EDMONTON, Alberta – Hockey Canada has unveiled the 22 players who will wear the Maple Leaf with Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, set for Aug. 3-8 at Rogers Place and the Downtown Community Arena in Edmonton.
The roster, which includes two goaltenders, seven defencemen and 13 forwards, was selected by Program of Excellence (POE) general manager Alan Millar (Tottenham, ON), alongside POE head scout Byron Bonora (Brooks, AB) and U18 assistant general manager Yanick Lemay (Drummondville, QC/Drummondville, QMJHL), with input from Scott Salmond (Creston, BC), senior vice-president of high performance and hockey operations, and Benoit Roy (Sudbury, ON), director of hockey operations.
“After a competitive training camp and pre-tournament game against Sweden, we are excited to announce the 22 players who have earned the opportunity to represent Canada at the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup on home ice in Edmonton,” Millar said. “This is a highly skilled group of young players that is motivated to accomplish our goal of winning a gold medal, and we know our players are excited to wear the Maple Leaf and play in front of Canadian fans.”
Of the 22 players, 21 suited up for Canada Red or Canada White at the U17 World Challenge, one player won a bronze medal at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup (DuPont) and one represented Canada at the 2026 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship (Joseph).
Canada opens the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup against Switzerland on Aug. 3 at 5 p.m. MT. It will face Slovakia on Aug. 4 and Sweden on Aug. 5 to close out the preliminary round before the tournament concludes with the medal games on Aug. 8. Fans looking to secure their seat to watch the top under-18 players can purchase ticket packages and individual game tickets online at HockeyCanada.ca/Tickets.
Prior to the start of the tournament, Canada will close out the Hlinka Gretzky Cup pre-tournament schedule against Czechia on Aug. 1 at 5 p.m. MT at Rogers Place.
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