The tournament, which is set to take place November 3-9 at Progressive Auto Sales Arena in Sarnia, ON, will see 44 players represent Team Canada White and Team Canada Red.

Among the 44 players selected are 15 from the WHL, 12 of which played in the CSSHL including 2023 and 2024 WHL Draft first overall picks Daxon Rudolph and Landon DuPont. After joining fellow CSSHL alumnus Connor Bedard as the only two players in WHL History to receive Exceptional Status, DuPont is the lone 2009 born player on the Team Canada rosters.

The 12 CSSHL alumni represent six different CSSHL member programs: Okanagan Hockey Academy (3), RHA Kelowna (3), Edge School (2), Northern Alberta Xtreme (2), Delta Hockey Academy, and Pilot Mound Hockey Academy.

Canada Red:

• Carson Carels, Prince George Cougars (Pilot Mound Hockey Academy)
• Landon DuPont, Everett Silvertips (Edge School)
• Joe Iginla, Edmonton Oil Kings (RHA Kelowna)
• Cruz Pavao, Tri-City Americans (Edge School)

Canada White:

• Riley Boychuk, Prince Albert Raiders (Northern Alberta Xtreme)
• Ryan Lin, Vancouver Giants (Delta Hockey Academy)
• Liam Ruck, Medicine Hat Tigers (Okanagan Hockey Academy)
• Giorgos Pantelas, Brandon Wheat Kings (RHA Kelowna)
• Mathis Preston, Spokane Chiefs (Okanagan Hockey Academy)
• Markus Ruck, Medicine Hat Tigers (Okanagan Hockey Academy)
• Daxon Rudolph, Prince Albert Raiders (Northern Alberta Xtreme)
• Keaton Verhoeff, Victoria Royals (RHA Kelowna)

This will be the second time Lin, Preston, L. Ruck, M. Ruck, Rudolph, and Verhoeff represent Team Canada, having previously done so at the 2024 Youth Olympics.

The 2024 U17 World Challenge kicks off on November 3, with Canada White taking on Czechia at 3:30 p.m. ET and Canada Red facing off against Finland at 7:30 p.m. ET. Teams will play two preliminary-round games before the medal round, which concludes on Nov. 9 with the medal games, as well as the fifth-place game. The event will also feature pre-tournament games in Sarnia, Petrolia and Forest on November 1.

The 2023 U17 World Challenge saw 13 CSSHL alumni compete for Team Canada Red and White.聽

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Gibson spent the 2017/18 U15 Prep season with Pacific Coast Hockey Academy. In 30 games the Victoria, BC defenseman had 24 points leading to the Everett Silvertips selecting him in the third round, 64th overall at the 2018 WHL Draft.

In 2019/20 Gibson would play 28 U18 Prep games with BWC Academy, finishing with 18 points. He would also make his WHL debut with the Everett Silvertips, playing in two games that season.

Gibson would go on to play 187 games over 4 seasons with the Silvertips before finishing his WHL game with the Regina Pats, playing 28 games for them this season. Overall, he recorded 10 goals and 61 assists in 215 WHL games.

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The Langley, BC forward joined St. George’s for the 2020/21 CSSHL U15 Prep season, tallying 10 points in 6 games. The following U18 Prep campaign he would record a team high 51 points in 32 games, leading to the Victoria Royals selecting him in the second round, 23rd overall at the 2021 WHL Draft.

Gojsic spent the 2023/24 WHL season with the Kelowna Rockets tallying 50 points in 68 games. At the conclusion of the season the Predators selected him in the third round, 94th overall at the 2024 WHL Draft.

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Wilson joined Yale Hockey Academy for the 2017/18 U15 Prep season finishing with 9 points in 25 games. At the conclusion of the season the Lethbridge Hurricanes would select the Swift Current, SK defender in the sixth round, 116th overall at the 2018 WHL Draft.聽The following U16 Prep season Wilson had 6 goals and 17 assists in 36 games with Yale.

In 2021/22 Wilson joined the Victoria Royals, recording 13 points in 59 games over parts of two WHL seasons. He would finish the 2022/23 season with the Winnipeg Ice, adding 5 assists in 16 games.

This past WHL campaign Wilson had 1 goal and 5 assists in 53 games with the Vancouver Giants.

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The LaSalle, MB forward joined RHA Winnipeg for the 2022/23 U15 Prep season. In 27 games he had 7 goals and 10 assists. This past season Schofield had 23 points in 27 U17 Prep games with RHA Winnipeg.

Schofield was undrafted to the WHL but was selected first overall by the Winkler Flyers at the 2024 Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) Draft.

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A former first round NHL pick by the Calgary Flames at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Klimchuk tallied 267 points in 261 WHL games before a pro career that lasted 274 AHL and 1 NHL game.

In 2021/22 he would join Edge School as an assistant coach wit their U15 Prep team. The following season he would join the Victoria Royals as an assistant coach, spending two season in the WHL.

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The Coquitlam, BC defenseman spent the 2014/15 season in the CSSHL with the OHA White U18 Prep team. In 28 games he would tally 6 goals and 15 assists, before adding 3 points in 3 games as OHA captured back-to-back CSSHL U18 Prep Western Championships.

Selected in the first round, 18th overall by the Victoria Royals at the 2014 WHL Draft, Walford made the jump to the WHL in 2015/16. He would spend 4 seasons with the Royals before finishing his WHL career in 2019/20 with the Saskatoon Blades. Overall he would tally 174 points in 290 WHL games, earning a 2018/19 WHL (West) Second Team All-Star honour in 2018/19.

Originally selected in the third round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, Walford would spend the following three seasons with McGill University. In 59 U SPORTS games he would tally 55 points while being named a U SPORTS (OUA East) First Team All-Star and U SPORTS (OUA East) Most Sportsmanlike Player twice.

Walford would play five AHL games with the Crunch in 2023/24 to wrap up his season.

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Selected in the first round, 15th overall by the Red Deer Rebels at the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft, Pickering joined RHA Winnipeg ahead of the 2023/24 U15 Prep season. The St. Adolphe, MB product finished second among all U15 Prep defensemen with 36 points while adding a team high 29 assists in 27 games.

In his first season in the CSSHL, Uhrina led the RHA Winnipeg U15 Prep team with 29 assists and 51 points in 25 games, good enough for sixth in league scoring. The Victoria Royals selected the Winnipeg, MB forward in the third round, 53rd overall at the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft.

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The Royals selected the Vancouver, BC forward in the first round, eighth overall at the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft. He joined the CSSHL for the 2022/23 U15 Prep season, tallying 14 goals and 7 assists in 26 games.

This season Schwartz led all U15 Prep skaters with 30 goals while his 56 points in 26 games ranked third.

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In the month of November Reschny played 8 games, tallying 7 goals and 5 assists, including his first WHL hat-trick against the Kamloops Blazers on November 28. For his efforts, the Macklin, SK forward was named the WHL Rookie of the Month. This season, his 26 points in 24 games is third amongst all WHL rookies, behind CSSHL alumni Terik Parascak (43) and Gavin McKenna (29).

Prior to his time in the WHL, Reschny spent two seasons in the CSSHL with the NAX U15 Prep team. During the 2021/22 season he would lead all skaters with 40 goals. His 92 points in 25 games was second most in the league, while his 3.68 Pts/GP was a league best. At the conclusion of the season Reschny would be named CSSHL U15 Prep Division MVP, leading to the Royals selecting him third overall at the 2022 WHL Draft.

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