HOCKEY CANADA
Canada gets its quest for a fourth-consecutive gold medal underway Monday when it takes on Finland to begin preliminary-round play at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Brno.
Twenty-five players – representing six Members – will wear the Maple Leaf and defend gold at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.
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 representing 10 Members.
Long-time junior hockey executive Alan Millar will serve as the first general manager of the Program of Excellence.
