Later this month, James Hagens and Anton Frondell, both selected in the top 10 of the 2025 NHL Draft, will compete in the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase.
The camp will take place at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis from July 25 to August 2 and will include training and matches between players from the US, Canada, Finland, and Sweden. It is the initial assessment phase for the World Juniors in 2026.
Along with forward Victor Eklund, who was chosen by the Islanders with the No. 16 choice of the 2025 draft, Frondell, who was taken No. 3 by the Chicago Blackhawks last month, will be a member of Sweden’s 25-man roster. Sweden’s top forward prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft, Viggo Bjorck and Ivar Stenberg, will also be at the camp.
Among the nine players participating in the camp that helped the United States win gold at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship is Hagens, who was chosen seventh overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2025 draft.
At the 2025 WJC, Hagens finished third with nine points and matched for the U.S. lead with five goals in seven games.
Cole Hutson, a defenseman for the Washington Capitals, and Teddy Stiga, a forward for the Nashville Predators, are also returning.
With 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in seven games, Hutson led the U.S. and all defenseman in the tournament. In the gold-medal match versus Finland, Stiga scored the goal in overtime.
This year’s camp will also feature forwards Trevor Connelly (Vegas Golden Knights), Cole Eiserman (New York Islanders), Max Plante (Detroit Red Wings), and Brodie Ziemer (Buffalo Sabres), as well as defensemen Logan Hensler (Ottawa Senators) and Adam Kleber (Buffalo Sabres).
For the first time, the United States aims to capture a third consecutive gold medal in the WJC. Canada, who won five consecutive tournaments from 2005 to 2009, was the last team to win three in a row.
After David Carle of the University of Denver led the U.S. team for the previous two years, Bob Motzko of the University of Minnesota will take over as coach. The United States won the gold medal at the 2017 World Junior Championship and the bronze medal at the 2018 WJC under Motzko’s coaching.
Minnesota will host the 2026 WJC from December 26 to January 5, 2026. Sweden, Slovakia, Germany, and the United States will all be in Group A. Finland, Czechia, Canada, Latvia, and Denmark make up Group B.
In addition to Hagens and Hensler (No. 25), the U.S. roster features four other players selected in the first round of the 2025 draft: defenseman Henry Brzustewicz (No. 31, Los Angeles Kings), forwards William Horcoff (No. 24, Pittsburgh Penguins), Ryker Lee (No. 26, Nashville Predators), and Cullen Potter (No. 32, Calgary Flames).
The rosters for Finland and Canada will be revealed later.
2025 WORLD JUNIOR SUMMER SHOWCASE ROSTERS
UNITED STATES
GOALIES: Caleb Heil, Madison, USHL (Tampa Bay Lightning); Kamryn Hendrickson, Connecticut, NCAA (2026 draft eligible); Nicholas Kempf, Notre Dame, NCAA (Washington Capitals); John Parsons, Providence, NCAA (2026 draft eligible); Patrick Quinlan, Notre Dame, NCAA (2026 draft eligible)
DEFENSEMEN: Henry Brzustewicz, London, OHL (Los Angeles Kings); EJ Emery, North Dakota, NCAA (New York Rangers); Blake Fiddler, Edmonton, WHL (Seattle Kraken); Elliott Groenewold, Quinnipiac, NCAA (Boston Bruins); Tanner Henricks, St. Cloud State, NCAA (Columbus Blue Jackets); Logan Hensler, Wisconsin, NCAA (Ottawa Senators); Caeden Herrington, Vermont, NCAA (Los Angeles Kings); Cole Hutson, Boston University, NCAA (Washington Capitals); Adam Kleber, Minnesota Duluth, NCAA (Buffalo Sabres); Sam Laurila, North Dakota, NCAA (New York Islanders); Luke Osburn, Wisconsin, NCAA (Buffalo Sabres); Jacob Rombach, Minnesota, NCAA (Nashville Predators); Will Skahan, Boston College, NCAA (Utah Mammoth); John Whipple, Minnesota, NCAA (Detroit Red Wings)
FORWARDS: Kamil Bednarik, Boston University, NCAA (New York Islanders); Trevor Connelly, Providence, NCAA (Vegas Golden Knights); Cole Eiserman, Boston University, NCAA (New York Islanders); Kristian Epperson, Denver, NCAA (Los Angeles Kings); James Hagens, Boston College, NCAA (Boston Bruins); William Horcoff, Michigan, NCAA (Pittsburgh Penguins); Ben Kevan, Arizona State, NCAA (New Jersey Devils); Jacob Kvasnicka, Minnesota, NCAA (New York Islanders); Ryker Lee, Michigan State, NCAA (Nashville Predators); Cole McKinney, Michigan, NCAA (San Jose Sharks); Brendan McMorrow, Denver, NCAA (Los Angeles Kings); John Mooney, Minnesota, NCAA (Montreal Canadiens); William Moore, Boston College, NCAA (Boston Bruins); Jack Murtagh, Boston University, NCAA (Philadelphia Flyers); Aidan Park, Michigan, NCAA (Edmonton Oilers); Max Plante, Minnesota Duluth, NCAA (Detroit Red Wings); Cullen Potter, Arizona State, NCAA (Calgary Flames); AJ Spellacy, Windsor, OHL (Chicago Blackhawks); Teddy Stiga, Boston College, NCAA (Nashville Predators); Mac Swanson, North Dakota, NCAA (Pittsburgh Penguins); Shane Vansaghi, Michigan State, NCAA (Philadelphia Flyers); William Zellers, North Dakota, NCAA (Boston Bruins); Brodie Ziemer, Minnesota, NCAA (Buffalo Sabres)
SWEDEN
GOALIES: Carl Axelsson, Minnesota Duluth, NCAA (2026 draft eligible); Love Harenstam, Sodertalje, SWE-2 (St. Louis Blues); Herman Liv, Almtuna, SWE-2 (2026 draft eligible)
DEFENSEMEN: Sascha Boumedienne, Boston University, NCAA (Winnipeg Jets); Gabriel Eliasson, Barrie, OHL (Ottawa Senators); Alfons Freij, Timra, SWE (Winnipeg Jets); Viggo Gustafsson, AIK, SWE-2 (Nashville Predators); Victor Johansson, Leksand, SWE (Toronto Maple Leafs); Carl-Otto Magnusson, Frolunda Jr., SWE-JR (2026 draft eligible); Felix Ohrqvist, Linkoping, SWE (2026 draft eligible); Leo Sahlin Wallenius, Vaxjo, SWE (San Jose Sharks)
FORWARDS: Jack Berglund, Farjestad, SWE (Philadelphia Flyers); Viggo Bjorck, Djurgarden Jr., SWE-JR (2026 draft eligible); Wilson Bjorck, Colorado College, NCAA (Vancouver Canucks); Filip Ekberg, Ottawa, OHL (Carolina Hurricanes); Victor Eklund, Djurgarden, SWE (New York Islanders); Linus Eriksson, Timra, SWE (Florida Panthers); Melvin Fernstrom, Orebro, SWE (Pittsburgh Penguins); Anton Frondell, Djurgarden, SWE (Chicago Blackhawks); Eddie Genborg, Timra, SWE (Detroit Red Wings); Valter Lindberg, Skelleftea, SWE (2026 draft eligible); Eric Nilson, Michigan State, NCAA (Anaheim Ducks); Viggo Nordlund, Oskarshamn, SWE-2 (Carolina Hurricanes); Lucas Pettersson, Brynas, SWE (Anaheim Ducks); Ivar Stenberg, Frolunda, SWE (2026 draft eligible).
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