2025-26 National Men's U18 Team

Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team Selection Camp


Name S/C Ht. Wt. Born Hometown Team
Goaltenders
Gavin Betts L 5’11” 173 04/03/08 Toronto, ON Kingston (OHL)
Colin Ellsworth L 6’1” 186 12/03/08 Aurora, ON Guelph (OHL)
Carter Esler L 5’10” 157 11/28/08 Okotoks, AB Spokane (WHL)
Jason Schaubel L 5’11” 165 08/30/08 Barrie, ON Kitchener (OHL)
Defence
Lucas Ambrosio L 6’4” 177 01/06/08 Mississauga, ON Erie (OHL)
Carson Carels L 6’1” 189 06/23/08 Cypress River, MB Prince George (WHL)
Cameron Chartrand R 6’1” 196 03/03/08 Montréal, QC Saint John (LHJMQ)
Callum Croskery L 6’0” 174 01/29/08 Oakville, ON Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
Landon DuPont R 5’11” 180 05/28/09 Calgary, AB Everett (WHL)
Kohyn Eshkawkogan R 5’10” 179 11/19/08 Manitoulin Island, ON Ottawa (OHL)
Carter Hicks R 6’1” 160 02/20/08 London, ON Windsor (OHL)
Ryan Lin R 5’11” 170 04/18/08 Richmond, BC Vancouver (WHL)
Giorgos Pantelas R 6’2” 196 04/24/08 Victoria, BC Brandon (WHL)
Daxon Rudolph R 6’2” 196 03/06/08 Lacombe, AB Prince Albert (WHL)
Keaton Verhoeff R 6’4” 207 06/19/08 Fort Saskatchewan, AB Univ. of North Dakota (NCHC)
Jacob Xu L 6’2” 185 08/13/08 Richmond Hill, ON Kitchener (OHL)
Forwards
Ethan Belchetz L 6’5” 227 03/30/08 Oakville, ON Windsor (OHL)
Riley Boychuk R 5’10” 165 01/31/08 Cochrane, AB Prince Albert (WHL)
Maddox Dagenais L 6’3” 186 03/27/08 Blainville, QC Québec (LHJMQ)
Alessandro Di Iorio R 6’0” 185 03/17/08 Vaughan, ON Sarnia (OHL)
Beckham Edwards L 6’1” 176 01/06/08 Komoka, ON Sarnia (OHL)
Colin Fitzgerald R 6’2” 195 04/01/08 Peterborough, ON Peterborough (OHL)
Jaxon Jacobson L 5’10” 178 12/11/08 Brandon, MB Brandon (WHL)
Tynan Lawrence L 6’0” 170 08/03/08 Fredericton, NB Muskegon (USHL)
Jean-Christoph Lemieux L 6’0” 176 06/19/08 Belleville, ON Windsor (OHL)
Chad Lygitsakos L 5’8” 166 01/21/08 Trois-Rivières, QC Shawinigan (LHJMQ)
Pierce Mbuyi L 5’10” 156 04/17/08 Mississauga, ON Owen Sound (OHL)
Alex McLean L 5’10” 173 08/08/08 Perth, ON Guelph (OHL)
Jayden Plouffe L 5’10” 177 01/25/08 Terrebonne, QC Sherbrooke (LHJMQ)
Mathis Preston R 5’11” 167 07/21/08 Penticton, BC Spokane (WHL)
Thomas Rousseau R 5’10” 163 02/12/08 Saint-Eustache, QC Sherbrooke (LHJMQ)
Liam Ruck R 6’0” 172 02/21/08 Osoyoos, BC Medicine Hat (WHL)
Markus Ruck L 5’11” 165 02/21/08 Osoyoos, BC Medicine Hat (WHL)
Adam Valentini L 5’9” 185 04/11/08 Toronto, ON Kitchener (OHL)
Parker Vaughan R 6’1” 188 03/06/08 St. Thomas, ON North Bay (OHL)
Braidy Wassilyn L 5’11” 200 05/28/08 Campbellville, ON Niagara (OHL)
Cooper Williams L 6’0” 155 02/18/08 Calgary, AB Saskatoon (WHL)
William Yared R 6’1” 192 01/22/08 Mont-Royal, QC Saint John (LHJMQ)
Dimian Zhilkin R 5’9” 162 10/21/08 Windsor, ON Saginaw (OHL)
Cole Zurawski R 6’0” 181 02/06/08 Etobicoke, ON Owen Sound (OHL)
Staff
President & Chief Executive Officer Katherine Henderson Thunder Bay, ON Hockey Canada
Senior Vice-President, High Performance and Hockey Operations Scott Salmond Creston, BC Hockey Canada
Program of Excellence General Manager Alan Millar Tottenham, ON Hockey Canada
Management Group Yanick Lemay Drummondville, QC Drummondville (LHJMQ)
Director, Hockey Operations Benoit Roy Sudbury, ON Hockey Canada
Head Scout, Hockey Operations Byron Bonora Brooks, AB Hockey Canada
Head Coach Mathieu Turcotte Kirkland, QC Hockey Canada
Assistant Coach Travis Crickard St. John's, NL Saint John, QMJHL
Assistant Coach Rick Steadman Oil Springs, ON London, OHL
Goaltending Consultant Antoine Samuel Lac-Etchemin, QC Moncton (LHJMQ)
Video Coach Jonathan Deschênes Québec, QC Sherbrook (LHJMQ)
Guest Coach Dean Seymour Saskatoon, SK Hockey Canada
Equipment Manager Andrew MacNeill Charlottetown, PE Charlottetown (LHJMQ)
Guest Equipment Manager Trevor Castonguay Hamilton, ON Owen Sound (OHL)
Athletic Therapist Raphaël Boudreau LaSalle, QC Victoriaville (LHJMQ)
Athletic Therapist Zach Hartwick Fisherville, ON Brandon, WHL
Team Physician Dr. Danielle Kelton Guelph, ON London (OHL)
Guest Physician Dr. Catherine Lott London, ON London (OHL)
Coordinator, Hockey Operations Jared Power Calgary, AB Hockey Canada
Manager, Hockey Operations Adam Janssen Richmond Hill, ON Hockey Canada
Photos
Videos
2025 U18MWC: CAN 7 – SWE 0 (Gold)
Ivankovic made 28 saves to lead Canada to U18 Men’s Worlds gold.
2025 U18MWC: CAN 4 – SVK 0 (Semifinal)
Ivankovic earned a 24-save SO to backstop Canada into the final.
2025 U18MWC: CAN 3 – CZE 2 OT (Quarterfinals)
Reschny scored twice—including the overtime winner—for Canada.