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 Team Canada World Juniors 2025 / 2026 🍁 [message #848862]
Sun, 07 December 2025 17:49 Go to next message
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Its time..

Dale Hunter back to coach.. good news.. (an improvement from the last HC .. he was useless.. still can't believe Hockey Canada brought that clown back..)
https://www.tsn.ca/hockey-canada/dale-hunter-set-to-coach-ca nada-at-world-juniors-mark-hunter-set-for-management-role-1. 2333775

Roster announcement tomorrow.

Lets hope its the best players this time.. and low on QJMHL "stars"
Too bad we can't have Cellibrini and Schaefer.. guarenteed gold.

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 Re: Team Canada World Juniors 2025 / 2026 [message #848874 is a reply to message #848862 ]
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Camp roster
https://hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/junior/2025-26 /world-championship/stats/team-rosters?teamid=100&pretou rnament=true

https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/training-camp-roster- unveiled-2025-26-njt

Like the D.. question about scoring up front.

Interesting.. I count one (1) QJMHL invite..

Notes:
O'Reilly makes camp..
Ethan Bear's cousin Carter Bear also makes camp..
Gardiner MacDougall is assistant coach.. he's a good add.. good track record.. I'm betting he'll likley be the future TC U-20 coach

Looks like the NHL teams haven't released a few really good players that could be on the team..
Sam Dickenson D San Jose (playing 14 min per game)
Beckket Sennecke F Anaheim (playing 17 min. per game.. 9G +15A = 24pts !)
Mat Schaefer D NYI (Rookie of the month in NHL!) .. it was never gonna happen.
Ben Kindel F Pittsburgh (playing 17 min. per game.. 7G + 3A )
Berkley Catton F Seattle (avg ice time 12 min/game .. only 5 assists.. he could get released)

and of course Cellebrini ! LOL

Our junior players are too good.. the best are all in the NHL contributing at a pro level..

The only true best on best international hockey now is the Olympics or the new Canada Cup (what ever its called!) .. maybe the Gretszy Hlinka U-18 ?

Number	 	Player	Pos	Shoots	Height	Weight	DOB	Hometown	Current Team	NHL Draft
7	Michael Misa	Forward	L	6'1	184	02-16-2007	Oakville, ON	San Jose (NHL)	
8	Braeden Cootes	Forward	R	6'0	183	02-09-2007	Sherwood Park, AB	Seattle (WHL)	SEA '22 (1, 10)
9	Gavin Mckenna	Forward	L	5'11	162	12-20-2007	Whitehorse, YT	Penn State University (Big Ten)	MH '22 (1, 1)
11	Tij Iginla	Forward	L	6'0	191	08-04-2006	Lake Country, BC	Kelowna (WHL)	
12	Carter Bear	Forward	L	6'0	179	11-04-2006	West St. Paul, MB	Everett (WHL)	DET '25 (1, 13)
16	Jake O’Brien	Forward	R	6'2	172	06-16-2007	Toronto, ON	Brantford (OHL)	SEA '25 (1, 8)
17	Jett Luchanko	Forward	R	5'11	191	08-21-2006	London, ON	Brantford (OHL)	
21	Cole Reschny	Forward	L	5'11	183	04-06-2007	Macklin, SK	University of North Dakota (NCHC)	Vic '22 (1, 3)
22	Porter Martone	Forward	R	6'3	208	10-26-2006	Peterborough, ON	Michigan State University (Big Ten)	
23	Sam O’Reilly	Forward	R	6'1	184	03-30-2006	Toronto, ON	London (OHL)	EDM '24 (1, 32)
24	Liam Greentree	Forward	L	6'3	216	01-01-2006	Oshawa, ON	Windsor (OHL)	LAK '24 (1, 26)
25	Caleb Desnoyers	Forward	L	6'2	178	04-11-2007	Saint-Hyacinthe, QC	Moncton (LHJMQ)	UTA '25 (1, 4)
26	Cole Beaudoin	Forward	L	6'2	212	04-24-2006	Kanata, ON	Barrie (OHL)	UTA '24 (1, 24)
28	Brady Martin	Forward	R	6'0	186	03-16-2007	Elmira, ON	Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)	SOO '23 (1, 3)
29	Michael Hage	Forward	R	6'1	188	04-14-2006	Mississauga, ON	University of Michigan (Big Ten)	MTL '24 (1, 24)

Defense
2	Kashawn Aitcheson	Defence	L	6'2	196	09-21-2006	Toronto, ON	Barrie (OHL)	NYI '25 (1, 17)
3	Jackson Smith	Defence	L	6'4	198	05-13-2007	Calgary, AB	Penn State University (Big Ten)	TC '22 (1, 2)
4	Harrison Brunicke	Defence	R	6'3	196	05-08-2006	Calgary, AB	Pittsburgh (NHL)	'24 (2, 44)
5	Carson Carels	Defence	L	6'2	194	06-23-2008	Cypress River, MB	Prince George (WHL)	
10	Cameron Reid	Defence	L	6'0	193	04-08-2007	Aylmer, ON	Kitchener (OHL)	KIT '23 (1, 10)
13	Ethan Mackenzie	Defence	L	6'0	175	09-02-2006	West Kelowna, BC	Edmonton (WHL)	'26
14		Ben Danford	Defence	R	6'2	193	02-06-2006	Madoc, ON	Brantford (OHL)	TOR '24 (1, 21)
19	Zayne Parekh	Defence	R	6'0	187	02-15-2006	Nobleton, ON	Calgary (NHL)	CGY '24 (1, 9)
20	Keaton Verhoeff	Defence	R	6'4	212	06-19-2008	Fort Saskatchewan, AB	University of North Dakota (NCHC)	'26 (, )

Goaltenders
Number	 	Player	Pos	Catches	Height	Weight	DOB	Hometown	Current Team	NHL Draft
1	Jack Ivankovic	Goaltender	L	5'11	179	05-22-2007	Mississauga, ON	University of Michigan (Big Ten)	MIS '23 (1, 7)
30	Carter George	Goaltender	L	6'1	182	05-20-2006	Thunder Bay, ON	Owen Sound (OHL)	
31	Joshua Ravensbergen	Goaltender	R	6'4	180	11-27-2006	North Vancouver, BC	Prince George (WHL)	SJS '25 (1, 30)

[Updated on: Tue, 09 December 2025 01:50]

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 Re: Team Canada World Juniors 2025 / 2026 🍁 [message #849027 is a reply to message #848862 ]
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Fingers crossed.. :)


https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/sharks-sam-dic kinson-notches-helper-saturday/
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Dickinson posted an assist, two hits and two blocked shots in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the Penguins.

Dickinson had gone 12 games without a point, posting a minus-6 rating and 12 blocked shots in that span. The Sharks have sheltered him on the third pairing, but he's played in all seven games in December since the team hasn't had a back-to-back set yet this month. Dickinson's at three points, 24 shots on net, 22 hits, 22 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating over 26 appearances so far.

He's already burned the first year of his entry-level deal, but the 19-year-old's participation in the upcoming World Junior Championship hasn't been decided upon yet.

He may benefit from a couple of weeks away from the NHL to build some confidence since he hasn't been logging much ice time or offense in his rookie year.

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 Re: Team Canada World Juniors 2025 / 2026 🍁 [message #849212 is a reply to message #848862 ]
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Play the Chezch guys tomorrow.. toughest challenge in their pool IMO..

In teh end none of the NHL teams released any of the eligible players.. thought SJ would release Sam Dickenson who isn't playing much .. but Greer keeping him.

Misa is one of the highest rated forwards on TC but I've seen him under perform in a few tourneys.. fingers crossed!

TC defence (and goaltending! .. ?) is pretty solid.
Interested to see Verhoff play, challenging the #1 draft spot with McKenna.. from Fort Sask!

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 Re: Team Canada World Juniors 2025 / 2026 🍁 [message #849213 is a reply to message #848862 ]
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WJHC Team Canada Memories;

Just watched TSN replay/review of the 2009 WJHC in Ottawa.. the semi final game vs. Russia.. the one where Eberle scored the last second goal to tie it after the Russian shot at the EN for an icing just before the Eberle goal..

TSN does a great job on this.. they replay the game and have Duthie and MacKenzie do follow up discussions about the players (this replay show was done 4 years after the game) .. they interview Eberle in Oklahoma still with the Oilers.. man that guy has skill.. he was also on the PK for TC.

I was in Edmonton for Christmas in 2009.. heading back to Burnaby and was stuck in YEG departures due to snow delays during that game.. watched it at a departures bar.. when Eberle scored with seconds left to tie it the entire departures area roared.. soon followed by the win in the shoot out.. Eberle with a sick forehand-backhand roof job on the hapless Russian goaltender.. followed by Tavares with a forehand roofer.. one of my favourite Team Canada memories of all time..


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 Re: Team Canada World Juniors 2025 / 2026 🍁 [message #849220 is a reply to message #848862 ]
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This version of Team Canada is awful.. going to OT with freaking Latvia.. gave up the tieing goal with a minute left.. IMO a lot of high drafted prospects on TC are dropping in value.. even McKenna looking mediocre.

TC has two forward lines, rest are plumbers.

Surprised how TC's speed seems so average..

I think a problem with Hockey canada is that some kids that separate themselves when they are younger in the Team Canada program U-17.. U-18.... stay on top of Hockey Canada's radar even though they may already have started to fall back to their peer group once they get up to the U-20 group..

Haven't been impressed with a lot of the players so far.. one of those unimpressive players is Mertone.. he was big as a kid and his size and speed stood out amongst his young peers.. .. now not as much..
Misa was supposed to be elite.. he was playing for SJ.. but he hasn't stood out either.

I think Iginla has looked good, Mckenna.. Hage, Martin.. they stand out.. make stuff happen.. rest are looking very average.

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 Re: Team Canada World Juniors 2025 / 2026 🍁 [message #849227 is a reply to message #849220 ]
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Skookum Jim wrote on Sat, 27 December 2025 17:26

This version of Team Canada is awful.. going to OT with freaking Latvia.. gave up the tieing goal with a minute left.. IMO a lot of high drafted prospects on TC are dropping in value.. even McKenna looking mediocre.

TC has two forward lines, rest are plumbers.

Surprised how TC's speed seems so average..

I think a problem with Hockey canada is that some kids that separate themselves when they are younger in the Team Canada program U-17.. U-18.... stay on top of Hockey Canada's radar even though they may already have started to fall back to their peer group once they get up to the U-20 group..

Haven't been impressed with a lot of the players so far.. one of those unimpressive players is Mertone.. he was big as a kid and his size and speed stood out amongst his young peers.. .. now not as much..
Misa was supposed to be elite.. he was playing for SJ.. but he hasn't stood out either.

I think Iginla has looked good, Mckenna.. Hage, Martin.. they stand out.. make stuff happen.. rest are looking very average.


I didn't pay much attention to the selection process here - did we leave a bunch of good offensive players off the team and do that weird Team Canada thing where they think we need role players?

I didn't see today's game but against the Czechs they didn't look dangerous if the top two lines weren't on. And Hunter making some odd choices with his PP. He's tried to balance out the two units, so you don't have any time with all the best players on the ice.

I didn't like some of the antics from the Canadian team too - getting in to it before the game with Czech players and then the unsportsmanlike tap from the captain after he scored the empty net game. In games where you're the massive favourite, maybe just focus on getting business done.

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Adam wrote on Sat, 27 December 2025 19:42

Skookum Jim wrote on Sat, 27 December 2025 17:26

This version of Team Canada is awful.. going to OT with freaking Latvia.. gave up the tieing goal with a minute left.. IMO a lot of high drafted prospects on TC are dropping in value.. even McKenna looking mediocre.

TC has two forward lines, rest are plumbers.

Surprised how TC's speed seems so average..

I think a problem with Hockey canada is that some kids that separate themselves when they are younger in the Team Canada program U-17.. U-18.... stay on top of Hockey Canada's radar even though they may already have started to fall back to their peer group once they get up to the U-20 group..

Haven't been impressed with a lot of the players so far.. one of those unimpressive players is Mertone.. he was big as a kid and his size and speed stood out amongst his young peers.. .. now not as much..
Misa was supposed to be elite.. he was playing for SJ.. but he hasn't stood out either.

I think Iginla has looked good, Mckenna.. Hage, Martin.. they stand out.. make stuff happen.. rest are looking very average.


I didn't pay much attention to the selection process here - did we leave a bunch of good offensive players off the team and do that weird Team Canada thing where they think we need role players?

I didn't see today's game but against the Czechs they didn't look dangerous if the top two lines weren't on. And Hunter making some odd choices with his PP. He's tried to balance out the two units, so you don't have any time with all the best players on the ice.

I didn't like some of the antics from the Canadian team too - getting in to it before the game with Czech players and then the unsportsmanlike tap from the captain after he scored the empty net game. In games where you're the massive favourite, maybe just focus on getting business done.


Yeah the unsportsmanlike was Martone.. he's the freaking capatin.. guy is brainless.. classic where a kid is on team canada all the way up through his youth then loses the sense of accountability..

You weren't wrong .. basicly two lines have any danger of scoring and the bottom 6 struggle to make any contributions at all.. these are supposed to be the character type guys that were supposed to energise the team.. forecheck and cycle the puck.. build momentum.. problem is they are just average skaters.. can't hit anyone because they can't get there in time. . kinda like the Oiler bottom 6 .. like the NHL.. TC needs speed as a core requirement of any roster player.. even these stiff Latvians were keeping up to them.

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 Re: Team Canada World Juniors 2025 / 2026 🍁 [message #849240 is a reply to message #849239 ]
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Skookum Jim wrote on Sat, 27 December 2025 23:00

Adam wrote on Sat, 27 December 2025 19:42

Skookum Jim wrote on Sat, 27 December 2025 17:26

This version of Team Canada is awful.. going to OT with freaking Latvia.. gave up the tieing goal with a minute left.. IMO a lot of high drafted prospects on TC are dropping in value.. even McKenna looking mediocre.

TC has two forward lines, rest are plumbers.

Surprised how TC's speed seems so average..

I think a problem with Hockey canada is that some kids that separate themselves when they are younger in the Team Canada program U-17.. U-18.... stay on top of Hockey Canada's radar even though they may already have started to fall back to their peer group once they get up to the U-20 group..

Haven't been impressed with a lot of the players so far.. one of those unimpressive players is Mertone.. he was big as a kid and his size and speed stood out amongst his young peers.. .. now not as much..
Misa was supposed to be elite.. he was playing for SJ.. but he hasn't stood out either.

I think Iginla has looked good, Mckenna.. Hage, Martin.. they stand out.. make stuff happen.. rest are looking very average.


I didn't pay much attention to the selection process here - did we leave a bunch of good offensive players off the team and do that weird Team Canada thing where they think we need role players?

I didn't see today's game but against the Czechs they didn't look dangerous if the top two lines weren't on. And Hunter making some odd choices with his PP. He's tried to balance out the two units, so you don't have any time with all the best players on the ice.

I didn't like some of the antics from the Canadian team too - getting in to it before the game with Czech players and then the unsportsmanlike tap from the captain after he scored the empty net game. In games where you're the massive favourite, maybe just focus on getting business done.


Yeah the unsportsmanlike was Martone.. he's the freaking capatin.. guy is brainless.. classic where a kid is on team canada all the way up through his youth then loses the sense of accountability..

You weren't wrong .. basicly two lines have any danger of scoring and the bottom 6 struggle to make any contributions at all.. these are supposed to be the character type guys that were supposed to energise the team.. forecheck and cycle the puck.. build momentum.. problem is they are just average skaters.. can't hit anyone because they can't get there in time. . kinda like the Oiler bottom 6 .. like the NHL.. TC needs speed as a core requirement of any roster player.. even these stiff Latvians were keeping up to them.


I just don't understand the thinking. If you have four lines that could be first lines in any other league, then if you're matching lines with a team like Latvia or Germany or the Czechs or even Sweden or the US, your depth should be able to outscore their depth. You remain a threat at every point of the game.

Does it mean you need good players to PK? Yes - but surely there's 6 guys on the team that do that on a regular basis for their teams. And it means you can counter-punch even short-handed.

Who needs energy guys? These are a bunch of 18 and 19-year olds playing on the biggest stage of their lives. They're going to come out like they've been shot out of a cannon. In a lot of the WJHCs, the issue is more keeping the energy controlled and smart so they don't get a lot of dumb penalties. I don't think grind lines are a great idea for international play.

Other teams would kill for the ability to pick so many great scoring forwards and Team Canada so regularly shoots itself in the foot on this. And then we'll point to the one goal the grinder contributed in the whole tournament and claim that was the spark the team needed...

Just think, in the next week we're likely to get to roll our eyes about the couple grinders that Canada felt it needed on its Olympic roster too.

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