Hockey Canada has announced 32 players for the National Junior Team selection camp in Ottawa, set for Dec. 10-13, aiming to win gold at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship. The camp includes seven players from the 2024 World Juniors, eight from the U18 gold team, and three from the Hlinka Gretzky Cup winners. The team will play exhibition games against U SPORTS all-stars, followed by a training camp in Petawawa, before facing Finland in their tournament opener on Boxing Day.
Forwards
Player
S
HT
WT
DOB
Hometown
Team
Draft
Denver Barkey
L
5’9”
154
04/27/05
Newmarket, ON
London (OHL)
PHI 2023 (3/95)
Cole Beaudoin
L
6’2”
206
04/24/06
Kanata, ON
Barrie (OHL)
UHC 2024 (1/24)
Mathieu Cataford
R
5’11”
189
03/01/05
Châteauguay, QC
Rimouski (LHJMQ)
VGK 2023 (3/77)
Berkly Catton
L
5’10”
170
01/14/06
Saskatoon, SK
Spokane (WHL)
SEA 2024 (1/8)
Easton Cowan
L
5’11”
177
05/20/05
Mount Brydges, ON
London (OHL)
TOR 2023 (1/28)
Andrew Cristall
L
5’10
175
02/04/05
Burnaby, BC
Kelowna (WHL)
WSH 2023 (2/40)
Ethan Gauthier
R
5’11”
186
01/26/05
Drummondville, QC
Drummondville (LHJMQ)
TBL 2023 (2/37)
Riley Heidt
L
5’11”
182
03/25/05
Saskatoon, SK
Prince George (WHL)
MIN 2023 (2/64)
Tanner Howe
L
5’11”
182
11/28/05
Prince Albert, SK
Calgary (WHL)
PIT 2024 (2/46)
Jett Luchanko
R
5’11”
187
08/21/06
London, ON
Guelph (OHL)
PHI 2024 (1/13)
Porter Martone
R
6’3”
196
10/26/06
Peterborough, ON
Brampton (OHL)
Rep. 2025 Draft
Gavin McKenna
L
6’0”
183
12/20/07
Whitehorse, YT
Medicine Hat (WHL)
Rep. 2026 Draft
Bradly Nadeau
R
5’10”
161
05/05/05
Saint-François-de-Madawaska, NB
Chicago (AHL)
CAR 2023 (1/30)
Luca Pinelli
L
5’9”
169
04/05/05
Stoney Creek, ON
Ottawa (OHL)
CBJ 2023 (4/114)
Carson Rehkopf
L
6’1”
195
01/07/05
Vaughan, ON
Brampton (OHL)
SEA 2023 (2/50)
Calum Ritchie
R
6’2”
179
01/21/05
Oakville, ON
Oshawa (OHL)
COL 2023 (1/27)
Matthew Wood
R
6’3”
190
02/06/05
Nanaimo, BC
University of Minnesota (Big Ten)
NSH 2023 (1/15)
Brayden Yager
R
6’0”
170
01/03/05
Saskatoon, SK
Lethbridge (WHL)
PIT 2023 (1/14)
Defencemen
Player
S
HT
WT
DOB
Hometown
Team
Draft
Cameron Allen
R
6’0”
196
01/07/05
Toronto, ON
Guelph (OHL)
WSH 2023 (5/136)
Beau Akey
R
6’0”
183
02/11/05
Waterloo, ON
Barrie (OHL)
EDM 2023 (2/56)
Oliver Bonk
R
6’2”
179
01/09/05
Ottawa, ON
London (OHL)
PHI 2023 (1/22)
Sam Dickinson
L
6’3”
195
06/07/06
Toronto, ON
London (OHL)
SJS 2024 (1/11)
Andrew Gibson
R
6’4”
206
02/13/05
LaSalle, ON
Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
DET 2023 (2/42)
Tanner Molendyk
L
6’0”
181
02/03/05
McBride, BC
Saskatoon (WHL)
NSH 2023 (1/24)
Sawyer Mynio
L
6’1”
180
04/30/05
Kamloops, BC
Seattle (WHL)
VAN 2023 (3/89)
Zayne Parekh
R
6’0
180
02/15/06
Nobleton, ON
Saginaw (OHL)
CGY 2024 (1/9)
Caden Price
L
6’1”
180
08/24/05
Saskatoon, SK
Kelowna (WHL)
SEA 2023 (3/84)
Matthew Schaefer
L
6’2”
188
09/05/07
Hamilton, ON
Erie (OHL)
Rep. 2025 Draft
Goalies
Player
S
HT
WT
DOB
Hometown
Team
DraftCana
Carson Bjarnason
L
6’3”
202
06/30/05
Carberry, MB
Brandon (WHL)
PHI 2023 (2/51)
Carter George
L
6’1”
182
05/20/06
Thunder Bay, ON
Owen Sound (OHL)
LAK 2024 (2/57)
Jack Ivankovic
L
5’11”
179
05/22/07
Mississauga, ON
Brampton (OHL)
Rep. 2025 Draft
Scott Ratzlaff
L
6’1”
175
03/09/05
Irma, AB
Seattle (WHL)
BUF 2023 (5/141)
Injured not participating at camp. Parekh replaced*
