Regina Pats forward Zachary Lansard on the ice during a game.

Regina Pats forward Zachary Lansard (57) had three goals in five games in the WHL playoffs against the Medicine Hat Tigers. (Randy Feere)

Regina Pats’ Zach Lansard to represent Canada at U18 World Championships

By Britton Gray Apr 13, 2026 | 5:03 PM

Zachary Lansard will soon get to represent his country for the first time on the ice.

The Regina Pats forward has been named to the Canadian roster for the 2026 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship, which is set to take place in Bratislava and Trencin, Slovakia later this month.

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Lansard enjoyed a great season on the ice for his WHL club, and was the only Regina player to appear in all 68 regular-season games. He finished with 56 points (24 goals, 32 assists) in his second year with the team. It represented a jump from 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) in 54 games, as he was named the team’s rookie of the year.

The Ste. Anne, Man., product also added three goals in five games for the Pats in the team’s first-round WHL playoff series against the Medicine Hat Tigers.

It was a pivotal year for Lansard as he looked to increase his stock ahead of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. He was ranked 72nd among North American skaters by the NHL’s central scouting.

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He was also invited to the 2025 WHL Top Prospects Game in Langley, B.C.

Lansard is one of nine players from the WHL who will play in the tournament, where he’ll be the only player from a Saskatchewan-based WHL team. Red Deer Rebels forward Beckett Hamilton, who is from Saskatoon, is the lone player from the province who will be on the team.

The 2026 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship begins April 22. Canada will face Slovakia, Latvia, Norway and Finland in the preliminary round. The tournament wraps up on May 2.