Hockey Canada has announced the players wearing the Maple Leaf with Canada’s National Men’s Team at the 2025 IIHF World Championship, May 9-25 in Stockholm, Sweden, and Herning, Denmark.
ALLIANCE Hockey is proud to be represented by the following alumnus:
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PLAYER
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S
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HT
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WT
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DOB
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HOMETOWN
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CURRENT TEAM
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ALLIANCE Team
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Travis Konecny
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Forward
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R
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5'10
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192
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03-11-1997
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Clachan, ON
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Philadelphia (NHL)
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Elgin Middlesex Chiefs*
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Bo Horvat
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Forward
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L
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6'1
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215
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04-05-1995
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London, ON
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New York Islanders (NHL)
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Elgin Middlesex Chiefs*
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Ryan O’Reilly
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Forward
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L
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6'1
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207
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02-07-1991
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Varna, ON
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Nashville (NHL)
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Huron Perth Lakers
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Brandon Montour
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Defence
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R
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6'0
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199
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04-11-1994
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Brantford, ON
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Seattle (NHL)
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CKC, CH, B99ers
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*Now Elgin Middlesex Canucks
Among the players are eight who have previously suited up for Canada at the IIHF World Championship (Fantilli, Horvat, Johnson, Konecny, Montour, O’Reilly, Sanheim, Weegar) and two who won the championship at the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off (Konecny, Sanheim). The initial roster also includes 11 players who have represented Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championship (Celebrini, Cuylle, Dobson, Fantilli, Foerster, Garand, Hayton, Horvat, Johnson, Konecny, Sanheim).
Canada opened the 2025 IIHF World Championship against Slovenia and will also take on Latvia, France, Austria, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden in the preliminary round before the tournament concludes with the medal games on May 25.
TSN and RDS, Hockey Canada’s official broadcast partners, will broadcast 64 and 24 games, respectively; please check local listings for details.
Since 1931, Canada has collected 28 gold medals at the world championship, to go along with 16 silver and seven bronze.
For more information on Hockey Canada and Canada’s National Men’s Team, please visit HockeyCanada.ca, or follow along through social media on Facebook, X, Instagram and TikTok.