Overview

• The Daily Faceoff projection assumes top prospects Zayne Parekh and Michael Misa will be unavailable for Canada’s 2026 World Junior squad.
• It builds around the 2006 and 2007 age groups responsible for consecutive U-17, Hlinka Gretzky Cup and U-18 world titles.
• Canada’s forwards are arranged in three balanced lines blending skill, size and work rate, headlined by Gavin McKenna, Berkly Catton and Porter Martone.
• Matthew Schaefer is paired with Harrison Brunicke atop the blue line in a defensive corps noted for its mix of speed, shutdown ability and playmaking.
• The projected goaltending trio of Carter George, Jack Ivankovic and Joshua Ravensbergen represents one of Canada’s deepest netsminding units for a World Junior team.