Hockey Canada has invited 119 players to participate in two of its Program of Excellence summer camps, including Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team selection camp and Canada’s national under-17 development camp.
As part of Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team selection camp, 40 players—four goaltenders, 12 defencemen and 24 forwards—have been invited to compete for a chance to represent Canada at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, set for Aug. 11-16 in Brno, Czechia, and Trencin, Slovakia. The camp roster includes 34 players who played for Canada Red or Canada White at the 2024 U17 World Challenge.
The selection camp, set for July 29-Aug. 1 at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, Ontario, will include a pair of Red-White games on July 31 and Aug. 1. Following camp, Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team will practice at MET Arena in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, from Aug. 3-6. It will take on Hungary’s national under-20 team on Aug. 7 in Budapest and Slovakia on Aug. 9 at Easton Arena in Piestany as part of its pre-tournament schedule.
The player selection process was led by Hockey Canada’s Alan Millar, with support from Yanick Lemay (Drummondville, QC/Drummondville QMJHL), who serves as the U18 lead with the Program of Excellence management group, head scout Byron Bonora (Brooks, AB), Benoit Roy (Sudbury, ON), director of hockey operations, and Scott Salmond (Creston, BC), senior vice-president of high performance and hockey operations.
On the under-17 side, 79 players—eight goaltenders, 23 defencemen and 48 forwards—will take the ice at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex as part of Canada’s national under-17 development camp, set for July 19-23. All 79 players have been drafted by Canadian Hockey League (CHL) teams (30 from the OHL, 27 from the WHL and 23 from the QMJHL).
The selection process was led by Millar and Bonora, with assistance from Mike Johnston (Dartmouth, NS/Portland, WHL), who guides the U17 program as part of the POE management group. Roy and Salmond also supported the process. Players will continue to be evaluated through the beginning of the 2025-26 season in preparation for the 2025 U17 World Challenge, scheduled for Oct. 31-Nov. 8 in Truro, Nova Scotia.
Here are the QMJHL players invited to both summer camps:
- Under-18
D | Cameron Chartrand – Saint John Sea Dogs
F | Maddox Dagenais – Québec Remparts
F | Chad Lygitsakos – Shawinigan Cataractes
F | Jayden Plouffe – Sherbrooke Phoenix
F | Thomas Rousseau – Sherbrooke Phoenix
F | William Yared – Saint John Sea Dogs
- Under-17
G | Sam Berhtiaume – Cape Breton Eagles
G | Mathys Fortin – Drummondville Voltigeurs
G | Jase MacPherson – Saint John Sea Dogs
D | Thomas Charbonneau – Québec Remparts
D | Camden Jackson – Moncton Wildcats
D | Clément Landry – Gatineau Olympiques
D | Julien Nadeau – Cape Breton Eagles
D | Quinn Norman – Newfoundland Regiment
F | Zack Arsenault – Rimouski Océanic
F | Maxwell Branton – Rimouski Océanic
F | Olivier Charron – Cape Breton Eagles
F | Alex Desruisseaux – Québec Remparts
F | Loïk Gariepy – Victoriaville Tigres
F | Louis-Étienne Halley – Victoriaville Tigres
F | Nolann Héroux – Saint John Sea Dogs
F | Alexis Joseph – Saint John Sea Dogs
F | Alexy Lafleur – Drummondville Voltigeurs
F | Deryk Lemaire – Victoriaville Tigres
F | Phenwick MacLean – Newfoundland Regiment
F | Marc MacPhee – Moncton Wildcats
F | Emrick Nolette-Robidoux – Sherbrooke Phoenix
F | Antoine Provencher – Charlottetown Islanders
F | James Scantlebury – Québec Remparts
F | Benjamin Veitch – Newfoundland Regiment
