With the 2025–26 season having finished in the Northern Hemisphere we thought we would take a brief look at the Australian players who were competing overseas. Today is Part 6 of 11 featuring Australians in Canada. The information is collected from Elite Prospects and so might not be fully comprehensive.
Oliver Helsen (CSSHL profile): First season with Pilot Mound Academy after spending 2024–25 with Bow Valley HC. Playing in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League’s U15 Prep Division, Helsen recorded five goals and eight assists from 35 games.
Zakaria Jomaa (LHSE profile, Latam Cup profile): First season with the Montreal Mounties. Playing in the Ligue de Hockey Sénior du Élite, Jomaa competed in four games, recording one goal and one assist. He also made five appearances for the Lebanon Heritage Flying Cedars in the LATAM Cup’s Division II where he recorded nine goals and three assists from five games.
Zane Jones (NCHL profile): Second season with the Wetaskiwin Longhorns. Playing in the North Central Hockey League, Jones recorded 15 goals and 29 assists from 29 games.
Justine Kruhlak (Purcell roster): First season in Canada after spending 2024–25 in Belgium. Playing for Purcell Hockey Academy’s 19U team, Kruhlak played 30 games of 19U AAA competition, recording seven goals and ten assists.
Samuel Lamb (USPHL profile): First season in Canada after spending 2024–25 in Scotland. Playing in the United States Premier Hockey League’s Premier Division, Lamb started the season off with the Diamond Valley Rockies where he recorded four goals and five assists from 23 games. He then moved across to the Three Hills Titans where he competed in six games, recording one goal and one assist.