Hockey Canada has announced the 19 players that will represent the maple leaf at the men’s U18 world championship in Finland from April 25 – May 5.
The squad features 10 players (Spence, McQueen, Ritchie, Beaudoin, Martone, Greentree, Wetsch, Elick, Leenders and George), who helped Canada win gold at the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup last August. Vanacker, Luchanko, Ritchie, Wetsch, Greentree, Beaudoin, Brunicke, Gill, Elick, and the two goaltenders are all eligible for the 2024 NHL Draft in June. Canada took home bronze at last year’s tournament. Expect more players to be added soon like Ollie Josephson. I expect Tij Iginla’s season to be wrapping up soon here too.
