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 Mathieu Turcotte.

Who is the captain of Canada U18?

The captain of Canada U18 is Keaton Verhoeff.

Canada U18

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Canada U18 were 3-0-0 in the 2025-26 Hlinka Gretzky Cup season with 9 points, 1st in the A and 1st overall.

2025-2026 Canada U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Markus Ruck (F)	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	68	21	87	108	28	45
Liam Ruck (F)	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	68	45	59	104	36	47
Daxon Rudolph (D)	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL	68	28	50	78	75	32
Dima Zhilkin (RW)	Saginaw Spirit	OHL	59	36	39	75	100	11
Pierce Mbuyi (LW)	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	68	32	43	75	85	2
Carson Carels (D)	Prince George Cougars	WHL	58	20	53	73	66	23
Landon DuPont (D)	Everett Silvertips	WHL	63	18	55	73	52	59
Ethan Belchetz (LW)	Windsor Spitfires	OHL	57	34	25	59	45	19
Cooper Williams (F)	Saskatoon Blades	WHL	66	23	34	57	35	-7
Ryan Lin (D)	Vancouver Giants	WHL	53	14	43	57	35	-19
Thomas Rousseau (RW)	Sherbrooke Phoenix	QMJHL	60	22	30	52	58	5
Beckham Edwards (C)	Sarnia Sting	OHL	64	19	26	45	14	-26
Mathis Preston (RW/LW)	totals		46	18	26	44	34	-9
	Spokane Chiefs	WHL	36	14	18	32	32	-2
	Vancouver Giants	WHL	10	4	8	12	2	-7
Jean-Cristoph Lemieux (C)	totals		56	20	23	43	28	-4
	Windsor Spitfires	OHL	33	10	8	18	22	8
	Sudbury Wolves	OHL	23	10	15	25	6	-12
Giorgos Pantelas (D)	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	68	6	31	37	50	19
Colin Fitzgerald (C)	totals		63	15	18	33	64	-23
	Peterborough Petes	OHL	24	6	7	13	33	-17
	Soo Greyhounds	OHL	39	9	11	20	31	-6
Alessandro Di Iorio (C)	Sarnia Sting	OHL	45	12	19	31	16	-37
Adam Valentini (F)	Univ. of Michigan	NCAA	40	11	16	27	46	2
Tynan Lawrence (C)	totals		31	12	12	24	8	4
	Boston Univ.	NCAA	18	2	5	7	2	-1
	Muskegon Lumberjacks	USHL	13	10	7	17	6	5
Keaton Verhoeff (D)	Univ. of North Dakota	NCAA	36	6	14	20	29	7
Callum Croskery (D)	Soo Greyhounds	OHL	43	3	15	18	25	17
Cameron Chartrand (D)	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL	35	2	5	7	8	-3

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Gavin Betts (G)	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL	43	2.81	.905	1	21-18-2	2415:06
Carter Esler (G)	Spokane Chiefs	WHL	44	2.80	.903	5	24-18-1	2526:53
Jason Schaubel (G)	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	28	2.65	.897	1	20-3-4	1653:51

2025-2026 Canada U18 Staff

Head CoachMathieu Turcotte
Asst. CoachTravis Crickard
Asst. CoachRick Steadman
Athletic TherapistRaphael Boudreau
Athletic TherapistZach Hartwick
Dir. of Hockey OperationsBenoit Roy
Equipment ManagerAndrew MacNeill
Goaltending ConsultantAntoine Samuel
Hockey Operations CoordinatorJared Power
Video CoachJonathan Deschênes

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Canada U18 Captains

"C"

Keaton Verhoeff

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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Previewing the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

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2024-08-05, 14:00

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2025-2026 Canada U18 Demographics

Canada U18 Facts

Plays in: Hlinka Gretzky Cup

2025-2026 Canada U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

25 players

Experience

Canada U18: 109 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