Trio of Storm players invited to Team Canada camp ahead of 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship
Hockey Canada has released their roster for the 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship in Texas. Storm’s Quinn Beauchesne, Colin Ellsworth, and Lev Katzin are among a group of Ontario Hockey League players named to the roster.
Beauchesne, the Ottawa, Ont., native was the 1st round, 14th overall selection by the Storm in the 2023 OHL Priority Selection. In two seasons with the Storm, the 6’0, 187-pound, right-shot defender has registered 31 points (8 g, 31 a) through 82 games. Internationally, Beauchesne has represented Canada at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, where he donned the ‘C’ for Canada Red, and won gold at the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.
Ellsworth, the Aurora, Ont., native was a 3rd round, 59th overall selection by the Guelph Storm in the 2024 OHL Priority Selection. In his rookie season with the Storm the 6’1, 186-pound netminder had a 4.08 goals against average and a 0.869 save percentage through 27 games played. Ellsworth was part of Team Canada Red at the 2024 U17 World Challenge.
Katzin, the Thornhill, Ont., native was a 5th round, 94th overall selection by the Storm in the 2023 OHL Priority Selection. He joined the Storm in December of last year, after spending parts of two seasons with the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL. In just 44 career games with the team, he has registered 48 points (16 g, 32 a) and has been named OHL Rookie of the Month (December 2024), adding OHL Rookie for the Week twice. The Penn State University commit was a member of the gold medal-winning Team Canada White at the 2023 U17 World Hockey Challenge, where he notched 2 goals and 1 assist in 8 games.
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