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TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button profiles seven players to watch for Canada as the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup (LIVE on TSN, TSN.ca and the TSN App) gets underway on Monday.

While TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button has Erie Otters defenceman Matthew Schaefer going first overall to the New York Islanders, a good stretch of this year’s draft is defined by centres.

The Mississauga Senators U16 AAA team that captured the OHL Cup in 2022 is set to make its mark on the 2025 NHL Draft. More in TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button's final Craig's List prospect ranking of the season.

From prospects looking to impress for June’s NHL draft to 2026 draft-eligible players making their U18 debuts, Craig Button highlights seven players to watch for Canada at the tournament.

Montreal Canadiens blue-chipper Ivan Demidov, in the middle of a record-setting season in the KHL, is the No. 1 player on Craig Button’s top 50 NHL-affiliated prospects list.

There is a new player at No. 1 for the third straight edition of TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button’s 2025 draft ranking.

TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button says this year’s Canadian World Junior team is much different from the one that finished fifth in Sweden a year ago.

Set to wear the ‘C’ for Team CHL at the CHL USA Prospects Challenge, it’s no surprise Porter Martone’s ability to set the tone earned him the captaincy and the No. 1 spot in Craig Button’s latest draft ranking.

After lighting up the WHL last season as a rookie with 34 goals and 97 points in 61 games to claim CHL and WHL rookie of the year honours, Medicine Hat Tigers forward Gavin McKenna is off to a torrid start this season, leading the league with 37 points in 19 games.

Canada Red, Sweden, United States and Canada White will be competing for medals this weekend at the U17 Hockey Challenge from Sarnia, Ont. TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button identifies seven players to watch.