WHL At The 2025 WJC: Roster Roundup

As pre-tournament games get underway, one of, if not the most anticipated tournament of the year is upon us and teams have finalized their rosters to take to Ottawa. Twenty-one skaters and two goalies will represent their country on the world stage.

Team Canada (8)

G Carson Bjarnason (Brandon Wheat Kings/Philadelphia Flyers)
D Tanner Molendyk (Saskatoon Blades/Nashville Predators)
D Sawyer Mynio (Seattle Thunderbirds/Vancouver Canucks)
D Caden Price (Kelowna Rockets/Seattle Kraken)
F Berkly Catton (Spokane Chiefs/Seattle Kraken)
F Tanner Howe (Calgary Hitmen/Pittburgh Penguins)
F Gavin McKenna (Medicine Hat Tigers/2026 NHL Draft) 
F Brayden Yager (Lethbridge Hurricanes/Winnipeg Jets)

Team Czechia (7)

D Matteo Koci (Kamloops Blazers)
D Vojtech Port (Lethbridge Hurricanes/Anaheim Ducks)
D Marek Rocak (Kelowna Rockets)
F Miroslav Holinka (Edmonton Oil Kings/Toronto Maple Leafs)
F Adam Jecho (Edmonton Oil Kings/St. Louis Blues)
F Dominik Petr (Brandon Wheat Kings)
F Jakub Stancl (Kelowna Rockets/St. Louis Blues)

Two teams (2)

Finland:
D Veeti Vaisanen (Medicine Hat Tigers/Utah Hockey Club)
D Julius Miettinen (Everett Silvertips/Seattle Kraken)

Switzerland:
G Ewan Huet (Regina Pats)
F Leo Braillard (Lethbridge Hurricanes)

Four teams (1)

Germany:
F David Lewandowski (Saskatoon Blades/2025 NHL Draft)

Sweden:
D Axel Hurtig (Calgary Hitmen/Calgary Flames)

Kazakhstan:
F Asanali Sarkenov (Spokane Chiefs)

Slovakia:
D Adam Belusko (Brandon Wheat Kings)

Tournament play is set to begin on December 26 at TD Place and Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ont.

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