Martin among 21 OHL players named to Hockey Canada’s National Junior Team Summer Showcase
CALGARY, Alberta – Hockey Canada has unveiled the 44 players who have been invited to the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase, set for July. 27- Aug. 2 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Four goaltenders, 12 defencemen and 28 forwards will take part in practices, scrimmages and a trio of exhibition games against Finland, Sweden and the United States in preparation for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship, Dec. 26–Jan. 5 in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Goaltenders:
Evan Gardner (Saskatoon Blades / WHL)
Carter George (Owen Sound Attack / OHL) *^
Jack Ivankovic (Brampton Steelheads / OHL) *^
Joshua Ravensbergen (Prince George Cougars / WHL)
Defencemen:
Kashawn Aitcheson (Barrie Colts / OHL) ^
Harrison Brunicke (Kamloops Blazers / WHL) ^
Ben Danford (Oshawa Generals / OHL)
Sam Dickinson (London Knights / OHL) *
Charlie Elick (Tri-City Americans / WHL)
Spencer Gill (Rimouski Oceanic / QMJHL) ^
Henry Mews (Sudbury Wolves / OHL) ^
Zayne Parekh (Saginaw Spirit / OHL)
Owen Protz (Brantford Bulldogs / OHL)
Cameron Reid (Kitchener Rangers / OHL)
Matthew Schaefer (Erie Otters / OHL) *^
Tarin Smith (Everett Silvertips / WHL)
Forwards:
Cole Beaudoin (Barrie Colts / OHL) ^
Justin Carbonneau (Blainville-Boisbriand Armada / QMJHL)
Berkly Catton (Spokane Chiefs / WHL)
Braeden Cootes (Seattle Thunderbirds / WHL) ^
Ollie Josephson (Red Deer Rebels / WHL) ^
Ben Kindel (Calgary Hitmen / WHL)
Cayden Lindstrom (Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL)
Brady Martin (Soo Greyhounds / OHL) ^
Porter Martone (Brampton Steelheads / OHL) *^
Gavin McKenna (Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL) *^
Michael Misa (Saginaw Spirit / OHL)
Jake O’Brien (Brantford Bulldogs / OHL)
Terik Parascak (Prince George Cougars / WHL)
Cole Reschny (Victoria Royals / WHL) ^
Ryder Ritchie (Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL) ^
Malcolm Spence (Erie Otters / OHL) ^
Marek Vanacker (Brantford Bulldogs / OHL)
Carson Wetsch (Kelowna Rockets / WHL) ^
Invited but unable to participate:
Carter Bear (Everett Silvertips / WHL)
Caleb Desnoyers (Moncton Wildcats / QMJHL) ^
Liam Greentree (Windsor Spitfires / OHL) ^
Tij Iginla (Kelowna Rockets / WHL) ^
Jett Luchanko (Guelph Storm / OHL) *^
Roger McQueen (Brandon Wheat Kings / WHL) ^
Sam O’Reilly (London Knights / OHL)
Beckett Sennecke (Oshawa Generals / OHL)
* eligible to return from 2025 World Juniors roster
^ gold medallist at IIHF U18 World Championships
The camp roster features eight players who are eligible to return from Canada’s 2025 National Junior Team (Beaudoin, Dickinson, George, Ivankovic, Luchanko, McKenna, Martone, Schaefer) and 22 players who have won gold at the IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship (Aitcheson, Beaudoin, Brunicke, Cootes, Desnoyers, Gill, George, Greentree, Iginla, Ivankovic, Josephson, Luchanko, Martin, Martone, McKenna, McQueen, Mews, Reschny, Ritchie, Schaefer, Spence, Wetsch).
The player selection process was led by Alan Millar (Tottenham, ON), general manager of the Program of Excellence, alongside Program of Excellence head scout Byron Bonora (Brooks, AB) and Mark Hunter (Petrolia, ON/London, OHL), U20 lead with the POE management group. Scott Salmond (Creston, BC), Hockey Canada’s senior vice-president, high performance and hockey operations, and Benoit Roy (Sudbury, ON), director of hockey operations, also provided input.
“We’re thrilled to bring together 44 of the top young players from across Canada for the Summer Showcase,” said Millar. “This is an incredible opportunity for these players to compete at the highest level, build chemistry and show what they can bring to the national team. With the 2026 World Juniors on the horizon, this is a crucial step in building a championship-caliber group.”
The players will be split into two teams – Red and White – for practices and an intrasquad game on July 29, before taking on Finland July 30, Sweden on Aug. 1 and the United States on Aug. 2.
Every game at the World Junior Summer Showcase will be livestreamed at USAHockeyTV.com(subscription required).
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