Scott Ratzlaff made 25 saves and Ethan Gauthier scored the game-winner as Canada claimed home-ice gold at the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup with a 4-1 win over Sweden.
Journey to HGC: Scott Ratzlaff
A few hours from small-town Irma, the goaltender’s family is watching him backstop Canada at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup.
No team has put more players on Canada’s summer U18 team than the Red Deer Rebels, and they’re in the spotlight again.
Your first hockey memory
Members of Canada’s U18 team share their early memories of the game that shaped them into the players they are today.

One stride at a time
Wearing the ‘C’ with Team Canada in Red Deer, Cameron Allen is continuing a year to remember at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup.
Mic’d up with Brayden Yager
Follow Brayden Yager and Canada’s summer U18 team through camp as they get ready for the Hlinka Gretzky Cup.
Twenty-three players – representing eight Members – will wear the Maple Leaf at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Red Deer.
When the Hlinka Gretzky Cup came to Alberta, the future of the game – Lafrenière, Raymond, Byram – was on display.
Julien will lead Canada at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, while O’Leary, Richardson and Walters will oversee the U17 teams.
From Yokohama to Red Deer, and from Kariya to Lafrenière, learn a little more about the summer U18 hockey tradition.
The IIHF World Junior Championship and Hlinka Gretzky Cup, presented by RAM, will be on the ice this summer.