Fifteen Past and Present OHL Players Named to Canada’s NJT Training Camp Roster

TORONTO – The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) is pleased to congratulate 15 past and present OHL players on being named to Hockey Canada’s National Junior Team Training Camp roster ahead of the 2026 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship to be held in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota from December 26 to January 5.

The training camp roster features a total of 11 players currently competing in the OHL along with an additional four OHL alumni who are in the NHL or NCAA ranks. A total of five players from last year’s Canadian National Junior Team are included on the roster.

Training camp takes place at the Gale Centre in Niagara Falls, ON from December 12-22. The National Junior Team will then take part in a three-game pre-tournament schedule ahead of the World Juniors that features games against Sweden at The Aud in Kitchener (Wednesday, December 17, 7:00pm) and Canada Life Place in London (Saturday, December 20, 7:00pm).

Individual game tickets start at $40 (plus applicable fees and taxes) and can be purchased at HockeyCanada.ca/Tickets.

All of Canada’s practices and game-day skates in during training camp in Niagara Falls will be open to the public, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Canada looks to return to the top of the podium for the first time since they last won gold in 2023. The United States claimed gold medals in both 2024 and 2025.

Past and present OHL players named to Canada’s NJT Training Camp roster:

*denotes past OHL player
^denotes member of Canada’s 2025 World Junior Team

Goaltenders:
Jack Ivankovic (Brampton Steelheads/University of Michigan)*^
Carter George (Owen Sound Attack)^

Defencemen:
Kashawn Aitcheson (Barrie Colts)
Ben Danford (Brantford Bulldogs)
Zayne Parekh (Saginaw Spirit/Calgary Flames)*
Cameron Reid (Kitchener Rangers)

Forwards:
Cole Beaudoin (Barrie Colts)^
Liam Greentree (Windsor Spitfires)
Jett Luchanko (Brantford Bulldogs)^
Brady Martin (Soo Greyhounds)
Porter Martone (Brampton Steelheads/Michigan State University)*^
Michael Misa (Saginaw Spirit/San Jose Sharks)*
Jake O’Brien (Brantford Bulldogs)
Sam O’Reilly (London Knights)
Marek Vanacker (Brantford Bulldogs)

Hockey Operations:
*- denotes past OHL hockey operations member
Program of Excellence General Manager – Alan Millar*
U20 Lead, Program of Excellence Management Group – Mark Hunter (London Knights)
Head Coach – Dale Hunter (London Knights)
Associate Coach – Misha Donskov*
Video Coach – Ethan O’Rourke*
Equipment Manager – Chris Cook (Brantford Bulldogs)
Equipment Manager – Chris Maton (London Knights)
Strength & Conditioning Coach – Sean Young*

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