Prince George Cougars defenceman Carson Carels will be representing Canada for the 2025 U-18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.
Carels joins 11 other players from the Western Hockey League (WHL) for the 25-player roster, which includes three goaltenders, eight defencemen, and 14 forwards.
The 17-year-old picked up 6 goals and 29 assists (35 points) in 60 games.
He’s one of three WHL players on the roster that won silver with Canada Red at the 2024 U-17 World Challenge.
Canada will open the preliminary round of the tournament against Finland on August 11th at 6:30am PST, and play Switzerland and Czechia on August 12th and 13th, before the medal games on August 16th.
The team will play pre-tournament games in Budapest against Hungary’s national under-20 team on August 7th, and in Piestany against Slovakia on August 9th.Â
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