Hounds forward, coach picked for World U-17 Hockey Challenge

A Soo Greyounds forward has been selected to play for Team Canada Red at the 2023 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, Nov. 2-11 in Charlottetown and Summerside, P.E.I.

And he'll be joined in P.E.I. by his head coach. Although not on the same team.

Brady Martin is one of 17 players from the Ontario Hockey League to be chosen for the event.

Also chosen were 14 players from the Western Hockey League (WHL), and 11 from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).

Soo Greyhounds coach John Dean and Victoriaville coach Carl Mallette will serve as head coaches of Team Canada White and Team Canada Red, respectively, the Canadian Hockey League said in a news release.

The Canadian squads are in action on opening day, Nov. 2. Canada White hosts Czechia at Credit Union Place in Summerside at 12 p.m. Atlantic Time, followed by Canada Red facing Finland at 7 p.m. at the Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown.

Red and White will meet in the lone all-Canadian matchup in the preliminary round on Nov. 3 in Summerside. 

TSN and RDS, the official broadcasters of Hockey Canada, will broadcast the medal games. Preliminary-round games, quarterfinals, and semifinals will be available by live stream at HockeyCanada.ca.

The CHL said more than 2,000 NHL draft picks have suited up since the inception of the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge (previously known as the Quebec Esso Cup) in 1986, including 10 first-overall NHL draft picks since 2001 who hail from the CHL.

Canada Red (21)
(F) Cole Reschny, Victoria Royals (WHL)
(F) Brady Martin, Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
(F) Gavin McKenna, Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
(F) Jake O’Brien, Brantford Bulldogs (OHL)
(F) Nathan Lecompte, Chicoutimi Saguenéns (QMJHL)
(F) Shawn Carrier, Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
(F) Ryan Roobroeck, Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
(F) Braeden Cootes, Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
(F) Liam Kilfoil, Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
(F) Luca Romano, Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
(F) Chase Harrington, Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
(F) Ryan Brown, Sarnia Sting (OHL)
(D) Owen Conrad, Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
(D) Jackson Smith, Tri-City Americans (WHL)
(D) Peyton Kettles, Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
(D) Connor Schmidt, Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
(D) Reese Hamilton, Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
(D) Quinn Beauchesne, Guelph Storm (OHL)
(D) Xavier Villeneuve, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)
(G) Isaac Gravelle, Port Colborne (GOJHL) / Oshawa Generals (OHL)
(G) William Lacelle, Lac St-Louis (LDHM18AAAQ) / Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)

Canada White (21)
(F) Jack Nesbitt, Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
(F) Mateo Nobert, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)
(F) Cole Chandler, Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
(F) Tyler Hopkins, Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
(F) Cole Temple, Regina Pats (WHL)
(F) Cameron Schmidt, Vancouver Giants (WHL)
(F) Joby Baumuller, Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 
(F) Caleb Desnoyers, Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
(F) Émile Guité, Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) 
(F) Ethan Czata, Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
(F) Wesley Royston, Erie Otters (OHL)
(F) Owen Griffin, Oshawa Generals (OHL)
(D) Blake Fiddler, Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
(D) Will Sharpe, Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
(D) Rylan Singh, Guelph Storm (OHL)
(D) Matthew Schaefer, Erie Otters (OHL)
(D) Alex Huang, Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) 
(D) Cameron Reid, Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
(D) Carson Cameron, Peterborough Petes (OHL)
(G) Jack Ivankovic, Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
(G) Koen Cleaver, Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (CSSHL) / Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)