Players with Ties to Waterloo Region, Guelph and Brantford Invited to World Junior Summer Showcase
The roster includes two Vancouver Canucks prospects and 18 forwards as Canada begins evaluating players for the 2027 IIHF World Junior Championship.
- On Friday, July 24, Hockey Canada announced the 32-player roster for the World Junior Summer Showcase, running July 26 to August 1 at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario.
- The showcase serves as critical preparation for the 2027 IIHF World Junior Championship, which takes place December 26 through January 5 in Red Deer and Edmonton.
- Vancouver Canucks prospects Braedan Cootes and Caleb Malhotra headline the invitees, with Malhotra selected third overall in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.
- Buffalo Sabres prospect Daxon Rudolph also joins the roster after leading all Western Hockey League defencemen in playoff scoring for the Prince Albert Raiders.
- Players will participate in practices and exhibition games against Sweden on July 29, Finland on July 30, and the United States on August 1.
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A couple Vancouver Canucks top prospects have started their journey to potentially play for Canada at the 2027 World Junior Hockey Championships. On Friday, July 24, Hockey Canada announced the 32 players that will attend its World Junior Summer Showcase from July 26-Aug. 1. Included on the roster is two of the Vancouver Canucks top prospects in Braeden Cootes and Caleb Malholtra. Cootes, who was selected in the first round, 15th overall, by the…
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