11 former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes have been selected to represent their country at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, set for August 11-16 in Brno, Czechia and Trencin, Slovakia.
Nine CSSHL alumni will represent Team Canada while another two will suit-up for Team USA. The 9 CSSHL alumni on Team Canada represent 36% (9/25) of the roster and 82% (9/11) of Western Canadian born players.
The nine former CSSHL student-athletes named to Team Canada for the Hlinkza Gretzky Cup are:
| CSSHL Student-Athlete | CSSHL Team |
| Carson Carels | Pilot Mound Hockey Academy |
| Landon DuPont | Edge School |
| Ryan Lin | Delta Hockey Academy |
| Giorgos Pantelas | RHA Kelowna |
| Mathis Preston | Okanagan Hockey Academy |
| Liam Ruck | Okanagan Hockey Academy |
| Markus Ruck | Okanagan Hockey Academy |
| Daxon Rudolph | Northern Alberta Xtreme |
| Keaton Verhoeff | RHA Kelowna |
Carels, Lin, Rudolph and Verhoeff won a gold medal with Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2025 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship. Lin, Pantelas, Preston, Liam Ruck, Markus Ruck, Rudolph, and Verhoeff won gold with Canada White at the 2024 U17 World Challenge.
The two former CSSHL student-athletes named to Team USA for the Hlinkza Gretzky Cup are:
| CSSHL Student-Athlete | CSSHL Team |
| Brody Gillespie | RHA Kelowna |
| Alofa Tunoa Ta’amu | Okanagan Hockey Academy |
