HOCKEY CANADA
The future stars of the game are coming to Truro when it hosts the 2025 U17 World Challenge, Oct. 31-Nov. 8 at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre.
A total of 119 players at the U17 and U18 levels have earned invites to Program of Excellence summer camps in July.
Turcotte will lead Canada at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, while Barney and McDonald will work with the under-17 teams.
Mike Johnston, Yanick Lemay and Mark Hunter will lead Canada’s U17, U18 and U20 programs in the 2025-26 season.
From No. 1 to No. 222, the 2025 NHL Draft was all about Canadian hockey – 85 players picked, representing 10 Members.
Long-time junior hockey executive Alan Millar will serve as the first general manager of the Program of Excellence.
Truro, Mount Pearl, Conception Bay South and Trois-Rivières will host national and international events next fall.
