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Catton to Represent Canada at 2023 IIHF U18 World Championship

April 15, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
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Calgary, Alta. - Spokane Chiefs forward Berkly Catton is one of eight WHL players that have been chosen to represent Canada at the 2023 IIHF U18 World Championship, April 20-30 in Basel and Porrentruy, Switzerland.

Hockey Canada announced the National Men's Under-18 Team roster Saturday morning.

Catton returns to Hockey Canada after serving as Team Canada Red's captain in the 2022 U17 World Hockey Challenge this past fall. Through seven games, the Saskatoon native posted 12 points on three goals and nine assists and was named to the tournament's all-star team. Team Canada Red finished with a silver medal after falling to the United States in the championship game.

Catton is coming off a record rookie year in Spokane, racking up 55 points (23G-32A) over 63 games and earning U.S. Division Rookie of the Year honors. He worked his way into team history, finishing tied with Kailer Yamamoto for second all-time in goals, tied with Mitch Wahl for fifth all-time in assists and ranked fourth all-time in total points by a Chiefs 16-year-old.

The Canadian roster features five players who are ranked by NHL Central Scouting ahead of the 2023 NHL Draft, as well as three players eligible for the 2024 NHL Draft (Catton being one of them).

Canada's National Men's Under-18 Team will practice at the Swiss Life Arena in Zurich, Switzerland, April 12-16, prior to the start of the 2023 IIHF U18 World Championship. Pre-tournament play will see Canada face off against Finland on April 16 at the Sportzentrum Heuried in Zurich and against Switzerland on April 17 at St. Jakob Arena in Basel.

Canada opens the 2023 IIHF U18 World Championship against Sweden on April 20 at 8:30 a.m. ET / 5:30 a.m. PT. It will also take on Germany on April 21, Slovakia on April 23, and Czechia on April 24 to round out the preliminary round before the tournament wraps up with the bronze and gold medal games on April 30. TSN and RDS, Hockey Canada's official broadcast partners, will broadcast select tournament games, including all Team Canada games.

Since 2002, Canada has won four gold medals at the IIHF U18 World Championship (2003, 2008, 2013, 2021), in addition to one silver (2005) and three bronze (2012, 2014, 2015).

For more information on the 2023 IIHF U18 World Championship, please visit the official tournament website at 2023.U18worlds.hockey.

For more information on Hockey Canada and Canada's National Men's Under-18 Team, please visit HockeyCanada.ca, or follow along through social media on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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The Spokane Chiefs are a member of the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League, the world's finest development league for junior hockey players. Since 1985 the Chiefs have been a pillar in the Spokane community, offering family-friendly entertainment and a winning tradition, which includes: two Memorial Cup Championships in 1991 & 2008, two WHL Championships in 1991 & 2008 and four Western Conference Championships in 1991, 1996, 2000 & 2008. Over 60 alumni have gone on to play in the National Hockey League.

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