Two members of the Regina Pats will serve as captains for Team Canada in the upcoming U17 World Challenge. Hockey Canada made the announcement Saturday afternoon. Pats stars Liam Pue and Maddox Schultz will serve as the captains of Canada Red and Canada White respectively. Kamloops Blazers defencemen Mateo Ferreira will serve as an alternate captain for Canada Red. The 2026 U17 World Challenge will be held from Nov. 1 to Nov. 7 in Oakville, Ont. and will see two Canadian teams face off against Sweden, Finland, the Czech Republic and the United States. To begin the tournament, Canada White will play the Czech Republic at 3:30 p.m. EST Sunday while Canada Red will play Finland later that day at 7:30 p.m. EST.
