Red Deer's Daneault, Rebels' Turchak named to Team Canada White at U17 World Challenge
Hockey Canada unveiled 44 players for the 2026 U17 World Challenge, including two with central Alberta ties who will represent Canada White.
Madden Daneault, a 15-year-old Red Deer product, and Chace Turchak, a 16-year-old forward with the Red Deer Rebels, have been named to Team Canada White's roster for the 2026 U17 World Challenge, running Nov. 1-7 in Oakville, Ont. They are among 44 players selected across Canada Red and Canada White rosters.
Daneault currently leads the WHL's Kelowna Rockets in scoring with 10 points in seven games and was the Rockets' first-overall pick in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft. He can play up to 34 WHL games this season and will otherwise suit up for the U18 AAA Red Deer Chiefs of the Alberta Elite Hockey League.
Turchak, in his rookie season with the Rebels, has one goal in nine games. He joined Red Deer after putting up 45 points in 36 games last season with the U18 AAA Calgary Buffaloes, and was Red Deer's second-round, 30th-overall pick in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft.
The tournament opens Nov. 1 with Canada White facing Czechia and Canada Red facing Finland, followed by crossover quarterfinals on Nov. 5, semifinals on Nov. 6, and medal games on Nov. 7. Canada has won every U17 World Challenge gold medal game for the past four years, with Canada White winning in 2023 and 2024 and Canada Red taking gold in 2025. TSN will broadcast the medal games.
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