Looking back at Winnipeg’s Peyton Kettles’s run on Team Canada during their 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup win
The Hlinka Gretzky Cup was handed out on Saturday to Team Canada, who finished off the tournament with a perfect record 5-0 record, beating Czechia 2-1 in the final. Canada was lead by Saskatchewan native Cole Reschny and Quebec’s Émile Guité with the pair both finishing with a team-best seven points.
Winnipeg native Peyton Kettles made his impact felt early in the tournament with a goal in Canada’s 10-0 win against Switzerland in their opening game. It happened to be Kettles' only point of the tournament but he did make his presence felt on the defensive end as Canada went on to allow just four goals total and never allowed an opponent to reach two or more goals in a tournament game.
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The defensive prowess of the Canadian backend stumped even the most elite hockey countries like Sweden, U.S.A and Czechia. Kettles is just 16 years old and will return to Winnipeg to prepare for his next season in the WHL with the Swift Current Broncos. As a rookie, he finished with a pair of goals and 11 assists for 13 points in 61 games.