red Hands won their first All-Ireland in 200, Cormac McGinley and Dermot Carlin, make a return.
There are also call-ups for former under-age stars Adrian Ball, Brendan Boggs, Paul Quinn, Raymond Mulgrew, Colm Donnelly, Aidan McCarron and Tommy McGuigan, younger brother of Brian, who is currently in Australia.
Enda McGinley and Gavin Devlin are absent due to injury, while Mark Harte has committed himself to regaining full fitness by playing club football, following a groin operation.
Joe McMahon, Leo Meenan, Mickey Murphy and Peter Donnelly will be representing their colleges in the McKenna Cup.
The reigning All-Ireland champions begin the pre-season competition with a Healy Park clash with Down, followed by games against St Mary’s and Donegal. Harte will name his National Football League squad in late January.
Tyrone McKenna Cup squad:
Pascal McConnell (Newtownstewart), John Devine (Errigal Ciaran), Ryan McMenamin (Dromore), Cormac McGinley (Errigal Ciaran), Eoin Bradley (Killyclogher), Adrian Ball (Clann na nGael), Ciaran Gourley (Rock), Dermot Carlin (Killyclogher), Shane Sweeney (Aghyaran), Michael McGee (Loughmacrory), Brendan Boggs (Owen Roes), Paul Quinn (Errigal Ciaran), Brendan Donnelly (Eglish), David Harte (Errigal Ciaran), Conor Gormley (Carrickmore), Philip Jordan (Moy), Brian Meenan (Killyclogher), Colin Holmes (Armagh Harps), Raymond Mulgrew (Cookstown), Colm Donnelly (Clonoe), Sean Cavanagh (Moy), Aidan McCarron (Fintona), Stephen O’Neill (Clann na nGael), Owen Mulligan (Cookstown), Tommy McGuigan (Ardboe), Martin Penrose (Aghyaran), Ryan Mellon (Moy)
