Kettles named to U18 Team Canada

Peyton Kettles FILE PHOTO BY STEVEN MAH

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.