Former USNTDP stars highlight CHL roster for 2026 showcase against USA
Some familiar faces are set to battle in the annual showcase.
On Thursday, the Canadian Hockey League released the entire roster set to represent the league in the 2026 CHL USA Prospects Challenge. Among the players added for the event set to take place in Quebec next month are some U.S. National Team Development Program alums, including forward Jamie Glance.
Glance was one of the top scorers for the USNTDP last year, scoring 56 points in 62 games with the Under-18 squad, while posting 26 points in 25 games with the team during USHL action. The New Hampshire native added another five points during the 2026 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship, which saw the Americans get shockingly eliminated in the quarterfinals.
The Boston University commit made the move to the QMJHL this season and has been fun to watch with the Saint John Sea Dogs. In 18 contests, the 18-year-old has nine goals and 14 assists for 23 points.
Glance joins Carter Meyer and Levi Harper, who were previously named to the CHL’s roster, as former USNTDP stars who decided to join the major junior ranks before heading off to college.
The trio will go up against some old friends, as the U.S. Under-18 Team looks to pick up their second victory in the showcase’s young history.
The full CHL roster features 13 Canadians, four Americans, and three Russians, with defenseman Filip Kovalcik and goaltender Vilmer Salen Forsberg hailing from Slovakia and Sweden, respectively. Half of the 22-player roster won gold for Canada this past August at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup.
This will be the third edition of the CHL USA Prospects Challenge. After the CHL ran roughshod over the United States in the inaugural event in 2024, the American squad bounced back last year, winning the two-game set in “Super Overtime” in Alberta.
This year’s event will take place in Meyer’s backyard. After Game 1, set for Dec. 1, in Chicoutimi, Centre Videotron will host the second game of the series, scheduled for Dec. 2.