Hagens and Misa face off at World u17 Hockey Finale in Langley

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Top contenders in the 2025 NHL Draft, James Hagens and Michael Misa, face each other tonight at the Langley Events Center in the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge final at 5 p.m.

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Hagens leads Team USA (6-0) against Mass’s Team Canada Red (4-2). The Athletic’s Corey Plonman said in a recent poll that he had Hagens as his number one pick in the 2025 draft and Mass as his second pick.

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Hagens, who turned 16 years old earlier this month, is leading the U-17 tournament on final day with 16 points, including six goals. He’s a five-foot he’s a 10, 152-pound forward who hails from Hauppauge, New York and is playing in the U.S. National Team Development program this season.

At 5 feet 11 inches and 161 pounds, Misa is a 15-year-old forward from Oakville, Ontario who was given special status by Hockey Canada to play full-time with Saginaw in the OHL earlier this season. spirit. He has scored 10 goals and his 17 points in his 13 games with Saginaw this season.

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Other players given special status include North Vancouver centers in Conor McDavid, Aaron Ekblad, Jon Tavares, Conor Bedard and Regina Patz, all of whom will be number one in next summer’s NHL Draft. It is expected that he will be nominated.

Misa scored 3 goals and 5 points for Team Canada Red. His teammates in this tournament include Tij Iginla. Seattle Thunderbirds forward who is the son of former NHL Lar Jarome Iginla.

The seven-team tournament began on November 3rd. Team USA beat Canada Red 5-2 in its last meeting on Monday. Canada Red qualified for the championship game with his 6-3 victory over Sweden on Friday, where he finished second in the qualifying round.

This year’s tournament included two other Canadian teams (Canada Black and Canada White), plus Sweden, Finland, and the Czech Republic.

The history of the U-17 tournament dates back to 1986. It had been canceled for the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canadian team has won him 13 times, followed by the Russian team his 6 times and the American team 5 times. The Russian is his two-time champion. The last time a Canadian team won was his 2015, hosted by Dawson Creek and Fort St. John.