The 10 team tournament will take place December 26-Jan. 5 in Ottawa, ON. Four CSSHL alumni will represent Team Canada at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championships.

The four CSSHL alumni selected to represent Team Canada are:

• Carson Bjarnason – Brandon Wheat Kings/WHL (RHA Winnipeg)
• Gavin McKenna – Medicine Hat Tigers/WHL (RHA Kelowna/South Alberta Hockey Academy)
• Tanner Molendyk – Saskatoon Blades/WHL (Yale Hockey Academy)
• Sawyer Mynio – Seattle Thunderbirds/WHL (Yale Hockey Academy)

A first round pick by the Nashville Predators at the 2023 NHL Draft, Molendyk is one of five returning players who represented Canada at the 2024 World Juniors. Bjarnason will represent Team Canada for the third time. The 2023 2nd round NHL Pick by the Philadelphia Flyers won gold at the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and Bronze at the 2023 U18 World Championships.

McKenna, who is expected to be the first overall pick at the 2026 NHL Draft, has won gold for Canada at the 2024 IIHF U18 World Championships and the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. This will be the first time Mynio, a Vancouver Canucks 2023 third round pick, represents Team Canada on the international stage.

The 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship begins on Boxing Day with Canada kicking off its tournament schedule against Finland, while the United States will play Germany. The two teams will meet on Dec. 31 to wrap up preliminary-round action. The knock-out round will begin with the quarter-finals on January 2.

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Ratzalff spent the 2020/21 COVID-19 shortened U16 Prep season with the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX), recording a shutout in his lone game.

Selected in the second round, 43rd overall at the 2020 WHL Draft by the Seattle Thunderbirds the Irma, AB netminder joined Seattle full time 2021/22 season. Ratzlaff is now in his fourth season with Seattle, posting a 67-37-2 record, .909SV%, 2.79GAA and 7 shutouts in WHL 116 games. He was also apart of the Thunderbirds WHL Championship during the 2022/23 campaign.

Internationally, Ratzlaff helped Team Canada win gold at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup and was a member of the 2024 Team Canada World Juniors team.

Ratzlaff was selected by the Sabres in the fifth round, 141st overall at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

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The Fort St. James, BC defenseman joined Delta Hockey Academy White for the 2018/19 U15 Prep season tallying 8 points in 28 games. The following U15 Prep season he would post 19 points in 23 games with Delta Green leading to the Prince Albert Raiders selecting him in the first round, 15th overall at the 2020 WHL Draft.

Goldsmith would split the 2020/21 season between Delta at the U17 Prep level and with the Raiders in the WHL, playing a total of 19 games with 4 points.

He would join Prince Albert full time in 2021/22, recording 2 goals and 2 assists in 58 games. During the 2022/23 season he would add 3 goals and 6 assists in 58 games. At the conclusion of the season the Arizona Coyotes would select him in the fourth round, 102nd overall at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

Goldsmith spent the 2023/24 season with Prince Albert tallying a career high 3 goals, 12 assists and 15 points in 66 games. This season he has one assist in six WHL games with the Tri-City Americans.

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Along with winning the Calder Memorial Trophy, Bedard was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team after leading all NHL rookies with 39 assists, 22 goals, and 61 points. He was named the NHL Rookie of the Month in November, December and March.

Bedard made CSSHL history when he was selected first overall at the 2023 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, making him the highest selected player in CSSHL history.

The North Vancouver, BC forward spent two season in the CSSHL with the West Van Academy (now North Shore Warriors). After putting up a CSSHL best 64 goals and 88 assists in 2018/19, he was named the CSSHL U15 Prep MVP.

In 2019/20, as an underage player, Bedard would lead the U18 Prep division with 43 goals and 84 points on his way to being named CSSHL U18 Prep MVP. Despite playing just two seasons in the CSSHL, his 110 career CSSHL regular season goals is second most in a career in CSSHL history.

Bedard would become the first player in WHL history to be granted Exceptional Status ahead of the 2020 WHL Draft. The Regina Pats would select him first overall. He would finish his WHL career with 134 goals and 137 assists in 134 WHL games over three seasons with the Pats.

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The Burnaby, BC defenseman joined the CSSHL ahead of the 2018/19 U15 Prep season. In 30 games Cagnoni tallied 5 goals and 17 assists with BWC Academy. The following U16 Prep season Cagnoni tallied 29 points in 34 games with BWC Academy.聽Cagnoni would split the 2020/21 season with the BWC Academy U18 Prep team and the Portland Winterhawks.

Undrafted to the WHL, Cagnoni joined Portland full time in 2021/22, finishing with 36 points in 63 games. The following season he would lead Portland defensemen with 64 points in 67 games, leading to the Sharks selecting him in the fourth round, 123rd overall at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

This season Cagnoni led all WHL defensemen with 72 assists and 90 points in 65 games, earning WHL (US) First All-Star Team honours. He would add 13 points in 13 playoff games as Portland made it to the WHL Finals.

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The Jets selected the Coquitlam, BC netminder in the fifth round, 151st overall at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. Milic would spend the majority of the 2023/24 season in the AHL with the Manitoba Moose, playing 33 games and finishing with a 2.72GAA and .900SV%.

Milic spent the previous three seasons in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Seattle Thunderbirds, posting a 60-23-5 record, 8 shutouts, a 2.35GAA and .917SV% in 91 games. During the 2022/23 season Milic would help Seattle capture a WHL Championship while being named to the WHL (US Division) First All-Star Team, the WHL Playoffs MVP, and WHL Top Goaltender Award winner while leading the WHL with a 2.08GAA and .928SV%. He would help Canada capture a Gold Medal at the 2023 World Juniors.

Prior to his WHL career Milic played three seasons in the CSSHL with BWC Academy. In 2017/18 he would be named the CSSHL U15 Top Goaltender, capturing that award again in 2019/20 in the U18 Prep division. Milic would also lead the U18 Prep division with a .946SV%. After the 2017/18 U15 Prep season he would be selected by the Thunderbirds in the third round, 51st overall at the 2018 WHL Draft.

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The Kraken selected the Richmond, BC defenseman in the second round, 57th overall at the 2023 NHL Draft.

Dragicevic joined the CSSHL in 2018/19 with the Delta Hockey Academy Green U15 Prep team. In 29 games he would tally 30 points. The following season he would record 52 points in 30 games, leading to the Tri-City Americans selecting him fourth overall at the 2020 WHL Draft.

He would split the following COVID-19 shortened season with the Delta U17 Prep team and the Americans, playing six games in the WHL. Dragicevic joined the Americans full time the following season, posting 32 points in 62 games. He would play four games for Team Canada U18, tallying three points.

In 2022/23 Dragicevic led all Tri-City skaters with 75 points in 68 games, good enough for fourth amongst all WHL defenseman and a spot on the WHL (US Division) First All-Star Team. He would also record four points in seven games with Team Canada U18, helping them earn a bronze medal.

This season Dragicevic finished fourth in team scoring with 50 points in 66 games.

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In 10 games in December Cristall tallied 7 goals and 16 assists for 23 points, putting an exclamation mark on 2023 with a 3 goal, 2 assist effort against the Calgary Hitmen on December 30. This season Cristall sits fourth in WHL scoring with 60 points in just 29 games.

Cristall spent three seasons in the CSSHL with St. George’s, joining the Vancouver, BC program in 2018/19. In 30 U15 Prep games that season he would tally 25 goals and 27 assists, finishing fourth in team scoring with 52 points. The following U15 Prep season Cristall would lead his team with 43 goals, 37 assists, and 80 points in 27 games. His 43 goals were tops amongst all U15 Prep skaters while his 80 points trailed only future Buffalo Sabres forward Zach Benson (86). At the conclusion of the season the Rockets would select Cristall with the eighth overall pick at the 2020 WHL Draft.

The Vancouver, BC forward would split the 2020/21 COVID-19 shortened season with the Rockets and St. George’s U18 Prep team. In 4 U18 Prep games he would tally 4 points, while adding 5 points in 14 WHL games. In 2021/22 Cristall would finish third in team scoring with 69 points in 61 games.

During the 2022/23 season Cristall represented Team Canada at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, finishing with six points in five games as Canada captured a gold medal. That season he would lead the Rockets with 95 points in 54 games, putting him sixth in WHL scoring. The Washington Capitals would go on to select Cristall in the second round, 40th overall at the 2023 NHL Draft.

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Ziemmer spent the 2018/19 CSSHL U15 Prep season with OHA Edmonton. Ziemmer would finish second in league scoring with 76 points in 29 games, trailing only Connor Bedard. At the conclusion of the season the Prince George Cougars would select the Mayerthorpe, AB forward with the fourth overall pick at the 2019 WHL Draft.

In 178 WHL games with Prince George, Ziemmer has 89 goals and 97 assists. The Kings selected him in the third round, 78th overall at the 2023 NHL Draft.

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Weinstein went undrafted at the 2023 NHL Draft, but was signed by the Avalanche last week.

The Edmonton, AB defenseman spent the 2019/20 CSSHL U15 Prep season with NAX. In 23 games he tallied 4 goals and 16 assists, leading to the Spokane Chiefs selecting him in the first round, 18th overall at the 2020 Western Hockey League (WHL) Draft.

Weinstein is now in his third WHL season with the Chiefs. In 124 career games he has tallied 5 goals and 27 assists.

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