Peyton Kettles will represent his country at the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton next week.
The Swift Current Broncos defenseman was named to the National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team roster on Tuesday after a four-day selection camp in Calgary.
The 6’5’’ blueliner registered two goals and 11 assists in 61 games during his first Western Hockey League season in 2023-24. He added two assists in eight playoff outings. He was the sixth overall pick in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft.
Canada opens the tournament on August 5 against Switzerland. They also have round robin games against Slovakia and Sweden.
Canada is the defending champion and has won 24 gold medals in 32 years of summer under-18 competition.