Overview
- Hockey Canada named a 25-player group for Davos with 14 forwards, eight defensemen and three goaltenders, including 16 players with NHL experience.
- The U.S. Collegiate Selects convened in Boston for practices and were built to represent all six NCAA Division I conferences under GM Steve Metcalf and coach Guy Gadowsky, with Mike Souza on staff.
- Friday’s schedule features HC Fribourg‑Gottéron vs. HC Sparta Praha in the opener at 9:10 a.m. ET, followed by the U.S. Collegiate Selects against Team Canada at 2:15 p.m. ET.
- This year’s field includes numerous familiar NHL names such as Calen Addison and James Reimer with Canada, plus Leo Komarov, Brendan Lemieux and Filip Zadina with HC Davos, and prospect Nolan Allan on loan to Canada.
- The six-team invitational in Davos runs Dec. 26–31 with each club guaranteed at least three games and the championship set for New Year’s Eve.