The Vancouver Canucks open their 2025 Development Camp on June 30, with 33 players in attendance. On top of Vancouver's drafted prospects, the Canucks have invited 16 additional players to join the week-long camp. Here is a look at which players Vancouver invited this year.
Forwards (6)
Mirko Buttazzoni
Mirko Buttazzoni is a 20-year-old forward from Langley, BC. Last season, he played for UMass-Lowell in the NCAA, recording 19 points in 32 games. Listed at 5'11", 190 lbs, Buttazzoni played his junior career in both the BCHL and AJHL.
Ray Fust
Ray Fust is a 22-year-old winger from Switzerland. Last season, he played for Clarkson University in the NCAA, recording four points in 19 games. Listed at 6'4", 205 lbs, Fust is scheduled to play for Sacred Heart University next season.
Amine Hajibi
Amine Hajibi is a 20-year-old winger from Montréal, Québec. Last season, he played for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the USHL, recording 54 points in 58 games. Listed at 6'1", 185 lbs, Hajibi is scheduled to play for Northeastern University next season.
Colin Kessler
Colin Kessler is a 21-year-old forward from Anchorage, Alaska. Last season, he played for the University of Vermont in the NCAA, recording 23 points in 34 games. Listed at 6'1", 181 lbs, Kessler was nominated for the 2025 Hobey Baker Memorial Award.
Zachary Morin
Zachary Morin is an 18-year-old winger from Lachenaie, Québec. Last season, he played for the Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL, recording 36 points in 56 games. Listed at 6'2", 174 lbs, Morin is projected to return to the QMJHL next season before departing for Boston University in 2026-27.
Ben Muthersbaugh
Ben Muthersbaugh is a 21-year-old winger from Gilford, New Hampshire. Last season, he played for Union College in the NCAA, recording 28 points in 36 games. Listed at 5'11", 187 lbs, Muthersbaugh is scheduled to return to the NCAA next season.
Defensemen (7)
Carsen Adair
Carsen Adair is an 18-year-old, left-shot defender from Clavet, Saskatchewan. Last season, he played for the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the WHL, recording nine points in 66 games. Listed at 6'3", 190 lbs, Adair also played in 16 post-season games, helping the Hurricanes qualify for the WHL's Eastern Conference Final.
Matthew Grimes
Matthew Grimes is an 18-year-old, left-shot defender from Locust Valley, New York. Last season, he played for the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL, recording 14 points in 58 games. Listed at 6'1", 185 lbs, Grimes has committed to the University of Minnesota for the 2026-27 season.
Stefan Milošević
Stefan Milošević is a 21-year-old, left-shot defender from Sweden. Last season, he played for BIK Karlskoga in the HockeyAllsvenskan, recording eight points in 48 games. Listed at 6'4", 220 lbs, Milošević is scheduled to play for Leksands IF in the SHL next season.
Mack Oliphant
Mack Oliphant is a 22-year-old, right-shot defender from Northbrook, Illinois. Last season, he played for College of the Holy Cross in the NCAA, recording 29 points in 36 games. Listed at 6'3", 194 lbs, Oliphant has already been named an assistant captain for the 2025-26 season.
Duncan Ramsay
Duncan Ramsay is a 21-year-old, left-shot defender from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Last season, he played for the University of Vermont in the NCAA, recording three points in 32 games. Listed at 6'5", 212 lbs, Ramsay was a member of the Chilliwack Chiefs in the BCHL during the 2022-23 season.
Zach Sandhu
Zach Sandhu is a 19-year-old, left-shot defender from Toronto, Ontario. Last season, he played for the Oshawa Generals in the OHL, recording 24 points in 64 games. Listed at 6'2", 195 lbs, Sandhu helped Oshawa make it all the way to the OHL Final this past season.
Xander Velliaris
Xander Velliaris is an 18-year-old, left-shot defender from Toronto, Ontario. Last season, he played for the Saginaw Spirit and the Kingston Frontenacs in the OHL, recording nine points in 52 games. Listed at 6'3", 205 lbs, Velliaris was one of 14 defensemen invited to the 2025 OHL Top Prospects Game.
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Goaltenders (3)
Matthew Hutchison
Matthew Hutchison is an 18-year-old goaltender from Nanaimo, BC. Last season, he played for both the Vancouver Giants and Moose Jaw Warriors in the WHL, recording 15 wins and a save percentage of .888. Listed at 6'3", 190 lbs, Hutchison is projected to return to the WHL next season.
Alexander Levshyn
Alexander Levshyn is an 18-year-old goaltender from Ukraine. Last season, he played for the Toronto Patriots of the OJHL, recording 23 wins and a save percentage of .935 . Listed at 6'3", 163 lbs, Levshyn won a Gold Medal with Ukraine at this year's Division 1B U20 World Juniors.
Roddy Ross
Roddy Ross is a 24-year-old goaltender from Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. Last season, he played for the University of Saskatchewan in USports, recording 10 wins and a save percentage of .928. Ross also played some games in the ECHL for the Wichita Thunder, picking up two wins while recording a save percentage of .957.
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