Chipchura Named to Team Canada White Coaching Staff for Under-17 Hockey Challenge
Edmonton, Alta. – Edmonton Oil Kings Assistant Coach and Manager of Player Development Kyle Chipchura is set to represent Team Canada twice before the calendar turns to 2027.
Another one! 🇨🇦⚪️
Oil Kings Assistant Coach and Manager of Player Development, Kyle Chipchura has been named Assistant Coach of Canada White for the 2026 U17 World Challenge. Chipchura won a silver medal as an assistant with Canada White at the 2025 U17 World Challenge! 👑… pic.twitter.com/jWmuEn8twC
— Edmonton Oil Kings (@EdmOilKings) July 9, 2026
Hockey Canada announced today their coaching staffs for the 2026 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge this fall with Chipchura named as an Assistant Coach for Team Canada White. This will mark the second time that Chipchura has been behind the bench at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge as he and Team Canada White won silver at the 2025 tournament where Chipchura was joined by Oil Kings forward Kayden Stroeder.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Chipchura was named as an Assistant Coach for Team Canada at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in August.
Chipchura is entering his third full season as Assistant Coach and Manager of Player Development for the Oil King after previously serving one season as a Development Coach in 2023/2024.
In addition to Chipchura, Oil Kings Athletic Therapist Adrian Presnilla has been named a Guest Athletic Therapist for the World Under-17 development camp that takes place from July 17 to 21 in Oakville, Ontario. Presnilla is entering his third season with the Oil Kings.
Camping with @HockeyCanada! 🇨🇦
Oil Kings Head Athletic Therapist Adrian Presnilla is heading to Oakville this July to serve as a Guest Athletic Therapist for Canada’s national under-17 development camp! 👑
🔗READ HERE: https://t.co/FMoYatfOUB pic.twitter.com/4n5NbTd9OS
— Edmonton Oil Kings (@EdmOilKings) July 9, 2026
The 2026 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge takes place from November 1 to 7 in Oakville, Ontario.
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