Former Martensville Marauder Brayden Yager has been making quite the name for himself, with the most recent announcement seeing Yager on the roster for the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship with Team Canada.
Yager, who was born in Saskatoon, played with the Martensville Marauders U15AA team for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons.
From there Yager moved on to play with the Saskatoon Contacts U18 AAA team from 2019-2021 before going on to play on the Moose Jaw Warriors, where he is still playing. So far into the 2023-24 season, Yager has played 28 games, with 17 goals, 24 assists for a total of 41 points.
The young forward, who was drafted in the 2023 round 1 #14 overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins, will be joined in the World Junior Championship with his teammate Moose Jaw Warriors captain Denton Mateychuk; however, Yager will be the only Saskatchewan-born player to take the ice for Team Canada’s 2024 roster.
The 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship will be taking place in Gothenburg, Sweden from December 26th – January 5th.
