From the WHL
Toronto, Ont. – The three member Leagues of the Canadian Hockey League – the Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League, and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League – will likely be represented by 12 gamers on the U.S. Below-18 Males’s Choose Staff on the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Brno, Czechia, and Trencin, Slovakia, from August 11-16.
USA Hockey unveiled the 23-player roster, together with three goaltenders, seven defencemen, and 13 forwards, following the conclusion of the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Choice Camp at USA Hockey Enviornment in Plymouth, Mich., Saturday afternoon.
U.S. Below-18 Males’s Choose Staff – Gamers from CHL Member Leagues
Final Title
First Title
Staff (League)
Hometown
Ht
Wt
Pos
Harper
Levi
Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
Tampa, Fla.
5’11”
175
D
McLaughlin
Will
Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
Hudson, Wisc.
6’2”
175
D
Ta’amu
Alofa Tunoa
Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
Encinitas, Calif.
6’2”
220
D
Davidson
Noah
Medication Hat Tigers (WHL)
Irvine, Calif.
6’3”
213
F
Duskocy
Nolan
Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
Ellington, Conn.
6’2”
190
F
Gillespie
Brody
Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
Vancouver, Wash.
6’1”
191
F
Gordon-Carroll
Shaeffer
Medication Hat Tigers (WHL)
Halfway, Utah
6’1”
185
F
Harvey
Caden
Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
Beaver, Penn.
6’1”
180
F
Rogowski
Brooks
Oshawa Generals (OHL)
Brighton, Mich.
6’6”
228
F
Salandra
Joseph
Barrie Colts (OHL)
Pleasantville, N.Y.
5’10”
190
F
Varga
Kalder
Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
Geneva, Ailing.
6’0”
180
F
Williams
Jaxon
Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
Cary, N.C.
5’10”
165
F
Main the group is Utah’s personal Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll, who helped the Medication Hat Tigers win a WHL Championship in 2025. Chosen by the Tigers with the ninth general decide within the 2023 WHL U.S. Precedence Draft, Gordon-Carroll made an instantaneous affect as a 16-year-old rookie, registering 25 factors (6G-19A) in 55 common season video games, earlier than including one other 5 factors (2G-3A) in 17 WHL playoff video games en path to the Ed Chynoweth Cup.
Chosen first general by the Spokane Chiefs within the 2023 WHL U.S. Precedence Draft, ahead Brody Gillespie helped his Membership declare a WHL Western Convention Championship, earlier than bowing out to Gordon-Carroll and the Tigers within the 2025 WHL Championship Collection. As a WHL rookie, Gillespie recorded 11 factors (8G-3A) in 59 video games, including 4 factors (1G-3A) in 18 WHL playoff video games.
As an OHL rookie, ahead Brooks Rogowski performed a significant position for an Oshawa Generals staff that superior to the 2025 OHL Championship Collection. In 66 common season contests, the product of Brighton, Mich., collected 23 factors (11G-12A), earlier than tallying one other six factors (3G-3A) in 19 OHL playoff video games. The Generals chosen Rogowski within the second spherical (thirty eighth general) of the 2024 OHL Precedence Choice.
Kelowna Rockets ahead Kalder Varga will increase the U.S. ahead group, coming off a season that included 24 factors (10G-14A) in 58 video games as a WHL rookie. Chosen by the Rockets with the seventh general decide within the 2023 WHL U.S. Precedence Draft, Varga is primed to play a key position for a Rockets staff that’s set to host the 2026 Memorial Cup in Might.
On the blueline, Edmonton Oil Kings defenceman Alofa Tunoa Ta’amu brings a 6-foot-2, 220-pound body, following a rookie season within the WHL that featured six factors (1G-5A) and a plus-4 score in 43 video games. Ta’amu is the son of former NFL participant Ed Ta’amu, an offensive lineman who frolicked with the Minnesota Vikings and Houston Texans. Alofa was chosen by the Oil Kings with the third general decide within the 2023 WHL U.S. Precedence Draft.
Gamers set to debut with their respective Membership this coming season embody Noah Davidson (Medication Hat Tigers, WHL), Nolan Duskocy (Charlottetown Islanders, QMJHL), Levi Harper (Saginaw Spirit, OHL), Caden Harvey (Windsor Spitfires, OHL), Will McLaughlin (Portland Winterhawks, WHL), Joseph Salandra (Windsor Spitfires, OHL), and Jaxon Williams (Ottawa 67’s, OHL).
U.S. Below-18 Males’s Choose Staff – Unsigned Prospects of CHL Member Leagues
Final Title
First Title
Staff (League)
Hometown
Ht
Wt
Pos
Knowling
Brady
Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
Chicago, Ailing.
6’5”
205
G
Smith
Kaenan
Penticton Vees (WHL)
Duluth, Minn.
6’2”
200
G
Bogas
Nick
Sarnia Sting (OHL)
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
6’0”
175
D
Penner
Zaide
Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
Fargo, N.D.
6’0”
183
D
Hextall
Jack
Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
Rolling Meadows, Ailing.
6’0”
185
F
Klepov
Nikita
Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
Deerfield Seashore, Fla.
5’11”
165
F
Zielinski
Blake
Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
Berlin, N.J.
6’0”
186
F
Staff USA’s video games will likely be televised reside on NHL Community in america. The U.S. opens the Hlinka Gretzky Cup towards Slovakia on Monday, August 11, earlier than going through Sweden on Tuesday, August 12. The U.S. closes out Group B preliminary motion towards Germany on Wednesday, August 13, with the semifinals set for Friday, August 15, and medal video games on Saturday, August 16.
Group A options Canada, Czechia, Finland, and Switzerland.
