Canada Hockey Releases Strong Squad For 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

Summary

• 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup takes place from July 31 to Aug 05
• Canada announces list of players for Hlinka Gretzky Cup
• Canada won the 2022 edition and will look to repeat it in 2023

Canadian hockey fans will tune into the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup which is set to take place from July 31 to Aug 05. The Hlinka Gretzky Cup will be held in Slovakia and Czechia and Team Canada will look to defend their championship, having won the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup after beating Sweden 4-1.

2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

The U-18 tournament promises a lot of action and excitement each year as some of the most promising players in hockey get to showcase their skills at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. A total of 8 teams will take part in this tournament and the favorites will be defending champs Canada.

Team Canada has won 3 out of the last 5 tournaments, only losing in 2020 and 2022 to Russia. Their biggest challenge this year is likely to come from the United States as Russia is not part of the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup as they are banned due to their on-going war against Ukraine.

The eight teams are divided into two groups with Group A featuring Sweden, Czechia, Germany and USA. Group B will feature Canada, Finland, Slovakia and Switzerland.

The group stage games for Team Canada will start with their opening game against Finland on July 31, followed by a game against Slovakia on Aug 01 and their final group stage game on Aug 02 against Switzerland. The final will take place on Aug 05.

Team Canada – 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Roster

Team Canada will feature a talented bunch of young players with 12 of them being a part of the Ontario Hockey League, 8 members are part of the Western Hockey League and the remaining players are from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Forwards:

Berkly Catton (Spokane/WHL), Cole Beaudoin (Barrie/OHL), Jordan Gavin (Tri-City/WHL), Ollie Josephson (Red Deer/WHL), Liam Greentree (Windsor/OHL), Cayden Lindstrom (Medicine Hat/WHL), Maxim Massé (Chicoutimi/QMJHL), Porter Martone (Mississauga/OHL), Roger McQueen (Brandon/WHL),Justin Poirier (Baie-Comeau/QMJHL), Michael Misa (Saginaw/OHL), Ryder Ritchie (Prince Albert/WHL),
Carson Wetsch (Calgary/WHL) and Malcolm Spence (Erie/OHL).

Defence:

Ben Danford (Oshawa/OHL), Anthony Cristoforo (Windsor/OHL), Sam Dickinson (London/OHL), Frankie Marrelli (Ottawa/OHL), Charlie Elick (Brandon/WHL),
Henry Mews (Ottawa/OHL) and Zayne Parekh (Saginaw/OHL).

Goaltenders:

Ryan Leenders (Mississauga/OHL) and Gabriel D’Aigle (Victoriaville/QMJHL).