16-year-old McKenna headlines Canada's 25-player WJHC roster

Hockey Canada announced Friday the 25 players it will bring to Ottawa for the 2025 World Junior Championship.

Among them is 16-year-old phenom Gavin McKenna, who leads all WHL skaters with 60 points in 30 games this season. He isn't eligible for the NHL draft until 2026.

Here's Canada's full roster, along with players who were cut from camp.

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Player Age Current Team NHL Rights Cole Beaudoin 18 Barrie (OHL) Utah Mathieu Cataford 19 Rimouski (QMJHL) Golden Knights Berkly Catton 18 Spokane (WHL) Kraken Easton Cowan 19 London (OHL) Maple Leafs Ethan Gauthier 19 Drummondville (QMJHL) Lightning Tanner Howe 19 Calgary (WHL) Penguins Jett Luchanko 18 Guelph (OHL) Flyers Porter Martone 18 Brampton (OHL) 2025 eligible Gavin McKenna 16 Medicine Hat (WHL) 2026 eligible Bradly Nadeau 19 Chicago (AHL) Hurricanes Luca Pinelli 19 Ottawa (OHL) Blue Jackets Carson Rehkopf 19 Brampton (OHL) Kraken Calum Ritchie 19 Oshawa (OHL) Avalanche Brayden Yager 19 Moose Jaw (WHL) Jets

Cuts: Denver Barkey, Andrew Cristall, Riley Heidt, Beckett Sennecke, Matthew Wood

Defense

Player Age Current Team NHL Rights Beau Akey 19 Barrie (OHL) Oilers Oliver Bonk 19 London (OHL) Flyers Sam Dickinson 18 London (OHL) Sharks Andrew Gibson 19 Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) Predators Tanner Molendyk 19 Saskatoon (WHL) Predators Sawyer Mynio 19 Seattle (WHL) Canucks Caden Price 19 Kelowna (WHL) Kraken Matthew Schaefer 17 Erie (OHL) 2025 eligible

Cuts: Cameron Allen, Zayne Parekh

Goalies

Player Age Current Team NHL Rights Carson Bjarnason 19 Brandon (WHL) Flyers Carter George 18 Owen Sound (OHL) Kings Jack Ivankovic 17 Brampton (WHL) 2025 eligible

Cut: Scott Ratzlaff

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