2025-26 National Junior Team

Forty-four players – including 22 who have won U18 Men’s Worlds gold – will begin the road to the World Juniors at the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase in Minneapolis.
Dale Hunter will be joined by associate coach Misha Donskov and assistants Brad Lauer and Gardiner MacDougall.
Mike Johnston, Yanick Lemay and Mark Hunter will lead Canada’s U17, U18 and U20 programs in the 2025-26 season.
Dale Hunter will serve as head coach at the World Juniors, while Mark Hunter will be part of the management group.
From No. 1 to No. 222, the 2025 NHL Draft was all about Canadian hockey – 85 players picked, representing 10 Members.
Misha Donskov has been hired as vice-president of hockey operations, working with men’s, women’s and para teams.
Long-time junior hockey executive Alan Millar will serve as the first general manager of the Program of Excellence.
From volunteers needed to Fan Fest attendance and meals recovered, take a by-the-numbers look at the 2025 World Juniors.
Twenty years after winning gold, Sidney Crosby looks back at his memories from 2005 and what made that team special.
Summer Showcase
Lindstrom scored twice and Wetsch had the shootout winner for White.
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2025 WPHC: USA 6 – CAN 1 (Gold Medal)
Hickey scored, but Canada finished with the silver medal in Buffalo.
2025 WPHC: CAN 3 – CZE 0 (Semifinal)
Hickey and Dixon scored 0:18 apart, sending Canada to play for gold.
2025 WPHC: CAN 4 – CHN 2 (Preliminary)
Cozzolino scored two goals to lead Canada to a perfect prelims.
2025 WPHC: CAN 12 – KOR 0 (Preliminary)
Cozzolino recorded 3G 3A to help Canada to its second prelim win.