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 Stéphane Julien.

Who is the captain of Canada U18?

The captain of Canada U18 is Cam Allen.

Canada U18

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Season

Canada U18 were 3-0-0 in the 2022-23 Hlinka Gretzky Cup season with 9 points, 1st in the A and 1st overall.

2022-2023 Canada U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Zach Benson (W/C)	Winnipeg Ice	WHL	60	36	62	98	49	68
Riley Heidt (C/LW)	Prince George Cougars	WHL	68	25	72	97	36	-3
Andrew Cristall (LW)	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	54	39	56	95	50	18
Tanner Howe (LW/C)	Regina Pats	WHL	67	36	49	85	74	12
Colby Barlow (LW)	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	59	46	33	79	29	14
Brayden Yager (C/RW)	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	67	28	50	78	14	6
Mathieu Cataford (C/RW)	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL	68	31	44	75	66	33
Ethan Gauthier (RW/LW)	Sherbrooke Phoenix	QMJHL	66	30	39	69	47	29
Carson Rehkopf (C/LW)	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	68	30	29	59	40	-9
Calum Ritchie (C/RW)	Oshawa Generals	OHL	59	24	35	59	35	1
Denver Barkey (C/LW)	London Knights	OHL	61	22	37	59	34	18
Kalan Lind (LW)	Red Deer Rebels	WHL	43	16	28	44	80	14
Jordan Tourigny (D)	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL	67	6	35	41	69	-28
Oliver Bonk (D)	London Knights	OHL	67	10	30	40	38	17
Caden Price (D)	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	65	5	35	40	43	-12
Tanner Molendyk (D)	Saskatoon Blades	WHL	67	9	28	37	37	31
Matthew Wood (LW/C)	Univ. of Connecticut	NCAA	35	11	23	34	4	7
Cam Allen (D)	Guelph Storm	OHL	62	5	20	25	72	-22
Dylan MacKinnon (D)	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL	61	6	17	23	75	31
Saige Weinstein (D)	Spokane Chiefs	WHL	57	4	14	18	96	-9

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Scott Ratzlaff (G)	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	34	2.15	.918	5	25-8-0	2011:00
Carson Bjarnason (G)	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	47	3.08	.900	3	21-19-5	2725:13
Jackson Unger (G)	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	33	4.19	.867	0	15-16-0	1761:25

2022-2023 Canada U18 Staff

Head CoachStéphane Julien
Asst. CoachAlan Letang
Asst. CoachKris Mallette
Athletic TrainerLucie Grandmont
Athletic TrainerAndrew Sachkiw
Dir. of Hockey OperationsTyler Dietrich
Dir. of Player PersonnelAlan Millar
Equipment ManagerTyler Jay
Equipment ManagerA.J. Murley
Video CoachRaphaël-Pier Richer

Team Staff History

2022-2023 Canada U18 Captains

"C"

Cam Allen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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2022-2023 Canada U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players

Experience

Canada U18: 105 GP

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.	Dima Zhilkin (F)	2026-2027	Saginaw Spirit	OHL	6	7	5	12	4
2.	Frédérik Cabana (F)	2026-2027	Heilbronner EC Falken	Oberliga	6	5	7	12	4
3.	Ty Smith (D)	2026-2027	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	11	1	10	11	10
4.	Ryan Merkley (D)	2026-2027	HK Dukla Trencin	Extraliga	7	0	10	10	6
5.	Tyler Hopkins (F)	2026-2027	Guelph Storm	OHL	4	4	5	9	2
6.	Liam Kilfoil (F)	2026-2027	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL	6	4	5	9	2
7.	Graham Knott (F)	2026-2027	Black Wings Linz	ICEHL	8	2	7	9	4
8.	Jake Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	HK Dukla Michalovce	Extraliga	8	2	7	9	6
9.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	2026-2027	EHC Olten	SL	5	0	9	9	6
10.	Evan Bouchard (D)	2026-2027	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	3	4	4	8	0

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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