Hockey Canada has announced the 44-player roster for the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase, and two members of the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Rockets organization have earned invitations: forward Carson Wetsch and forward Tij Iginla.
The event will take place this week at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, and will serve as a critical evaluation
opportunity ahead of the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship, set to be hosted in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, this December.
While Iginla will not participate as he continues his recovery process, the invitation reflects his status as one of the premier talents in Canadian junior hockey.
Both Wetsch and Iginla were members of CanadaÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ gold medal-winning team at the 2024 IIHF U18 MenÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ World Championship andÌýnow find themselves on Hockey CanadaÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ radar for the U20 program.