HOCKEY CANADA
Forty-four players – including 22 who have won U18 Men’s Worlds gold – will begin the road to the World Juniors at the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase in Minneapolis.
Ben Kindel and Marek Vanacker recorded a goal and an assist apiece to help Canada down the U.S. 6-2 in Minneapolis.
Dale Hunter will be joined by associate coach Misha Donskov and assistants Brad Lauer and Gardiner MacDougall.
Mike Johnston, Yanick Lemay and Mark Hunter will lead Canada’s U17, U18 and U20 programs in the 2025-26 season.
Dale Hunter will serve as head coach at the World Juniors, while Mark Hunter will be part of the management group.
From No. 1 to No. 222, the 2025 NHL Draft was all about Canadian hockey – 85 players representing 10 Members.
Misha Donskov has been hired as vice-president of hockey operations, working with men’s, women’s and para teams.
Long-time junior hockey executive Alan Millar will serve as the first general manager of the Program of Excellence.
