The 2026 World Junior Championship is less than a month away.
There are just 14 forward spots available, and you can bet there’s going to be stiff competition. Other notable names attending the World Junior camp are Gavin McKenna, Porter Martone, Michael Hage, Caleb Desnoyers, and Jett Luchanko. Parekh is expected to be loaned to Team Canada when he returns from his injury, but other players who could be loaned to Team Canada are Michael Misa and Harrison Brunicke.
It appears like Reschny and Parkeh could be the only two Flames’ prospects with the possibility to attend to 2026 World Juniors. Earlier this month, Team USA released their preliminary roster, omitting Flames’ fifth-rounder Ethan Wyttenbach and first-rounder Cullen Potter. The Flames’ second-rounder, Theo Stöckselius, has been out with an injury and won’t play for Team Sweden.
Team Canada had a disappointing tournament in Ottawa last year, finishing third in the group behind Team USA and Team Finland, and getting knocked out in the quarterfinals at the hands of Czechia. The 2026 World Juniors will be held in Minneapolis and St. Paul and run from Dec. 26 until Jan.5.
This year, Team Canada is in a group with Team Finland, Team Czechia, Team Denmark, and Team Latvia; the latter beat them last year in a shootout. The other group consists of Team USA, Team Sweden, Team Slovakia, Team Switzerland, and Team Germany.
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