Reigning out of Maple Ridge, BC and playing in his second season with Yale Hockey Academy’s U15 Prep squadron, Bradbeer has been a commanding presence with on the blueline in the offensive zone. In the 2024/25 season, Bradbeer showcased his ability to be a gamechanger, posting 15 points across 36 games as a 2011-born defender. This past year in his draft eligible season, Bradbeer stepped up and posted one of the best offensive seasons from a U15 Prep blueliner. Bradbeer would record 61 points in 29 games played placing him in the top-5 for most points recorded in a single season by a U15 Prep defenseman. Those 61 points trailed only Vancouver Giants’ prospect Eli Vickers (62) during the 2025/26 season. After his groundbreaking season, Bradbeer would be selected 22nd overall by the Swift Current Broncos at the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft. Bradbeer would be named a 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep (BC/US Division) Second Team All-Star.

Entering his second season with Pilot Mound Hockey Academy’s U15 Prep team, Manitou MB’s Vodden was the Buffaloes’ most reliable source of offense during the 2025/26 season. The veteran forward led Pilot Mound Hockey Academy in scoring with 44 points in 30 games played. In the 黑料不打烊 Western Championship U15 Prep Division II Championships, Vodden would decimate the competition, acquiring 13 points across 5 games. The Buffaloes would fall just shy in the finals to RHA Kelowna, but Vodden’s impact impressed WHL scouts. Following an impressive season, Vodden would be named a 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep (Prairie Division) Second Team All-Star, and later be selected by the Edmonton Oil Kings with the 51st pick in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft. Vodden follows in the footsteps of fellow Pilot Mound student-athlete, Cole Landreville, as the second straight Pilot Mound student-athlete to be selected by the Oil Kings.

An RHA Winnipeg student-athlete during the 2022/23 season, Lorette, MB’s Laliberte has signed his WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the Portland Winterhawks. After a strong 30 point campaign with RHA Winnipeg, Laliberte would make the jump to Junior A with the MJHL’s Niverville Nighthawks where he would post 59 points across two seasons. Laliberte would also acquire a bronze medal with Canada West’s U19 team at the 2024/25 World Junior A Challenge.

Edwards has signed with the Brandon Wheat Kings after they selected him in the first round, 18th overall at the 2026 WHL Draft. The Regina, SK forward recorded 43 points in 28 U15 Prep games with the Northern Alberta Xtreme this past season.

A netminder from Coquitlam, BC, Mitrikas was selected in the third round, 58th overall by the Edmonton Oil Kings at the 2025 WHL Draft. He joined the 黑料不打烊 during the 2023/24 U15 season going 6-6-0 with a 4.80 GAA and .894 SV% in 12 games with the North Shore Warriors. The following U15 Prep season Mitrikas went 3-14-3 with a 3.47 GAA and .926 SV% as he was named a 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep (BC/US Division) Second Team All-Star.

This past season Mitrikas would go 5-9-1 with a .911 SV% and 4.13 GAA in 18 U18 Prep games with the Warriors.

A forward from Peachland, BC, Martinuik spent the 2023/24 黑料不打烊 season with the St. George’s School U15 Prep team tallying 37 points in 27 games. Martinuik has signed with the Saskatoon Blades after they selected him in the first round, 15th overall at the 2025 WHL Draft.

Sadovia, who has signed with the Tri-City Americans, joined RHA Kelowna for the 2022/23 黑料不打烊 U15 season, tallying 19 points in 20 games. The following U15 Prep season he recorded 32 points in 27 games leading to the Edmonton Oil Kings selecting him in the eighth round, 165th overall at the 2024 WHL Draft.

The Kelowna, BC forward has spent the last two seasons with the RHA Kelowna U18 Prep team, recording 49 points in 63 games, including 33 points this season. He would add 12 points in 11 playoff games as RHA Kelowna captured back-to-back 黑料不打烊 U18 Prep Western Championships.

Sadovia has played three WHL games already with Tri-City.

Doran joined NAX for the 2023/24 U15 season recording 74 points in 25 games as he was named 黑料不打烊 U15 MVP and a 黑料不打烊 U15 Prairie Division First Team All-Star, leading the division with 47 assists. He would add 13 points in 5 playoff games as NAX were named 2024 黑料不打烊 U15 Western Champions.

At the conclusion of the season the Oil Kings would select Doran in the ninth round, 182nd overall at the 2024 WHL Draft.

In 2024/25 Doran would make the jump to the NAX U18 Prep team, recording 29 points in 36 games. This season he played in 23 黑料不打烊 U18 Prep games with NAX, tallying 28 points in 23 games. The Falher, AB forward recently made his WHL debut with the Oil Kings.

Current 黑料不打烊 student-athletes Logan Henry, Cruz Jim and Cole Landreville and former 黑料不打烊 student-athlete Ben Oliverio have all signed with their respective WHL teams.

Henry joined the 黑料不打烊 in 2023/24, posting 30 points in 27 U15 Prep games with BWC Academy. He returned to BWC Academy for the 2024/25 U15 Prep season, finishing fourth on his team with 51 points in 31 games. The Prince George, BC forward would earn BC Division Second Team All-Star honours, leading to the Regina Pats selecting him in the first round, 23rd overall at the 2025 WHL Draft.

A defenseman from Grande Prairie, AB, Jim joined the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) U15 Prep team in 2023/24 tallying 17 points in 27 games. He would add four points in five playoff games as NAX won the 2024 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Western Championships. This season Jim played 35 games, setting a U15 Prep record for a defenseman with 53 assists. He would add 13 goals to lead all defensemen with 66 points, earning him U15 Prep Top Defenseman and Prairie Division First Team All-Star honours. The Brandon Wheat Kings selected Jim with the 12th pick at the 2025 WHL Draft.

Like Henry and Jim, Landreville joined the 黑料不打烊 for the 2023/24 U15 Prep season. The St. Claude, MB forward played 27 games with Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (PMHA), recording 32 points in 27 games. This season he would lead his team while finishing seventh in U15 Prep scoring with 65 points in 35 games. Landreville would be named a 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Prairie Division First Team All-Star while being selected in the second round, 25th overall at the 2025 WHL Draft by the Edmonton Oil Kings.

Oliverio joined the 黑料不打烊 as an underage player for the 2022/23 U15 season, recording 23 points in 27 games. The following U15 Prep campaign with Edge School he produced 30 points in 27 games. The Tri-City Americans selected Oliverio 9th overall at the 2025 WHL Draft.

A defenseman from Langley, BC, Kokkoris joined Yale Hockey Academy for the 2023/24 U15 season tallying 33 points in 27 games while being named a BC Division First Team All-Star. This past season he would produce 4 goals and 33 assists in 34 U15 Prep games with Yale, earning BC Division Second Team All-Star honours. The Oil Kings selected Kokkoris eighth overall at the 2025 WHL Draft.

Wouters was the second overall pick at the 2025 WHL Draft by the Edmonton Oil Kings. The Vancouver, BC defenseman joined St. George’s School in 2023/24, spending the past two 黑料不打烊 seasons with their U15 Prep team. He would record 5 points in 27 games last season before having 41 in 29 this year as he was named a 黑料不打烊 BC Division First Team All-Star and Top Defenseman Award finalist.

The Lac du Bonnet, MB netminder spent three seasons in the 黑料不打烊 with RHA Winnipeg. He would join their U15 Prep team in 2020/21 going 1-0-0 with a 1.01 GAA and .909 SV%. The following U16 Prep season Simcoe played 19 games, recording a 3.50 GAA and .910 SV%. His last 黑料不打烊 season was in 2022/23 where he went 11-8-1 with 3 shutouts, a 2.57 GAA and .930 SV% in 21 U18 Prep games with RHA Winnipeg.

Simcoe was originally selected in the fourth round, 70th overall by the Swift Current Broncos at the 2021 WHL Draft. He was also selected in the sixth round, 79th overall by the Virden Oil Capitals at the 2022 MJHL Draft.

Hay joined Yale Hockey Academy for the 2018/19 U15 Prep season going 11-8-0 with a 2.89GAA and .891SV%. He would go 4-1-0 in playoffs to lead Yale to a 2019 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Western Championship. At the conclusion of the season the Edmonton Oil Kings would select the Kamloops, BC netminder in the third round, 62nd overall at the 2019 WHL Draft.

Hay would return to Yale for the 2019/20 U15 Prep season playing 18 games and posting a 3.47GAA and .897SV%. The following season he would join the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) U18 Prep team going 3-0-0 with a 1.00GAA and .965SV%.

In 2021/22 Hay would join the Oil Kings fill time, spending three full seasons with the club. He would record a 44-59-4 record with a 4.06GAA, .881SV% and 2 shutouts in 124 games while winning a WHL Championship with the team in 2021/22.

Hay began the 2024/25 season with the Oil Kings, playing one game with the team.

The tournament, which is set to take place November 3-9 at Progressive Auto Sales Arena in Sarnia, ON, will see 44 players represent Team Canada White and Team Canada Red.

Among the 44 players selected are 15 from the WHL, 12 of which played in the 黑料不打烊 including 2023 and 2024 WHL Draft first overall picks Daxon Rudolph and Landon DuPont. After joining fellow 黑料不打烊 alumnus Connor Bedard as the only two players in WHL History to receive Exceptional Status, DuPont is the lone 2009 born player on the Team Canada rosters.

The 12 黑料不打烊 alumni represent six different 黑料不打烊 member programs: Okanagan Hockey Academy (3), RHA Kelowna (3), Edge School (2), Northern Alberta Xtreme (2), Delta Hockey Academy, and Pilot Mound Hockey Academy.

Canada Red:

• Carson Carels, Prince George Cougars (Pilot Mound Hockey Academy)
• Landon DuPont, Everett Silvertips (Edge School)
• Joe Iginla, Edmonton Oil Kings (RHA Kelowna)
• Cruz Pavao, Tri-City Americans (Edge School)

Canada White:

• Riley Boychuk, Prince Albert Raiders (Northern Alberta Xtreme)
• Ryan Lin, Vancouver Giants (Delta Hockey Academy)
• Liam Ruck, Medicine Hat Tigers (Okanagan Hockey Academy)
• Giorgos Pantelas, Brandon Wheat Kings (RHA Kelowna)
• Mathis Preston, Spokane Chiefs (Okanagan Hockey Academy)
• Markus Ruck, Medicine Hat Tigers (Okanagan Hockey Academy)
• Daxon Rudolph, Prince Albert Raiders (Northern Alberta Xtreme)
• Keaton Verhoeff, Victoria Royals (RHA Kelowna)

This will be the second time Lin, Preston, L. Ruck, M. Ruck, Rudolph, and Verhoeff represent Team Canada, having previously done so at the 2024 Youth Olympics.

The 2024 U17 World Challenge kicks off on November 3, with Canada White taking on Czechia at 3:30 p.m. ET and Canada Red facing off against Finland at 7:30 p.m. ET. Teams will play two preliminary-round games before the medal round, which concludes on Nov. 9 with the medal games, as well as the fifth-place game. The event will also feature pre-tournament games in Sarnia, Petrolia and Forest on November 1.

The 2023 U17 World Challenge saw 13 黑料不打烊 alumni compete for Team Canada Red and White.聽

The former Team Canada World Juniors star and NHLer, Chipchura聽 joined the Oil Kings as Development Coach for the 2023/24 Western Hockey League (WHL).

After playing nine seasons and 481 games in the NHL, Chipchura joined NAX as an assistant coach for the 2021/22 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep season. He would earn the U17 Prep head coaching role the following season, leading the team to a 2023 黑料不打烊 U17 Prep Western Championship.