HOCKEY CANADA
Liam Pue scored a pair of goals and added an assist, Owen Loftus totalled 36 saves and Canada Red beat Canada White in a high-scoring bronze medal game in Oakville.
Mason Martin posted a 30-save shutout to backstop the U.S. to a win over Czechia and a seventh U17 gold in Oakville.
Oliver Hammerman had two goals, and the Swedes scored the final five to come back and beat the Finns for fifth.
The 16-year-old is excited to follow in his dad’s Team Canada footsteps and wear the Maple Leaf close to home.
Forty-four players from eight Members will play for Canada Red and Canada White at the 2026 U17 World Challenge.
Canada White takes on Czechia and Canada Red faces Finland when prelim play begins Nov. 1 at the U17 World Challenge.
The 34th edition of the U17 World Challenge will be played at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville this fall.
Eighty players from eight Members have been invited to Canada’s national under-17 development camp in Oakville, Ontario.
Dan DaSilva and Dylan Smoskowitz will lead Canada Red and Canada White, respectively, at the 2026 U17 World Challenge.
Mike Johnston, Yanick Lemay and Dave Brown will support Canada’s U17, U18 and U20 programs in the 2026-27 season.
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