11 Named to Hlinka Gretzky Rosters

11 former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes have been selected to represent their country at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, set for August 11-16 in Brno, Czechia and Trencin, Slovakia.

Nine CSSHL alumni will represent Team Canada while another two will suit-up for Team USA. The 9 CSSHL alumni on Team Canada represent 36% (9/25) of the roster and 82% (9/11) of Western Canadian born players.

The nine former CSSHL student-athletes named to Team Canada for the Hlinkza Gretzky Cup are:

CSSHL Student-Athlete CSSHL Team
Carson Carels Pilot Mound Hockey Academy
Landon DuPont Edge School
Ryan Lin Delta Hockey Academy
Giorgos Pantelas RHA Kelowna
Mathis Preston Okanagan Hockey Academy
Liam Ruck Okanagan Hockey Academy
Markus Ruck Okanagan Hockey Academy
Daxon Rudolph Northern Alberta Xtreme
Keaton Verhoeff RHA Kelowna

Carels, Lin, Rudolph and Verhoeff won a gold medal with Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2025 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship. Lin, Pantelas, Preston, Liam Ruck, Markus Ruck, Rudolph, and Verhoeff won gold with Canada White at the 2024 U17 World Challenge.

The two former CSSHL student-athletes named to Team USA for the Hlinkza Gretzky Cup are:

CSSHL Student-Athlete CSSHL Team
Brody Gillespie RHA Kelowna
Alofa Tunoa Ta’amu Okanagan Hockey Academy