McBride native Tanner Molendyk has made the cut to play for Team Canada at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship that starts Dec. 26 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The 18-year-old Saskatoon Blades defenceman is among seven blueliners named to the team on Wednesday.
Chosen 15th overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2023 NHL draft, the six-foot, 181 pound Molendyk has four goals and 24 assists in 24 games this season with the Blades.
Canada plays the Denmark U-25 team next Tuesday in Malmo, Sweden, then has pre-tournament games Dec. 22 against Switzerland and Dec. 23 against the U.S. Canada begins its defence of the tournament title on Boxing Day against Finland.
Prince George Cougars defenceman Villiam Kmec (Slovakia) and Cougars forward Ondrej Becher (Czechia) are now in Europe attending their world junior tryouts.
