What league does Canada U18 play in?

Canada U18 play in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

Who is the head coach of Canada U18?

The head coach of Canada U18 is Paul McFarland.

Who is the captain of Canada U18?

The captain of Canada U18 is Markus Phillips.

Canada U18

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2016-2017

2016-2017 Season

Canada U18 were 2-1-0 in the 2016-17 Ivan Hlinka Memorial season with 5 points, 3rd in the B and 5th overall.

2016-2017 Canada U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Nick Suzuki (C)	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	65	45	51	96	10	51
Owen Tippett (RW/LW)	Mississauga Steelheads	OHL	60	44	31	75	36	24
Matthew Strome (LW/RW)	Hamilton Bulldogs	OHL	66	34	28	62	62	9
Stelio Mattheos (RW/C)	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	69	26	35	61	59	-16
Jordy Bellerive (C/LW)	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL	70	27	29	56	86	-4
Michael Rasmussen (C/LW)	Tri-City Americans	WHL	50	32	23	55	50	-13
Jack Studnicka (C/RW)	Oshawa Generals	OHL	64	18	34	52	36	-6
Shane Bowers (C/W)	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL	60	22	29	51	20	14
Maxime Comtois (LW/RW)	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL	64	22	29	51	88	-7
Evan Bouchard (D)	London Knights	OHL	68	11	33	44	24	30
Markus Phillips (D)	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	66	13	30	43	44	41
Greg Meireles (C)	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	66	17	25	42	33	-12
Ryan McLeod (C/LW)	Mississauga Steelheads	OHL	68	9	33	42	36	12
Joe Veleno (C/LW)	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL	45	13	27	40	18	8
Joshua Brook (D)	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	69	8	32	40	61	17
Ian Mitchell (D)	Spruce Grove Saints	AJHL	53	8	29	37	34	-
Jonathan Smart (D)	totals		67	3	25	28	43	37
	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	24	1	6	7	23	9
	Regina Pats	WHL	43	2	19	21	20	28
MacKenzie Entwistle (RW/C)	Hamilton Bulldogs	OHL	54	12	13	25	25	0
Elijah Roberts (D)	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	65	4	14	18	39	6
Antoine Crête-Belzile (D)	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL	39	2	5	7	12	8

N	Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
	Michael DiPietro (G)	Windsor Spitfires	OHL	51	2.35	.917	6	30-12-6	2935:00
	Ian Scott (G)	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL	50	3.69	.895	2	12-31-3	2648:43

2016-2017 Canada U18 Staff

Head CoachPaul McFarland
Asst. CoachMark French
Asst. CoachDarren Rumble
Dir. of Player PersonnelRyan Jankowski

Team Staff History

2016-2017 Canada U18 Captains

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Markus Phillips

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Team Captaincy History

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Experience

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Affiliated Team(s)

Canada U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
08/08/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Canada U18	USA U18	8 - 1	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/07/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Canada U18	Finland U18	6 - 3	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/05/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Canada U18	Sweden U18	7 - 4	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/04/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Slovakia U18	Canada U18	1 - 6	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/03/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Canada U18	Switzerland U18	7 - 3	Hlinka Gretzky Cup

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Canada U18 Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Hlinka Gretzky	3	3	0	-	0	0	20	8	9	3	1	Champion
2025-2026	Hlinka Gretzky	3	3	0	-	0	0	19	4	9	3	1	Bronze game win
2024-2025	Hlinka Gretzky	3	3	0	-	0	0	17	2	9	3	1	Champion
2023-2024	Hlinka Gretzky	3	2	1	-	0	0	25	13	6	2	1	Champion
2022-2023	Hlinka Gretzky	3	3	0	-	0	0	26	1	9	3	1	Champion
2020-2021	Hlinka Gretzky	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2019-2020	Hlinka Gretzky	3	3	0	-	0	0	21	1	9	3	1	Final loss
2018-2019	Hlinka Gretzky	3	3	0	-	0	0	18	5	9	3	1	Champion
2017-2018	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	2	0	-	0	1	14	6	7	2.33	2	Champion
2016-2017	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	1	-	1	0	8	5	5	1.67	3	Placement game win
2015-2016	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	3	0	-	0	0	14	3	9	3	1	Champion
2014-2015	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	3	0	-	0	0	15	3	9	3	1	Champion
2013-2014	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	1	-	1	0	11	7	5	1.67	1	Champion
2012-2013	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	3	0	-	0	0	14	8	9	3	1	Champion
2011-2012	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	2	1	-	0	0	13	6	6	2	2	Champion
2010-2011	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	3	0	-	0	0	19	7	9	3	1	Champion
2009-2010	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	3	0	-	0	0	18	5	9	3	1	Champion
2008-2009	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	3	0	-	0	0	18	7	9	3	1	Champion
2007-2008	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	2	0	-	0	1	9	5	7	2.33	2	Bronze game loss
2006-2007	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	3	0	-	0	0	13	5	9	3	1	Champion
2005-2006	U18 JWC	3	3	0	0	-	-	15	5	9	3	1	Champion
2004-2005	U18 JWC	3	3	0	0	-	-	21	6	6	2	1	Champion
2003-2004	U18 JWC	3	1	1	-	1	0	10	9	4	1.33	2	Bronze game loss
2002-2003	U18 JWC	3	3	0	0	-	-	24	7	6	2	1	Champion
2001-2002	Nations Cup	5	4	1	0	-	-	23	9	8	1.6	1	Champion
2000-2001	Nations Cup	3	3	0	0	-	-	20	7	6	2	1	Champion
1999-2000	Nations Cup	3	2	1	0	-	-	13	4	4	1.33	1	Champion
1998-1999	Nations Cup	3	2	0	1	-	-	26	5	5	1.67	1	Champion
1997-1998	Nations Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996-1997	Pacific Cup	3	1	1	1	-	-	10	10	3	1	2	Champion

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Ty Smith (D)	2026-2027	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	10	1	9	10	8
2.	Dima Zhilkin (F)	2026-2027	Saginaw Spirit	OHL	5	5	4	9	2
3.	Frédérik Cabana (F)	2026-2027	Heilbronner EC Falken	Oberliga	5	4	5	9	4
4.	Jake Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	HK Dukla Michalovce	Extraliga	8	2	7	9	6
5.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	2026-2027	EHC Olten	SL	5	0	9	9	6
6.	Ryan Merkley (D)	2026-2027	HK Dukla Trencin	Extraliga	6	0	9	9	4
7.	Evan Bouchard (D)	2026-2027	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	2	4	4	8	0
8.	Liam Kilfoil (F)	2026-2027	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL	5	3	5	8	2
9.	Cooper Williams (F)	2026-2027	Saskatoon Blades	WHL	5	1	7	8	6
10.	Jeff Skinner (F)	2026-2027	EHC Biel-Bienne	NL	5	4	3	7	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	181 lbs	16.77
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	17.88
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	17.95
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	17.83
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	17.96

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jeff Friesen (F)	5	9	4	13
2.	Jarome Iginla (F)	5	4	9	13
3.	Brett McLean (F)	5	4	9	13
4.	Cole Perfetti (F)	5	8	4	12
5.	Landon DuPont (D)	10	2	10	12

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jeff Friesen (F)	5	9	4	13
2.	Cole Perfetti (F)	5	8	4	12
3.	Berkly Catton (F)	5	8	2	10
4.	Liam Pue (F)	5	6	3	9
5.	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (F)	5	6	2	8

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Landon DuPont (D)	10	2	10	12
2.	Jarome Iginla (F)	5	4	9	13
3.	Brett McLean (F)	5	4	9	13
4.	Joe Veleno (F)	9	2	9	11
5.	Hendrix Lapierre (F)	5	3	8	11

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Nathan Horton (F)	5	5	7	43
2.	Rick Nash (F)	5	5	10	35
3.	Rich Clune (F)	5	0	1	33
4.	Nick Ritchie (F)	5	1	2	31
5.	Brent Seabrook (D)	5	1	4	29

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Landon DuPont (D)	10	2	10	12
2.	Joe Veleno (F)	9	2	9	11
3.	Simon Gagné (F)	7	3	1	4
4.	Paul Kariya (F)	6	3	7	10
5.	Jarrett Deuling (F)	6	4	4	8

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Jeff Friesen (F)	5	9	13	2.60
2.	Jarome Iginla (F)	5	4	13	2.60
3.	Brett McLean (F)	5	4	13	2.60
4.	Tyler Seguin (F)	4	4	10	2.50
5.	Cole Perfetti (F)	5	8	12	2.40

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Jeff Friesen (F)	1993-1994	5	9	13
2.	Jarome Iginla (F)	1994-1995	5	4	13
3.	Brett McLean (F)	1995-1996	5	4	13
4.	Cole Perfetti (F)	2019-2020	5	8	12
5.	Nigel Dawes (F)	2002-2003	5	5	11

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Jeff Friesen (F)	1993-1994	5	9	13
2.	Cole Perfetti (F)	2019-2020	5	8	12
3.	Berkly Catton (F)	2023-2024	5	8	10
4.	Liam Pue (F)	2026-2027	5	6	9
5.	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (F)	2001-2002	5	6	8

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Jarome Iginla (F)	1994-1995	5	9	13
2.	Brett McLean (F)	1995-1996	5	9	13
3.	Hendrix Lapierre (F)	2019-2020	5	8	11
4.	Jaakko Wycisk (F)	2026-2027	5	8	10
5.	Josh Morrissey (D)	2012-2013	5	8	9

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Nathan Horton (F)	2002-2003	5	7	43
2.	Rick Nash (F)	2001-2002	5	10	35
3.	Rich Clune (F)	2004-2005	5	1	33
4.	Nick Ritchie (F)	2012-2013	5	2	31
5.	Brent Seabrook (D)	2002-2003	5	4	29