3 Flames prospects to represent Canada at the World Junior Summer Showcase

We’re into the meat of the off-season, friends, which means it’s time for preparations to begin for the 2026 edition of the World Junior Championship tournament. The World Junior Summer Showcase, hosted by USA Hockey in Minnesota, begins on Sunday. In advance of the event, Hockey Canada has finally announced the roster for their entry at this event.

Three Calgary Flames prospects will be suiting up for Canada at the 2025 Summer Showcase: Zayne Parekh, Cole Reschny and Henry Mews. (This was previously reported on social media by The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler in early July.) This trio joins Cullen Potter, representing the United States, as Flames representatives at this event.

The 19-year-old Parekh was a first-round pick of the Flames, ninth overall, in the 2024 NHL Draft. He’s a right shot blueliner who’s spent the past few seasons with the Saginaw Spirit dominating the OHL offensively. He previously represented Canada at the 2022 Under-17 Hockey Challenge and the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. He also played for Canada during pre-tournament games at the 2025 World Championship. We’ve written about and discussed Parekh extensively over the past couple of years: he’s very good at hockey and could be playing for the Flames this fall.

The 18-year-old Reschny was a first-round pick of the Flames, 18th overall, in the 2025 NHL Draft. He’s a left shot centre who spent the last few seasons with the WHL’s Victoria Royals, but he’s headed to college to play at the University of North Dakota this coming season. He’s previously represented Canada at the 2023 Under-17 Hockey Challenge, the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and the 2025 Under-18 Worlds.

The 19-year-old Mews was a third-round pick of the Flames, 74th overall, in the 2024 NHL Draft. He’s a right shot blueliner who’s headed to college this fall with the University of Michigan, coming on the heels of a pretty strong run in the OHL with the Ottawa 67’s and Sudbury Wolves. He previously represented Canada at the 2022 Under-17 Hockey Challenge, the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and the 2024 Under-18 Worlds.

The 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase runs July 27-Aug. 2 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, featuring teams from Canada, the United States, Sweden and Finland. The 2026 World Junior Championship runs Dec. 26, 2025 to Jan. 5, 2026 in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.