Twelve WHL Players Invited to 2025 Team Canada World Juniors Selection Camp
With December here, the World Juniors selection camp is set to begin. Team Canada revealed their preliminary roster on Monday, featuring players from ten different teams, including two each from the Kelowna Rockets and Seattle Thunderbirds. Three players are returning from the 2024 roster, with one at each position.
Here are the players selected:
- Carson Bjarnason (Brandon Wheat Kings) – G
- Scott Ratzlaff (Seattle Thunderbirds) – G*
- Harrison Brunicke (Kamloops Blazers) – D
- Tanner Molendyk (Saskatoon Blades) – D*
- Sawyer Mynio (Seattle Thunderbirds) – D
- Caden Price (Kelowna Rockets) – D
- Berkly Catton (Spokane Chiefs) – F
- Andrew Cristall (Kelowna Rockets) – F
- Riley Heidt (Prince George Cougars) – F
- Tanner Howe (Calgary Hitmen) – F
- Gavin McKenna (Medicine Hat Tigers) – F
- Brayden Yager (Lethbridge Hurricanes) – F*
If McKenna makes the final team, he would become the eighth Canadian player in history to play in the tournament at just 16 years old, joining NHL star Connor Bedard. McKenna, along with Harrison Brunicke, also won gold at the 2024 U18 World Championship.
The camp will conclude with two games against the U SPORTS All-Stars on December 12 and 13, and the final roster will undergo training from December 15-18. After that, they will play pre-tournament games against Switzerland, Sweden, and Czechia to complete their preparations.
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