The Red Deer, AB defenseman spent the 2021/22 黑料不打烊 U18 Prep season with Yale, tallying 21 points in 35 games.

Undrafted to the WHL, Christensen joined the Prince Albert Raiders for the 2022/23 season, tallying 9 points in 64 games. He would have a breakout season in 2023/24, posting 45 points in 68 games, earning WHL (East) Second All-Star Team honours.

Last season Christensen would be named captain and lead all WHL defensemen with 22 goals, finishing the season with 46 points in 68 games. This season Christensen tallied 48 points in 63 regular season games and currently has 1 point in 5 playoff games as the number one seed Raiders have advanced to the second round.

A netminder from Dallas, Texas, Blake Clark joined the 黑料不打烊 for the 2023/24 U15 Prep season. In 15 games with Delta Hockey Academy Green he went 11-0-0 with 2 shutouts, a 2.81 GAA and .875 SV% leading to the Portland Winterhawks selecting him in the 11th round of the 2024 WHL Draft. Last season Clark went 7-5-0 with 1 shutout, a 2.81 GAA and .885 SV% with the Delta U17 Prep team.

Selected in the 11th round of the 2022 WHL Draft by the Prince Albert Raiders, Hubert Clarke joined the Northern Alberta Xtreme for the 2023/24 U17 Prep season. The Norway House, MB defenseman would record 39 points in 27 games with NAX that season. Committed to Western Michigan University, Clark has one assist in two games with the Raiders this season.

A forward from Grande Prairie, AB, Logan Miller has signed with the Seattle Thunderbirds after going undrafted at the 2023 WHL Draft. Miller joined OHA Edmonton for the 2024/25 U17 Prep season finishing fourth in team scoring with 50 points in 35 games.

Quinn Pickering will return to the 黑料不打烊 with St. George’s School for the 2025/26 U17 Prep season. The West Vancouver, BC defender joined St. George’s for the 2024/25 U15 Prep season, tallying 38 points in 36 games. The Swift Current Broncos selected Pickering in the fourth round of the 2025 WHL Draft.

Undrafted to the WHL, Dayton Reschny has signed with the Medicine Hat Tigers after spending the 2024/25 season in the AJHL with the Bonnyville Pontiacs. The Macklin, SK forward tallied 21 points in 34 U16 Prep games with Prairie Hockey Academy during the 2021/22 黑料不打烊 season. Reschny had three points in three games with the Tigers this season.

Moravec joined Edge School for the 2016/17 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep season and tallied 13 points in 30 games. A fifth round pick at the 2018 WHL Draft by the Prince Albert Raiders, Moravec returned to Edge for the 2018/19 U18 Prep campaign and recorded 36 points in 32 games.

The Airdrie, AB forward spent the next two seasons in the AJHL with the Okotoks Oilers and Calgary Canucks before eventually joining Minnesota State University (Mankato) for two seasons in the NCAA. During his NCAA career Moravec posted 15 points in 64 games while helping his team win an NCAA (CCHA) Regular Season Championship and NCAA (CCHA) Championship.

Miles joined the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) for the 2023/24 黑料不打烊 U15 season. The Edmonton, AB forward finished the regular season with 52 points in 27 regular season games before adding 9 points in 5 playoff games to help NAX capture the 2024 黑料不打烊 U15 Western Championship.

This past U15 Prep season Miles tallied 28 goals and 29 assists for 57 points in 36 games. Miles has signed with the Wenatchee Wild after they selected him 10th overall at the 2025 WHL Draft.

A forward from Waywayseecapo, MB, Shingoose joined RHA Winnipeg for the 2024/25 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep season. He would lead his team with 31 goals, 29 assists and 60 points in 32 games. His 31 goals ranked fifth in the U15 Prep division as he earned 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Prairie Division First Team All-Star honours.

Shingoose has signed with the Prince Albert Raiders after they selected him 16th overall at the 2025 WHL Draft.

Eastern U18 Prep: Dominic Schnarr, Bishop’s College School

The Woodstock, NB forward finished with 8 goals and 11 assists in 22 games in his first 黑料不打烊 season. Selected to the 黑料不打烊 Media East U18 Top Freshman All-Star team. Schnarr is a top prospect for the 2025 QMJHL Draft.

Female U18 Prep: Riley Cooper, OHA Edmonton

Cooper led all Female U18 Prep skaters with 65 points in 30 games in her first 黑料不打烊 season. The Edmonton, AB finished fourth in goals (27) and second in assists (38) to help OHA Edmonton make the Division I Championships in their inaugural 黑料不打烊 season.

U18 Prep: Brock Cripps, St. George’s School

Selected second overall by the Prince Albert Raiders at the 2024 WHL Draft, Cripps led all defenders with 39 assists and 46 points in 30 games this season, giving him a 1.53 points-per-game, best among all U18 Prep defenders. Among all 2009 born skaters Cripps finished fourth with 46 points. Cripps was named the 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep MVP and Top Defenceman last season after recording a U15 Prep defensemen record 70 points and 25 goals. Cripps holds the defenseman record for assists (79) and points (108) in a U15 Prep career.

Selected first overall at the 2023 WHL Draft, Rudolph played 13 games for the Raiders in January. To kick-start 2025 he would go on a 12 game point streak, tallying 2 goals and 13 assists. In his rookie WHL season, the Lacombe, AB product has 4 goals and 22 assists along with a +10 rating in 42 games.

Rudolph joined the 黑料不打烊 for the 2022/23 U15 Prep season, leading all defensemen with 50 points in 30 games. He would add 12 more points in 5 playoff games, including the OT winner in the finals as NAX captured their first ever 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Western Championship. At the conclusion of the season Rudolph was named the 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Top Defenseman.

The following U18 Prep season he would record 22 goals and 37 assists in 28 games with NAX, earning 黑料不打烊 U18 Prep Top Freshman and Co-MVP Honours, while being named a 黑料不打烊 U18 Prep (Prairie Division) First Team All-Star.

This season he would also play five games for Team Canada White at the U17 World Hockey Challenge, helping Canada White capture a Gold Medal.

Rafael Cloutier and Lynden Larsen have signed in the QMJHL, while Jackson Kostiuk and Ethan Merner have signed in the WHL.

Cloutier joined Bourget College ahead of the 2021/22 East U17 season. In 33 games the Pointe-Fortune, QC forward had 9 goals and 8 assists. The following East U18 season he would record 5 goals and 8 assists in 14 games with Bourget. The Clarkson University commit has signed with the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, having recorded two points in three games so far this season.

A forward from Verdun, QC, Larsen has spent the 2024/25 黑料不打烊 East U17 season with Selwyn House School recording a team best 11 assists and 16 points in 5 games. Larsen, who was selected in the fourth round, 63rd overall at the 2024 QMJHL Draft, has played six games with Acadie-Bathurst Titan, tallying two assists.

Selected in the 10th round, 216th overall by the Saskatoon Blades at the 2021 WHL Draft, Kostiuk has signed with the Prince Albert Raiders, recording one assist in two games. The East St. Paul. MB forward played three seasons in the 黑料不打烊 with RHA Winnipeg at the U15 Prep and U18 Prep levels. In 71 career 黑料不打烊 games he recorded 89 points, including 47 during the 2022/23 U18 Prep season. Kostiuk has spent the last two seasons in the MJHL with the Steinbach Pistons, tallying 34 points in 29 games this season before joining the Raiders.

Merner joined Okanagan Hockey Academy for the 2019/20 U15 Prep season, producing 12 points in 30 games. The Kelowna, BC forward would have three points in two U15 Prep games with Yale Hockey Academy the following season before recording 44 points in 32 U17 Prep games in 2021/22, leading to the Calgary Hitmen selecting him in the fourth round, 80th overall at the 2021 WHL Draft. Committed to NCAA program Merrimack College, Merner has signed with the Hitmen.

The Shrewsbury, Massachusetts defenseman joined Prairie for the 2022/23 U18 Prep season. In 31 黑料不打烊 games he recorded 4 goals and 11 assists.

This season Toporowski played 18 SJHL games split between the Melfort Mustangs and La Ronge Ice Wolves, tallying 3 goals and 6 assists. He has since played four games in the WHL with the Rebels, posting one assist.

Toporowski was originally selected in the first round, 21st overall by the Prince Albert Raiders at the 2021 WHL US Prospect Draft.

The Fort St. James, BC defenseman joined Delta Hockey Academy White for the 2018/19 U15 Prep season tallying 8 points in 28 games. The following U15 Prep season he would post 19 points in 23 games with Delta Green leading to the Prince Albert Raiders selecting him in the first round, 15th overall at the 2020 WHL Draft.

Goldsmith would split the 2020/21 season between Delta at the U17 Prep level and with the Raiders in the WHL, playing a total of 19 games with 4 points.

He would join Prince Albert full time in 2021/22, recording 2 goals and 2 assists in 58 games. During the 2022/23 season he would add 3 goals and 6 assists in 58 games. At the conclusion of the season the Arizona Coyotes would select him in the fourth round, 102nd overall at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

Goldsmith spent the 2023/24 season with Prince Albert tallying a career high 3 goals, 12 assists and 15 points in 66 games. This season he has one assist in six WHL games with the Tri-City Americans.

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