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Lethbridge Hurricanes’ defencemen invited to Canadian selection camps

The Lethbridge Hurricanes Hockey Club is proud to announce Hockey Canada has invited defencemen Noah Chadwick and Will Sharpe to Canadian selection camps.  

Nineteen-year-old Chadwick will participate in the National Junior Team Summer Showcase, which takes place July 28 to Aug. 3. Chadwick will be one of only 13 defencemen to compete in the camp for the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship team. He is one of 16 Western Hockey League players invited to the U20 Showcase.  

The rearguard was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the sixth-round (185th overall) in the 2023 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Chadwick appeared in one game with the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies at the end of the 2023-2024 season. He recorded a career-high 56 points and a plus-13 rating in 66 regular season games with the Hurricanes last season. He added one assist in four playoff games. The former second-round draft pick of the ‘Canes has skated in 146 career regular season games totalling 79 points. 

Seventeen-year-old Sharpe has been invited to participate in Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team selection camp, which takes place July 29-30.  

Sharpe will be one of 24 defenceman vying for a spot on the Canadian 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup roster. The tournament will be held Aug. 5-10. The rearguard was selected by the Hurricanes in the first-round (11th overall) in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft. Sharpe appeared in 58 regular season games during his rookie campaign in the 2023-2024 season, where he collected 11 points. He was held pointless in four post-season games. He has skated in 60 career regular season games with the Hurricanes. 

Stan Ashbee
Stan Ashbee
Stan Ashbee is a news reporter, entertainment journalist, singer, songwriter, guitarist, poet and dad. Stan has been with Vista Radio and My Lethbridge Now since January 2024. Prior to working in radio, Stan was a managing editor and journalist for several southern Alberta newspapers and online publications for over 15 years. He was also a mobile DJ/host for over 20 years.
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